Top Gun Academy Doubles Championships-KY L2-STA L2-National Level 5

All Draws are now posted !! In order to maximize play opportunities for the draws of 6 teams or less, we have made the FEED IN THRU SEMI-FINALS. (This does not apply to Girls 14s which is a round robin)..... I have checked with the Southern office and the winner of the consolation in the draws of less than 6 will receive 3rd place ranking points. This also means that there is a possibility in those smaller draws that you may play the same team twice this weekend.

All divisions with MORE than 6 entrants will have a 3/4 playoff and a full feed in consolation.

All play will be INDOORS at The Tennis Club at Springhurst 4109 Simcoe Lane Louisville, KY 40241

Tournament Phone Number is (502) 439-8312 or (502) 412-2950

SOUTHERN DOUBLES SEEDING CRITERIA • Teams shall be seeded in the order of their combined Southern standings inthe age group they are participating in (e.g., Player A holds the #1 standing and Player B holds the #10 standing. The Team of A & B would have combined standing of 11.) Teams that have the same combined standing shall be seeded in the order of the total number of Ranking points held by each team.

Both players must register online by Wednesday Oct. 7th at 11:59pm. If your partner registered and you are listed as their partner, you MUST STILL REGISTER YOURSELF online. Please do so by the deadline.

There has been much confusion about the tournament level and my first initial attempts at clarification were not answered....... WE FINALLY HAVE FULL CLARIFICATION THAT THIS IS A SOUTHERN LEVEL 2 EVENT AND NATIONAL LEVEL 5 !! We apologize for the inconvenience. Please note that the deadline has been extended to Wednesday October 7th at midnight.

Due to the nature of this tournament being doubles only, we can schedule the out of town players for a later start time on Saturday. This should allow you plenty of time to travel on Saturday so that you do not have to spend the nigt on Friday. If you have any questions regarding scheduling, please email us at topguntennis@earthlink.net

If you would like to play the tournament, but need a partner, please email us at topguntennis@earthlink.net and we will try to match you up with someone.

This is a Southern Level 2 and National Level 5 DOUBLES tournament utilizing a FULL FEED IN draw. Each match will be best two of three sets in the main draw and consolation.

WHAT DOES NATIONAL LEVEL 5 DOUBLES MEAN TO YOU?

If you are an aspiring national level player, it is often difficult to break into national level events because selections are based on National Standings. To have a National Standing, you have to play in a tournament that awards National Points. If you don't have any points, your lack of points will generally prohibit you from being admitted to a National event, where National Points may be earned. This "rich get richer" scenario is a fact of life for a points per round selection system.

So, what can you do to get just a few points?

This year's Top Gun Academy Doubles Championship offers National ranking points for doubles only. While the number of points is not large, they are NATIONAL points nonetheless, and could make the difference in you being selected for a National Open, USTA Regional tournament, or other National event. The points available range from 1 (8 X .15 = 1.2) for the winner of one match in the round of 128 to 13 (88 X .15 = 13.2) each for the two champions. If you win just one doubles match you will get National ranking points. As you progress though the draw the weighted (15% of singles) points for each round won are as follows: 128 - 1 64 - 2 32 - 4 16 - 6 Qtr - 8 Runner-up - 11 Champion - 13. These numbers may not be impressive, but they will be the first opportunity many of you have to gain National Ranking Points.

We suggest that you take advantage of this opportunity!

You MUST register online with your partner. If you are in need of a partner for the tournament, please email topguntennis@earthlink.net. We will try to find you a partner but we can make no guarantees.

Please provide your contact information (cell phone and email) when prompted by Tennis Link during registration. It is EXTREMELY important so that we may contact you with information regarding the tournament.