Players, Parents, and Coaches
The tournament staff would like to thank-you for making the 2009 State Closed successful.
Congratulations:
Singles State Champions
John Banks
Charles Depaolo
Josh Dutoit
Anudeep Kodali
Drew Baird
Brooke McCamis
Smith HInton
Jamie Rogers
Elizabeth Anasari
Tiffany Pyritz
Doubles State Champions
Peter McDonald/Sean Weber
Matt Stachowiak/AJ Stilwell
Josh Dutoit/Eric Greene
Harrison Kent/Nick Stachowiak
Mazen Kuysebi/Blake Hardwick
Neena Wanko/Grace Baker
Smith HInton/Chloe Willets
Jennifer Moores/Jamie Rogers
Supriya Narriseti/Heidi Swope
Tiffany Pyritz/Abbie Markail
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Sunday Morning 7:00 AM update
We will be on time. No Delay No Delay No Delay
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Times for Sunday Morning are posted
Please check your draws for your match time on Sunday.
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Play is suspended for the day 2:45 pm Saturday
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Ice Cream Player Party
The second party has been postponed until Sunday from 12:00-end of event.
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Saturday Afternoon Weather Update 12:30 pm
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Please check times prior to the starting day of the event
Due to doubles and withdrawls, many times have changed. Please confirm your match times as we get closer to the event. Many players have withdrawn from doubles and singles.
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The Taylor and Jay Chitty North Carolina State Closed Sportsmanship Award
The award presentation will be Saturday 11:00 am. The award will be presented to one boy and one girl who has shown exemplary sportsmanship at this years event.
The official's unanimous vote for 2009 Taylor and Jay Chitty North Carolina State Closed Sportsmanship award is:
Boys: Sean Weber
Girls: Carolyn Kernodle
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Player of the Day
Day 1 Shruthi Rajan
Day 2 Madison Walters
Day 3 Mary Lee
Day 4 Strong Kircheimer
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Player Name Placards
All players will be given their name placard. When you are out of the event please keep your card. If you did not play at he CTP please come here for your card
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Attention Players and Parents
Please read the entire web page prior to sending an email. Most questions can be answered on this page. All players must be prepared to play Friday at 8:00am regardless of age group, event, or if competing at Hardcourts. I very much respect all players competing at hardcourts but our event begins on Friday.
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Boys and Girls 10's check-in begins Friday at 7:15 AM at CTP
Players need to go to their site with a medical waiver. Players do not need to check-in at Cary Tennis Park prior to their first round. Players must have a medical waiver signed and given to their site director prior to play.
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Practice Courts-Thursday-Sunday
Thursday night from 5:00-7:00 there will be 6 cts first come first served at the CTP. All other courts will be full at the CTP. Please plan on 4 juniors per court. The outside sites are available if unoccupied.
The CTP will open at 7:00 am Friday-Sunday and all courts are available until 15 minutes prior to first match time.
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Tournament Schedule of Events
August 1, 2009 Entry Deadline
August 5, 2009 Seeds will be posted by 5:00 pm
All late entries that do not effect seeding will be put on the bottom of the alternate list
August 5, 2009 12:00 pm No more refunds will be given.
August 11, 2009 Draws will be posted
August 14, 2009 Singles and Doubles play begins at 8:30 am
August 21, 2009 Boys and Girls 10's divisions singles and doubles will start
Doubles will begin on the first weekend and continue on the 2nd weekend
Players need to be prepared to play 2 main draw matches per day and 3 consolation matches and doubles per day.
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Communication with the Tournament Director
Please email all communication to Jonathan.fralick@townofcary.org. This helps provide a paper copy to all concerns, withdrawls, and changes. The tournament desk phone is (919) 481-5090 and will be activated on the first day of the event at 8:00 am. Please do not leave messages on this phone, they will not be returned. All withdrawls must be done by email.
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Entry Into the Closed
All players who enter the closed will be selected to play. All players need to be prepared to play both weekends in singles and/or doubles. Play may begin at 8:00 am on both Fridays.
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Marriott Properties are our host hotel
The Marriott Courtyard and Residence Inn are presenting sponsors for the State Closed. Please try to stay at these locations.
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MyTennisNetwork.com
Check-out the newest website designed for junior tennis players. While you can visit a myriad of sites to get this information, one site provides a gateway to deal with the many demands of supporting a top junior player.
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New Player Amenity for 2009
Visual Experience will be setting up pre tournament photo scheduling for all players. Do not miss your childs growing moments. Click contact on visual experience website
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Area Map to locate sites, practice courts, restaurants, area attractions
MyTennisNetwork.com has developed this map for clear and concise directions to area businesses. Check it out.
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Entry Requirements for all participants
Any person who is a resident of, and domiciled in,the State of North Carolina for at least thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the tournament and who during the current ranking year has not entered a closed tournament in any other USTA District (State) or any Section other than the Southern Section of USTA.
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Junior Parent Forum Required Viewing
Required Viewing for All Parents of Boys & Girls 10s-12s entering the NC
Junior State Closed
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Seeding for the 2009 Closed
Seeds will be based on the most current NC Standing List. Juniors ranked in the top 10 in the lower age group can be elgible for seeding in the lowest seeding grouping.
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Medical Release
All Players must bring a signed Medical Release form to their first match site. You may check-in at the main site at your convienence.
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Directions to the Cary Tennis Park
Directions from anywhere in N.C. to the Cary Tennis Park
2727 Louis Stephens Drive
From northwest of Cary to Cary Tennis Park:
From Interstate 40 East, take exit #278 on the right. Go 0.2 miles.
Turn right onto NC -55 South. Go 6.5 miles.
Turn left onto Morrisville Carpenter Road. Go 0.1 miles.
Turn right onto Carpenter-Upchurch Road. Go 1.5 miles.
Turn left onto Louis Stevens Drive. Go 0.8 miles.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park.
From south of Cary to Cary Tennis Park:
On NC 55, cross US 1 at Apex and continue on NC 55. Go 6 miles.
Turn right onto High House Road.
Turn left onto Davis Dr.
Turn left onto Preston Village Way.
Turn left onto Circle on the Green Dr.
Turn left onto Upchurch Meadow Rd.
Turn Right onto Louis Stephens Dr.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park (2727 Louis Stephens Dr).
From southeast of Raleigh to Cary Tennis Park:
From Interstate 40 West coming into Raleigh, pass exit #301 and bear left onto I-40 West/I-440/Inner Beltline. Go 8 miles.
Take exit #293A onto US 64 West / US 1 South (not north) Go 2 miles.
Take the exit on the right onto Cary Parkway. Go 5 miles.
Turn left onto High House Road.
Turn right onto Davis Dr.
Turn left onto Preston Village Way.
Turn left onto Circle on the Green Dr.
Turn left onto Upchurch Meadow Rd.
Turn Right onto Louis Stephens Dr.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park (2727 Louis Stephens Dr).
From northeast of Raleigh to Cary Tennis Park:
After reaching I-440 South/Inner Beltline, continue south on this Interstate past exit #16 toward Durham.
Continue with the set of directions above labeled "From southeast of Raleigh", starting at step 1. (Exit #16 is in the same area as exit #301 in those directions.)
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Annie Jones Park
Annie L. Jones Park (6 cts) - 1414 Tarbert Dr. 1. Turn right onto Louis Stevens Dr. Go 0.8 miles. 2. Turn left onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd. Go 0.3 miles. 3. Turn left onto High House Rd. Go 2 miles. 4. Turn right onto Cary Parkway. Go 3 miles. 5. Turn left onto Tarbert Dr. Go 0.3 miles. 6. Turn left into Annie Jones Park.
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Middle Creek Park
Middle Creek School/Park (8 cts)(MCP) 4360 West Lake Rd. (just past Middle Creek Park Ave.) Turn right onto Louis Stephens Drive. Go 0.8 miles. Turn right onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd. Turn left onto Morrisville Carpenter Rd. 4. Turn left onto NC-55/N. Williams St. Go 8 miles. 5. Turn left onto US-1 North. Go 0.5 miles. 6. Exit right, then turn left onto Ten-Ten Rd. (NOT right onto Center St.) Go 3.5 miles. 7. Turn right onto West Lake Rd. Go 1 mile. 8. Turn right into tennis court area just past Middle Creek Park Ave.
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Robert Godbold Park
Robert V. Godbold Park (6 cts) - 2050 NW Maynard Rd. 1. Turn right onto Louis Stevens Dr. Go 0.8 miles. 2. Turn left onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd. Go 0.3 miles. 3. Turn left onto High House Rd. Go 3 miles. 4. Turn left onto Maynard Rd. Go 2 miles. 5. Turn right into Robert Godbold Park.
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Dunham Park
R.S. Dunham Park (5 cts) - 519 Walnut St. 1. Turn right onto Louis Stevens Dr. Go 0.5 miles. 2. Turn Turn left onto Upchurch Meadow Road. 3.Turn right onto Circle on the Green Drive. 4.Turn right onto Preston village way. 5. Right onto Davis Drive. 6. Left onto High House. 7. Turn right onto Maynard Rd. Go 4 miles. 8. Turn left onto Walnut St. Go 0.3 miles. 9. Turn left onto Walnut St. again. Go 0.3 miles.10. Turn right into Dunham Park.
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Panther Creek High School
6770 Mccrimmon Pkwy Cary, NC 27519
1.Left onto Louis Stephens Drive go 1.5 miles 2. Left onto Morrisville Carpenter Rd go 0.6 miles 3. Right on NC 55/N Williams St. go 0.5 miles 4. Left on McCrimmon Parkway go 0.5 miles 5. Right into Panther Creek High School 6. Follow road to parking near modular classrooms. 7. Courts are behind classrooms.
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UNC Indoor
Approx driving time: 32 min Approx driving distance: 18.8 miles
Turn right onto Louis Stephens Drive. Go 0.8 miles. Turn right onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd. Turn left onto Morrisville Carpenter Rd. Turn right onto NC-55 West. Go 8.7 miles. Turn left onto I-40 West ramp. Go 5.3 miles. Bear right onto the NC-54 West exit ramp (Exit 273A) toward Chapel Hill. Go 0.4 miles. Bear right onto NC-54 West. Go 1.7 miles. Turn left onto Friday Center Drive. Go 0.7 miles. Turn left onto Skakle Drive. Follow into Cone-Kenfield Tennis Stadium parking area. 100 friday center dr
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Duke Indoor
Approx driving time: 33 min Approx driving distance: 20.5 miles
Turn right onto Louis Stephens Drive. Go 0.8 miles. Turn right onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd. Turn left onto Morrisville Carpenter Rd. Turn right onto NC-55 West. Go 6.7 miles. Turn right onto tw Alexander Drive. Go 1.3 miles. Bear right onto the NC-147/Durham Freeway ramp North toward Durham. Go 8.9 miles. Bear right onto the Chapel Hill Street exit ramp (Exit 13). Go 0.1 miles. Turn right onto Chapel Hill Street. Go 0.5 miles. Continue straight onto Duke University Road. Go 0.9 miles. Turn right onto Towerview Road. Go 0.1 miles. Turn left onto Wannamaker Drive to enter the parking area adjacent to the tennis center
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All entries received from this time will go on an alternate list
We will be making an alternate list. Entries that effect seeds will not be accepted.
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Weather delay update. 2:40pm CTP and Godbold expired
Players will resume play on their same court. It will be up to the players/parents when their match resumes. We have 45 squeeges at the site. We are ready to go with some squeeging. Waiting on the players.
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Weather Delay Godbold Park and Cary Tennis Park (first update) expired
We will resume play at 4:00 pm. All matches on the court will resume at 4:00 pm. All other matches are on a 2 hour delay from original start time. We will update again at 3:00 pm.
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Weather Delay Sunday 4:20 pm expired
We are on a 45 minute delay waiting on the rain. Please stay tuned. Play is suspended.
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Weather Delay Middle Creek only 1:50 pm expired
There is a 1 hour delay at Middle Creek only. All players on the court report at 2:55 pm, all next matches add 1 hour to your time.
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Match Times
Next weekend's times will be posted Monday by 9:00 PM
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Saturday, August 1, 2009 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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