Tournament Reports
Media Report
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Congratulations to our Sportsmanship Award Winners:
Charlotte Loper and Chris Mahan.
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Thank you so much to all of the players, parents and coaches for making our first year a success! We hope you will all join us on the Island again next year! We do value your input as to how we can improve.
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Welcome to the NEW Dual State Championship for South Carolina and Georgia. The tournament is open to players from all Sections. We are pleased to be the host site for the girls and boys ages 16's and 18's. Match play will begin on DECEMBER 28TH, 2010. Doubles play will begin the first day. Southern Level 4 and South Carolina/Georgia Level 2 Tournament.
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Practice courts will be available at VDM on Sunday and Monday. (17 courts) The pro shop will be closed, but courts are available to all tournament players - first come, first serve. The pro shop will be open on Monday. Practice courts at the main site, VDM, will only be available before 7:30 AM. See below for other practice courts.
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PRE - TOURNAMENT ACADEMY TRAINING SESSIONS and PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE: Van Der Meer Tennis Academy is offering a discounted rate to all tournament participants for sessions. Private lessons can be booked from Dec 17-26th by calling Justyn Schelver @843-422-4450. Two sessions on Monday, December 27th: A morning practice session will take place from 10:00 to noon and an afternoon session from 3:00 - 5:00 PM. We will also offer post tournament afternoon sessions on December 30th and 31st from 3:00 until 5:00 PM. Cost will be $45 per session. For more information or to reserve a spot please call Krissy Campbell @ 843-785-8388 ext 140. Players should be at VDM Tennis at least 10 minutes prior to the start of each session.
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SITES
SITES: The main site will be the Van Der Meer Tennis Center on Deallyon Avenue. We will also use the VDM at Shipyard site. We will add additional sites, if the draws are larger.
Van Der Meer Tennis Center (VDM) 17 Deallyon Avenue, (zip code - 29928)
Shipyard (SHIP) - (Van Der Meer @Shipyard) 116 Shipyard Drive (zip code - 29928)
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MATCH PLAY FORMAT
All Singles divisions will play best two out of three sets in the main draw and best of 3 with a match tie breaker in lieu of a full third set in the consolation rounds. Full Feed IN Consolation with 3rd and 4th playoffs in all divisions. Doubles will play 8 game Pro Sets with match tie-breakers at 8-all. Doubles will be Single Elimination.
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DIRECTIONS - MAIN SITE
Directions to the main site (Registration site also):
Directions to VDM Tennis Center from I-95, take exit 8 (Hilton Head Is) onto Hwy 278. Stay on Hwy 278 onto the island. At the north end of the island, Hwy 278 will fork... take left-hand fork onto the Cross Island Pkwy(Toll Road). Pay the toll and proceed until you reach the Sea Pines traffic circle. Take the second exit off of the circle onto Pope Avenue. At the second traffic light take a right onto Cordillo PKWY. Drive about 200 yards and take a right onto Deallyon Avenue. Drive past the Player's Club Resort entrance and turn right immediately after the Player's Club building.(You will see courts on both the left and right side of Deallyon)
This is the physical address, if you have a navigation system:
Van Der Meer Tennis Center (VDM) 17 Deallyon Avenue, (zip code - 29928)
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SHIPYARD DIRECTIONS
Van Der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club (SHIP)
From the Van Der Meer Tennis Center, turn right on Cordillo Parkway. Go straight through the traffic light on Pope Avenue and into the entrance of Shipyard Plantation (Shipyard Plantation is a gated community. Please notify the gate guard that you are attending a Van Der Meer Tennis program to receive a day pass to enter the plantation). Follow the main Shipyard Plantation road for 1 mile until it ends in a traffic circle. Take the second exit off of the circle onto Shipyard Drive. Follow for 1.5 miles. The Van Der Meer Shipyard Tennis Resort will be on your right. Pull into the Crown Resort parking and take an immediately right. You will park in this parking lot. The 4 hard courts are located behind the clay courts at this site. Please pay attention to the speed limit!! 116 Shipyard Drive | Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 | 843.686.8804
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PRACTICE COURTS
Chaplin Park is available to use as practice courts and is located appx 10 minutes from the main site. From the Van Der Meer Tennis Center, turn right on Cordillo Parkway. At the traffic light, turn left onto Pope Avenue. When you reach the traffic circle, take the first exit onto William Hilton Parkway/278 Business. Travel approx. 4.75 miles. Turn right toward the ocean on Singleton Beach Road. Go about 100 yards on Singleton Beach Road and take the first left onto Castnet Drive. The courts are immediately to your right. 3 Castnet Drive | Hilton Head Island, SC 29925.
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Out of Section Players
This tournament is open to players from all States and Sections and matches will not begin until DEC 28th. We would love to have representatives from as many sections as possible!
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Boys and Girls 10s-14s
Georgia is running the tournament for the 10s - 14s. This tournament will be played at The Landings in Savannah. Tournament ID # 703501110. You can contact the Tournament Director, Tammy Zawacki, at (912) 598-2570. Please click below to go directly to the link to sign up for the tounament for ages 10s - 14s.
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HOTELS
Please book hotels ASAP as room blocks are limited. Mention VDM SC/GAChampionship to receive the tournament rate:
Hampton Inn- 1 Dillon Road- $59 per night- call 843-681-7900
Holiday Inn Oceanfront-1 South Forest Beach Drive-$59 per night-call 843-785-5126
Comfort Inn- 2 Tanglewood Drive- NEW RATE $49.00 per night-call 843-842-6662
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VILLA RENTALS
Courtside or Surf Court - 2 Bedroom/2 Bath fully equipped condos adjacent to Van der Meer Tennis Center in the South Forest Beach area of Hilton Head Island. Both are within 1.5 blocks of the beach and offer on site swimming pools. Coligny Plaza, 2 grocery stores, numberous shops and restaurants are located within walking distance.
Call 800-845-0077 for reservations and ask for the SC/GA at VDM rate. Oceanfront and Oceanside accomodations are also available at discounted rates for this tournament. Visit www.seashorehhi.com for more accomodations information or www.svipix.com to see photos of all of our properties.
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ACCOMODATIONS
The Vacation Company will be offering special discount rantes on two and three Bedroom Villas in Shipyard, Sea Pines and other areas around the island. For reservations call for reservations: 1-800-545-3303.
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DOUBLES
If you need help finding a doubles partner, please let us know. We will post who is looking for a partner and share your contact information (with your permission) with any players you would like to contact. We prefer you to email your request.
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ENTERING 2 TOURNAMENTS
ENTERING TWO TOURNAMENTS: Players are cautioned not to enter two tournaments at the same time. Suggestions to avoid being penalized: If you are listed on the Alternate List, you must with-draw from the Alternate List first and then enter the 2nd Tournament. Tournaments have been assigned different deadlines that will allow you time to make your changes. You can receive suspension points for entering two tournaments at the same time.
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WITHDRAWALS
WITHDRAWALS: If you need to withdraw before entries close, you must do so online (follow the directions listed at the bottom of this message). All withdrawals after entries close must also be sent in writing by E-Mail to the Tournament Referee (MSRabb@aol.com). You must include the reason for the withdrawal, players name, players age division and USTA #. We also would like for you to include phone contact information just in case we need to call you. Please notify us immediately upon your decision to withdraw so another player will have an opportunity to be selected to play. Players withdrawing not more than 6 days before the tournament start date will NOT be refunded the entry fee as regulated by Friend At Court - National USTA Regulations (No refunds after December26th).
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SEEDING CRITERIA
USTA Southern Level 1, 2 and 3 Tournaments. SINGLES SEEDING CRITERIA Seeding shall be done using only the results from most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings Lists of the division in the order in which players appear on the list. (Southern Designated Published List at least 8 days prior to tournament start). In addition to the list, other criteria to consider: Players who have a standing in the next younger age division may be seeded in any group of seeds if they are in the top 10 of the most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings Lists of any younger age division. Players with current top 50 USTA National standing, top 100 ITF ranking, top 1000 ATP or WTA rankings should be considered for seeding.
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COURT SURFACE
COURT SURFACE: All matches will be played on Hard Courts.
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BALLS
BALLS: Dunlop balls will be used for all matches.
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South Carolina Tournament Level 2
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Southern Tournament Level 4
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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