2010 Maryland State Junior Outdoor Championships L3

Contact us if you left/lost some tennis equipment at the site early in the tournament.

Thanks to all the participants - and the weather! - for helping us finish on time and dry! And congratulations to all participants and especially to Eric Hurwitz, winner of the 2010 Sportsmanship Award! See you this fall at the McDonogh Junior Open!

Results from Tuesday are now posted, as is the schedule for Wednesday. Congratulations to all the winners - we have now finished some divisions! - and all participants! Again, if you see mistakes in the scores (they happen), let us know - by email. Thanks and see you tomorrow.

Three rain delays and we still finished relatively on time. In large part due to the patience and cooperation of all the players and parents. Thanks to all, and see you tomorrow!

Draws should be updated (again, tell us of score errors - they happen) and the FIRST ROUND ONLY of doubles scheduled (for Monday). Other doubles rounds will be Tuesday and Wednesday. Sorry for the delay, but we had a computer crash and lost lots of data, which we hope is back up now.

Good day Saturday! Now for Sunday: If you see a mistake in the scores, shoot us an email - mistakes happen. Weather updates at 410 581-4760, starting at 6:15 a.m. or so as the need arises. If the number is busy, it's just because too many people are calling at once. Best way to contact us is by email. Doubles sign-ups close at noon. If bad weather, we may extend doubles deadline as needed.

Late entries are now closed. Draws are now posted. PLEASE check the draws again Friday evening as we do get withdrawals and draws do occasionally change. Also, PLEASE read the other messages below this one and go to the tournament web site for important information you need to have before you come to the site. Doubles and Mixed doubles draws will be posted Sunday night. Best way to contact us is by email, llevy@mcdonogh.org.

Late entries will be accepted until 11 a.m. Wednesday morning. Bring a check for $54.25 made out to L.M.Levy Jr LLC to the site. Please read the information on draws, doubles sign-up, withdrawals, special requests, etc., below and at the tournament website at more info

If you need to withdraw and it is on or before July 26, click on Edit Registration on the left. If you need to withdraw after July 26, email us immediately - as seeding and draws will be completed Wednesday afternoon (and posted on this site by Thursday evening). Note: There are penalties for withdrawals without adequate reason, doctor's statement, etc., and USTA policy states no refund of entry fee if one withdraws within six days of start of tournament. (According to FAC: "Player shall not withdraw from a tournament . . . except for illness, injury, personal emergency . . . . If . . . not playing because of an injury or illness, the player shall deliver written verification . . . from a medical professional . . . no later than the last . . . day of the tournament. If . . . a personal emergency, the player shall inform the tournament in writing . . . no later than the last . . . day of the tournament.")

No notification of first round match time or draw by mail or phone. Draw will be made July 28 and will be posted by Thursday July 29 evening at the latest at USTA.com only. (It takes a LONG time to schedule large tournaments: 2008 had 450 singles and doubles entrants, some 170-180 matches per day.) The draws will be updated on line and on site regularly during the course of the tournament. Be sure to check the draw Friday night as we do get last minute withdrawals which can affect starting times.

We do try to accommodate special requests (for scheduling and the like) if we can and if within reason. If for a first round match time, you must email (llevy@mcdonogh.org) your request BEFORE the draw is made (draw will be made sometime AFTER Wednesday July 28 noon). If we can accommodate, we will if we cannot, we will remove you from the draw without penalty and will return your entry fee (if that is your wish). If your scheduling request is for a subsequent round, you must make your request at the tournament desk immediately after your match, and again we will try to accommodate - but cannot guarantee. Live far away? Email us with details BEFORE the draw is made and we will TRY to give you later start times daily, but no promises and start times can be affected by weather. NOTE: USTA policy prohibits entering more than one tournament at a time. Therefore, a conflict with another tournament's draw is not sufficient reason to alter our draw.

Just to avoid some of the inevitable emails and phone calls, some of the information from our web site is being reproduced here. HOWEVER, P L E A S E click on the link to our web site for more complete information. (We will also be distributing a tournament brochure with information and draws on the first day.) 1. In singles, there is a mandatory consolation draw (which does count for ranking points) that will feed in through the quarter-finals of the main draw, and there will also be a play-off for 3rd and 4th place. 2. In singles, trophies will be awarded to sixth place. 3. Singles matches are best of three tiebreak sets with regular scoring with a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of the third set. Doubles are an 8 game pro-set with regular scoring and a 10-point match tiebreak at 8 games all. 4. We will have USTA roving umpires, a certified trainer, a stringer, and a food concession stand (run again by the Stowers) on site. 5. As perhaps should be obvious, this tournament is a State Championship and thus is restricted to Maryland State residents. Click here for more info more info

Please bring a signed USTA Release Form with you when you check in. To download the form, click more info

Due to a new policy from the USTA’s legal department, tournament directors will no longer have access to phone numbers and email addresses of the tournament participants unless the player re-enters their contact information at the time of event registration. This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email information each time they register for a tournament, the tournament director cannot contact them for any reason, including alternate status, withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays, etc. Your cooperation will ensure that tournaments can continue to communicate necessary information to you. Thank you.

PLEASE be aware that the 2010 Friend At Court mandates that all matches scheduled for a particular time must be called at once as soon as that time has come and an open court exists. Even if only one court is open, ALL players are required to be ready for play, and those who are not will be put on the clock. This is a new policy for USTA which changes the manner in which we call matches. Note: You are always supposed to check in 15 minutes before your match is scheduled to be played.

Don't worry about signing up on line. Doubles sign-up is open on site until noon Sunday, and play begins after 11 a.m. Monday. Fee ($50 per team) due at sign-up. If you do sign up on line but decide not to play, tell us at the desk so we can remove your name (and refund your fee). Mixed Doubles sign up is on site also, by noon Monday. Mixed play begins Tuesday. NO FEE for Mixed Doubles to players entered in any event at the tournament. For more information click

Call 410 581-4760 for weather and schedule updates during the tournament. If you get a busy signal, keep trying - it simply means too many people are calling at once. (On-site phone, for emergency use only, is 410 935-8331.)

Photography and videography are permitted. However, one may not take images of an opponent without parental permission. Also, if for any reason at all the roving umpire, referee, or tournament director finds that photographing or videographing is in any way a disruption to the match or the tournament generally, it must be stopped. Failure to comply will invoke the USTA Code of Conduct and the player will be coded appropriately.

Your Rights: As a player, there are things you need to know about your rights during a USTA tournament. To learn your rights, click on more info

For more great tennis action, be sure to attend the BCF Tennis Challenge, the annual Baltimore charity event hosted by McDonogh graduate and International Tennis Hall of Fame member Pam Shriver. Now in its 25th year, look for something special! For more information, click on more info