The Big Wheels Tennis Tournament

Due to some last minute entries it has been necessary to change the scheduled times for matches. Please look again at the draws for scheduled times.

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 Carpenter Upchurch 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 left onto Carpenter Upchurch 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.)

Marriott is the official hotel for the Cary Tennis Park. For special discounted rates at these Marriott properties in the Cary/Raleigh/Durham area please contact Jessica Hodge at 301-820-6014.

10 p.m., Monday, April 19th

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Awards will be given for first and second place and consolation winner.
Participants will receive tickets for 2 to the Finals of the Mens and Womens ACC Championships on Sunday April 25th.
Participants will receive a logo towel and lunch will be provided on Saturday, April 24th.

The National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) provides a simple, initial self-placement method of grouping individuals of similar ability levels for league play, tournaments, etc.

Open Divisions- Matches will consist of best two out of three tie-break sets. All other division matches will consist of best two out of three sets with 10 point tie breaker at six-all in each set. USTA Rules and The Code will govern all play. Weather conditions may require changes in match formats and use abbreviated scoring.

Matches will begin no earlier than 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. All players will be expected to play when scheduled WITHOUT EXCEPTION. Please consider conflicts before entering. Players should be prepared to play under the lights. Draws will be posted by Noon, Thursday, April 22 at the Cary Tennis Park. Each player is responsible for checking the draws on Thursday afternoon to obtain their first match time. Participants will need to bring their own drinking water. Please report to the tournament site 15 minutes before each match. Default time shall be 15 minutes after match time and will be strictly enforced. Warm-up time will be limited to 5 minutes. Players are solely responsible to check draw sheets for location and time for all matches. Players should be prepared to play several matches in one day. In case of inclement weather, the tournament may be extended or rescheduled as required.

The ACC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships are coming to the Cary Tennis Park.

Thursday: The ACC Serves up a Lunch Time Special- Free Admission from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Important Note: PARKING on Louis Stephens Drive is prohibited. Violating vehicles may be cited and/or towed. Overflow parking is available at the Green Hope Elementary School Parking Lot directly across the street (Louis Stephens) from the Cary Tennis Park, plus there is an additional parking area at the North End of the tennis facility which is specifically designated as an overflow parking lot for the tennis park.

If there are not more than three players in an event, there is a chance that the event will be cancelled. The administrators may combine the entrants in two events to form an event with enough players to hold one event. For example, if there are only two players in the B Division and only two in the C Division, then by combining into a B/C division with four players, we can hold an event rather than cancel both. If there are three or fourplayers in an event, then a round robin format will be used.