Aquafina Thornblade Junior Tennis Classic - (STA L3 ) - SC L 2

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2011 MEDICAL RELEASE FORM

ALL DIVISIONS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THE WEATHER FORECAST CALLS FOR RAIN UNTIL 12:00 (NOON). THE AIR TEMPERATURE WILL BE AN AVERAGE OF 45 TODAY. WITH THESE CONDITIONS WE CANNOT GUARANTEE WE WILL HAVE COURTS PLAYABLE BEFORE 5:00PM. WE RESEARCHED THE POSSIBILITY OF INDOOR COURTS SND THEY ARE NOT AVAIALABLE TODAY.

THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WE HAVE CONSULTED WITH STA AND SCTA TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE DECIONS WERE MADE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.

BOTH BOYS & GIRLS 16 AND 18 MAIN AND CONSOLATION DIVISIONS WILL BE PLAYING AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY ON MONDAY, MARCH 28TH.

THE PHYSICAL ADDRESS FOR FURMAN IS:
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613

WE WILL BE POSTING ANY UPDATES REGARDING THE WEATHER AT 7:00am

YOUR SCHEDULE HAS NOW BEEN POSTED. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE FOR YOUR TIMES. THE LOCATION WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

WE WILL START MATCHES AT 1:00pm TODAY. THE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN REVISED AND NEW TIMES ARE NOW POSTED ON THE DRAWS. THE SITES REMAIN THE SAME.
OUR PLAN TODAY IS TO PLAY 2 MAIN DRAW MATCHES AND RESUME PLAY MONDAY MORNING WITH CONSOLATION AND MAIN DRAW MATCHES.
THE SCORING FORMAT WILL CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MATCHES THAT PLAYED AT LEAST ONE POINT:
FIRST AND SECOND SET WILL START AT 2-2
NO ADD SCORING
3RD SET WILL BE A 10 POINT MATCH TIE BREAK
PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR DRAW AS WE HAVE HAD SOME RECENT WITHDRAWALS.

DUE TO THE RAIN LAST NIGHT, ALL MATCHES INCLUDING THE 10S ARE ON A DELAY. PLEASE CHECK THE WEB SITE AT 11AM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WE WILL THEN EVALUATE THE WEATHER AT 11AM AND PROVIDE MORE DETAILS AS TO THE NEXT STEPS.

IF YOU NEED TO WITHDRAW, PLEASE EMAIL GLINKSC@GMAIL.COM WITH YOUR NAME, DIVISION, AND REASON FOR WITHDRAWING.

YOUR MATCH TIMES WILL REMAIN AS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 27th

ALL MATCH TIMES WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR THE FIRST ROUND FOR ALL DIVISIONS. FOR EXAMPLE IF YOUR MATCH TIME WAS AT 8:00 THIS MORNING(SAT) YOU PLAY AT 8:00 SUNDAY MORNING.(TOMORROW)
THE SCORING FORMAT WILL CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MATCHES THAT PLAYED AT LEAST ONE POINT:
FIRST AND SECOND SET WILL START AT 2-2
NO ADD SCORING
3RD SET WILL BE A 10 POINT MATCH TIE BREAK

OUR NEXT CHECK POINT TIME WILL BE AT 7:00am ON SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE IN THE EVENT WE HAVE ANY DELAYS OR CHANGES.

ALL MATCHES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 26th, HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.
WE WILL POST ANOTHER UPDATE AT 9:00pm TONIGHT. ALL FIRST ROUND SATURDAY MATCH TIMES AND SITES WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR SUNDAY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE WEATHER AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES AS APPROVED BY SCTA AND STA.
ANY CHANGES TO THE SCORING FORMAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT 9:00pm TONIGHT.
WE ARE HOPING FOR BETTER WEATHER ON SUNDAY.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE WORK THROUGH THE INCLEMENT WEATHER.

REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER WE WILL STILL BE SERVING PIZZA AT THORNBLADE CLUB ONLY.
PLEASE NOTE - - NO OTHER SITES WILL BE SERVING. PLEASE JOIN US AT NOON FOR PIZZA!!

WE ARE IN A DELAY DUE TO RAIN. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE AT 12:00 (NOON) TODAY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WE WILL THEN EVALUATE THE WEATHER AT NOON AND PROVIDE MORE DETAILS AS TO NEXT STEPS.

ALL MATCHES ARE ON SCHEDULE. ANY DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS WILL BE POSTED TO THIS SITE.

WE WILL BE POSTING ANY DELAYS TO OUR SCHEDULE ON THE TOURNAMENT SITE.
OUR PLAN IS TO POST AT 7:00am ON SATURDAY IF THERE ARE ANY DELAYS. ALL PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON TIME IF THERE ARE NO DELAYS POSTED.

THERE IS A CHECK IN FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 5:00-7:00pm. ANY PLAYING THAT IS ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EARLY REGISTRATION CAN PICK UP THEIR T-SHIRT, ETC. PLEASE HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE AND ANY CONTACT INFORMATION AVAILABLE SO WE MAY CONTACT YOU THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT.

FURM - FURMAN UNIVERSITY TBCL - THORNBLADE CLUB CLAY COURTS
TBH - THORNBLADE CLUB HARD COURTS
EAST - EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL HARD COURTS
GCCCL - GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB CLAY COURTS
GCCHD - GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB HARD COURTS
SOUTH - SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL HARD COURTS

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR MATCH TIMES AND ALSO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR MATCH LOCATION.
PLAYERS SHOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THEIR SITE AS THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GO TO MAIN SITE.
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS GIVEN FOR PLAYERS THAT ARE LATE FOR THEIR MATCH DUE TO GOING TO THE MAIN SITE.
PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THEIR FIRST ROUND MATCH TIMES. THIS WILL ALLOW PLAYERS AND PARENTS TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION OF THE SITE THEREFORE LATENESS WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE.

THE DIVISIONS LISTED BELOW ARE FOR BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS
10 & UNDER - THORNBLADE CLUB
12 & UNDER - THORNBLADE CLUB
14 & UNDER - GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB
16 & UNDER - EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL & THORNBLADE CLUB
18 & UNDER - SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL & GREENVILLE COUNTRY CLUB

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE PLANNING ON ALL DIVISIONS PLAYING AT THORNBLADE CLUB ON MONDAY FOR THE SEMI-FINALS, FINALS, and 3rd/4th

THE SEEDING COMMITTEE HAS CAREFULLY EVALUATED THE PLAYERS THAT QUALIFY FOR A SEEDED POSITION. THE SOUTHERN STANDING LIST (03/15/11) WAS USED AS WELL AS CONSIDERING PLAYERS PLAYING UP FROM THEIR DIVISION. OUT OF SECTION PLAYERS WERE ALSO RESEARCHED TO ARRIVE AT THE BEST SEEDING.

ALL PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PRINT THE MEDICAL RELEASE FORM ABOVE AND FAX IT TO GARY AT 864-234-5116. ALL MEDICAL RELEASE FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY AT 12:00 NOON. PLAYERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY UNLESS THE MEDICAL RELEASE FORM IS RECEIVED.

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE ON THE ALTERNATES LIST FOR ANY DIVISION, YOU MUST SEND YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS OF GLINKSC@GMAIL.COM NO LATER THAN 11:59 SUNDAY MORNING. IF THERE IS NO CONTACT INFORMATION SENT THE TOURNAMENT WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF THERE IS A SPOT OPEN AND YOU CANNOT BE REACHED.

WE WILL BE USING A LOW COMPRESSION ORANGE BALL AND A 60 FOOT COURTWITH UP TO A 25" SIZE RACQUET. THE MATCH FORMAT WILL BE A FULL FEED IN THROUGH THE QUARTERFINALS. THE SCORING FORMAT IS BEST OF 3 SETS - FIRST TO 4 GAMES WITH THE THIRD SET BEING FIRST to 7 POINTS TO DETERMINE THE WINNER OF THE MATCH.

Awarded the "2003 South Carolina Junior Tournament of the Year" and "2003 Southern Junior Tournament of the Year" The Aquafina/Thornblade Junior Tennis Classic is rated LEVEL 3 STATUS by the Southern Tennis Association

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