Thank you all for a fantastic week!!! We really appreciate everyone's cooperation for the weekend. We hope you will all join us back on the Island next year!! |
Welcome to the Dual State Championship for South Carolina and Georgia. We are pleased to be the host site for the girls and boys ages 16's and 18's. Doubles play will begin the first day (Dec 27th appx after lunch). Southern Level 4 and South Carolina and Georgia Level 2 Tournament.
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Van Der Meer Tennis Center is closed until December 25th, 2011. If you have questions concerning the tournament, please email or call the Tournament Director or Tournament Referee. Contact information is listed above. Thank you!
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DOUBLES
DOUBLES TEAMS MUST BE CONFIRMED BY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22ND at NOON! Sign up on line that you are interested in playing doubles (You do not have to list a partner when you sign up for doubles). Players searching for partners are listed below in another message. 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. Please don't forget to include all of your contact information and the age division requested. You are allowed to play doubles in a seperate age division from singles.
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SELECTIONS
Players are selected manually by the Tournament Director after the close of registration. Players will be selected by their Southern Rankings. Out of Section players will only be allowed after all the Southern section players are selected and only if there is still room in the draw.
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10-14s Age Divisions
Georgia is running the 10's - 14s Age Divisions at the Landing Club in Savannah. Please register for that tournament by searching for # 703501111. Contact the Tournament Director, Scott Mitchell with any quesitons: # 912) 598-2570 Scott.Mitchell@LandingsClub.com
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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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HOTELS
Please book hotels ASAP as room blocks are limited. Mention VDM SC/GAChampionship to receive the tournament rate:
Hampton Inn- 1 Dillon Road- $69 per night- call 843-681-7900
Holiday Inn Oceanfront-1 South Forest Beach Drive-$89 per night-call 843-785-5126
Comfort Inn- 2 Tanglewood Drive- NEW RATE $59.00 per night-call 843-842-6662
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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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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
Full Feed IN Consolation with 3rd and 4th playoffs in all divisions. Doubles will be Single Elimination. 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. Doubles will play 8 game Pro Sets with a 7 point tiebreaker at 8-all.
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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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CHAPLIN PARK
Chaplin Park is available 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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WITHDRAWALS
WITHDRAWALS: If you need to withdraw before entries close, you must do so online (follow the directions on line under edit registration). 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 December20th).
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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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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is restricted. Please consult your Section or District rules and regulations for entry requirements for this tournament. If you enter this tournament and are not eligible, any refund is as the discretion of the Tournament Director. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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