Tournament Reports
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DRAWS REMADE
Unfortunately, a player was omitted by the computer in both the Men's Open Singles division and the Men's 75 Doubles division. All of these individuals were registered before the deadline and therefore according to the rules provided in Friends At Court are not to be denied a place in the draw. Please recheck your draw to see if your match time and/or opponent has changed. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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Arrival Time
Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled match time. Once checking in at the tournament desk, please stay within earshot. Thank you.
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PLAYER AMENITIES
All tournament players will receive a t-shirt at registration. A player dinner will be provided on Friday evening from 6-8 at the main site. Guest fee will be $10.00. Bananas and bagels will be provided each morning for players. Tournament players will also have access to our gym for the duration of the tournament.
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HOTELS
Our host hotel is the Crowne Plaza Resort. Rates for a double are $99 and for a king are $109. Please inform the registration desk that you are a tournament player when registering. Please note, this is a about a 15 minute drive from the main site.
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AWARDS
All winners and finalists will receive an engraved glass beer stein. All consolation winners will receive a new can of balls.
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SELECTION OF PLAYERS
If a division in this tournament does not have sufficient entries, your credit card will not be charged, so register to play.
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LIMITED EVENTS
A player may enter a maximum of 2 events. This may be any combination of singles or gender doubles, but only 1 mixed entry per person.
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TOURNAMENT DATES
This tournament runs Thursday through Sunday. If you are unavailable any of these days, please let the tournament director know as soon as possible by emailing her at lgardiner13@gmail.com.
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FORMAT AND SCORING
All main draw matches will play best 2 out of 3 sets, with a 10 point match tiebreaker for the 3rd set. All consolation matches will be 8-game prosets. The format is FMLC (First Match Loser Consolation) for doubles ONLY this year. Singles will still be single elimination.
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LIMITED DRAWS
Divisions will be limited to 32.
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SELECTION PROCESS
The top players applying from the USTA/NC most current standings list will be selected into the draw. Selections will be posted no later than 3 days after the deadline . The names of players who have been selected will appear as “Competitors.” If you are not selected, you will be on the alternate list. Please contact the TD if you wish to be removed from the alternate list.
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COMBO MIXED DOUBLES ELIGIBILITY
Mixed Combo 5.0-9.0 Doubles with the players’ combined ratings not exceeding the Combined NTRP level and with no more than One (1) point difference in players’ NTRP ratings
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NTRP SELF-RATING
All players need to have an NTRP rating prior to playing this tournament. If you do not have a rating, you can self-rate yourself by: 1. Login to your account at the USTA TennisLink Home Page. 2. Click on "Tournaments" in the top left. 3. Click on "My Quick Links." 4. Follow instructions to self-rate.
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COURT SURFACE
All matches will be played on indoor hard courts.
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PLAYER'S RESPONSIBILITY
It is the PLAYER'S responsibility to know their next match time and show up in a timely manner. Check website often for updated match times. PLAYERS MUST CHECK IN FOR EACH MATCH 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO ITS SCHEDULED START TIME. ALL USTA RULES WILL BE ENFORCED FOR LATENESS.
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DOUBLES CONSOLATION
New for 2014...we will offer a first round losers consolation in doubles!! All consolation matches will be 8-game pro sets.
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Seeding
Seeding was determined using Southern Final Ranking for 2013.
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Directions to club: Arriving 40 E-take exit 50, turn right at
the stop light, go 3.5 miles to Applebee's Restaurant and turn
right onto Racquet Club Rd. This road will lead you to the club
parking lot. Arriving 40 W-take exit 50 A, merge onto Hwy. 25 S, go
3.5 miles to Applebee's and turn right onto Racquet Club Rd. This
road will lead you to the club parking lot. Arriving 26 W-take exit
37 to Skyland, turn right onto Long Shoals Rd., go to the 5th stop
light and turn left onto Hwy. 25 N, go 1.5 miles to Applebee's
Restaurant and turn left onto Racquet Club Rd. This road will lead
into club parking lot.
Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, January 26, 2014 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 700077014 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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