Tournament Reports
Media Report
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Suspended Play!
Play was just suspended due to the continued light rain. Hoping to get things back up and playing as soon as we see a break in the weather with in 30 to 45 minutes. So matches at 9 or 10 am might be delayed for that amount of time.
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Match Times Update for Sunday Due to Rain Cancelling Matches Saturday
Please double check your match time for postponed matches and other matches scheduled for Sunday. All the draws and information will be posted at the Hotel or check your draws. Play will start at 8am tomorrow.
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RAIN DELAY UPDATE
All matches will be pushed back 1 hour for the delay. So 5 pm matches to start at 6 pm.
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Men's C time update to start at 10am from 10:30am!!
Men's C time for part of the draw has been moved up to 10am from 10:30am.The 8:30 am matches moved to back 10am also so, Please verify your new correct start time if you were a 10:30 am match earlier and 8:30am match to later.
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Doubles Sign-up and Registration Check-in
Deadline for Doubles sign-up will be 2 p.m. on Tuesday for Open players and 2 p.m. on Thursday for Letter palyers and Senior Doubles Open/A and B/C. Open Doubles play will start on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and Letter player Doubles will start on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with Sr. Doubles to follow.
Registration Check-in for Open players will begin Monday at 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. All Open players must verify they are playing in tournament before 4 p.m. CST on Monday Aug. 29, 2011 with Live Draw begining at 5:30 p.m.
Registration Check-in for Letter players will begin Wednesday at 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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2011 Entry Fees
Open players entry fee is $50 - payable at check-in (cash or check only..there is an ATM in the host hotel lobby)
Letter players entry fee is $30 -payable at check-in (cash or check only..there is an ATM in the host hotel lobby)
OPEN PLAYERS COACHES/GUEST Fee ($60) includes entrance to the courts daily & lunch at the courts daily.
LETTERED PLAYERS COACHES/GUEST Fee ($40) includes entrance to the courts daily & lunch at the courts daily.
checks should be made payable to: The Gateway Confluence.
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Registration list as of July 29. 2011
Please check this link for the current list of registered players through July 29, 2011.
Please note these additions:
Annick Sevenans Womens Open
Noam Gershony Quad Open
Genadi Kohanov Men's Open
Johana Martinez women's Open
Liam O'Reilly Quad Open
Nimrod Bichler Open coach
Steve Welch Men's Open
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Host hotel deadline extended until August 12th
Tournament Hotel Info: (player transportation provided to and from
airport & to and from courts from Parkway Hotel only)
Parkway Hotel
4550 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Hotel Rate: $115.00 (single, double, triple or quad) Reservation
Deadline Date: August 12th
Reservations can be made by calling 314-256-7777 and referencing the
"2011 US OPEN USTA Wheelchair Championship group block" or reservations can be made on-line at: (use group code 3025)
• Hot Breakfast every day (included with room fee) • All rooms feature
high-speed internet access, microwave ovens, refrigerators, coffee
makers, irons and ironing boards, multi-line telephones with voice
mail features, combination DVD/VCRs, and hair
dryers.
• Full Service Casual Restaurant (Applebee's Grill & Bar), Exercise
Room, Lobby ATM, Business Center, Attached Parking Garage, Gift Shop,
Ice Machines, Self-Service Laundry, Valet Dry-Cleaning, Luggage
Storage, & Wi-Fi in lobby.
Additional Hotel Info: (NO player transportation provided to and from
airport & to and from courts from Chase Park Plaza - please make other
transportation arrangements.) The Chase Park Plaza has also offered US
Open players and guests a special rate. However the Chase Park Plaza is not the official tournament hotel. Call 877-587-2427 Mon-Fri 8am-8pm CST and ask for the : US Open USTA
Wheelchair Championship room block and you will get the discounted rate of $159.
Call by August 8 in order to get the special rate. For online hotel registration link:
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Letter Player Registration Deadline.
Lettered player registration deadline is on AUGUST 15, 2011. Pleaes go online an register at http://confluencesports.org/tr/
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Registration Opens May 1, 2011
Registration will open on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Registration fees will be $50 for all open players and $30 for all letter player.
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The 2011 US OPEN USTA Wheelchair Championships is being
constructed as a cooperative effort by the USTA at the National,
Sectional and District level and the Gateway Confluence Wheelchair
Sports Foundation Tournament volunteers and staff invite one and
all to attend the thirty-first edition of the world oldest
wheelchair tennis tournament. The Confluence will do all it can to
insure the development and smooth running of this most venerable of
adaptive sporting events. Please know you are warmly welcomed and
cordially invited to "Meet Us In St. Louis."
No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:59:00 PM Central 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: 404917211 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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