USTA National Open Championships

Beginning Friday, February 14th at 9:00 a.m. the tournament desk phone is 504-914-4947. Please do not try to reach the tournament desk via the numbers previously listed. Draws for the tournament will be posted at Aurora Country Club on Friday, February 14th at 2:00 pm. Copies of the draw will be given to each participant at registration. There is a mandatory players meeting at Aurora Country Club at 6:00 pm. Late travelers will be excused. The tournament will provide lunch for the participants on Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. HOTEL INFORMATION: Their are two host hotels for the tournament. One is the Spring Hill Suites located in downtown New Orleans. Informaton on the hotel amenities may be seen at www.marriot.com/msysh and the telephone number to book a reservation is 1-888-364-1200. Mention the USTA Girls 16 National Open for tournament price. This hotel is approximately 20 minutes from the tourament site and just blocks away from the French Quarter and the Riverwalk Shopping Mall. The tournament rate is $99.00 per night plus parking. (This hotel may be booked beginning January 10th at 5:00pm Central Time) Additionally, a one night guarantee is required. The other hotel is the LaQuinta Inn, 50 Terry Parkway, Gretna, Louisiana. This hotel is approximately 10 minutes from the tournament site. The tournament price is $79.99 per night and includes a continental breakfast, ironing boards and blow dryers in the room. King size rooms also include a small refrigerator. You may contact the hotel directly by calling 504-368-5600 and please mention the USTA Girls 16 National Open tennis tournament. This block of rooms will be cancelled February 1, 2003 so please make reservations early. Maps to the hotel will be provided at the Country Club or you may contact the hotel. LOCAL INFORMATION: You may visit www.neworleans.com for information on restaurants, shopping, history and much more. WARM-UP AND PRACTICE COURTS: Group and individual warm-ups will be available prior to the tournament and during for a fee. Check with Bill Bryan when you get to town to make arrangements. There are several locations for practice courts in the area. Maps will be provided to you at check-in. CHECK-IN: Check-in for the tournament will be Friday, February 14th from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm and again on Saturday the 15th from 7:00 am until 9:00 am.DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO AURORA C.C.: From the Airport and/or the West, take 1-10 East to Exit 234A which is Highway 90 West Business over the Mississippi River bridge. Cross the bridge and take exit 9B General DeGaulle East. This exit puts you on General DeGaulle. Continue straight on DeGaulle 1.3 miles to Holiday Drive. Turn Left. Go down Holiday about .9 of a mile to General Meyer Ave. and turn right. Go about 1 mile, the club is on the left. The address is 5244 General Meyer. FROM THE EAST: Take I-10 West to Exit 234C which is 90 West Business to the West Bank. Once on the Mississippi River bridge follow the dirrections above to the club. CLUB TELEPHONE: 504-392-3300. TOURNAMENT DESK PHONE: Will be announced close to the tournament but not active until the day before. This event is restricted to the following Junior players: U.S. Citizens; Permanent Resident Aliens; Diplomats, Refugees and asylees; Junior players residing in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Samoa or Guam and Canadian residents of British Columbia. You may be asked for proof of status. Refer to USTA Regulation III.A.2.a.

Players are selected from a designated Section or District ranking list.

Entry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, January 22, 2003 12 Noon Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.

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