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PLEASE CHECK TOURNAMENT WEBPAGE IN EVENT OF RAIN
Please check the tournament webpage in the event of rain. It should be updated by 7:00-7:30 AM on Monday, 02/27/2012
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ON-SITE ALTERNATES...WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW AND DO
Alternates: The tournament committee has established the following procedure for checking in on-site alternates.
On Saturday, Feb. 25th, any alternate desiring admittance into the tournament must check in at the designated site desk where your event plays. You must be checked-in at the appropriate site, and site desk and be ready to play. You must check in NO LATER THAN 15 MINUTES PRIOR to the first scheduled match time of the event for which you are an alternate. The order of the alternates is based on the original Alternate List published on this tournament homepage.On-Site Alternates may be admitted into the singles main draw to replace withdrawing players until completion of the first round of play.
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Tournament Registration
At Tournament Registration you will be provided a copy of the tournament draws. These draws may have been copied prior to any withdrawals received after 8:30 p.m. 2/23/12. Please do not rely on these as the most up-to-date draw information. Be sure to check the tournament website for the most current draw information.
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MANDATORY CHECK-IN & REGISTRATION FRIDAY, FEB. 24TH 2PM-6PM
Parents, players and coaches Please be certain to bring your completed USTA and Medical Release Form with you to Tournament Registration, held at St. Stephen's Tennis Academy. Mandatory registration begins at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 24th and will remain open until 6:00 p.m. Friday evening. For those unable to attend registration Friday, you MUST check-in at St. Stephen's Saturday between 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Tournament Registration must be completed BEFORE your first match, even if you play at an alternate site.
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RE-CHECK DRAWS OFTEN UP TO TOURNEY START (G14s DRAW CHANGED TODAY 2/21)
Due to continued withdrawals, please re-check draws often. They are changing daily.
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Boys' 14s and Girls' 14s 3/4 Playoff and Finals to Follow BG12s on Monday
BG14s 3/4 Place Playoff and Final Round Matches, scheduled on the draws for 10:30 a.m. on 2/27/12 will actually follow completion of Boys' and Girls' 12s, currently scheduled for 8:30 a.m. The BG14s 3/4 Place Playoff and Final Rounds are "tentatively" scheduled for 10:30. In order to ensure the tournament has adequate numbers of linespersons and chair officials to cover each final round, the matches will FOLLOW Boys/Girls 12s. However, no BG14s 3/4 Place Playoff or Final Roumd will begin before 10:30 a.m. on Monday.
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SITES, LEGEND & DIRECTIONS
St. Stephen's Tennis Academy: SS on Draw Boys' and Girls 12s Singles and Doubles
Austin Tennis Academy: ATA on Draw: Boys' 14s Singles Only
Lost Creek Country Club: LCCC on Draw: Girls 14s Singles and Doubles, + Boys 14s Doubles
ST. STEPHEN'S TENNIS ACADEMY: (SS on DRAWS) NEW ADDRESS FOR ST. STEPHEN'S: 6500 ST. STEPHEN'S DR., AUSTIN, TX 78746 Heading South on Hwy 360...go over RED suspension bridge over Lake Austin, go straight and take a RIGHT onto Westlake Drive (light). Follow this road straight to the 2nd right, where you will see the SS guard station. Take a right into the guard station area. Follow road straight until you end at SS Clayton gymnasium. You MUST part at the gymnasium and walk past the track and field and up to the courts. Be prepared for a short somewhat uphill hike so be sure to take everything you need with you...you won't want to make several trips back and forth to your cars. Bring plenty of water and snacks with you for your match. The tournament plans to have shuttles running up to the courts throughout the weekend for your convenience, but may not be readily available to you at all times
Heading North on Hwy 360, take a left onto Westlake Dr. and follow same directions noted above.
AUSTIN TENNIS ACADEMY (ATA ON DRAWS) (512) 276-2271 ATA is located in southwest Austin inside the Spanish Oaks community. The physical address is 6800 Spanish Oaks Club Blvd., Austin, Texas 78738. ATA is located .2 miles west from the intersection of Hwy 620 and Hwy 71W. Look for the McCoy's Building Supply sign on your right and get in the left hand lane, make a left at the windmill into Spanish Oaks, go to the second round about and we are on your left. Also go to our website at www.austintennisacademy.com for directions and a map. YOUR NAVIGATION SYSTEM MAY NOT FIND ATA, SO PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THIS WEBSITE! To use your navigation system, you must enter the following address: 13443 Hwy 71 West, Bee Cave TX 78738. This takes you to the entrance of Spanish Oaks.
LOST CREEK COUNTRY CLUB (LCCC ON DRAWS) (512) 892-0173 Follow Hwy 360 South from Hwy 183. Go approximately 8 miles past the RED suspension bridge. Take a RIGHT onto Lost Creek Blvd. (Drive slowly, radar enforced).
Stay straight on Lost Creek Blvd, go over creek bridge and take immediate right into the club drive.
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PRACTICE COURTS
The tournament is offering our players a few options for FREE practice and warm up. There are 2 FREE courts available at St. Stephens, call Carlos for directions (512) 801-9450 (these practice courts are in an alternate area away from the 12 main courts used for tourney play). We've also secured 6 courts at Westlake High School Friday at 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. WHS court address 4100 Westbank Dr., Austin, TX 78746. If you find the community on the courts when you get there, please kindly let them know we have 6 of the 8 courts reserved for out tournament. If anyone starts to give you a difficult time, please call the St. Stephen's site desk at (512) 921-4753 or Billie DiLaura at 801-7956. There are also 4 FREE practice courts at Courtyard Tennis & Swim Club on Sunday only, address 5608 Courtyard Dr., Austin, TX 78731, tel. # (512) 345-4700. If you prefer to book a court ahead of time the following sites will charge you a court rental fee. You can try Caswell Tennis Center (512) 478-6268, South Austin Tennis Center (512) 442-1466 or Pharr Tennis Center (512) 477-7773 or Austin Tennis Center at (512) 928-8119. Practice courts will not be available at the 3 playing sites on Saturday after 8:15. Matches begin at 8:30. Please click on the following link for a map of local tennis facilities including the 3 I've mentioned.
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USTA & MEDICAL RELEASE FORM REQUIRED...
Parents, players and coaches Please be certain to bring your completed USTA and Medical Release Form with you to Tournament Registration, held at St. Stephen's Tennis Academy. Mandatory registration begins at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 24th and will remain open until 6:00 p.m. Friday evening. For those unable to attend registration Friday, you MUST check-in at St. Stephen's Saturday between 7:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Tournament Registration must be completed BEFORE your first match, even if you play at an alternate site.
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ABOUT ST. STEPHEN'S TENNIS ACADEMY
• About the St. Stephen's Tennis Academy
• St. Stephen's Tennis Academy offers a challenging, innovative program: intensive, year-round tennis training combined with a rigorous academic curriculum. The Academy is designed to meet the comprehensive needs of a wide range of competitive junior tennis players with particular emphasis on individual attention. Our college placement program consistently places student-athletes at Ivy League schools and top academic universities around the world. Our reputation and connections with college coaches and admissions advisers provide our student-athletes with the best opportunity for receiving tennis scholarships at these select institutions.† St. Stephenís Tennis Academy is a diverse, international community of players and coaches committed to develop strength and character in both body and mind.† From the courts to the classroom to the community, St. Stephen's Tennis Academy players are trained for future success in all areas of their lives.
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Doubles Entry
Doubles Entry: It is preferred that players and player's partners email me at Vickietennisnut@austin.rr.com of your intended partnership. While you can register on site up to noon on Saturday, Feb. 25th, it is much preferred to get this nailed down in advance. For those without partners, you can use our Facebook page, National Open 12s/14s (shown as a public event hosted by Vickie Wright) to help you locate a partner. For those who remain without an intended partner, we will pair you up randomly and by lot. Odd man out.
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SINGLES FORMAT VARY BY AGE DIVISION - FORMATS NOTED BELOW
THE B&G 14'S SINGLES MAIN DRAW WILL BE BEST OF 3 TIEBREAK SETS. THE FIC WILL BE BEST OF 3 TIEBREAK SETS WITH A 10-POINT MATCH TIEBREAK PLAYED IN LIEU OF A 3RD SET. THE B&G 12'S SINGLES BOTH MAIN DRAW AND FIC WILL BE BEST OF 3 TIEBREAK SETS WITH A 10-POINT MATCH TIEBREAK IN LIEU OF A 3RD SET. PLEASE NOTE BEGINNING 1/1/2011 THERE SHALL BE A MANDATORY 3-MINUTE REST PERIOD AFTER THE SECOND SET WHEN A MATCH TIEBREAK IS PLAYED IN LIEU OF THE 3RD SET. COACHING MAY TAKE PLACE DURING THE REST PERIOD.
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DOUBLES DEADLINE ***SAT. FEB. 25TH ON SITE NO LATER THAN NOON***
Doubles registration will be open until noon on SATURDAY, Feb. 25th. You can register for doubles at either playing site. Players who do not find a partner by noon on SATURDAY and have signed up without a partner will be paired up randomly with other players in the same situation. Doubles draws will be posted online by 2:00 pm on Saturday. Boys' and Girls' 14 doubles will be played at Lost Creek Country Club (LCCC on draws) on Saturday ONLY. Boys' and Girls' 12 doubles will be played at St. Stephen's Tennis Academy (SS on draws). All semi-final rounds and final round doubles in all age divisions will play at St. Stephen's Tennis Academy on Sunday.
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DOUBLES FORMAT
ALL DOUBLES WILL BE 16 PLAYER DRAWS. FORMAT: 8 GAME PRO SETS WITH A 10-POINT MATCH TIEBREAK AT 8-8. SINGLE ELIMINATION WITH A 3/4 PLAYOFF.
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SEEDING CRITERIA
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USE FACEBOOK TO FIND DOUBLES PARTNERS
Search Facebook event named National Open 12s 14s to seek out a doubles partner for the tourney in late Feb. 2012.
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FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
For up-to-the minute tournament updates, follow me on TWITTER at http://twitter.com/catadirector
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HOTEL LINK
Group Name: St. Stephen’s Tennis Tournament
Group CODE: SST
Check-in: Feb. 23, 2012
Check-out: Feb. 27, 2012
Hotel Name: Hampton Inn Austin-NW/Arboretum
Hotel Address: 3908 West Braker Lane
Austin, TX 78759
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Additional HOTEL
Group Name: St. Stephen’s Tennis Tournament
Group CODE: SST
Check-in: Feb. 23, 2012
Check-out: Feb. 27, 2012
Hotel Name: Homewood Suites by Hilton-Austin-Arboretum/NW
Hotel Address: 10925 Stonelake Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759
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WANT TO REGISTER FOR MORE THAN ONE NATIONAL OPEN...SEE LINK BELOW
http://tennislink.usta.com/TOURNAMENTS/schedule_New/tournamentgroup.aspx?gt=1&gid=80
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WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER
In the event the tournament experiences inclement weather please follow these helpful instructions.
For the most up-to-the minute tournament messages, follow me on TWITTER at http://twitter.com/catadirector. In addition,
I routinely (every 1 to 1 1/2 hours) update this website with details about weather delays, and when play is anticipated to resume. If you do not have internet access readily available to you, your hotels generally do in their business centers. Please use their internet services to access our tournament homepage for updates. This will help you know when to return to your site for match play and help the tournament run more smoothly by reducing unnecessary phone calls. You may also call the CATA office for updates at 512 443-1342. Our office voice mail will have updates for you as well. However, this is more difficult to stay on top of so your most up-to-date info can be found by using our tourney homepage.
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RE-CHECK DRAWS UP TO TOURNAMENT START
ALL PLAYERS ARE ASKED TO RE-CHECK DRAWS UNTIL YOUR MATCH TIME, beginning with your first round and throughout our National Open tournament.
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4 players are selected for each site from the most recent National Standings List of the next lower age division and 28 players are selected for each site from the age division of the event
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 Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:59:00 AM 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: 800000512 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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