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WEATHER UPDATES
Update Sunday 7:30
Courts are drying up and look good for a 9am start. Matches will only be delayed an hour
Sunday 6:50am
Rain Delay No matches before 9am. We will update website for court situation at 8am. Courts are wet from overnight rain, we are squeegeeing courts as of right now and will keep you all posted All singles matches will be delayed one hour.
We have a 3 day tournament. We hope to play in 2 days and have schedule to complete by Sunday, but if we get weather delays, we will use Monday to finish.
Please note we have an outdoor tournament and do not have probable access to indoor courts if it rains.
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MULTIPLE ENTRIES AND SELECTION PROCESS
Players may choose ONE of the following options, but NOT both: OPTION 1: Enter any ONE (1) division of TWO (2) concurrent USTA National Level 3 Tournaments (this may be a different division in each tournament) OPTION 2: Enter TWO (2) divisions of ONE (1) USTA National Level 3 Tournament Players may PLAY in only ONE division of ONE tournament. Players who register for three (3) or more events will be given 5 suspension points and will only be selected into a maximum of two events
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USTA Junior National Tournament, Ranking, and Sanctioning Regulations
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TOURNAMENT WITHDRAWAL
Players who are on the competitor lists for National Level 3 Tournaments on the weekend of January 19 and the weekend of January 26 must withdraw from one of the events by Friday, January 4 at 5 PM EST in order to receive an entry fee refund. Players who do not withdraw by then will not receive a refund.
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Notes
TOURNAMENT DRAW FORMAT - 16 Player Compass
We will use a COMPASS DRAW format for Singles Play and a SINGLE
ELIMINATION for Doubles Play.
MATCH FORMAT
All Singles matches will play best of 3
Sets.
All Doubles Matches will plan an 6 Game Set.
MANDATORY REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN ON FRIDAY
We ask that everyone check in on Friday from 4:30 - 8:30 PM.
FRIDAY NIGHT FAMILY SOCIAL We will offer pickleball, corn
hole, POP tennis, Ping Pong, Keraoke and other fun activities from
7:15 - 9:00. Our restaurant will be offering food and drink
specials.
TOURNAMENT WORKOUT AND DRILLS
We are offering a Friday
afternoon drill from 4:00 - 6:00 with Giammalva Elite Academy Staff
and Pros in a 4 to 1 pro/student ratio or less. Cost is $60 for the
drill. Please e-mail Victor Pinones-Haltenhoff if you plan to
attend the drill at victor@giammalva.com. Please check out the
Giammalva Elite website at www.giammalvaelite.com. Our Academy
offers a full time program with housing and education
options.
We have pros available for private lessons or hit.
PRACTICE COURTS
We will have practice
courts on Friday February 12th starting at 12:00. Please call our
pro shop at 281-370-5801 and let us know you will be coming out to
practice. It is a first come, first serve basis, and we will not
charge for practice courts.
OFFICIAL RATIOS
All rounds through the Semi-Finals will use Roving Officials with 1
official per 4 matches. These ratios will change if we get any
inclement weather or matches begin to run late. We will a chair
umpire for Singles and Doubles Finals.
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TOURNAMENT BALL
We are using Wilson US Open
Balls.
AIRPORT
We recommend flying into Bush
Intercontinental Airport. It is located 30 minutes from our
tournament site.
REFUND POLICY
We do not refund for
withdrawals after the Entry Deadline.
TOURNAMENT SITES
GRC - Giammalva
Racquet Club - 16400 Sir William Dr., Spring, TX 77379
USTA RELEASE AND WAIVER FORM
All parents
will have to complete a USTA Release and Waiver Form before playing
their 1st match.
DOUBLES PAIRING
We will help with doubles
pairing if you do not have a partner. Please enter event, and
e-mail us you will need a partner. We will pair up by doubles
ranking unless a partner is requested. We will begin pairing
players after January 9th.
DRESS CODE
Regular appropriate tennis wear
is required.
ON SITE STRINGING
We have a certified
instructor and a Babolat Star 5 stringer on site, and can complete
within a 24 hour window without an additional charge. We charge
$14/labor for each racquet.
ON SITE FOOD
We will offer salads, soups and
sandwiches, burgers, chicken, etc. during the weekend for a
fee.
WEATHER AND TOURNAMENT UPDATES
We will
update the tournament website.
We will also update Twitter. Text 404-04 and type
Follow @GRCTournaments and you will get tournament updates sent to
your phone.
TOURNAMENT SITE
We will only use Giammalva Racquet Club unless adverse weather
conditions. Giammalva RC is located at 16400 Sir William Dr.,
Spring, TX 77379. We have 20 newly resurfaced laykold tennis
courts, a fitness center,pool and restaurant.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry 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, December 27, 2018 11:59:00 AM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 800000819 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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