Tournament Reports
Alternates Update
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Tournament Hotel - now sold out! Alternate hotel listed below --
Our tournament hotel is, as last year, the beautiful Irvine Marriott at 18000 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, 92612. It is conveniently located between the sites we will be using. Please call (800) 228-9290, or (949) 553-0100 (direct) for reservations. $79/night (up to quad); please mention the USTA National Open for this rate. Parking: $6/dy
ALTERNATE HOTEL: Newport Beach Marriott; 949-640-4000; $89; cutoff date: 11/5. Parking: $6. Has practice courts and is 1 mile from Balboa Bay Club.
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Bowling Party Saturday Night
OK, we HAVE to have a little "old fashioned fun." Saturday night will be a 'Cosmic Bowling' party for players from 8-10 PM at Forest Lanes, 22771 Centre Drive, Lake Forest, CA, 92630; 949-770-0055. Free to players. Call Forest Lanes for directions.
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Sites: addresses (directions below)
Sites are as follows: BBC (Balboa Bay Club Racquet Club, 1602 East Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA, 92660); IVC (Irvine Valley College, 5500 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA, 92618); UCI (Univ. of CA, Irvine, CA, 92701); HP (Heritage Park, 14301 Yale Ave., Irvine, CA, 92604). MapQuest is not always completely accurate -- please give yourself extra time to stop by the tournament hotel for a map if you do not know your way around.
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Check-in
Tournament Check-in is not mandatory. We encourage you to arrive on Wednesday, Nov. 24 at the Irvine Marriott to pick up maps and draws, etc. However, if you do not, you must be able to find your site ON YOUR OWN (please don't call and tie up the tournament line). The hotel will be happy to hand you a map if you stop by on your way to your site (you can MapQeust the hotel address above).
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CLOSEST AIRPORT
The best airport (within 5 minutes of the hotel) is the Orange County (SNA) airport. Also close is Ontario (ONT) which is 40 minutes inland (but less traffic coming in). LAX is 45 minutes north but there will be traffic on Wednesday all day, and any day during rush hour!
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ALTERNATE LIST
We have ordered those with current national standings, as well as those with more than 70 national points. Please check to be sure you are in the correct order, and let us know immediately if there is an error, or if you do not wish to remain on this list. Thanks!
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DRAWS ARE POSTED
Please continue to check the draws as we get closer to the start, as there may be changes due to withdrawals. We will try to keep the times the same, but placement in the draw is subject to change until the start of play on Thursday.
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Schedule of Events
Two rounds in the Main Draw on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day); after that, one round in the Main, and two in the FIC each day. Doubles will begin Friday afternoon (must give us your partner's name by 7 PM Wednesday at check-in, or via email prior to Wednesday at check-in).
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"College Tennis and How to Get There" Q & A Friday at 5:30 PM at BBC
For those planning ahead (14s and 16s), and for those in the 18s in the throes of this decision, we have a few qualified speakers to kick it around with you. Come by and help-us-help-you with this important process. It will take place at the Balboa Bay Club RC.
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Directions to UCI
405 Freeway to Jamboree exit; turn west (toward ocean); left on Campus Drive; right on University; left on Mesa. Enter first parking structure on the right; courts are on the other side. No parking fees on Thursday, but you will need to use meters on Friday.
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Directions to Heritage Park (HP)
405 Freeway to Culver exit; head east (away from ocean) 3-4 miles; right on Walnut; left on Yale; 1st left into parking lot and follow around to the right as far as possible. Courts are behind softball field.
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Directions to Irvine Valley College (IVC)
405 Freeway to Jeffrey exit; head east (away from ocean) about 1 mile; right on Irvine Center Drive; 1st right into college entrance; stay to the left around the campus until you see the courts. No parking fees this weekend.
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Directions to Balboa Bay Club (BBC)
405 Freeway to Jamboree exit; head west (toward ocean) about 4-5 miles; left on Pacific Coast Hwy (Hwy 1); 1-2 blocks up turn left on Irvine Terrace Drive (signal); enter parking lot on right (country club is on the left).
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Please check often for message updates posted here.
For entry, use the USTA Registration System.
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Level 2
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This event is restricted to the following Jr. players: U.S. Citizens; Permanent Resident Aliens; Diplomats, Refugees/Asylees; CTA. Refer to USTA Regulation III.A.2a.
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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, October 27, 2004 12 Noon Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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