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Tournament Survey
Thank you for participating in the 2008 May National Open. Your input is important to us. Please visit this link to pass along your opinion and thoughts on the brief 16 question survey.
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IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT! Due to a new policy from the USTA’s legal department, tournament directors will no longer have access to phone numbers and email addresses of the tournament participants unless the player re-enters their contact information at time of event registration. This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email information each time they register for a tournament, the tournament director cannot contact them for any reason, including withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays, etc. Your cooperation will ensure that tournaments can continue to communicate necessary information to you. Thank you.
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ATTENTION PLAYERS!!
A USTA Medical Release Form is required by all entrants before they may compete in a USTA National Open. Please download the form and bring the completed form to the Tournament Registration or Player meeting.
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Pre-Tournament drill session
An hour pre-tournament drill session will be held Friday, May 16th at 6:30pm on the outdoor courts at the Cooper Tennis Complex. There will be no instruction, or one-on-one competition during this session. The drill session is a great opportunity for players to get familiar with the tennis courts and meet other players. Lots of drills and games will be played. On-line registration continues through May 14. Go to the above "Org Website" to register. The cost is $20.00 on-line. If space is still available after May 14, players may sign up for $25.00 by contacting the Cooper Tennis Complex.
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Players Check-in and Meeting
All players should try to check-in at the Cooper Tennis Complex on Friday between 5:00pm-6:30pm. Tournament packets will be distributed, doubles sign-ups, and medical release forms will be collected at this time. A player meeting will be held at the Cooper Tennis Complex at 6:00pm on Friday. All players are encouraged to attend (parents are encouraged to attend as well). If unable to attend please report to the tournament desk 1/2 hour early before your first scheduled match to receive the tournament packet and
drop off the medical release form.
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Doubles
In addition to the on-line doubles sign-up an on site opportunity will be available. Players may sign-up on site with or without a doubles partner until 9:00 pm Friday May 16. Both players on a team must sign up together. If a player registered for doubles does not specify a partner by the deadline, they will be paired randomly. The draw will be posted Saturday by noon with doubles play starting Saturday evening.
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Match Play
The format for play is the best of three tiebreak sets with a match tie-break (10 points) in place of the 3rd set. The doubles format will be an eight game pro-set with a match tie-break (10 points) at 8 games all.
The tentative schedule is to play two singles matches and one doubles match the first day. Everyday after that will play one main draw singles match and two consolation matches. Doubles play will depend on the number of teams but will try to play two matches per day until the finals.
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Tournament Hotel
The host hotel for the championship is the Clarion Hotel located at 3333 S Glenstone. Please call 417/883-6550 for the special $66 plus taxes nightly room rate. Be sure and mention the USTA Boys and Girls 12’s National Open Championship. Hotel ammenities include an outdoor swimming pool, fitness facility, Classic Sports Cafe and News Room Breakfast Cafe, guest laundry facilities, and free wireless. Pets are allowed. The Clarion provides airport transportation.
The Holiday Inn will also be available for the USTA National Open. It was recently renovated and is located nearby. There are several area restaurants within walking distance. Please call Kristin Pittman-Farish at 417-522-2672 and mention the tournament for the special rate of $92 plus tax per night.
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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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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, April 24, 2008 12 Noon 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: 405001308 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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