Congratulations Kaitlin Ray, our Sportsmanship Winner
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Thanks to all for playing - a great group of kids. Girls: We hope to see you in November.
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Tournament Contact Info: From this moment forward, the only way to contact the tournament is by phone. The e-mail, at best, will be sporadic.
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Tournament Guidelines-Important Things to Know The official place to find match times are on the posted draws at Hudlow Tennis Center and the First Match Time Report. Thus and this is important, each player must get his/her next round time from these Hudlow-posted draws before leaving the center. The singles draws and the First Match Time Report should be posted on-line by about 1:30pm Friday, May 21. The boys will play first, anywhere from 8:00am to about 10:30am.. The girls will start anywhere from 10:30am to about 2:00pm. The doubles sign-up deadline is Saturday 1:30pm. . The doubles draws should be posted by 3:30pm Saturday.. The on-line draws are NOT the place to find official match times. These draws, however, do have Saturday and Sunday match times. There are a limited number of on-site practice courts (see below for details), so please share the courts. Finally, we expect all of you to exhibit the same great behavior that we have had in the past years.
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On-Site Alternates: Boys by 7:45am, Girls by 10:15am. Report to tournament desk.
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Practice Courts See below for details. No reservations taken - share the courts.
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Alternates: Contact e-mails and phone numbers would be helpful. You can e-mail the stuff.
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Scoring Format Effective 2010, main draw is 2 out of 3 sets, consolation is a 10-point match tiebreak, and doules is an 8-game pro set.
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BEFORE YOU CALL, PLEASE READ ALL THE INFORMATION BELOW -IT WILL SAVE ON PHONE CALLS and E-MAILS.
Also, read the section about doubles - in summary, it does not matter if you did or did not register for doubles on-line. If you are playing doubles, then you must register at the tournament! REMEMBER: Singles draws and singles first match times will be posted Friday, May 21, afternoon, around 1:30pm.. Doubles draws should be posted by 3:30pm Saturday, May 22.
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PRE-TOURNAMENT DRILLS Pre-tournament drills will be conducted by The Tennis Academy of the South. Contact Jeff Groslimond at 404-643-2505. For more information on the academy, click here
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For Seeding Information
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Practice Courts On-site practice courts (three) will be available each day untill all players have begun their first match of the day. Off-site practice courts that are about 15 minutes away also will be available. There are no reservations for the practice courts - all we ask is that the players share the courts. All the courts will be open until play bgins at 8:00am.
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TennisRecruiting.net The Tennis Recruiting Network – also known as TennisRecruiting.net – is the premier website for junior tennis. There is something for everyone – junior players, their parents, college coaches, and fans. Weekly rankings by graduation year show how recruits stack up against each other.
Players can market themselves to college coaches by updating their player profiles – completely free of charge. Coaches can add players to their “watch lists” and receive email updates about recruit activity. With extensive information about tens of thousands of recruits – and articles from recruiting experts and former coaches – there is something for everyone at TennisRecruiting.net.
Photographers from TennisRecruiting.net will be in attendance May 22 to take action photos.
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ON-SITE ALTERNATE PROCEDURES If you an alternate and have not been admitted by late Friday, May 21, then you can be an on-site alternate. Alternates must sign-in at the tournament desk no later than 15 minutes prior to the first scheduled match time of the event for which they are an alternate. If a default or withdrawal creates a vacancy in the draw, then the alternate who has signed-in and is highest on the alternate list will fill the vacancy. Alternates may play doubles even if they are not admitted to singles.
Effective January 1, 2009, the procedure for accepting on-site alternates into the draw was rewritten for clarification as follows: On each day in which alternates may be accepted into a draw, any alternate desiring admittance must check-in and be ready for play no later than 15 minutes prior to the first scheduled match time of the event for which they are an alternate. The order of the alternate list is based on the original Alternate List published by the tournament, not a more recent National Standings List, and not in the order in which the players check in.
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Late EntriesLate entries will be put at the bottom of the Alternate List, though their names will not be published. If you wish to be a "late entry", then you can e-mail or call us. It does not matter what your ranking is at the moment, you will go on the alternate list after the on-time applicants. Late entries are ordered by the time that the tournament received notification.
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COMPETITOR and ALTERNATE LISTS and LATE ENTRANT INFO If you are near the top of this Alternate List, then you may want to give us your phone numbers - you can e-mail them. The "Alternate List" ( "Alternates by Event" ) is ordered by the 4-14'10 Standing Lists. (See below for ordering procedure.) Players will be called as openings occur. The most "recent" alternate list is the top one. Remember: Alternates have selected multiple sites, so the list may not be as long as it appears. The "Competitor List", located directly above, is the list of players selected for the tournament. This is the list that changes as players are withdrawn and then replaced. There is a "Late Entrant List" of players who missed the deadline. This list is not published, but the players on this list would appear at the bottom of the "Alternate List".
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Withdrawals
Withdrawal notification must be done via e-mail or fax. For refund information, please see below.
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REFUND POLICY A player accepted into the main draw of this tournament will receive a refund if: The player withdraws at least 7 days prior to the starting time of the event, and The Tournament Committee receives written verification no later than the last scheduled day of the tournament that the withdrawal is for injury, illness, or personal emergency, and The illness, injury, or personal emergency is genuine. In all other cases, a refund is not required.
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ORDERING ALTERNATE LIST PROCEDURE 1. Players in positions up to 600 from the National Standings List of the division used to select players into the tournament in the order in which their names appear on this List 2. Players not already placed on the alternate list in positions up to 400 from the National Standings List of the next-younger division used to select players into the tournament in the order in which their names appear on this List 3. Players not already placed on the alternate list whose names appear on the National Standings List of the division used to select players into the tournament in the order in which their names appear on this List 4. Players not already placed on the alternate list whose names appear on the National Standings List of the next-younger division used to select players into the tournament in the order in which their names appear on this List and 5. The remaining entrants in an order determined by lot.
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SCHEDULE OF PLAY-DOUBLES INFO
On Saturday, there will be two rounds of the main draw and one round of the consolation. (Thirty-two first round boys' matches followed by thirty-two first round girls' matches, then second round main and first round consolation.) If playing doubles, then sign-up is mandatory and needs to be done before your first singles match!! Doubles will start Sunday, first thing in the morning, before singles. On Sunday, doubles first followed by one round of the consolation, one round of the main draw, and another round of the consolation and then maybe, another round of doubles. Same pattern will hold on Monday. If playing doubles, then sign-up is mandatory and needs to be done before your first singles match!! Needing a partner-----There will be a "Player Looking for Partner" sign-up sheet available. However, we do NOT partner players. It is your job to find a partner, confirm the partnership, and then let us know. In summary, it does not matter if you did or did not register for doubles on-line. If you are playing doubles, then you must register at the tournament!
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GENERAL INFORMATION-DOUBLES INFO There is no meeting, however, tournament staff will be at the center all day on Friday, May 21 to answer questions, etc. The singles draws will be posted no sooner than Friday early afternoon. Also on Friday, the center will be open all day for free play. If playing doubles, then sign-up is mandatory and needs to be done before your first singles match!! Finally, we suggest that all players arrive 30 minutes before their first singles match.
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Hotel Information
The host hotel is the Atlanta Marriott Norcross at 1.800.228.9290 or 770.263.8558, 475 Technology Parkway, Norcross, GA. Use code "USTA National Jr. Open". It is about 10 minutes from Hudlow Tennis Center. The rate is $69 without breakfast and $79 with full breakfast buffet. For
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Two other hotels follow. All are within 5-15 minutes of Hudlow Tennis Center. When calling, mention the "USTA National Open" rate. Holiday Inn Select/Garden Plaza: 770-448-4400 $55 Courtyard by Mariott: 770-446-3777 $69
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Air Travel Discounts to Atlanta on AirTran Airways
Attendees and Travel Agents should call the AirTran Airways EventSavers Desk at 1-866-68EVENT (1-866-683-8368) to obtain more information about the following features: A 10% discount on the lowest available AirTran Airways one way fare with no minimum stay length or Saturday night requirement. There is a one time waiver of Change Fee per reservation for any name or itinerary change, but any applicable fare increase will apply. You must refer to the Event code: USTA2010.
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Rental Car Specials from AVIS
To reserve a car, contact Avis at 1-800-331-1600 and use your Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) number D086863. Or reserve online and have your discount number automatically included in your reservation and receive an email confirmation. Click "more info" to access the Avis tournament website.
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CAUTION: DIRECTIONS TO HUDLOW TENNIS CENTER Hudlow Tennis Center is about 25 miles north of the airport. It is located off the Jimmy Carter Blvd. exit of I-85 and is about 1.4 miles west of the interstate in Best Friend Park (on the left), not on Best Friend Road!!. Internet directions to Hudlow Tennis Center are a bit misleading. The best bet is to call us when you get in town so we can give you clearer directions. For a map, click "more info" below.
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USTA RELEASE All players and parents must complete and sign a USTA Release form prior to check-in. If the player is traveling without a parent, then the parent must send the signed release with the player. Please click "more info" to print a release.
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The NSL for selection will be published on 4/15/10 and for
seeding on 5/5/10.
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 15, 2010 12 Noon Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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