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Weather Update Monday 7:15am
Court will be ready for play at your scheduled match time at the Cary Tennis Park.
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Directions to Duke University Indoor
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center
324 Towerview Rd, Durham, NC 27708
From RDU Airport (and Points East):
1. Exit the Airport on Westbound I-40
2. After 4 miles, merge on to NC-147N towards
Durham/Downtown. Exit No. 279B
3. After 8.5 miles, exit Chapel Hill Street. Exit No. 13
4. Chapel Hill Street becomes Duke University Road
5. Proceed to dead end, turn right on HW 751
6. At next stop light (Science Drive), turn right.
7. Turn right on Towerview Road.
8. Turn right into parking lot, Ambler is west of the parking lot.
From points north traveling on S I-85:
1. Exit 15-501 Bypass South
2. On 15-501, Exit at HW 751, turn left at the light.
3. Proceed to third light (Science Dr.) and turn left.
4 . Turn right on Towerview Road.
5 . Turn right into parking lot, Ambler is west of the parking lot.
From points south traveling on N I-85:
1. Exit on HW 751, Exit No. 170
2. Turn right at first light.
3. Go three miles and at the fourth light, turn left on Science Drive.
4. Turn right on Towerview Road.
5. Turn right into parking lot, Ambler is west of the parking lot.
From Cary Tennis Park:
1. Take right out of parking lot of Cary Tennis Park.
2. Turn left at Carpenter Upchurch.Rd.
3. Take first right onto Highhouse Rd.
4. Take right at light onto 55 West.
5. Turn right at T.W. Alexander Dr.
6. Turn right at NC 147 North.
7. See #3 “From RDU Airport”
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Practice Courts
Courts are available prior to 8:30am on a first come first serve basis. After 8:30am courts may be reserved by calling 919.462.2061. Please indicate you are with the Tournament. Participants should be prepared to share a court.
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Doubles Information-IMPORTANT
You must email the Tournament Director to enter doubles. Please indicate your partner or if you wish to be matches up with another player by the tournament. The Tournament will not contact players for doubles. THE DOUBLES CUT OFF IS MONDAY AUGUST 27TH.
The tournament will NOT contact players for doubles. If you are looking for a partner, please click on the link to go to a FACEBOOK page to search for a partner. Once you have found a partner, you should email the tournament director both players names and the age division of play.
ALTERNATES ENTERING DOUBLES- After August 28th, Alternates will be allowed to enter the doubles to fill open spots in the draw. If you have a partner, please email the director with the partnership and age division. Selection will be based on players standing on the alternate list. The deadline for Alternates or Other Entries entering doubles is Tuesday, August 28th.
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Schedule of Singles Sites
All Matches will be played at the Cary Tennis Park.
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On Site Alternates
On site alternates should report to the Tournament Desk at the Cary Tennis Par15 minutes prior to the 1st scheduled match of that age division.
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Player Check-in
Check-in will be available Saturday at the Cary Tennis Park.
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Medical Release Waiver
Click here to download a medical release waiver form. Forms must be brought to the site that you are scheduled to play and turned in when you check in for your first match.
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Host Hotels- Marriott
Marriott is the official hotel for the Cary Tennis Park. click here for special discounted rates at any of 5 Marriott properties in the Cary/Raleigh/Durham area.
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Parking-NO PARKING ON LOUIS STEPHENS DRIVE
IT IS ILLEGAL TO PARK ON LOUIS STEPHENS DRIVE.
Parking is available in the Cary Tennis Park main parking lot, the Green Hope Elementary School Lot located across the street and the North Parking lot located on the North end of the Cary Tennis Park.
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Seeding
The following criteria shall be used to do seeding for all USTA National Championships, USTA National Opens, and USTA Regional Tournaments. click here for more.
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Match Formats
Boys 16 and 18 divisions-Scoring for the Main Draw will be the best of three tie-break sets. Consolation play will be the best of two sets with a Match Tie Breaker in lieu of the third set.
All doubles match formats will be 8 game pro sets with a match tiebreak at 8 all.
In the event of inclement weather an alternate scoring system will be used for all draws.
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Wild Cards
Wild Card selections will be made Monday, August 13th and participants notified by Tuesday, August 14th. Wild Card requests should be sent to sean.ferreira@townofcary.org by Thursday, August 9th at 6pm.
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To the Cary Tennis Park (CTP)-2727 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary NC 27519
From northwest of Cary to Cary Tennis Park:
From Interstate 40 East, take exit #278 on the right. Go 0.2 miles.
Turn right onto NC -55 South. Go 6.5 miles.
Turn left onto Morrisville Carpenter Road. Go 0.1 miles.
Turn right onto Carpenter-Upchurch Road. Go 1.5 miles.
Turn left onto Louis Stevens Drive. Go 0.8 miles.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park.
From south of Cary to Cary Tennis Park:
On NC 55, cross US 1 at Apex and continue on NC 55. Go 6 miles.
Turn right onto High House Road.
Turn left onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd.
Turn Right onto Louis Stephens Dr.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park (2727 Louis Stephens Dr).
From southeast of Raleigh to Cary Tennis Park:
From Interstate 40 West coming into Raleigh, pass exit #301 and bear left onto I-40 West/I-440/Inner Beltline. Go 8 miles.
Take exit #293A onto US 64 West / US 1 South (not north) Go 2 miles.
Take the exit on the right onto Cary Parkway. Go 5 miles.
Turn left onto High House Road.
Turn left onto Carpenter Upchurch Rd.
Turn Right onto Louis Stephens Dr.
Turn left into Cary Tennis Park (2727 Louis Stephens Dr).
From northeast of Raleigh to Cary Tennis Park:
After reaching I-440 South/Inner Beltline, continue south on this Interstate past exit #16 toward Durham.
Continue with the set of directions above labeled "From southeast of Raleigh", starting at step 1. (Exit #16 is in the same area as exit #301 in those directions.)
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Practice Courts
Please contact the Cary Tennis Park for court reservations. Practice times prior to 8:30 each morning will not be reserved. Those courts will be available on a 1st come 1st serve basis. Courts will be available to reserve after 8:30am. Play may be asked to share a court.
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Draw Sizes
Boys 16 & 18 Divisions are 32 draws and on hard courts. All Doubles Draws are 16.
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Selection Procedures
Click on the link for selection procedures for this event.
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Entry Refund Policy
Please refer to the link to review the entry refund policy.
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For entry, contact Tournament Director.
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Level 2
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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 open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, August 02, 2012 11:59:00 AM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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