Dennis Van der Meer Southern Junior Championships (STA L3) - SC L 2

Alternates By Event 10-18 9 PM

USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player. This form must be presented at the time of tournament registration. A link is at the end of this section for your convenience. You may fax it in advance to (843)785-7032 (Att: Jim). more info

Directions to Shipyard Racquet Club (SHIP): From the Van Der Meer Tennis Center, turn right on Cordillo Parkway. Go straight through the traffic light on Pope Avenue and into the entrance of Shipyard Plantation. (Shipyard Plantation is a gated community. Please notify the gate guard that you are attending a Van Der Meer Tennis Program to receive a day pass to enter the Plantation. Please obey all speed limit signs. They are strictly enforced!). Follow the main Shipyard Plantation road for 1 mile until it ends in a traffic circle onto Shipyard Drive. Follow for 1.5 miles. The Van Der Meer Shipyard Tennis Resort will be on your right. Turn into the parking lot (Crown Plaza Resort) and turn right - park in this lot. Physical Address: 116 Shipyard Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 (843-686-8804).

Directions to VDM Tennis Center (VDM) from I-95, take exit 8 (Hilton Head Is) onto Hwy 278. Stay on Hwy 278 onto the island. At the north end of the island, Hwy 278 will fork... take left-hand fork onto the Cross Island Pkwy (Toll Road). Pay the toll and proceed until you reach the Sea Pines traffic circle. Take the second exit off of the circle onto Pope Avenue. At the second traffic light take a right onto Cordillo PKWY. Drive about 200 yards and take a left onto Deallyon Avenue. Drive past the Player's Club Resort entrance and turn right immediately after the Player's Club building.(You will see courts on both the left and right side of Deallyon). Physical address of the main site is: 19 DeAllyon Avenue, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928.

Physical address 3 Castnet Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29925 From the Van Der Meer Tennis Center (VDM), Exit the parking lot and turn right onto Cordillo Parkway. At the traffic light, turn left onto Pope Avenue. When you reach the traffic circle, take the first exit onto William Hilton Parkway/278 Business. Travel approx. 4.75 miles. Turn right toward the ocean on Singleton Beach Road. Go about 100 yards on Singleton Beach Road and take the first left onto Castnet Drive. The courts are immediately to your right.

Physical address: 40 Folly Field Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928 (843-842-0079). Directions to Hilton Beach and Tennis (HBT): From the Van Der Meer Tennis Center (VDM), turn right onto Cordillo Parkway. At the traffic light, turn left onto Pope Avenue. When you reach the traffic cireclt, take the first exit onto William Hilton Parkway/278 Business. Travel approx. 5 miles. Turn right onto Folly Field Road. Resort is half a mile on the right. Pro shop and SBT headquartes are to the far right of the tennis courts as you approach from the security gate. (The tournament desk is located under the tent). NO PETS ARE ALLOWED AT THIS FACILITY.

Practice courts are available first come, first serve at each site until appx 7:45 am. You can also use the Hilton Head Middle School (4 courts). (55 Wilborn Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926) or the Cordillo Courts (4 hard courts) which are located near the main site, VDM (104 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island). Directions to these sites are published in your brochure you received at the Registration - Check in.

If you need to withdraw before entries close, you must do so online (follow the directions under edit registration on the web site). All withdrawals after entries close must also be sent in writing by E-Mail to the Referee (MSRabb@aol.com). You must include the reason for the withdrawal, players name, players age division and USTA #. We also would like for you to include phone contact information just in case we need to call you. Please notify us immediately upon your decision to withdraw so another player will have an opportunity to be selected to play. Players withdrawing not more than 6 days before the tournament start date will NOT be refunded the entry fee as regulated by Friend At Court - National USTA Regulations. (Therefore, no refunds will be issued after the registration closes). Thank you! To withdraw on line before registration is closed, please follow the directions under "edit registration"

Van Der Meer Tennis Academy is offering a discounted rate to all tournament participants for sessions. Training sessions will be available Monday to Thursday afternoons October 15-19 from 3:00—6:00 at $30 per training session and/or morning practice sessions from 10:00am—noon Tuesday through Thursday at $25 per session. For more information or to reserve a spot, please call Tammy @ 843.785.8388, x140. Players should be at VDM Tennis at least 10 minutes prior to the start of each session

As of Jan. 2012 all USTA Southern Junior Level 3 tournaments will be following the following format unless specifically state on their tournament web site. Highlights of the New Format are as follows: ALL LEVEL 3 TOURNAMENTS WILL BE HELD OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) UNLESS APPROVED BY THE STA. 1. All tournaments shall have two 16 balanced draws in each age division. 2. Two 16 draws will be determined by use of the waterfall system. 3. Format: Will be a feed in with an independent draw for the losers of the first feed in match. This will guarantee three matches. 4. If number of participants goes under 24 (23 and under), one draw will be used instead. 5. Format will remain the same for all Level 3 events. The only change will be for an Indoor event which will be able to add one day. 6. Seeding shall follow the USTA Southern Section seeding regulations. Players selected on their 10’s standing shall not be considered for seeding in the 12’s division. 7. Scoring: Tie Break in lieu of the third set shall be used in all matches. Short scoring: No ad scoring or “Short” sets, first player/team to win four games wins the set provided there is a two game margin over the opponent(s), may be used due to inclement weather. Before changing format due to inclement weather, this must be approved by Section and State. 8. 10's will play on 60ft court using Orange Low Compression balls and 25" racquets 9. NEW LEVEL 3 POINTS TABLE: More points for Level 3 tournaments. 10. With the smaller draws, more players will receive more points.

PARK LANE HOTEL AND SUITES if one of our hotel sponsors. The tournament rate is $99.00 per night, phone is 843-686-5700, tournament code is GSLAM. more info

Players Club Hotel- $67.00 per night, 35 Deallyon Avenue, For reservations call VDM Tennis at 800-845-6138. Hotel is located directly next door to VDM Tennis Center _ Comfort Inn Hotel- $72.00 per night, 2 Tanglewood Drive, For reservations call 843-842-6662 Sonesta Resort 4 diamond Ocean Front in Shipyard next to VDM Shipyard courts where the 12’s will be played, great deal $90.00 per night includes tax and resort fee. Please call VDM Tennis at 800-845-6138 to book. The Beach House a Holiday Inn Resort (Ocean Front), $99.00 call 843-785-5126 for reservations.

Courtside or Surf Court - 2 bedroom/2 bath, fully equipped condos adjacent to Van Der Meer Tennis Center in the South Forest Beach Area of the Island. Both are located within 1.5 blocks of the beach and have swimming pools. Coligny Plaza, 2 Grocery Stores, numerous shops and restaurants are located within walking distance. Call 800-845-0077 for reservations and be sure to ask for the Van Der Meer Tournament Special. Oceanfront and Oceanside accomondations are also available at discounted rates for this tournament. Visit www.seashorehhi.com for more information.

Because this is a Level 3 STA Event the following Selection Process is being used: Top 32 players applying from the USTA/Southern latest standings list. For Boys and Girls 12-18: 28 players from this age group will be selected and up to 4 players from the younger age group who are eligible from the younger age group, who have a standing in the top 40 of the younger age group, and are not in the selected 28, will be selected. The names of the player who have been selected will appear as competitors. Alternates are listed in the report section. Do not refer to the alternates on the far left side of the web page after competitors have been listed. (That list is not updated). Players are allowed to enter two divisions with these guidelines: #1. Players selected to both age divisions they apply for will automatically be selected to the older age division. They are removed from the other age division. #2. Players not selected to either divisions would remain on the alternates' lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the division they first get in from the alternates' list. They would be removed from the alternate list in the other division. #3. Players selected to one age division would be removed from the alternates' list of the division they were not selected. #4. Once a player is selected for any one division no changes can be made

Players are allowed to enter two divisions with these guidelines: (1) Players selected to both age divisions they apply for will automatically be selected to the older age division. They will be removed from the other age division. (2) Players not selected to either division would remain on the alternate’s lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the division they first get in, from the alt. list. They will be removed from the Alternate list in the other division. (3) Players selected to one age division will be removed from the alternates list of the other division. (4) Once a player is selected for any one division no changes can be made.

All maindraw matches (12's -18's) will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a match tie break in lieu of a 3rd set. All consolation matches will be best of 3 sets with a match tie break in lieu of a full 3rd set. There will be a playoff for 3rd and 4th place in the main draw. Doubles will use an 8-game pro set.

The alternates by Event Report will be updated daily. Contact us immediately if you realize that you cannot come. It is the ALTERNAT'ES RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THE WEB SITE to see if your alternate status has changed. The tournament will make every effort to contact you if your status changes and as a result you are selected to play in the tournament. You should make sure your contact information is correct on your USTA membership profile The tournament will not be responsible for a player not selected in the event the tournament cannot contact him/her due to incorrect or outdated contact information. Once an alternate is selected for play, payment is due immediately. (Payments are not made on line for alternates). If you do not think we have contact information, please email a phone number to the Referee

"On Site" Alternates must register at the main site tournament desk on the first day of play. GB 12s will register at the Shipyard Tournament Desk and BG 14s - 18s will register at VDM. You can inform the Tournament Referee on Friday night or before that you plan to be an On-Site Alternate. Please make sure we have accurate contact information (phone #'s) for you to be reached during the weekend. On-Site Alternates will be selected in the order of the Alternates List. On Site Alternates should be on-site when their age and gender check in for play in the first round. If you were a late entry and your ranking will affect the seeding, then you must wait until a seed withdraws (and be the next alternate on the list), before you will be entered into the tournament.

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USTA Southern Level 1, 2 and 3 Tournaments. SINGLES SEEDING CRITERIA Seeding shall be done using only the results from most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings Lists of the division in the order in which players appear on the list. (Southern Designated Published List at least 8 days prior to tournament start). In addition to the list, other criteria to consider: Players who have a standing in the next younger age division may be seeded in any group of seeds if they are in the top 10 of the most recently published USTA Southern Combined Standings Lists of any younger age division. Players with current top 50 USTA National standing, top 100 ITF ranking, top 1000 ATP or WTA rankings should be considered for seeding.

Dunlop balls will be used for all matches.

In case of Inclement Weather the match play format may change, as approved by USTA SC or USTA Southern.

USTA REGULATIONS will be used and the Point Penalty System will be enforced.

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