GA STATE JR CLAY COURT OPEN CHPS (18-10) - (STATE CHP) - GA L 2 & STA L4

WITHDRAWALS AFTER SELECTION & DURING TOURNAMENT
A player shall not enter a tournament and then withdraw when the player discovers that tough opponents have also entered. A player may withdraw from a match or tournament only because of injury, illness, or personal circumstance; written verification must be provided. A player who cannot play a match shall notify the Referee in writing (NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED) immediately so that the opponent may be notified at once and saved a trip. A player who withdraws from a tournament is not entitled to the return of the entry fee unless the player withdrew prior to the published refund deadline date.

This is a Georgia State Championship, an advanced-level tournament sanctioned by USTA Georgia as a Level 2 (Southern Level 4 points). Junior suspension point system in effect. Registration must be completed online. In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 703469318 from the searchable schedule homepage.

Boys and Girls registered for 12 and under division will play on a full court with yellow balls.
Boys and Girls 10 and under that are eligible for green balls in Youth Progression will play on a full court with green dot balls.
Boys and Girls 10 and under that are eligible for orange balls or new to Youth Progression will play on a 60’ court with orange balls. Orange-level players will receive GA Level 4 points for standing purposes.

USTA Georgia tournaments do not offer Orange Level 2 divisions. All players that register for Orange 2 will be automatically moved to Orange 1 before the draws are posted.

Youth Progression (for children ages 7-10)
If this is your child’s first time playing a tournament, please email Eva Marie McCravy (mccravy@ustageorgia.com) or Susan Pierce (pierce@ustageorgia.com) to activate their USTA number in the Youth Progression program. For more information about Youth Progression, visit our webpage.

Player selection
Selection will be made using GA standings. Seeding will be done using Southern standings.

Late Entrants
USTA Georgia will allow late entrants to be accepted into all USTA GA tournaments in the event that the draw is not full, provided that such late entrants do not affect the seeding and further provided that late entrants do not prevent timely entrants to be accepted into the draw under any circumstances. Accepting late entrants is at the discretion of the Tournament Committee. Seeds must be posted by 12 noon following close of registration. Once draws are posted, the tournament is closed and can no longer accept late entries.

Draws
Draws will be published by Thursday at 5 pm. It is your responsibility to check this tournament webpage for the players’ draws, match times and any other updates.

Format
Doubles play will start the first day of the tournament. CONSOLATION - FIC Singles & 3/4 Playoffs.
JR. SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM IN EFFECT. T-shirts. Player's lunch. Scoring format for BG 18-12: Singles: Main draw (2 out of 3 sets with a 10 point match tiebreaker), Consolations - 2 out of 3 sets with 3rd set match tiebreaker

Withdrawals and Refund Policy
Refund policy is determined by the tournament director and it will be posted on this tournament page.

No smart watches or phones are allowed on court. If you are unsure about what is allowed and what is not, please check with the official.

If you are looking for a partner, please contact the tournament director. any player looking for partner will be randomly placed with another player who is also looking for a partner. The deadline to submit your doubles pairings is Wednesday, June 20th at noon.
* Please note - both partners must confirm the partnership before we can pair them.

Tournament player check-in will be Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Cooper creek Tennis Center in the CORTA hospitality room. The CORTA hospitality room is located downstairs in the new two-story building at the Judy and Roger Pearce Tennis Complex. You will see this on your left as you enter Cooper Creek Park.

12U - 18U Scoring Format:Singles: Best 2 out of 3 sets, with a ten (10) point "match" tie-break played in lieu of a third set.
Doubles: 6 games set with ad scoring
10U Scoring Format:
Singles: Best 2 out of 3 short games sets with a tie-break played at 4-all and a 7 point tie-break played in lieu of a third set.
Doubles: 6 games set

No refunds for will be issued after the close of entries, players should expect to forfeit the entry fee, regardless of circumstances.

Please be aware that these matches will be played on hard courts.

Please support our hotel partners when booking your rooms for this tournament. Our partner hotels support tennis in our community and by booking with them, we are able to show our appreciation for the many ways they help promote the love of tennis!
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*Check out the tournament page on the CORTA website for hotel links

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