Courts Update Sunday 8:15 am
The courts at the Courtyard Tennis Club are slightly wet and are drying quickly thanks to the nice sunshine We are not making any changes on the draws. Expect an hour delay, but come to the Club, enjoy the breakfast tacos, while they last, and get to see great matches. Due to the number of finals, only some matches will have chair umpires.
Remember that all matches will be the best of three regular tie break sets. Good luck to all and congratulations to all finalists. Fernando and Staff
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Food Operations Update Nov 3
Hello
Players, Due to a staffing problem, the players’ lounge at World
of Tennis will not be open today. Courtyard and Lost Creek will offer food services as
scheduled. Courtyard Food Truck will be available
until 1:30 today only due to a previous commitment (order your food early!) We have a list of nearby restaurants available for all
three sites at the front desk. Our apologies,
Fernando Velasco
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Update Wednesday, October 31
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Dear Tournament Players, Changes have been made in several draws due to withdrawals and conflicts. We have done our best to schedule matches giving players the required rest time, especially when they are playing more than one division. Players may now have to switch facilities due to court restrictions. Any adjustments needed to allow the proper rest time will be made by the Site Directors or Referee when you report your scores. Please check your draws often to make sure you are aware of these changes. Player Packages: Will be available starting on Thursday from 4-7pm at Courtyard. They will be available until the end of the tournament. Players' Party and Karaoke Night: Saturday night at Courtyard at 6:00 pm. Dinner and drinks will be served. Unfortunately, due to the number of matches, you may be scheduled to play during the Players Party. If you RSVP, we will do our best to set aside a dinner plate for you (and you still get your 2 drink tickets!)
* Party and drinks are complimentary for players
* $20 for guests to be paid by clicking below via PayPal now Food options: Friday and Saturday, a food truck will be available at Courtyard (Fri 10-4; Sat 10-2). The grills at Lost Creek and World of Tennis will be open on a limited basis. Please check their schedule of operations when you check in. We will provide breakfast tacos for players on Sunday morning at Courtyard Daylight Savings: Sunday is Daylight Savings time, so be sure to set your clocks back Saturday night.
Other important information: Just a reminder that dogs are not allowed at the various sites. If you have any questions, please do not call us or text us. Please send us an email to: director@austintennis.org We are looking forward to having you in Austin, Fernando and CATA Staff
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Draws are posted - Sunday, October 28
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Dear Simply the BEST – 2018 Texas Adult Master Championship
Player,
We have posted the draws for the tournament . Since the tournament
is based on round robins, for the most part, we have done our best to schedule
to not to conflict with your divisions and trying to give you the appropriate rest
time between events. All efforts have
been made to keep you on the same site on Friday and Saturday, but in several
cases, we were not able to do so, due to court availability and player availability.
As the tournament progresses, we may be making several changes to make sure we
are giving players the proper rest time between matches.
Championship draws on Sunday will be posted after the round robins have been completed on Saturday
and we have the final list of the qualified players.
We will send another detailed email later in the week with
more specifics on the registration, Players’ Party, etc.
Until then, if you have net yet submitted
your approval to join the Communication Center, we urge you to do so. For the Masters, we will be using
the USTA’s Communication Center to communicate with players via text and email.
We need everyone to subscribe to receive these messages. We will still post to
the Home Tournament Page, but Communication Center will be the best way to
receive messages in a timely manner. Please go to this link and
follow the instructions to subscribe to receive them. If it only says
“unsubscribe” then you are already in and do not have to do anything else. Only 70 players have joined this great way to communicate via text and email on a timely basis.
Again, if you have any questions,
please do not call us or text us. Please
send us an email to: director@austintennis.org
We are looking forward to seeing
you next weekend
Fernando Velasco, Tournament Director and Larry Eichenbaum, Referee
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Seeding and Updated Rosters - Oct 24
Thank you to the players that took time to look at the seeds and sent us information that we might have overlooked. We have made several changes that may affect, not only the seeding, but also the placing some players as alternates from the competitors original roster. We will start working on the draws tomorrow. If you have any questions, again we ask you not to call us or text us. Best way to communicate with us is via email at director@austintennis.org We also suggest that you "reload" your browser often to get the changes and updates. Thanks
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Credit Card Emails
Several of you have received an email that there was a problem processing your entry and your credit card was not charged. Before you can be entered into the draws, you need to pay your entry via PayPal. See Link "on More Info" The fee now will be $57.00 for singles and $47.00 for doubles to cover the PayPal Fee. If you have any questions, send us an email. Fernando
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Competitors List - October 23, 2018
Dear Master Tournament Candidates, All efforts are being done to publish the list of Competitors for the 2018 CATA Tournament by 7:00 pm tonight.
1. Please review your entries carefully 2. If an error,or you have changed your selection order, or you need to find another partner contact us via email at: director@austintennis.org 3.. Please do not text us, nor call us on the phone. All changes must be made by 5:00 pm tomorrow Wednesday,, October 24. These will be the final official rosters. We are hoping to post the draws by Monday noon Thanks Fernando Velasco
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Reminder - October 20 - Multiple Events
Just a reminder that you can enter up to 5 events, but you will only be selected to play 2 events (1 singles and 1 doubles -OR- 2 doubles). If playing two doubles events, you may be asked to play 4 matches per day with the proper rest period. If entering more than 2 divisions, notify TD before the entry deadline, of your preferred selection order. Thanks, Fernando
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Reminder Thursday, October 18
I have been reviewing the doubles entries. Several of you have registered but your partner(s) have not. I suggest that you check the "Applicants" list below and check if you and your partner are registered. If you need to change partners or withdraw from the tournament, you can also do that by updating your information. The Tennis Link will not be available after 12:01 on Sunday, and failure to register will not allow you to enter the tournament.
If you have any questions, send inquires to: director@austintennis.org. Please do not call nor send texts.
Thanks
Fernando
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Updated Hotel Information - October 18
The Hyatt House
Arboretum is the official hotel located at 10001 N. Capital of Texas Hwy,
Austin, TX 78759
The local hotel number
is 512-342-8080 and central reservations is 1-888-591-1234.
The group code
for Master’s Tournament is G-SBMC
Reservations can also be made beginning Thursday Night since we are planning to start the matches early Friday morning
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Tournament Registration Update - October 9, 2018
We are receiving great response to registering for the tournament. A few reminders:
· No
late entries will be allowed after Sunday, October 21 at 11:59 CST
· Self-Rated
and “0.0” Rated players will not be eligible to play. Players must have a Year-End Rating to be
eligible.
· Divisions
that do not require a rating are: Men’s and Women’s 2.5 Singles and Doubles, Men’s and Women’s Open Singles and Doubles,Mixed Open Doubles, Men’s 25 Singles and Doubles, Men and Women’s 30 Singles and Doubles, Husband and Wife Doubles
· Players
needing to send “History Verification Waiver Request” to NPerkins@texas.usta.com no later than
entry deadline are:If the
player was rated as a "T" - Tournament Exclusive Year-End Rating, or
an "M" - Mixed Exclusive Year-End Rating at the end of the prior
year, and then became an "S" Self-rated player in the current year,
due to entering League play.
· Doubles are ranked individually and the
top 8 players (who enter) can pick and choose a partner, but both partners must
enter online before the entry deadline. That chosen partner must have played in
at least one Texas Section sanctioned tournament within the 12-month ranking
year in that category (levels and or age), in which they are entering/have
entered. However, they are not required to have played with that partner in a
TX Section sanctioned tournament. (Self-Rated eligibility rules apply to both
partners in levels divisions.)
Selection of players
will be posted on the Tournament Home Site on Tuesday, October 23
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, October 21, 2018 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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