Tennessee State Jr. Qualifying Championships 10U-18U at The Champions Club (TN L1/STA L2)

CONGRATULATIONS TO GEORGE CORZINE FOR WINNING THE 2018 LELAND GOLDSTON SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD!




2018 is the inaugural year of the TN Junior Qualifying Leland Goldston Junior Sportsmanship Award. One Sportsmanship Award Winner will be chosen by the Tournament Staff, Tournament Officials, and Tournament Committee from the Daily Sportsmanship award winners. This deserving individual will be awarded the Leland Goldston Sportsmanship Award. The local Chattanooga CTA as well as USTA TN will feature this award winner in their upcoming publications.


A little about Leland:
Everyone that knew Leland would attest to the fact that he loved life and truly enjoyed many sports. After retiring from Southern Railroad, Leland became very active in the Chattanooga Tennis Community serving on numerous committees and managing many tennis tournaments. Leland served the tennis community tirelessly until his death, and we're excited to be able to inaugurate this award this year in his honor. A more detailed description of the award and of Leland is in your player packet and is available at each site.

If you lose in the Round of 16 Singles, YOU WILL PLAY IN THE CURTIS CONSOLATION!!!
Please check the Curtis Consolation Draw for your spot. I will have the names in the draw as soon as I get a chance to update!
Thanks!

Dinner is available at both Baylor and Champions Club NOW!!!
The College Forum will start at 6:00PM at Champions Club!

Good Evening Everyone!
Draws with times for Friday and Saturday are posted.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DOUBLE CHECK YOUR MATCH SITE!!! Unfortunately, it is going to be unavoidable that some players will have to change sites within a given day. Please let me know if you have any questions!!!

It is strongly encouraged that you come Friday Morning and Register for the Tournament at The Champions Club. You will be able to participate in the Clinic, get important tournament information, and see a preview of all of the exciting items available at the Sean Karl Silent Auction.


Regardless of weather, Registration will begin at 9:00AM at Champions Club. We encourage each of you to come early and participate in our Tennis Clinic Friday Morning.
For those of you who cannot make Registration at Champions Club, you will be able to check in at Baylor prior to your first match.
Note: if you have not paid your entry fee, you MUST check-in and register at Champions Club before your first match.

We are very fortunate to have Nourishpoint here set up at Champions Club tomorrow beginning at 10:30 to sell a great variety of healthy food options for players and their families.

All players must have a Birth Certificate on file in the Southern office for proof of US Citizenship. Green Cards will be accepted. Passports are not accepted. 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.

To submit a Birth Certificate, email courtneycollins@ustatn.com. Be sure to include the players’ name, USTA number, and current City/State.
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The link has addresses and directions to ALL SITES!!!
There will also be a copy of this sheet in your player packet!



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We are thrilled this year to announce our partnership with the Sean Karl Foundation AGAIN for 2018. We have a very exciting weekend of activities planned, and we hope that you are as excited as we are to participate with the Karl's as we celebrate the Pride of Tennessee Tennis at our event this year. Please check out their website for information about registering for particular events related to the Qualifying, as well as an opportunity to donate to the foundation. ALL proceeds from these events will go towards the SKF to fund research for Ewing Sarcoma, and are tax deductible.

Silent Auction Closes at 1:00PM more info

Community wide Tennis Clinic -- Friday Morning June 1 9:30-11:00 - The Champions Club
Please join us for a fun, high energy tennis clinic and workout led by some of the most talented college coaches and players in the Country. Stay tuned for a list of participating players and coaches as we approach our event! This will be a great way to get "warmed up" for our tournament.
All Tournament Players as well as community tennis enthusiasts are invited and welcome to participate.
Match play will not begin before 12:00 on Friday, so any tournament players will be able to participate and have time to get to their first match!

Good Afternoon Everyone!
The Seeding for each event will be calculated using the Southern Standing List published on 5/29/18. Please let me know if you have any questions.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SUNDAY'S SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS!!!
Ivana Jerosomich and George CorzineCONGRATULATIONS TO SATURDAY'S SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS!!!
Evelyn Risner and Weston Touliatos
CONGRATULATIONS TO FRIDAY'S SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS!!!
Caroline Ross and Richard Cummins

The Leland Goldston Sportsmanship Award winner will be chosen by the Tournament Committee from this list of winners.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND PLAY THIS WEEKEND IN CHATTANOOGA! WE APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK AND LOVE OF THE GAME!
We plan on having a daily sportsmanship award for a boy and a girl. These awards will be given out the following day. Nomination papers will be available at the tournament desk at each site. Players, parents, tournament staff, and officials will all be able to nominate players for an award. USTA TN has graciously agreed to provide the daily winners with an award.

The deadline to notify the tournament director of your doubles partner will be Tuesday. I will begin pairing players without partners together Tuesday Evening at 6:00PM EDT.

Match Play will begin at 12:00 Noon on Friday June 1 with Doubles.
We will play 1 Round of Doubles, followed by 1 Round of Singles, followed by 1 Round of Doubles on Friday.
Saturday we will play 2 Rounds of Singles and 2 Round of Doubles (14's-18's) 1 Round of Doubles for 12's.
Stay updated here if there are any weather related changes to our Schedule of Play!

We will be hosting a Player Party and a College Forum Friday Evening June 1.
We have scheduled Shelf Service Bouncers to bring several fun "blow-up" activities for the younger age groups at Baylor. Because of the threat of inclement weather Friday, they will be available Saturday Afternoon for your enjoyment. Dinner will be Friday Evening Regardless of weather. We are very excited that Chattanooga's premier caterer Events With Taste, will be providing Dinner Friday Evening for everyone. She will be serving two pasta dishes (one will be vegetarian) and salad. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy. Dinner will be served at both Baylor School and Champions Club. In the event of rain, Dinner will be available at Baylor School and McCallie School.
Interested in playing tennis at the next level? Come check out the College Forum at The Champions Club, and see that there is a pathway for ANYONE interested in playing College Tennis! Champions Club will be hosting an informal College Forum Friday Evening for anyone interested in information on the College Process. We hope to have representatives from each division of college tennis present to answer any questions you may have!

SATURDAY JUNE 2ND: ORANGE DAY AT THE TENNESSEE JUNIOR QUALIFYING
Join us Saturday as we celebrate the Pride of Tennessee Tennis and the Life of Sean Karl, and WEAR YOUR ORANGE! Players wear our tournament t-shirt or any favorite ORANGE ATTIRE! Parents and spectators: wear your favorite orange, or you may purchase a Sean Karl Foundation t-shirt during Friday Registration or anytime during the day Friday! A Prize will be given to the "best dressed."

Please click on the attached link for information regarding Chattanooga and our Hotel Partners for 2018!!!
Downtown Chattanooga is terrific and very convenient to all of our sites, but will be the most expensive.
The Hamilton Place Mall area has plenty of restaurants and shops, and is a 15 minute drive from the Champions Club, and about a 20-25 minute drive to Baylor, GPS, UTC, Warner Park, or McCallie.
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Also back by popular demand, is Chattanooga's only Certified Master Racquet Technician. He will be on-site at Champions Club throughout our event to assist in stringing or any other racquet customization needs you have!!! He carries a full line of string brands and types of string, or bring your own string!

We will have a Certified Athletic Trainer on-site at Champions Club throughout the event. All satellite match sites will have a basic first aid kit as well as ice bags for participants who need them. Our trainer will be able to travel back and forth between sites in the event of an emergency, but we encourage you to visit the trainer before or after your match at The Champions Club if you know you need to see them.

Format of Play for 12's - 18's:
Singles: Best of 3 Tie-Break Sets
Doubles: 8 Game Pro-set

Format of Play for 10's:
Singles: Best of 3 Short Sets (sets to 4) regular scoring, with a regular set tie-break in-lieu of the 3rd Set.
Doubles: 6 Game Set regular Scoring

We are delighted to have full-time tennis photographers Lloyd and Melissa Clayton from YourGameFace at our event this year. They will provide a unique and memorable service for our event this year. Definitely make plans to visit their photo booth and sign up for a photo shoot to commemorate your experience at the Tennessee Junior Qualifying this year. Matches will be photographed by appointment. Please call 214-543-5437 to schedule your appointment today! more info

please see the attached link for the medical release and parent alert form if you would like to fill out before you come. more info