Raymond James West Coast Super Senior Grand Prix at the St. Petersburg C. C. - USTA Super Cat. II

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All matches for tomorrow are visible on the website.

St Pete Tennis Center will start no earlier than 1:00 p.m., Please check for new times as we were just notified of court conditions

TOURNAMENT PLAYERS-
THE DRAWS ARE NOW VISIBLE. PLEASE LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR TIMES AS ALL TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

The draws will be posted soon. Please check carefully at your times.
Regardless of the weather tomorrow, we are still on for a great lunch tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. with Carraba's!
The food truck is coming and the food is great! More good news. The Krazy Ice Cream truck is also coming for FREE ice cream.

PLAY IS SUSPENDED FOR TODAY. PLEASE LOOK UP PLAYING TIMES LATER TODAY AS WE CHANGE THE SCHEDULE.
THE DRAWS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF TEMPORARILY UNTIL WE CHANGE PLAYING TIMES.
I WILL UPDATE YOU WHEN THEY ARE VISIBLE AND UPDATED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

The doubles entry deadline will be extended past the website deadline to Sunday, Feb. 17 at 3:00. You must call in your entry to me at 512-466-0332. You must pay by credit card for you and your partner.

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The doubles will be a Round-Robin draw format in divisions with 32 or fewer entries, except for the 55's( with only 5 teams the 55's will be a regular draw).. As an example for the RR,, a division with 16 teams will divide into 4 groups of 4 teams. Each team will play a two out of three set match with a 10-point match tie-break to decide the 3rd set.The team with the best record in each group will advance to a single elimination final round draw of 2,4, or 8. If the number of groups is less than 4 or 8 then a lucky loser will be chosen from the second best finishers in each group. This method has been endorsed by the National Senior Men's Tennis Association for tournament play.

10 Minute warm up for all matches.
55 to 80 Singles: Regular two out of three sets. Coman tie-breaks used at 6-all.
55 to 80 Doubles: Two sets and a Match Coman TB if needed in all rounds.. The semi-finals and finals will have the 3rd set played out to it's entirety.
85 & 90 Singles and Doubles: Two sets and a Coman Match TB if needed in all rounds.
All Consolations, singles: Two sets and a Coman Match TB if needed in all rounds. In the finals, the 3rd set played out to it's entirety.

Players trying to enter by phone after the website closes will be accepted as alternates only. Only players that would not be seeded players will be accepted as alternates. Call tournament director Tom Judson at 512-466-0332 to enter as an alternate. You must provide a credit card number and information to charge the entry fee to your card. You will be put in the draw if someone drops out of the draw up to Sunday, Feb. 24.

Before your first match, please check in or register at the St. Petersburg Country Club tennis courts before going to another site to play your match. Please check-in 30 minutes before your scheduled time. After your first match you may go directly to the alternate site. We need for you to pick up your goody bag and register for the banquet, as well as pay any fees for doubles you may still owe.

Semi-final play-offs between the two losing semi-finalists will be scheduled in all main draw divisions, singles and doubles. If you lose in the semi's, please let us know if you are NOT going to play this match, so we can notify your opponent. A lot of these matches do not get played because of an injury or whatever. The doubles round-robin play-offs will also have semi-final play-offs.

55: Wednesday with a 32 draw. .
65, 70, 75: Monday*
Many players with byes in the Men's 70 will play on Monday
60 & 80: Tuesday
To help with scheduling Men's 60 start day moved to Tuesday
85: Wednesday
90: Thursday

St. Petersburg Tennis Center(SPTCR on draw): 650 18th Ave. S., St. Pete, FL 33705
Renaissance Vinoy Resort(VINOY on draw): 501 5th Ave. N.E., St. Pete, FL 33701
Isla del Sol(ISLA on draw): 6000 Sun Blvd., St. Pete, FL 33715
Racquet Club of St. Petersburg(RCSP on draw): 170 - 47th Avenue N. E.

Matches will be played at these four sites. Sites are listed with their draw code in parenthesis: St. Petersburg Country Club(SPCC), St. Petersburg Tennis Center(SPTCR), Isla del Sol Yacht & Country Club(ISLA) AND the Racquet Club of St. Petersburg(RCSP). Maps and directions are available at the SPCC Tennis Shop. Before your first match of the tournament, please check in at the St. Pete Country Club. For your subsequent matches, you may go straight to the site.

Players' purse is based on 25% of entry fees plus 50% of net sponsorship revenues from tournament program ads.

YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE POSTED SIGN UP SHEET TO BE ENTERED IN CONSOLATION. Singles will be offered for first match losers only.

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Complimentary lunch courtesy of Donny B's. for player's and their guest will served from 11:30 - 1:30. The famous Fenway Sausage Pepper sandwich! Coleslaw, chips and dessert will be provided by The St. Petersburg, C.C.

Complimentary lunch courtesy of Smokin' J's Real Texas BBQ for player's and their guest will be served from 11:30 to 1:30.

Complimentary lunch courtesy of Carrabba's for player's and their guest will be served from 11:30 to 1:30.

FREE Ice Cream for players on Wednesday. 11:30-1:30

The banquet will be held in the clubhouse ballroom Thursday. Cocktail hour is 6:00. Dinner is at 7:00. Attire is country club casual, polo shirt and slacks, no shorts. Great door prizes. Complimentary for the player. Players can buy extra tickets for guests at a rate of $25.00 each.

ALSS - Abbreviated Line Sweeping SystemIn order to speed up turnover time of courts and improve line calling (leaves better mark), the tournament will use as in the past the ALSS. This is where only the service and baselines are cleaned leaving the sidelines uncleaned. The service & baselines are cleaned for depth perception but not needed on sidelines. In turn the ball makes a much clearer mark when line is unswept. This also saves valuable turnover time of courts when there is a full schedule of matches all day using 11 courts (saving approx. 3 minutes per court x 11 x 6 court turnovers = 198 minutes of line sweeping per day or 20+ hours for the week! Once you get used to it you'll wonder why we don't use it all the time (I know not as pretty). Play well & good luck - Larry Turville - Tournament Advisor

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55: Starts on Wednesday or Thursday.
60 Starts Tuesday
80: Will Start Tuesday or Wednesday.
85: Will start on Thursday.
90: Will start on Friday.

Please be sure to check your T-shirt size when registering. Shirts run a little big so you may want the next smaller size. A long sleeve dri-fit shirt will be given to you. There will be no substitutions for size until all players have received a T-shirt.

You may enter two divisions, one singles and one doubles. Two doubles divisions will not be allowed.

We have a record number of players this year, so I have scheduled anyone with a match in the first and second rounds of these divisions on Monday. Depending on the draw, this means you may have a skip day if you are a round ahead of your next opponent. Doing this, we are able to utilize the courts available more efficiently. Please check the draw closely the night before your match. Thank you. Tom Judson

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This tournament will receive USTA Super Category II and ITF Grade 1 ranking points per round won. (Please note, the ITF only ranks Men’s & Women’s 35-85 and over singles, doubles, and mixed. If you are playing in any other division, you will not earn ITF ranking points). In order to receive USTA ranking points for this tournament, a player must be a current USTA member. In order to receive ITF ranking points, a player must have a valid ITF IPIN BEFORE the start of the tournament. To find out more information about USTA & ITF rankings and ranking points, please click here for
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Non U.S. citizens may enter this tournament without the purchase of a USTA membership. You may do so, as long as you are in good standing with your home federation and have a current ITF IPIN. You must also create a free USTA account. Once you have done so, you may email the tournament director with your new USTA account number, remit payment, and be entered into the tournament. To create your free USTA account, please click here for
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Category II Tournament