LAUREL PARK THANKSGIVING JUNIOR SATELLITE - GA LEVEL 5

Scoring for Sunday:
* 10U short scoring 4-game sets, 7pt tiebreak if split sets, NO-AD
* 12U-18U short scoring 4-game sets, 10pt. tiebreak if split sets, AD

We will take down the draws now and put them back up before 9PM. No matches will begin before 9AM. Please check back after 9PM tonight for your Sunday times. The matches will be played in an abbreviated fashion on Sunday. Main draw matches will be completed first.

Unfortunately it is still raining very hard at Laurel Park. No matches will be played on Saturday. Draws will be taken down and posted later tonight with Sunday times.

It is still raining. We will make a decision about Saturday play at 2PM. Several people have asked if we will cancel tournament. We are not canceling the tournament. We will play Sunday as the weather looks much better.

It is still raining at Laurel Park. No matches will start before 3PM. Next update at 1PM.

It is raining and courts are soaked. No matches will start before 1PM. Next update 11AM.

Information for this weekend:
1. We are aware the forecast for Saturday is rain.
2. Weather/court conditions will be posted at 7AM Saturday morning.
3. We will not cancel the tournament.

We will accept late registrants up until 12PM on Wednesday. If nobody answers at Tennis Center then please leave a message with your info and best time to call. We will try and reach you back later in the afternoon. We can accept the late registration into your age group if the registration does not affect the seeding. If the registration affects the seeding then we will automatically move the child up to the next age group where the seeding is not affected. The additional cost for a late registration is $10.00 per player. You will need to call LPTC before 12PM on Wednesday afternoon at 770-919-8602, leave a message and then pay later over the phone by credit card.

This is an entry-level tournament sanctioned by USTA Georgia as a Level 5 (no Southern points). Registration must be completed online. In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 700013319 from the searchable schedule homepage.

Boys and Girls registered for 12 and under division will play on a full court with green dot balls.
Boys and Girls registered for 10 and under division will play on a 60’ court with orange balls.

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.

New for 2019
USTA Georgia is publishing two separate standing lists for 10 and under players: Orange Ball standings and Green Ball standings. Players will receive same level points for this tournament but will be listed in separate standing lists according to their ball color (green ball players no longer receive level 3 points on a level 4 or 5 tournament).

Player selection
This tournament is open for junior players regardless of ranking. You will receive an automated email if your player is selected and your credit card is charged.

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 Friday. It is your responsibility to check this tournament webpage for the players’ draws, match times and any other updates. Any match times found on the Internet, outside of the First Match Time Report, are unofficial. Official match times only may be found on the posted draw sheets at the tournament sites. Players must check the posted draw sheets to get their match time and the location.

Format
At the start of the day all main draw matches will begin play with a brand new can of balls. For consolation matches used balls will be in play. BG 12 Under will use Stage 1 or Green Dot balls. BG 10 Under will use Stage 2 or orange balls. Limited draw of 16. This tournament offers a full feed-in consolation to the quarterfinals. There will be a 3/4 playoff for semifinalists. Awards will be provided for 1st through 6th place finishers. T-shirts will be provided for each participant. Scoring format for BG 10 Under must use 2 out of 3 short sets (sets to 4) with a 7-point tie break for the 3rd for Main Draw and Consolation. BG 12-18--2 OUT OF 3 SETS WITH A 3RD SET MATCH TIE-BREAK. Any draw with fewer than 6 players entered will become a round robin event. This is true even with 2 players. The 2 players will have to play one another two times.

Withdrawals and Refund Policy
Before the entry deadline, withdraw online through TennisLink. After the deadline, withdraw via e-mail.
There are absolutely no refunds after the entry deadline. If there are weather issues and no matches are played, then your 75% of your entry fee will be refunded in the form of a credit to another Tennis Dynamics tournament: (Note: $3.50 The USTA Tennislink service fee will not be refunded). If there are weather issues and you begin play for a match, we will do our very best to get you back on court.

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