Peanut Patch Jr. Open- SC L2 (STA L3)

Events - Alternates by Event

The tournament would like to thank McCall Farms' Peanut Patch for their continued support of our junior tennis tournament. Our goals could not be reached with out your support, involvement, and enthusiasm. more info

Check in: Starts Friday 8/9 @ 4:00pm, Florence Tennis Center 1060 N. Cashua Dr. Florence, SC 29501. All players must check in to the tournament in order to receive a towel. If your first round match starts on Saturday, you can check in 1 hour before your first scheduled match time. Please be aware that your match could be scheduled at a different site and you should give ample time for traveling from the main tournament check-in location.

Florence Country Club - (FCC) 538 Fairway Dr. Florence, SC 29501
Florence Tennis Center - (FTC/FTC-2) 1060 N. Cashua Dr. Florence, SC 29501
Francis Marion University - (FMU) 4822 East Palmetto St, Florence, SC 29506
Timrod Park - (TIMR) 400 Timrod Park Dr. Florence, SC 29501
Ebenezer Park - (EBZ) 842 South Ebenezer Road Florence, SC 29501
West Florence High School - (WFHS) 221 N. Beltline Dr. Florence, SC 29501
PRACTICE COURTS All tournament sites will be open for practice each morning of the tournament at 7am. Courts will be available on a first come-first serve basis.

FairField inn and suites
843-665-4488

SPRINGHILL SUITES MARRIOTT
SpringHill Suites Marriott 843-317-9050


Hyatt Place-843-519-9900


Hotel Florence- 843-629-0100

Doubles Format: 6 game set with add scoring, single elimination. Tournament players that sign up in singles and doubles must play in the same age division, NO EXCEPTIONS. The Tournament will not assign or match any doubles teams. The Tournament will advertise your contact information on the tournament website if you are looking for a partner.
Sign up for doubles: Players must enter USTA Number and Partners USTA Number in order to sign for Doubles.

Boys 10 William Claus email: Charles.claus@raymondjames.com
Boys 12 Kautilya manyam email: maanyam@gmail.com
Girls 12 Sadie burdell Email: alsburdell@gmail.com phone: 404-822-3778
Boys 16 Liam Beckler email: Mlg120@aol.com
Boys 12 Chinedu Nwokedi cell 704-491-5849
Girls 18 Rebecca Steleman email: rjstepleman@gmail.com
Grils 10 Abby Crawford email: Snacrawford@yahoo.com cell: 828-429-3841
Boys 12 Alfred Ye email: conntang@hotmail.com Cell: 919-802-3131
Girls 14 Kayley Bushnell email: Bridget.bushnell@yahoo.com
Boys 18 Elijah Ingleson phone 404-290-3884

Any player who enters late will be charged additional 25$ late fee and placed at the bottom of the alternates list if the event is full. There is no exception to this rule and affects all players regardless of their southern standing. Please note if a player affects the seeding they will not be able to participate in that draw.

Friday: Doubles starts at 5pm FTC & FCC. (Subject to change due to weather or draw size)
Saturday: 2 rounds of Main Draw Singles and one round of feed-in consolations, followed by Doubles. (Subject to change due to weather or draw size)
Sunday: 2 rounds of feed-in consolations and 2 rounds of Main Draw Singles, followed by Doubles. (Subject to change due to weather or draw size)

The tournament does offer a personal trainer at Florence Tennis Center / Main Site all day Saturday and Sunday. Players seeking trainer assistance must come to the main site in order to receive treatment.
Address of Florence Tennis Center: 1060 N. Cashua Drive

Seedings shall be done using only the results from the most recently publicized USTA Southern Combined Standings Lists of the division in the order in which players appear on the lists.
Doubles Seeding: Teams shall be seeded in the order of their combined standings (e.g., Player A holds #1 standing and Player B holds the #10 standing. The Team of A & B would have combined standing of 11.) Teams that have the same combined, the tie shall be broken by using the highest singles standing of the 4 players.

Friday night pizza & Salad will be offered only at Florence Tennis Center (Only)
Biscuits and Donuts will be offered Saturday morning at Florence Tennis Center (Only)A players lunch will be offered only at Florence Tennis Center @ 11:00am on Saturday. Address: Florence Tennis Center - (FTC) 1060 N. Cashua Dr. Florence, SC 29501.
Ice will be offered at all tournament sites. ( Please note ice tends to go fast and will be refilled through out the day.)
Tennis balls that will be used are-(Babolat tennis balls)
Stinger will be offered at Florence Tennis Center-main site

6:00-8:30pm Saturday •Pizza, Pasta and Salad for the ENTIRE family •Ace the dance floor with music by D.J. Kevin •Bring your skills to the “Hit It To Win It!” (Prizes, T-shirts and Much more).

Withdraws of any kind from the Peanut Patch tennis tournament must notify the tournament desk and submit a written email:TennisDirkBair@hotmail.com. Please state the players name, age division, and reason for withdraw.

32 players will be selected for each event and then be split into two Draws of 16 players using the Waterfall System for selection with a Full Feed in Consolation through the Quarters and 3/4 playoff. All Singles draws (12-18) will play the best two out of three tie-break sets with a Match tie break in lieu of the third set. The Finals of the Consolation will not be scheduled and will not be played.
Boys and Girls 10's will play on the 78 foot court using Yellow Green Dot Balls and up to a 29" racquet.
The required scoring format, for 10's singles matches, shall be the best of two short sets (first to four (4) and win by two), with a set tiebreak (first to seven (7) and win by two) at 4-4 in each set, and a set tiebreak (first to seven (7) and win by two) in lieu of the third set.


Doubles scoring format is a 6 game set with add scoring.

Because this is a Level 3 STA Event the following Selection Process is being used: Top 32 players applying from the USTA/Southern latest standings list. The names of the player who have been selected will appear as competitors. Aternates are listed in the report section. Do not refer to the alternates on the far left side of the web page after competitors have been listed. (That list is not updated). Players are allowed to enter two divisions with these guidelines: #1. Players selected to both age divisions they apply for will automatically be selected to the older age division.They are removed from the other age division. #2. Players not selected to either divisions would remain on the alternates' lists for both divisions but would be obligated to play the division they first get in from the alternates' list. They would be removed from the alternate list in the other division. #3. Players selected to one age division woud be removed from the alternates' list of the division they were not selected. #4. Once a player is selected for any one division no changes can be made.

The players will be ordered using current USTA/Southern latest standings. The 32 players will be split as follows: Red 1,4,5, 8,9,12,13,16,17,20,21,24,25,28,29,32 Blue 2,3, 6,7,10,11,14,15,18,19,22,23,26,27,30,31

USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player prior to their first match. Please download, complete, and bring signed form to expedite player check-in.
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First Tournament Promotion: Players participating in their first ever USTA tournament within the State of SC are eligible for the following promotion. Please copy the link to your browser to apply.
SC Tournament Levels 1-4 $30 Amazon Gift Card
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CHECK THIS SITE OFTEN
Always double check your match times before you leave for your match! Also, check this site for up to the minute weather information. As soon as we make a decision concerning the weather delays, we will immediately post the information on the website.

MEDICAL RELEASE FORM
USTA requires a medical release SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN for every player prior to their first match. Please download, complete, and bring signed form to expedite player check-in. Turn in the release at the tournament check-in desk. Click USTA SC Medical Release Form to download the USTA SC Medical Release Form. Please copy and paste the link attached into your browser:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/576/15/usta_sc_medical_release_10.5.11.pdf

10 & Under Youth Progression Eligibility
Please be aware this tournament has two 10 & Under Youth Progression divisions. ORANGE BALL DIVISION AND GREEN BALL DIVISION. This means that in order to play in a 10 & Under division, you must be eligible for that corresponding level. If you are not able to register for a 10 & Under singles event, that means you are not eligible for that level. To find out more information call PJ Fulmer at (803) 781-2574.

Tournament/Match Check In
BRING YOUR MEDICAL FORM TO CHECK-IN
Please check-in for the tournament 30 min. early. Tournament check-in will be available beginning Friday at 3:30 p.m. Please check into your site of play. If you are not scheduled to play Friday, the check-in is not mandatory, only check in at least 30 min. prior to your first match.

Tournament Questions
Direct all tournament questions to the Tournament Director, Tournament Organizer, or the Referee.

Boys and Girls 10's Green Ball Divisions
Boy's and Girl's 10's GREEN BALL divisions will be played on a 78' court using low compression green ball. Draw format will be determined by the number of participants. Scoring format as follows: 2 out of 3 short sets using NO AD scoring, first to 4 games (win by 2). A 7 point tiebreak is played if players reach 4 all. If players split sets then a 7 point tiebreak is played for the 3rd set (win by 2). THERE IS NO COACHING BETWEEN THE 2nd AND 3rd SET BREAK IN THE 10 & UNDER DIVISIONS. Doubles will be a 6 game pro set using NO AD scoring