Saint George City Battle at the Border Circuit

City of St. George is proud to announce to continue all the USTA tournaments that Clark Hancock has created and ran for the last 20 years. The City of St. George is committed to keep the tradition alive and to continue to run world class tennis tournaments.

St. George Tennis is excited to announce a point challenge system called "Ace to the Points". At the end of the 2020 St. George Tennis Tournament Series season we will be awarding two $500 Tennis Warehouse gift cards to one female and one male player who has accumulated the most points in the 2020 season. Other prizes will also be awarded to the top 5 finishers for male and female players.

Tournament Point Breakdown:

Singles:
50 points / Registration
*8 teams or more
*40 points / Winning your division
*30 points / Reaching the finals
*20 points / Reaching the semi finals
*25 points / Unseeded player winning against a top 4 seeded player

Doubles:
75 points / Registration
*4 teams or more / Points per player
*50 points / Winning your division
*40 points / Reaching the finals

Out of town points:

25 points / Traveling more than 100 miles
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Player Party Friday, January 24th at 7pm at Tonaquint Tennis Center. Free refreshments for players and spectators. $300 in drawings to Tennis Warehouse, Jimmy Johns, free tournament entries and many many more. Corn Hole Competition for all players.

We encourage all players to register for doubles. If you are in need of a partner please contact our Assistant Tournament Director Angela Crooks at angela.crooks@sgcity.org or call her at 435-703-1146. She will do her best to find you a partner. All doubles matches will be played at Tonaquint Tennis Center during the Player Party.

The first 16 players to register in each event will be accepted. #17 on will be put on an alternate list in the order of the date and time registered. Please print a copy of your registration confirmation for verification of date and time registered. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE 4 MATCHES UNLESS WE HAVE A FULL 16-PLAYER DRAW.

As posted above, this tournament only accepts the first 16 players in each division. Each player after 16 will be put on an alternate list in the order they registered. The alternate list is posted above. Please check them to see if you are an alternate. There will be an option to play in a 2nd draw but this draw will be worth NO POINTS. We will need your permission to move you into the 2nd draw.

This tournament is a compass draw and can only accept the first 16 players in each draw. We have had an overwhelming response to our tournaments and have many alternates waiting to play. We would like to give these people an opportunity to play, so we will create a second draw to accommodate them. However, this second draw will have NO POINTS AWARDED. This will be your choice to play in this draw. If you are an Alternate, please email us at southernutahtennis@gmail.com to let us know you would like to play in this draw.

This tournament is an L6. The draw is a 16 player compass draw. Only the first 16 players may enter an event. This is a no elimination format. Each player will get 4 matches with a full draw of 16. If the draw does not reach 16, we will use Full Feed-In formats to get as many rounds in as possible.

This format is a wonderful format to give players an opportunity to play lots of matches. It also can accommodate different ability levels in one draw. It works best for 8, 16, 32 or 64 players, so that there are no byes are in the draw.
At the end of each round, the winners continue in their tournament in the same direction, while the losers move to other points on the compass to form a new satellite tournament.
* At the end of round 1: * The winners go east * The losers go west * At the end of round 2: * The east losers go north * The west losers go south * At the end of round 3: * The east losers go northeast * The north losers go northwest * The west losers go southwest * The south losers go southeast * At the end of round 4: * The losers are out of the tournament (unless it is announced in writing before the start of the first match of the tournament that there will be semifinal play-offs); * The winners play the finals on each draw sheet.For a draw of 16, use only the top half of the draw at each compass point. Follow the same procedure as in a draw of 32 except that round 4 is the finals instead of the semifinals.

All matches will be played Friday & Saturday, NO SUNDAY PLAY! Some matches will begin at 9am, please check your draw for EXACT match times.

The Marvelous Julia will be our tennis official.

Tonaquint Tennis Center (TTC)
1851 South Dixie Drive

St. George, Ut 84770
Pine View High School (PVH)
2850 East 750 North
St. George, UT 84770

Crimson Cliffs High School (CCHS)
4430 South Crimson Way
Washington, UT 84780

Dixie High School (DXH)
350 East 700 South
St. George, UT 84770

Desert Hills High School (DHHS)
828 Desert Hills Dr. E.
St. George, UT 84790

Snow Canyon High School (SCH)
1385 North 2400 West
St. George, UT 84770

Please click on the link for a map of all the sites
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Singles:
Scoring will be best 2-of-3 tie-break sets in all events EXCEPT B10s and G10s (Orange and Green Dot) will play best of 3 short sets, first to 4 games (win by 2), no-ad scoring. If the score reaches 4-4 in the first two sets, the players will then play a 7-point tiebreak to determine the winner of that set. A 7-point tiebreak will be played in lieu of the 3rd set.

Doubles:
Scoring will play 8-game pro sets with a 10-point tie-breaker at 8-8. There will be consolation in doubles. When applicable, a round robin will be scored first by head-to-head win % and then by set win %.

A withdrawing player shall immediately notify the Tournament Committee or Referee by telephone or electronic communication that the player will not be playing. If the player is not playing because of an injury or illness, the player shall deliver written verification of the injury or illness from a medical professional to the Referee no later than the last scheduled day of the tournament. If the player is not playing because of a personal emergency, the player shall deliver a written decision of the situation to the Referee no later than the last scheduled day of the tournament. The Referee shall determine whether the situation is a personal emergency. For directions on how to withdraw a player online before the entries close click more info --->
http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/Help/OnlineRegistration.aspx

The seeding for this tournament will be done by using the most current Intermountain Standings. The Orange and Green ball events will not be seeded.

Wayne Bullock
Angela Crooks
Hilary Koch

Refunds will be given on a case by case basis. Refunds will not be given to player who withdraw after the draw is posted. They will only be given for sickness or an emergency. Weather refunds will only be given if the tournament has not started and we don't play any matches.

St. George City will not tolerate spectators coaching, bullying opponents, other parents, site directors or tournament directors. Below is a message from Utah Tennis. We will be following these guidelines. Please be respectful and follow all USTA guidelines or you will be asked to leave.

SPECTATOR PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY As a spectator of a participant in USTA-sanctioned tennis tournament in the Utah District, you are under a “duty to encourage and maintain high standards of proper conduct, fair play, and good sportsman ship.” USTA Regulation IV.C(1). In addition, you are “under an obligation to avoid acts that may be considered detrimental to the game of tennis.” USTA Regulation IV.C(1). In all Utah District tennis tournaments, the following acts are prohibited before, during, and after each match, engagement in such actions, will be subject to the penalties listed below.
1. Addressing an opponent in a negative manner, including any references to the opponent’s line calls, behavior, or anything else.

2. Addressing the parent or other representative of a junior opponent, or an adult players spectator, in a negative manner. 3. Addressing an official, tournament director or tournament representative in a negative manner.
4. Coaching during a match except as permitted by the USTA Rules.

5. Otherwise engaging in any abusive conduct that is detrimental to the game of tennis. Engaging in any of these prohibited acts, will cause a grievance to be submitted to the UTA Grievance Committee for review and spectator will be subject to the following ‘MINIMUM’ penalties:

1. First Offense: Banned from attending the next Utah District Sanctioned Event the player you were watching enters (this could be extended to include leagues and or tournaments entered by additional family member players).

2. Second Offense: Banned from attending the next three Utah District Sanctioned Events the player you were watching enters (this could be extended to include leagues and or tournaments entered by additional family member players).
3. Third Offense: Banned from attending any Utah District Sanctioned Events for a calendar year from the date of the Third Offense.

In addition, the following acts are prohibited for players and spectators:

1. Visible or audible profanity or obscenity.

2. Abuse of racquet, balls, or equipment.

3. Verbal abuse of a player or official.

4. Receipt of coaching.

5. Failure to follow the instructions of an official.

6. Any other conduct that is abusive or detrimental to the game of tennis.