RAIN DELAY AT REBSAMEN ONLY - 6:35 PM UPDATE
Rebsamen currently in a rain delay. Burns still on time. ALL 5:30 REBSAMEN MATCHES BE BACK FOR A 7:30 RESTART. ALL ORIGINAL 7:00 REBSAMEN MATCHES GO TO BURNS PARK FOR AN 8:00 PM START. You will check in on the Match App as usual.
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DRAWS NOW AVAILABLE - PLEASE MAKE SURE AND CHECK YOUR SITE!!
Your draws are now available. Please check your SITE AND TIME. Some matches will be played at Burns Park on Friday night and Saturday morning. ALSO PLEASE TRY AND FILL YOUR WAIVER OUT BY 10:00 TONIGHT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MATCH APP. See you all this weekend!
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HOST HOTEL - FOUR PONITS BY SHERATON
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON 925 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204 Please call 501-664-5020 to book reservations or book on the link All necessary features including a great breakfast provided with your room Within walking distance to the host site, Rebsamen Tennis Center Click the "more info" tab to link to the reservation site>
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(New COVID-19 Procedures) Virtual Tournament Desk Registration **MANDATORY** For ALL Players
In response to the COVID-19, we will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk technology to help facilitate CDC best practices.
In order to compete in this event, all competitors MUST click the below link to fill out the check-in form, and sign the waiver for this tournament.
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VIRTUAL TOURNAMENT DESK ***MANDATORY FOR ALL PLAYERS***
For the safety of all Tournament players, parents, coaches and staff we will NOT be using a physical tournament desk where social gathering is most common. We instead will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk to help facilitate CDC guidelines for social distancing. Please click the “more info” link to learn how we will be using VTD to keep you SAFE during the tournament:
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FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES TO ENSURE YOU'LL RECEIVE COURT ASSIGNMENTS VIA TEXT
* When setting up your Match Tennis App account, all family members should sign in with the same username and password.
* Make sure you add three DIFFERENT contact numbers during the Pre Tournament Virtual Check-In THAT WILL BE ON during the tournament. They all should be cell numbers since messages will be in the form of texts. When you are called to court, all your contact phones will receive the message.
* If you need to add or change contact numbers go to “My Account” in Match Tennis App and click “Completed Waivers” to add or change contact numbers.
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SOME FACILITY PROTOCOLS
There will be more information provided on
another message but here is some pertinent information regarding some
Covid protocols:
1)You will be responsible for bringing your own water and ice.
The ice machine will not be available and there will not be water on
the courts. There will be water and gatorade available for purchase in
the pro shop at Burns Park AND there are vending machines in the
Rebsamen pro shop. 2)All players must max at 2 people with them at any
time while at the facility.3)All players must arrive at the facility
no more than 15 minutes before their match THEN leave no more than 15
minutes after their match is completed. 4)All players please remember to grab ALL of their personal items off the court before leaving. 5)There will be scorecards on all courts, BUT, each player should be responsible for touching their own side of the scorecard. 6)In
case of a weather delay during play, all players must go to their cars
and text their current score to the tournament referee number.
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AR STATE DIRECTIVES
Click on the link to see the State's Directives.
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CDC'S GUIDELINES
Click on the link to see the CDC's Guidelines.
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FACILITY/SAFETY PROCEDURES
Due to the ongoing
concerns of COVID-19, tournaments and the people who participate in them will
need to follow the Arkansas Department of Health’s Directive for Community and
School Sponsored Team Sports. Please click
on the link above to see the State Directives.
This
includes:
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Face coverings are required for all persons
present, except for children under 10 years of age, who are exempt. For outdoor
venues, once attendees are seated and maintaining 6 feet physical distance from
others, face coverings may be removed. However, if moving around where social
distancing is not achievable, such as in food and beverage areas, or any area
where there is confinement such that 6 feet distancing cannot be maintained,
the face covering must be put back in place.
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Athletes, Coaches, and Officials may be
without face covering during active play.
Facility Procedures
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The tournament desk will be in the Rebsamen
tournament building, but players will not be allowed in the room (only the TD,
trainer, Official on break, and the racquet stringer).
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The bathrooms will be open.
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Bring your own ice and water.
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People will not be allowed to sit on the
bleachers. Spectators must bring their
own chairs. There will be plenty of room
for them to do so. Players are expected
to bring no more than two people per match to the facility.
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If we are to go into a rain delay, players will
be asked to go to their cars and report their current scores to the Tournament
Referee through text messaging.
Safety Procedures
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Do NOT play if you have any symptoms of COVID-19
(see the CDC Guidelines on the link above),
or are not feeling well.
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Social distancing (6 ft) is required at all
times.
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Bring your own hand sanitizer.
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Wash your hands before AND after play.
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Bring your own equipment (this includes water
bottles, towels, or any other personal equipment that is stored inside of your
tennis bag).
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Maintain a safe, physical distance between
yourself and your opponent during the racquet spin at the start of the match.
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Maintain physical distancing if changing ends of
court.
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Avoid touching the net, fences and gates as much
as possible.
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If a ball comes onto your court, use your
racquet to send the ball back.
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Clearly verbalize the score at the start of each
point.
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After the match, do NOT shake hands—do a racquet
tap, nod, thumbs up or “good match”, then leave the court and go report scores
immediately.
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Pick up your balls on court after the match and
return them to the tournament desk.
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Rebsamen Tennis Center will be the host site. Burns Park Tennis
Center will be the alternate site. All singles matches in Southern
Level 3's are third set tiebreak. This tournament will not have
doubles events.
Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is restricted. Please consult your Section or District rules and regulations for entry requirements for this tournament. If you enter this tournament and are not eligible, any refund is as the discretion of the Tournament Director. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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