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

Please check in or register at the St. Petersburg Country Club tennis courts before going to another site to play your match. 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.

Until Friday, four courts will be available at the Isla del Sol Yacht & Country Club from 1:00 to 3:00. Make a reservation with the SPCC Tennis Shop before going there. Please limit your play to one hour if others are waiting.

Seminole Lake Family Tennis Center is offering practice courts to the players at a discounted rate of $5.00/person. They have nicely groomed courts and a restaurant. Call for a reservation and mention my name, "Sam Vuille." The phone number is (727) 394-1733. The address is 6150 Augusta Blvd., Seminole, FL 33777.

60, 65, 70, 75: Starts on Tuesday.
55: Starts on Wednesday.
85, 90: Will start on Thursday or Friday.

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

55: Wednesday with a 32 draw. Tuesday with a 64 draw.
60, 65, 70, 75: Monday
80: Wednesday with a 16 draw. Tuesday with a 32 draw.
85: Thursday
90: Thursday.

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

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

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.

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 for early 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 and doubles: Two sets and a Coman Match TB if needed in all rounds. In the finals, the 3rd set played out to it's entirety.

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 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

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. You can buy extra tickets.

Complimentary Italian lunch courtesy of the St. Petersburg Country Club for player's and their guest will be served from 11:30 to 1:30.

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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

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), Renaissance Vinoy Resort(VINOY), Isla del Sol Yacht & Country Club(ISLA). 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.

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The doubles entry deadline will be extended past the website deadline to Wednesday, Feb. 22 at noon. You must call in your entry to me at the shop phone, 727-867-9105 or my cell number, 727-204-9711. You must pay by credit card or if in person, by check or cash or credit card.

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Category II Tournament