DRAWS WITH MATCH TIMES ARE NOW POSTED - WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20 7:24PM
PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR MATCH TIMES. PLAYERS ARE TO ARRIVE 20 MINUTES EARLY PRIOR TO THEIR FIRST MATCH. DUE TO THE LARGE DRAWS NO EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE SCHEDULE OR COURT SURFACE. PLAYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE;E FOR OBTAINING THEIR OWN MATCH TIMES AND FOR REPORTING ON TIME. NO ALLOWANCES WILL BE MADE FOR LATE ARRIVALS.
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THANK YOU!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING!
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
SUSAN DODDS REAL ESTATE SALES and CONSULTING/BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY - C DAN JOYNER DUNLOP SPORTS RJ MARKEL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (SAT/ACT PREP) TINDALL ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP
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PLEASE NOTE YOUR SURFACE IS INDICATED WITH THE ABBREVIATIONS AS NOTED BELOW FOR EACH MATCH
KCLAY - KROC CLAY COURT KHARD - KROC HARD COURT KRO10 - KROC 10 & UNDER (HARD COURT)
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SCHEDULING
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS IN SCHEDULING SO PLEASE BE PREPARED TO PLAY WHEN YOUR TIME DICTATES. SOME MATCHES MAY ALSO BE PLAYED AT ALTERNATE SITES. MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED ON BOTH HARD AND CLAY COURTS. THE TOURNAMENT REFEREE WILL HAVE DISCRETION AT ALL TIMES. PLEASE REPORT AT LEAST 20 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED MATCH TIME.
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SEEDING CRITERIA
EACH DIVISION WILL BE SEEDED USING THE SOUTHERN STANDING LIST UPDATED ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT 10:40am. IF THERE ARE NO RESULTS OR HISTORY FOR A DIVISION OR PLAYER NO SEED WILL BE ASSIGNED.
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DIRECTIONS
THE KROC TENNIS CENTER IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE (HALF MILE FROM MAIN STREET). ADDRESS KROC TENNIS CENTER 205 GIBBS STREET GREENVILLE SC 29601 (864)241-2116
Directions from the West........ Take 123/Academy into Greenville. Make left on W. Washington Street. At the second traffic light make a left on Hudson Street. Drive two blocks and make a left on Gibbs Street. The tennis center will be on your right.
Directions from the North....... Take Poinsett Highway south into Greenville. Make a left on Buncombe Street. Make a right on Academy. Make a right on W. Washington Street. At the second traffic light, make a left on Hudson Street. Drive two blocks and make a left on Gibbs Street. The tennis center will be on your right.
Directions from the South..... Take I- 85 North to I-185 North toward downtown Greenville. It becomes Mills Avenue. Make a left on Augusta Street. Cross Main Street. Augusta becomes River Street. Make a left on Camperdown Way. Make a left on Academy Street. Make an immediate right on Westfield Street. Make a left in 2/10 mi on Gibbs Street.
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DRAW AND SCORING FORMAT
THIS YEARS EVENT OFFERS SINGLES ONLY, SINCE WE WILL HAVE NO DOUBLES THE SINGLES WILL PLAY BEST 2 OF 3 SETS WITH A FULL THIRD SET IN THE MAIN DRAW FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS 12-18. CONSOLATION ROUNDS WILL PLAY BEST 2 OF 3 SETS WITH THE THIRD SET BEING A 10-POINT TIE BREAK.
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AWARDS AND AMENITIES
Awards will be presented for main draw champions and finalists and for consolation champions. Each player will receive a Long Sleeve Performance T-Shirt. A lunch will be provided to players on Saturday, September 23, from 11:30am to 2:00pm.
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PLAYING SURFACES BY DIVISION
BOYS & GIRLS 10 - HARD COURTS BOYS & GIRLS 12 & 14 - CLAY COURTS BOYS & GIRLS 16 & 18 - HARD COURTS NOTE: PLAYING SURFACE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR CONSOLATION ROUNDS BASED ON AVAILABILITY AT MATCH TIME. HOWEVER OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP ALL CONSOLATION ON THE SAME SURFACE AS INDICATED BY THE AGE DIVISION. MAIN DRAW WILL REMAIN ON THE SAME SURFACE THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT UNLESS WE RECEIVE INCLEMENT WEATHER.
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ENTRY FEE
THE ENTRY FEE PER EVENT PER PLAYER IS $38.13 FOR AGES 12 THROUGH 18 AND $23.00 FOR 10 & UNDER.
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BOYS AND GIRLS 10 & UNDER
For Boys and Girls 10 and under, the required scoring format for singles shall be the best of two short sets (first to four and win by two), with a set tiebreak (first to seven (7) when the set reaches 4-4. If both players win a set a tiebreak to 7 by a margin of 2 will be played for the third set. Regular (Ad) scoring will be used. Play will be scheduled on a court size of 60 feet with orange low compression balls for Orange Level 1 and 78 feet court with green dot low compression balls for Green Level. All 10& Under Players competing in the Orange division are required to use up to a 25" junior racquet, while players competing in the Green level is allowed to use regulation size racquets.
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ENTRIES
Must be received by Monday, September 18 at 11:59pm. To sign up, please go to tournaments.usta.com. The tournament ID # is _700049017. No phone entries will be accepted.
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South Carolina Tournament Level 2 and Southern Level 4
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Please take the time to fill out our tournament survey.
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Please be aware that this tournament is a 10U Youth Tennis
Progression event. This means that in order to play in the 10U division offered
you must be in the corresponding level. If you are not able to register for 10U
singles that means you are not eligible for that level of 10U. To find out more
information call (803) 781-2574.
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