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***Saturday 8:30 Update***
It is raining now and all play is suspended at Kiawah and Seabrook. We will update at 10:00am.
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**Wednesday, August 21***5:30pm
We will be playing all doubles Friday night through the finals unless we have rain. I will have the draws published tonight by 9:00pm. We are looking forward to seeing you on Kiawah Island this weekend.
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Consolation Information Singles:
We are playing a feed in through the quarterfinals consolation for singles.
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Court Surface:
We are playing all doubles and main draw singles on clay courts. Consolation singles matches may be played on HARD courts or CLAY courts.
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***Doubles and Additional Information***Monday 5:00pm
We have made player selections and are trying to pair players up for doubles. If you want to play doubles please email me at jonathan_barth@kiawahresort.com and ask to paired up. We will have all doubles pairings done by Tuesday afternoon/evening. Keep checking back for additional information throughout the week.
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WELCOME!
***We welcome you to join us for the Kiawah Island Summer Junior Championships presented by the Barth Hawtin Tennis Academy on Kiawah Island! This is a Southern Level 4 , SC Level 2 tournament. Please read all information regarding draw sizes, match times, etc... Please do not wait to enter the tournament the last minute. We have special accommodation rates that won't last long for this busy weekend!***
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Special Villa Rates
Special accommodation rates are available. One bedroom villas are $189/night, two bedroom villas are $279/night, and three bedroom villas are $345/night. Rates are based on availability of villas and are subject to a 9% resort fee and 12.5% tax. Call villa reservations at 1-800-654-2924 and ask for the Summer Junior Tennis Championship rate and booking number #16638 .
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Selection Process
Players will be selected based on the most recent published USTA-SOUTHERN standing list as of the deadline.
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Seeding Criteria
The most current USTA Southern Standing List will be used for seeding purposes.
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Singles Format and Scoring
Singles will be FIC through the quarterfinals. Back draw will not finish. Scoring will be best of two sets with a match tiebreak for the third set. Doubles will be one 6 game set with ad scoring.
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Draw Size
Draw size for singles will be 16 and 8 teams for doubles.
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Sites:
We will be playing all matches on Kiawah Island at the Roy Barth Tennis Center (2 Sanctuary Beach Dr., Kiawah Island, SC, 29455). If we have inclement weather we may play additional matches on Seabrook Island.
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Schedule of Play
We will start on Friday at 5:00pm with doubles and will play at least two rounds. Singles will start Saturday morning.
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Entering Two Age Divisions in Singles:
You may enter two age divisions in singles but will only be allowed to play in one of them, If you enter two singles divisions and get in both divisions you will automatically have to play in the OLDER AGE GROUP. Call me with questions at (843)568-1468. Thank you ...Jonathan.
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DOUBLES PARTNER INFO:
If you want to play doubles and do not have a partner, please email me at jonathan_barth@kiawahresort.com and ask to be paired up for doubles. I will pair up all requests that are possible on Monday afternoon , August 19 or earlier. Thank you.
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Need a doubles partner? Scroll down to see who else is looking:
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Boys 10 Doubles (orange)
Bennett Jeffcoat: tayjeffcoat@hotmail.com
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***Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy- Kiawah Island***
Please see the information on our full time academy for any training opportunities on Kiawah Island:
more info
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DEADLINE TO ENTER:
The deadline to enter this tournament is SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 at 11:59 pm...Please register as soon as possible and make your accommodation arrangements as this weekend will be very busy on Kiawah. Thank you!
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Singles Format and Scoring:
Singles will be FIC through the quarterfinals. Back draw will not finish. Scoring will be best of two sets with a match tiebreak for the third set. Doubles will be one 6 game set with ad scoring
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Doubles
Doubles will be single elimination and will start Friday at 5:00pm.
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Doubles Events
You may play singles and doubles in different age groups. Example: You may play girls 12 singles and girls 14 doubles.
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WITHDRAWALS AND REFUNDS
If you withdraw online before entries close, there is no penalty and your entry fee will be credited by the TennisLink entry system. Since there are fewer than 7 days until the start of the tournament, if you withdraw after entries close, there will be no refund regardless of reason.
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***LATE ENTRIES***
There will be a $25 administration fee for all late entries. We are accepting late entries in all age groups that are not full and DO NOT AFFECT SEEDINGS. Please email jonathan_barth@kiawahresort.com with age group of player and contact phone number to be considered. A credit card number must be given when called to accept entry.
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***Stringing***
Stringing is available at the Roy Barth Tennis Center.
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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 SC Tournament Level 5 and 6 $20 Amazon Gift Card https://form.jotform.com/ustasc/firsttournament
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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
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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.
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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.
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Tournament Questions Direct all tournament questions to the Tournament Director, Tournament Organizer, or the Referee.
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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
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, August 18, 2019 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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