TOURNAMENT CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Unfortunately, the forecast for the area is not improving
with a chance of heavy rain all weekend with the possibility of tornados (https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/10/weather/gulf-tropical-storm-outlook-wednesday-wxc-trnd/index.html).
Our main priority is the safety of all players, local and those who would be
traveling for this event. As such, we feel it would be in everyone’s best
interest to cancel this event. We apologize for the inconvenience this
may cause and appreciate your patience as we monitored the weather. As a
reminder, your credit cards have not been charged. We are currently in
discussion with our local host and facility about rescheduling this event for
late September.
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WEATHER UPDATE
Currently, the
National Hurricane Center is predicting a strong chance of storm developments
(including a possibility of a tropical storm or depression) in the New Orleans
area this weekend. Your safety is our utmost concern. We are
monitoring local forecasts but it is yet still too early to make any
determinations on how we should proceed. We will make a decision
no later than Wednesday afternoon as to whether this tournament will be played.
I will continue to email you as information arises.
As a reminder, tournament entry for this event is by
Tournament Director Selection process which means that your credit card will
not be charged until I manually enter you into the tournament. At
this time, your credit card has not been charged.
more info
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Advancement
Winners must have a
valid 2019 year-end rating on file to qualify for the National NTRP
Championships. Self-rated players must generate a year-end rating in the NTRP
level for which they won to qualify for the National NTRP Championships.
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ADVANCEMENT TO THE NTRP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Winners in each division will receive a golden ticket awarding them entry into the NTRP National Championships in Spring 2020. Date and Location TBD. The 2019 NTRP National Championships were held in Surprise, AZ and Naples, FL.
DUNLOP SPORTS SPONSOR Thank you to Dunlop Sports for sponsoring the Southern Fast4 events. All matches will use Dunlop Grand Prix tennis balls.
PLAYER AMENITIES All registered players will receive a player gift.
Player lunch will be provided on Saturday.
SCORING FORMAT The shortened format for each set offers a “fast” alternative to tennis, with four points, four games, and five rules:
* No-ad scoring is used * Service lets are played * Tie-breaks are played at three games all * The first to four games wins the set * Best 2-out-of-3 Fast4 sets will be used.
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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 Monday, July 8, 2019 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 700123119 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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