Update Saturday 10 pm
What a great day for tennis!! We started with 13 make up matches from last night's rain out, and very shortly we were pretty much on schedule the rest of the day at all the three sites. The only glitch we had was that the food truck came to Courtyard instead of Lakeway and apparently had mechanical problems on the way to Courtyard and did not get there at all. All efforts are being made to have the food truck at Courtyard tomorrow from 10-4, but if truck is not repaired, they will not be there. We will have a list of the neighborhood restaurants near Courtyard for your convenience. Remember that will be serving the famous "Santa Rita breakfast tacos" beginning at 8:30 am. We are looking forward to seeing the semis and final matches of all divisions tomorrow. Weather looks cold and dry.
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Update Friday, Jan 10 9:30 pm
We almost made it!!! All matches at World of Tennis were completed, one match was left at Lost Creek Country Club, and 12 matches were in progress at Courtyard with one waiting before the storms finally hit us. The one match at LCCC will start at 8:00 am. Doubles matches in progress at CYT will start playing at 8:00 am, 9:00 am and 9:30. We also had to change a few of the Mixed 4.0 matches to allow the early matches to be completed. A minimum of 30 minutes rest will be given to these players before playing their Mixed Doubles matches. Matches at LCCC and WOT will go on as scheduled. Again, all of these changes have been made assuming that the courts will be dry by then. For any additional changes, we will make all efforts to communicate with you as early as 7:30 am. Please check your draws carefully to avoid any defaults. For any questions, please send email to director@austintennis.org Fernando Velasco, Tournament Director and Mike Henry, Referee
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Site Food Options
The following sites will offer: Courtyard: Snack Bar - Friday and Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm; Sunday: Food Truck 10 am - 4 pm Lost Creek Country Club: Friday and Saturday: Restaurant Open 11 am on. No Snack Bar World of Tennis: Friday: Food Truck: 2 pm - 4 pm and Saturday 10 am - 4 pm Locker Rooms available at all sites. Please stay tuned to weather updates & forecasts. We will do everything possible to avoid taking unnecessary chances that may cause injury to participants. Fernando
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Update Jan 10 - 7:50 am
All sites are presently dry and matches will start on schedule. Please report for your match at least 15-30 minutes prior to the scheduled time. As weather conditions change, we will notify players via Communication Center and Home Page. For any questions, please send an email to director@austintennis.org. Thanks, Fernando Velasco, Tournament Director and Mike Henry, Referee.
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Men's 4.0 Draw Changes
Due to some withdrawals affecting seeded players, we have re-done the 4.0 Men's Draw. All efforts were made to keep same schedule times on the draw, but could have changed for several of you. If you have any questions, please send email to director@austintennis.org. Please no text nor phone calls.
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Draws are posted -Monday 8:00 am
Dear CATA Polar Bear Participant,
The draws are now posted on the Home Tournament Page. Several matches will begin on Friday at 9:00 am at the three facilities. Most players will remain at one site for all matches on Friday and Saturday with a few possible exceptions. On Sunday, all matches will be played at Courtyard.
If for some reason you are not able to play in the tournament, please send me an email to director@austintennis.org. Please no phone calls or texts. A substitute of equal or lesser ability may be found prior to their first match, as long as it does not invalidate the seedings. No refunds will be given to players withdrawing.
Remember that for players who entered in two divisions, you may be scheduled to play three or four matches per day. First Match Losers Consolation draws will be played for divisions with regular draws. The other draws will be Round Robin draws.
If you have requested your T-Shirt Size when you registered, or when you were reminded via email, they will be available for pick up at the site of your first event. Players who did not select T-Shirt Sizes, will have to come to Courtyard to pick them up after Friday at 8:00 am. We have ordered enough shirts for the players but cannot guarantee we will have your size since they will be distributed on a “first-come first serve basis”.
For any weather or tournament updates we will be using both the Home Page and the Tennis Link’s Communication Center, which sends information via text and email. If you have opted to receive this service and do not see it in your mailbox, we suggest that you check your “spam” or “promotions” folder and add them to your “primary” folder. If you have not yet signed up to receive this service and wish to update it, click on "more info" or cut and past the link below:
http://activesupport.force.com/usta/articles/en_US/Article/Subscribe-To-Tournament-Messages-After-Registration
We are looking forward to hosting you at this event.
Fernando Velasco, Tournament Director
Mike Henry, Referee
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Site Directions
Sites:
*Lost Creek Country Club (LCCC)- 2612 Lost Creek
Blvd, Austin, TX · (512) 892-1205
*Courtyard Swim and Tennis Club (CYTC) – 5608 Courtyard Drive, Austin, TX
78731 – (512) 345-4700
*Lakeway World of Tennis
(WOT) – 1 World of Tennis Square, Austin. TX 78738 – (512-261-7222)
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Seeds are posted
Wednesday, Jan 1, 2020 Happy New Year to all. The seeds have been posted. They have been based on the 2019 Texas 12 Month Rolling Standings as of Dec 18, 2019. Players were seeded according to the order of the player with the highest ranking. Round Robin events do not require seeding. For any questions or comments, please send us an email to: director@austintennis.org. Please no phone calls nor texts. Thanks
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Long Sleeve Shirts
When registering, please indicate the size of the long sleeve Polar Bear Shirt that you want. They are "Uni-Sex" sizes. A few more will be ordered in some sizes to allow exchanges and/or for sale. If you did not indicate your size when you registered, you can still do so. This information is important to allow us to order the proper
sizes and quantities. Please follow
the link on "more info" which will allow you to update this information. If you have not selected a shirt size, we cannot guarantee that we will have the correct size by the time you check in.
Also, if
you have not signed up for the "Communication Center" you can also add your email and your
phone number(s) at the end of your registration form. This will
allow us to communicate with you before and after the event.
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Host Hotel
The
host hotel is the Hyatt House Austin Arboretum.
10001 North Capital of Texas Highway, Austin, TX 78759. Click here for
registration or call 866-974-9288 and give the group code G-PBTT. CATA Rate is $109 but must register before their deadline
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, December 30, 2019 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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