Tournament Reports
First Match Schedule Info 9/29
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SUNDAY 10/4/2020 NEW MATCH TIMES
SUNDAY 10/4/2020 CHECK DRAWS FOR NEW MATCH TIMES!!
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SAFE PLAY during PANDEMIC
If you do not feel comfortable playing tennis- DO NOT PLAY. Only play if you are comfortable playing.
Each person is responsible for his or her own safety during these unknown challenging times. BE SAFE.
If you are sick with any symptoms at ALL, DO NOT ATTEND OR PLAY A MATCH. Ultimately, however, it
is up to each player to decide whether to participate in
any event. Further, every player is expected to take all reasonable
precautions to
protect themselves from the risk of exposure. The tournament will have hand sanitizers and will prepare courts between matches.
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DRAWS Posted Tuesday
Draws have been posted. There were a couple of changes in first match times because of conflicts. Some Adult Divisions are playing on Friday. Please check your times and let us know if you see a major conflict. There still may be conflicts after your first matches. We will work together to reschedule as needed. Sunday times may be adjusted, depending on winners and losers on Saturday. If you see that your matches can be played earlier on Sunday, we will be glad to accommodate (depending on conflicts opponents may have). We thank you for playing the tournament and hope it will be a GREAT experience!
Please check in for your match 15 minutes prior to the scheduled time.
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FIRST MATCH TIMES POSTED
You can find your first match times for each of your events under TOURNAMENT REPORTS. Draws will be posted Tuesday by 9pm.
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TOURNAMENT SHIRTS
Tournament shirt sizes are guaranteed if registered and size selected by 9/14/2020.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
It is possible to play 1 senior and 1 adult, 2 seniors , or 2 adult. You do not have to play in the same division(s) you played in a qualifier. Applicants may register for 2 events only: (keep in mind that 2 events means you may have to play 4 times in one day!) 1 singles and 1 gender doubles OR 1 singles and 1 mixed doubles OR 1 gender doubles and 1 mixed doubles
Draw sizes greater than 16 may play an extra day. Seniors could play Thursday-Saturday; Adults could play Friday-Sunday. We will not know until after the entry deadline.
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DOUBLES ENTRIES
Both players of doubles team must register online to be selected for the event. Thank you!
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RAIN INFORMATION
TO BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH PLAYERS ABOUT RAIN DELAYS, WE WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO JOIN THE RAIN OUT GROUP. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS BELOW: Go to www.rainedout.net . Enter HELTON TENNIS in the search box. Click on the name HELTON TENNIS. Follow instructions to register your phone number. Enter the validation code sent to your phone. Select Banana Open . Instantly
receive rain out information to your phone via text. Information about
rain delays will also be posted on the tournament website.
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MATCH FORMATS AND SCORING
All singles and doubles matches will play best of 2 tiebreak sets. At 1 set all, a match tiebreak (first to 10 by 2) will be played. Regular scoring. Coman tiebreak procedure. for all tiebreaks. (Play 1 point, switch sides, play 4 points, switch, etc) In case of rain, formats are subject to change.
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Lodging Partners
Please click on more information to be directed to the website and choose Tournament tab for a list of the Lodging Partners that have provided room block/rates for tournament.
more info
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SELECTIONS
1. Selections will be made Saturday morning (9/26) at 9 am. Your credit card will be charged if you are selected.
2. If you receive a notice that you were NOT selected, it will be because we did not have enough entrants for your event. You will be placed on the alternate list and your credit card will not be charged unless we determine if we can combine levels to make a draw. You will be contacted to see if you agree to change divisions.
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Sanctioned
NTRP tournaments will now count toward s player’s “computer” rating at year-end
(used for league play) and NTRP tournament-only players will generate a
tournament exclusive (‘T’) rating after playing 3 or more tournament matches.
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This NTRP/Open tournament allows you to accrue Georgia ranking/standing points that maximize your opportunity to play in the Georgia State NTRP Championships. For more information about these and other adult tournaments, visit http://www.georgia.usta.com/adult/adult_tournament_schedule/.
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You must have played in a Banana Open in order to be eligible to play in the Banana Open Challenge.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is by invitation only. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 700018320 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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