RTA (Raleigh) Serve up a Freeze Jr NC L5 (2021 Nat L7)

All matches today will be at Millbrook Exchange Park, 1905 Spring Forest Rd


1:30: B10 White and G16 Red
2:30 B14 Red and White
3:30: G16 White and B12
4:30: B10 Red and White
5:30: B14 Red and White


All divisions will complete 2 rounds except the G14 and G16-these divisions only will be given a partial refund, to be determined on Monday

While the tournament is taking many precautions to ensure the safety of all players and parents, ALL PLAYERS AND PARENTS MUST TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for their own safety while attending this event. The regulations below are to ensure that the tournament is doing everything it can to provide a safe and competitive environment. The tournament staff would like to thank each of you for your patience as we try to provide a quality tournament experience for each of you in the pandemic world. We ask that you comply with the rules and regulations we have laid out for the safety of everyone involved. These rules will be enforced by tournament staff and officials. Follow all posted signs at each facility for COVID precautions.

Millbrook and Lakemont staff have asked that we limit our numbers to prevent people congregating on the grounds. EACH PLAYER MAY HAVE 2 SPECTATORS ACCOMPANY THEM ON THE GROUNDS. On a personal note, please do not approach tournament staff and officials. We will be glad to assist or answer questions, but from a distance of 6 or more feet.

MATCH FORMATS: All draws this weekend are compass draws. With the exception of the G10 white and B10 white, all players will play 3 matches. If you lose your first match, look in the west bracket for your next match; if you lose in the west, look in NW; if you lose in main draw semis, look in NE. Check all directions to find your match times. GB10 white draws still need to look in all directions-you may have a bye in stead of an opponent. All matches will be best of 3 short sets to 4, 7 point tiebreak at 4-4; match tiebreak to 7 and one set all. No ad scoring. Note the Day, Time and Location of your match. LAKE: Lakemont, 409 Harvard St. MILL: Millbrook Exchange Park, 1905 Spring Forest Rd.

PLAYERS: Arrive for your matches 20-30 minutes before scheduled match time. This will allow time to use the restroom before you check in for each match using the Match Tennis App. Restrooms will be open; clubhouse will be closed. There is no physical tournament desk. You must stay in your car until you receive your court assignment unless you are going to the restrooms. You must follow all signs at the facilities indicating flow of foot traffic and other COVID precautions.
Once checked in using the Match Tennis App. STAY IN YOUR CAR. When you receive your court assignment, click the confirm link and proceed to your court immediately. If your match time has passed and you've not received a court assignment, we are waiting on an open court. Do not come looking for staff. We will send court assignments as courts become available. Players checking in less than 15 minutes before match time will be considered late and subject to lateness penalties.
Balls will be on court. Place your gear, bag, cooler, chair, etc in the designated "Player A" and Player B" area on court. 5 minute warm up. There will be no benches or water on court. All matches will be played according to "The Code" for unofficiated matches. Officials will be available for rules questions or to settle other issues but will not be on court serving as personal line judges. When your match is over, take all your belongings with you, place used balls in marked boxes and report your scores using the Match Tennis App. At this time. players and chaperones must leave the facility. You cannot hang around and watch the matches of friends. Now is not the time for socializing.

PARENTS/COACHES/SPECTATORS: Each player is allowed 2 persons to accompany them, this includes children. You will need to bring your own chairs. When your child is not playing, you will need to leave the facility. Parts of the facility may be blocked off for the safety of our players and staff. We apologize in advance if the best viewing area for your child's match is not available.

All players and spectators must follow these instructions and instructions given to you on site by officials and tournament staff. Failure by a player or parent/coach/chaperone to follow directions may result in the player being removed from the tournament. Please remember that we are in extraordinary times and your cooperation is necessary for these tournaments to continue in the future.

In response to the COVID-19, we will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk technology to help facilitate CDC best practices.

In order to compete in this event, all competitors MUST click the below link to fill out the check-in form, and sign the waiver for this tournament.
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* When setting up your Match Tennis App account, all family members should sign in with the same username and password.
* Make sure you add three DIFFERENT contact numbers during the Pre Tournament Virtual Check-In THAT WILL BE ON during the tournament. They all should be cell numbers since messages will be in the form of texts. When you are called to court, all your contact phones will receive the message.
* If you need to add or change contact numbers go to “My Account” in Match Tennis App and click “Completed Waivers” to add or change contact numbers.
Please click the “more info” link to learn how we will be using VTD to keep you SAFE during the tournament:
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Welcome to the SERVE UP A FREEZE L5, hosted annually at the Millbrook Tennis Center in Raleigh, NC. On behalf of the Raleigh Tennis Association, we hope you will come out and play with us on December 12-13, 2020! The main location of the event will be held at Millbrook Tennis Center (1905 Spring Forest Road Raleigh, NC 27615). Your match may also be held at Lakmont Swim & Tennis Club (409 Harvard St Raleigh, NC 27609). Questions? E-mail julied@raleightennis.com

TEAM CHALLENGE - 10U ORANGE BALL
Along with this tournament, we are also hosting an orange ball 10s for boys and girls from 1-5 pm at Millbrook for players trying to earn stars and trophies to move up. Just click on the box next to $20 and click the Book Now to pay. Here is the https://playtennis.usta.com/raleightennisassociation/Coaching/Summary/015b26af-800a-4e41-8476-f9ee39322047

Notice to Players, Parents, Coaches, regarding the new formats for USTA North Carolina ranked tournaments: Effective 2021, USTA National will be implementing one National tournament structure, click this link for more detailed information on this 2021 National Alignment. : https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/youth-tennis/programs/national/junior-competitive-structure-changes-2021.html

In preparation for these confirmed changes in USTA tournament structure, USTA North Carolina has begun to transition with the 2020 slate of junior tournaments. Each tournament format will be posted on respective active tournament home pages, and eventually in the updated 2020 Junior Rules and Regulations to be posted following our USTA North Carolina Annual Meeting in January, 2020.

As a brief overview, USTA North Carolina ranked tournaments will now be for divisions 12U through 18U and will be using yellow ball. For 2020 only, USTA North Carolina will offer 10U Green Level 1 divisions (and 10U standings) for players that are active within the Youth Tennis Progression (YTP). USTA North Carolina points tables will continue to be utilized throughout 2020.


2020 Tournaments NC L1 (Advanced) to NC L5 (Intermediate) are intended for players that have an intermediate skill level attained through prior level-based play. It is the expectation that each participant understands the basics of tournament play and are at an intermediate level of competency in scoring, match protocol and play, as well as respect and sportsmanship toward fellow players, parents, and tournament officials. These events are not intended for beginner players or those new to match play.

As a sanctioned and ranked USTA event, any violations or codes given by an official /tournament committee member may affect future tournament participation. Please contact Tournaments@nctennis.com should you have any questions regarding this information.

2020 NC Level 5 Tournament B/G 10U thru 18U Participants: B/G 10U Green; B/G 12U through 18U Yellow Ball Format: Each division (B or G 12U singles = one division) is to be completed in one day; Saturday and/or Sunday may be utilized by the tournament director, but each division is to be complete in one day.

Acceptable Draws for each age division; these may co-exist within a division: • Compass Draw (8 players), • FIC-Semi, play-out consolation finals (6-7 players), • and/or Round Robin record order of finish (5-3 players); • Each player plays no more than 4 rounds per division; points earned in points per round tables relative to compass/8-player draw/round robin formats. A player may play both singles and doubles in one day. • Players may be waterfalled if entry numbers are 8+ in any division. Tournaments must get prior USTA North Carolina Approval for more than (2) 8-player draws in any division. Should doubles also be offered in a NC L5, doubles play will follow same bracket formats using (1) six-game set for each match, no-ad scoring. Players may play up to (4) matches in singles and/or doubles in one day. Scoring: Short sets to 4, no-ad scoring, win by 2; set TB to 7 points at set score of 4-4; match TB to 7 for deciding 3rd set.

It is considered to be a conduct violation should a player withdrawal/no-show in any portion of the tournament (including consolation rounds) for reasons other than illness, injury, personal circumstance, or previously authorized entry into another tournament. The tournament officials may code this as an unexcused "default", which includes suspension points to the player withdrawing.

Selection: Tournament participants will be selected via "reverse selection" process, which gives priority to players without any standing over players with standings, and in order, as tournament space allows. Players without standing may play; players with standing may play as space allows. All 12U players must be "Mission Complete" within the Youth Tennis Progression, or be 11 years of age. Eligibility: All B/G 12U through 18U events will be played with yellow ball. Players must be 11 years of age or "Mission Complete" in the youth tennis progression to participate in 12U or higher events. 12U through 18U standings points and calculations remain unchanged for 2020. 10U players must be in "Green Level 1" of the youth progression to participate in any 10U event in 2020. All USTA North Carolina Level 5 (NCL5) through Level 1 (NCL1) 10U Green singles events in 2020 will be tagged as a youth progression event and players will earn YTP stars/trophies as needed until they are mission complete. 10U Players will earn standing points but they will not carry forward to the 12U Division.

Start Times: Each division will have a designated start time and should be posted on the tournament home page by Tuesday prior to the tournament start. Specific start times and court locations will be on the draws posted not later than Thursday noon prior to tournament start. Players are encouraged to be at the tournament check-in 30-minutes prior to their scheduled match time to ensure timely scheduling. USTA Rules will be enforced for lateness. Awards: Each B/G Division Draw will receive a Draw Finalist/Champion Award at the end of each event finals (Main Draw;"East" section of Compass Draws; 1st & 2nd Place of Round Robins).

Registration: Players will follow the registration prompts on the tournament home page; entry fees are set by each individual tournament and will also include a non-refundable TennisLink usage fee of approximately $3. Only on-line entries will be accepted. NC L5 registration typically closes at 11:59pm the Monday (4 days) prior to the start of the tournament. Withdrawals must be made prior to the registration deadline.

Tennis Balls: USTA-approved tennis balls will be used at the beginning of each event and NC L5 tournaments may use same tennis balls for the second round of play in each division, and conso/west third round of play; for round robins, new balls for rounds three and keep same for round four. New tennis balls will be given for East Finals in 8-player compass draw.

Tournament Environment: It is the expectation that this USTA-North Carolina sanctioned event is a safe, friendly, and professional environment. Each facility should meet or exceed the minimum requirements of safe courts, accessible water/restroom facilities, score tenders, and singles sticks for quality and consistent competition. Each site is expected to have a tournament representative on site for the duration of the event. Spectators are to keep a moderate distance from the courts. While shade and/or seating may be available at each venue, spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, umbrellas, etc for their personal comfort.

The USTA North Carolina Jr Competition and Sanction & Schedule committees, as well as the USTA North Carolina Board of Directors have approved these formats for USTA North Carolina for 2020 in preparation for the 2021 National Tournament Structure. USTA/USTA North Carolina 2020 Rules and Regulations will be enforced.

In the event of rain/unplayable courts, the current USTA North Carolina Rain/Inclement Weather policy remains in force and is published in the current Junior Rules and Regulations found at nctennis.com

Tournament Officials/Referees: Tournament Official(s) will be available throughout the weekend to answer questions and to enforce the rules. Matches going to tie-breakers will be expected to play according to "The Code" as all other games played. Parents/Coaches are expected to conduct themselves also in accordance to "The Code" to ensure fair play. Players are expected to make their own calls in accordance with the procedures outlined in "The Code" in Friend at Court.