Tournament Reports
Girls 12s Alternates Girls 16s Alternates Boys 16s Alternates
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National Selection Sportsmanship Awards
Congratulations to Zoe Hammond and Alex Westbrooks for winning the Sportsmanship Award !
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YOUR GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS :-)
Please congratulate the following players for their outstanding sportsmanship observed on and off the court at the National Selection Tournament - October in beautiful Austin, TX: Girls 12s: Zoe Hammond Boys 16s: Alex Wesbrooks
Congratulations to you and your family!
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WELCOME TO AUSTIN NATIONALS
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USTA MEDICAL RELEASE FORM REQUIRED
Please complete the medical release form and bring with you to tournament registration. This must be completed and submitted to the tournament prior to the players first match time.
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MATCH FORMATS
Boys and Girls 16's main draw singles matches including 3rd/4th play off will play the best of 3 tie-break sets. The feed-in consolation matches: best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-point Match Tiebreak in lieu of a 3rd set. Girls 12's all singles matches main draw and feed in consolation will play the best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10 point match tiebreak in lieu of a 3rd set. All Doubles matches all divisions will play an 8 game pro set with a 7-point tiebreak at 8 games all.
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ON SITE ALTERNATES
On-Site Alternates are those players on the alternate list who have come to the tournament site to be a last-minute replacement for a withdrawing player. *On each day (Saturday for Austin NATS) in which alternates may be admitted to the draw, any alternate desiring admittance must check-in and be ready for play no later than 15 minutes prior to the first scheduled match time of the event for which they are an alternate. *The order of the alternates is based on the Original Alternates List published by the tournament, not a more recent National Standings List, and not in the order in which the players check in. On-Site Alternates may be admitted in the singles main draw to replace withdrawing players until the completion of the first round of play. Any player receiving a BYE in the first round can also be replaced by an on-site alternate in the second round because this player has not yet played a match in the event. This does not apply to players receiving a retirement as this is considered a match won. On-Site Alternates may not play in the Feed-In-Championship unless they have first played in the singles main draw.
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SITES FOR TOURNEY
St. Stephen's Tennis Academy: SS on DRAWS; 6500 St. Stephen's Drive, Austin, TX 78746; (512) 801-9450 The Courtyard Tennis and Swim Club: CYTC on DRAWS: 5608 Courtyard Dr., Austin, TX 78731 (512) 345-4700 Lost Creek Country Club: LCCC on DRAWS; 2612 Lost Creek Blvd., Austin, TX 78746 (512) 892-0173
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DOUBLES PAIRINGS TO BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY NOON, OCT. 8TH
ALL main draw singles participants are AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED IN DOUBLES; If you do not wish to play dubs, please email me this information asap to VICKIE WRIGHT at Director@austintennis.org. To enter with a partner, BOTH PLAYERS MUST CONFIRM THEIR PARTNER'S NAME IN SEPARATE E-MAILS to me. Players who do not have a partner by Thursday noon, Oct. 8th will be paired by national ranking. THERE IS NO ON SITE DOUBLES SIGN-UP. The first round of doubles will be played Saturday, October 10, 2015.
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WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER
In the event the tournament experiences inclement weather please follow these helpful instructions. For the most up-to-the minute tournament messages, follow me on TWITTER at http://twitter.com/catadirector. In addition, I routinely (every 1 to 1 1/2 hours) update this website with details about weather delays, and when play is anticipated to resume. If you do not have internet access readily available to you, your hotels generally do in their business centers. Please use their internet services to access our tournament homepage for updates. This will help you know when to return to your site for match play and help the tournament run more smoothly by reducing unnecessary phone calls. Your most up-to-date info can be found FIRST via twitter and secondly via the use of our tourney homepage.
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Practice Courts in and around Austin
The tournament does have access to courts at Anderson High School in Austin at the corner of Mesa and Steck. These courts are open to the public and are first come-first served. You may also want to check out the court maps to locate practice courts in and around the Austin area by clicking the link at the end of this message.
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ALTERNATES LIST ORDERED AND PUBLISHED
Please notify Vickie Wright at Director@austintennis.org if you believe there to be errors in the ordered Alternate's list.
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TOURNAMENT HOTEL
Guests have up to September 25th, 2015 to make reservations at the discounted room
rate. Reservation requests received after 5:00pm local time at the hotel on the
cut-off date will be on a space –available
basis at standard rates.
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FREEZE DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 24TH
As a reminder- players who registered for both
the National Selection Tournament and Closed Regional Tournament have until the
September
24th Freeze Deadline to notify tournament directors if they will stay on our
alternate list for a chance to move into the tournament or withdraw and play in
the Closed Regional Tournament.
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ENTERING TWO CONCURRENT DIVISIONS
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Join us in beautiful Austin, Texas, the Live Music Capital of
the World, to battle for the National Open title. You will want to
be a part of this Texas tournament with Austin as the host city. So
get your tennis gear ready to hit Austin's city limits ready for
player gifts, food, fun, and fellowship, in addition to our
"Welcome to the National Open" gathering! Get ready for a GREAT
TIME and GREAT TENNIS IN THE BEAUTIFUL HILL COUNTRY OF AUSTIN,
TX.
Entry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:59:00 AM 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: 800000515 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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