Tournament Reports
Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info
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WEATHER UPDATE 6:45 SUNDAY MORNING
Raining solid at RHC right now. I am going to CANCEL THE CONSOLATION and move the main draw indoors. Thanks for playing at RHC this weekend. Good luck with your future tournaments.
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***First Match Times***
First match times are posted at the link above
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***Friday Play will begin @4:00pm***
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***OFFICIAL HOST HOTEL***Cabot Lodge North***
Phone number is 601-957-0757. When you call they have the block of rooms as the 2019 MS Claycourt Closed Tournament at River Hills. Please support our sponsor hotel. Or you can use the link below that says "more info" to book your room directly.
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***DEADLINE FOR DOUBLES***
Deadline for you to email me doubles partners is noon on Wednesday (February 27th). At that time I will pair up players that are signed up for doubles who do not have a partner. If there is an odd number then one person will be left out.
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***Singles and Doubles may be played Friday depending on draws***
This will depend on the size of the draws.
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**Draws will be posted Friday morning**
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*** This Tournament is Closed to Mississippi Residents Only ***
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***Positive Conduct for a Tennis Parent***
Parents must read this information
more info
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***Parent/Player Behavior/Medical Release***
All parents must sign the "Tennis Parent " form and the MS Medical Release form. click here for link
more info
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***Doubles Partners***
If you want to play doubles and didn't sign up with a partner, email daverandall@riverhillsclub.net with your name and partners name and which division you want to play. ***BEFORE NOON ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 27TH***
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**Seeding**
Seeding will be done by latest Southern Standings
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***B10's & G10's ***
Boys and Girls 10's Green will be played on clay courts .....Boys and Girls 10's Green will play on the 78 foot court using Green Low Compression Balls and up to 27" racquet. The required scoring format for 10's singles matches, shall be the best of two short sets - Ad Scoring (first to four (4) and win by two), with a set tiebreak (first to seven (7) and win by two) at 4-4 in each set, and a set tiebreak (first to seven (7) and win by two) in lieu of the third set. ...........All information on p. 58 of the 2016 FAC (under “Entry Form”) header. .. ..........Boys & Girls 10's Orange Level 1 will be played on hard courts. 60ft lines.Short sets to 4 as well.
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***Match Format***
Main Draw matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets. Tie breakers played at 6 all in all sets......Consolation matches will play 10 point tie breaker in lieu of 3rd set............. Full feed in consolation through the quarter finals.........Play off for 3rd & 4th place........Doubles will be one 8-game Pro Set. No doubles consolation.
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***SITES****
River Hills Club (RHC) 3600 Ridgewood Rd. Jackson, MS 39211
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*****Doulbes partners*****
Email me your doubles partners pairings by Wednesday morning (February 27th at noon). After that I will pair up the players that are left.
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*****Draws with smaller numbers of entrants*****
· On entry 1-4 players is a Round Robin.
· On entry 5-8 players is a FI Semis Consolation “finals
of Consolation” then becomes 3rd and 4th place.
(Points are 3rd and 4th place not consolation.)
· Over 8-64 players is Feed in Quarters with Main Draw
having a 3rd and 4th playoff.
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Monday, February 25, 2019 11:59:00 PM Central 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: 703817219 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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