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AACTA ANNAPOLIS FALL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION 2008 ** Sept 16th-21st ** |
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SPONSOR:
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AACTA |
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LOCATION:
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Truxtun Park courts, Primrose Road, Annapolis |
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ENTRY:
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Fee is $23.00 per singles event and $13.00 per person per doubles event. USTA will charge $3 per event entered. $20 aacta yearly membership is reqired. Please use the link at the top right "Join AACTA" to pay the aacta membership. Register online at www.AACTA.com by Sept. 12th. If online registration is not possible, contact Greg Critcher at gregcritcher@gmail.com or 443-629-3262 |
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SIGN UP:
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Click Here to sign up for the tournament. You will be directed to the USTA site for processing. Make sure to have your USTA number. |
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LINKS:
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More Info Applicants |
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DEADLINE:
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Sept 12th |
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DRAW:
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To be posted Sept 14th on http://www.aacta.com |
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EVENTS:
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Mens Singles: Open PLAYERS MAY ENTER NO MORE THAN 2 EVENTS. |
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MATCH DATES:
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Sept 16th - 21st |
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FORMAT:
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All regular events are best 2 of 3 sets. A 12-point tiebreaker is used when the score reaches 6-all. New balls will be furnished for each match. The tournament does not provide new balls for third set. Players must be available to play at the scheduled time. A 20-minute default rule will be used. Draw and tournament will follow USTA rules and guidelines. USTA 10-point 3rd set tiebreaker may be used at tournament directors' discretion if wet weather reduces the number of playable courts. |
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PLAYING TIMES:
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No match will be scheduled to start later than 8:30 PM. Players will be notified by email or phone for getting first-round playing times . During the tournament, playing times will be posted at the courts and www.aacta.com web site. Players are responsible for learning the time of next match before leaving courts. Players entered in doubles MUST inform their partners of match times; the tournament will not be responsible for notifying both members of doubles teams. Weekday matches will not start before 5:30 PM. |
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INFORMATION:
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On weekends and evenings, information is available for regular events from Greg Critcher at gregcritcher@gmail.com or 443-629-3262. |
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DIRECTIONS TO COURTS:
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From Route 50, Exit 22 onto 665 (Aris T Allen Blvd). Stay in left lane. Road changes to “Forest Drive”. Left at light on Hilltop Ln. Left at 2nd Light onto Primrose Rd. Tennis Courts are on the left. |
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SCHEDULING:
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Players entering two events must be available to play every day. |
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SCHEDULE PROBLEMS:
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Please note any scheduling problems that you have. The Tournament will try to honor REASONABLE scheduling requests made PRIOR TO THE DRAW. Depending on the size of the draws and possible inclement weather, the Tournament CANNOT GUARANTEE that such requests will be honored. |
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MATCHES PER DAY:
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Players who enter 2 events should be prepared to play at least two (2) matches per day. Depending on rain postponements and the size of the draws, it is possible that two rounds would be played on the same day. The Tournament will try to avoid more than one match per day per event. |
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ENVIRONMENT:
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Players are requested to help keep Truxtun Park beautiful by removing litter (tennis ball cans, lids, covers, etc.) from courts. |
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CONSOLATION DRAWS:
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Four consolation draws will be created - Men Singles, Women Singles, Men Doubles, Women Doubles. Players must request at the tournament desk to be entered in the consolation draws. Players are responsible for getting their start times from tournament representatives. Schedule for the consolation draws will be posted. |
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GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN |
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