Statesville Spring Fling (Tennis Tournament)

USTA Junior Circuit: Statesville Spring Fling brought to you by Blue Skies Tennis

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TARGET AUDIENCE

• Junior tennis players between the ages of 8-18
• Green or yellow ball players
• Expected to be able to serve, maintain a rally, know how to keep score, and have some competitive tennis experience
• 10 & under players may receive PlayTracker points
• No ranking points are awarded for any age group

DURATION

• Sanctioned for one day and to be delivered as a single event
• Maximum of 2-4 hours per group (may host different groups or divisions at different times)
• Example - Green ball divisions may be hosted from 8-9:30 am and Yellow ball divisions from 3-5:00 pm (this is dependent on the host facility and court availability)

DIVISIONS

• Co-Ed divisions are preferred (may have a Boys division and a Girls division IF you have enough courts to host all divisions)
• Limit age groups to these four as players will be grouped in flights of 3-5 by level
• 10 & under Green OR 12 & under Green
• 14 & under Yellow
• 18 & under Yellow
• Recommended 16 player max per division. (Unless more courts and time are available).
• This should be indicated on the home page at the on-set so that all participants can plan accordingly.

FORMAT

• Round Robin with a minimum of 2 matches and no more than 4 matches. (This is determined by the number of registered players.)

SELECTION

• Singles divisions will be a maximum of 16 players, (divided into 4-player groups for round-robin play & is dependent on the number of entrants)
• First come first served entry, unless otherwise indicated on tournament homepage
• May use PlayTracker points, WTN ratings, or other pertinent data to flight the players by level

SCORING

• All play is NO-AD
• Scoring format must be chosen from these four options and may be determined according to the number of registrants, courts, time, etc.
• One set to 4 with deciding game played at 3 all, OR
• One set to 6 with deciding game played at 5 all, OR