SUMMER TOURNAMENT
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NE14 Tennis presents Yellow Summer Tournament 2020
We are inviting players 10-15 years old to enter our Summer Tournament.
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Summary: 16 players will compete across 3 weekends. Entry is £22 per player and each player is guaranteed to play 4 matches over two weekends. Matches will be held at Prestbury Tennis Club and be umpired by coaching team. Full details are below.
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Event info:
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16 spaces available. First come, first served. No seeding.
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£22 entry fee. No refunds for withdrawals.
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The players will be randomly drawn into 4 groups. The draw will be streamed live on NE14 Tennis' Instagram.
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The first weekend will have 4 sessions for all of the group fixtures.
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When registering players can select their preferred session for the first weekend but must be available for all dates on weekend 2 and 3.
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Each session will allow time for players to have a 15 minute warm up before the first match.
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Winner and runner-up of each group qualify for CHAMPIONSHIP Stage.
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Third and Fourth place of each group qualify for TROPHY Stage.
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Both CHAMPIONSHIP & TROPHY stages will have quarterfinals, semifinals and final.
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All Quarterfinals to be played on weekend 2.
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All Semi-finals and Final to be played on weekend 3.
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Finals will be live streamed on NE14 Tennis Facebook page.
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Trophy Presentation will follow finals.
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Match Rules & Format
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Matches will be in the Fast4 format. One set to 4 games - Sudden death deuce. Tie break to 7 at 3-3 with 2 clear pts.
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Matches will be umpired by coach/assistant. Umpire's decisions are final.
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A coin toss will decide serving and ends.
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Depending on guidelines at the time shaking hands will not take place.
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When changing ends players will allow each other to pass while keeping to social distancing guidelines.
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Hand sanitiser will be made available to all players.
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In the likelihood that a session will be partly or fully rained off, there are scheduled sessions for catch up fixtures.
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If required the final session will be rearranged according to the schedule of all finalists.
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If a player is unable to continue they will forfeit the match they are playing or are due to play and their scheduled opponent will progress to the next round.
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Players are expected to respect each other, all spectators, the organisers and the officials.
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Unsportsmanlike conduct will result in disqualification.
Schedule
Weekend 1
Friday Evening: Group fixtures
Saturday Afternoon Group Fixtures
Sunday Afternoon Group Fixtures
Sunday Evening Group Fixtures
Weekend 2
Friday Evening: Free session in case of rain during weekend 1
Saturday Afternoon CHAMPIONSHIP Quarterfinals 1, 2, 3 & 4
Sunday Afternoon TROPHY Quarterfinals 1, 2, 3 & 4
Weekend 3
Friday evening: Free session in case of rain during weekend 2
Saturday Afternoon: TROPHY Semifinals 1 & 2
Saturday Evening: CHAMPIONSHIP Semifinals 1 & 2
Sunday Afternoon: Finals (Trophy first, Championship second)