2010 USTA League Southern Section Championships

Birmingham, Alabama

July 24-August 1, 2010

Kaitlyn Brown/USTA Southern

Tournament Information

USTA League Tennis Champion teams from the nine States in the Southern Section will be invited to compete in the 2010 USTA League Tennis Southern Sectional Championships to be held July 24 through August 1, 2010.

The first half of the tournament will host adult men and women 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and senior men and women 4.0-4.5. Registration for the1st half will begin at 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 23, and the captain's meeting will follow at 6:00 p.m.

The second half of the tournament will host adult men and women 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, Open and senior men and women 2.5, 3.0, 3.5.  Registration for the 2nd half will begin at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 28, and captain's meeting will follow at 6:00 p.m.

Hotel Reservations

The Sheraton Birmingham Hotel is the Official host hotel, tournament headquarters and location for team registration, captain’s meeting and player party. Players must book hotel reservations here in order to receive discounts and USTA Southern Section player room rates:

Tournament Headquarters Hotel

Sheraton Birmingham Hotel
2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-324-5000

Click to get discount and USTA Southern Section player rate

Tournament Tennis Centers

Tournament Site Desks

All captains are asked to turn in their lineups at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled match time with all team members present and ready to play. The USTA Point Penalty System will be in effect with lateness penalties imposed.  A fifteen-minute default time will be strictly enforced.

Tournament Results

Team and Individual scores and standings will be posted at the tournament headquarters each day.  Results will be entered into tennislink.com throughout each day and can be viewed on the Section Championships website at www.southernleaguetennis.com.

Practice Courts

Available on a first-come-first-serve basis.  A Player Guide with map/directions to practice sites and availability will be distributed at Registration.

Awards

Awards will be presented to champions and finalists.

Official Ball

PENN will be the official ball.

Court Surfaces

Initial schedule: (In the event of inclement weather, court surfaces may change based on availability.)

All adult levels Outdoor Hard Courts

All senior levels Outdoor Clay Courts

2010 USTA League Southern Section Championships Cancellation Policy

Should inclement weather or other circumstances prevent the completion of a Sectional Championship the Tournament Committee will determine whether the matches played at the point of cancellation will be used to determine round robin group winners and a champion and finalist in each of the levels.

If the Tournament Committee determines that there was a lack of "equal opportunity" for all teams in the level due to the schedule of play, the Tournament Committee will place all teams in a drawing to determine the champion and finalist in each level. (For instance, in a five team round robin, one team may be in first place at the time of cancellation with two matches played, while other teams in the round robin have fewer matches played.  This example would not provide "equal opportunity" for all teams in the round robin and would not be used to determine the round robin group winner).  If any team in a round robin flight is mathematically out of contention at the time of championship cancellation it will be excluded from the drawing.

The Tournament Committee has reserved courts for a rain date on Wed. July 29 and Mon. August 3rd. Initial travel plans should not be based on this date, as the Tournament Committee would shorten format, play at night, etc. first.

Default Policy

Coman Tiebreak Procedure To Be Used

The Coman Tiebreak procedure will be used at these Championships. View the rules.

To download these rules as a Word document, click here.