Contacts

Holly Goddard, USTA Southern Director of Adult Tennis: Goddard@sta.usta.com

Dene Owen, Event Manager, USTA Southern: Owen@sta.usta.com

Dodie Hanchett, Tournament Chairman: dhanch10sc@aol.com

Media Contact – Ron Cioffi, USTA Southern Director of Communications: Cioffi@sta.usta.com

Rudy Lewis, Local Tournament Chairman: 205.527.9240, tenniszyx@aol.com

What

Accredited as the “world’s largest tennis tournament” with over 2,000 players in 2009.

Competition among the South's best men's and women's teams in adult and senior divisions  (approximately 200 teams total).  Twenty teams will be crowned sectional champions and progress to the USTA League Tennis National Championships for their level.

Who

Over 2,000 USTA League recreational tennis players in 24 divisions (Men’s & Women’s 2.5,3.0,3.5,4.0,4.5,5.0,5.5 & Open) and (Senior Men’s and Women’s 2.5,3.0,3.5,4.0,4.5) from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee who have won their respective divisions at the state level.

When

Play for levels 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and Seniors 4.0 and 4.5 begins Saturday, July 24 and ends Tuesday, July 27, 2010.  Daily team matches begin at 8:00 a.m.

Play for levels 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, Open and Seniors 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 begins Thursday, July 29 and ends Sunday, August 1, 2009. Daily team matches begin at 8:00 a.m.

Where

Sheraton Birmingham Hotel is the official host hotel. Captain's meeting and tournament headquarters will all be hosted at this premier property.                         

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.

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.

Match Format

Adult divisions play two singles and three doubles, except the 2.5, 5.0 and 5.5 & Above levels, which play one singles and two doubles.  In the senior division (50 + years), three doubles matches are played.  In full draws, two groups of five teams compete in round robin play with the winner of each group advancing to the finals.  In total, 430 team matches (1,626 individual matches) will be played.

Scores

Scores will be posted on the Internet during the tournament on this web site.

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.

A not-for-profit organization, the USTA is divided into 17 sections, of which the USTA Southern Section is the largest. The 167,000+ USTA members living in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee make up the USTA Southern Section, which accounts for more than 25% of the total USTA membership. A professional staff housed in Norcross, GA carries out the USTA Southern Section’s daily operations, but policy is formed and much of the organization’s work is executed via a Board and committee structure of over 200 volunteers. For more information about the types of programs and services offered by the USTA Southern Section go to their website at www.southerntennis.com.