Contact

Chris Walling, USTA Southern Director of Adult Tennis, 770.368.8200 walling@sta.usta.com

Dene Owen, USTA Southern Managing Director of Adults Events,  770.368.8200 owen@sta.usta.com

Ron Cioffi, USTA Director of Communications, 770.368.8200 cioffi@sta.usta.com

Entry Deadline

All players and captains will register online, www.southernmixed.com. Teams advancing must register within one week of conclusion of their state tournament. The teams must have a minimum number of 6 players 3 men and 3 women registered within two weeks of their tournament or we will replace the team in the draw.

Levels

Mixed Doubles Adult Divisions: 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 Mixed Doubles Senior Divisions: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

Court Surface

Adults will play on Hard Courts and Seniors on Clay. The tournament committee may use alternate sites and court surfaces in the event of inclement weather or other circumstances that would make it necessary to move scheduled matches.

Captain's Meeting!

Captains meeting, Thurs., Oct.13 at tournament host hotel: Marriott Macon City Center with registration beginning at 5:00 p.m. and meeting to follow at 6:00 p.m.

Sites

Tournament Headquarters: John Drew Tennis Center, 3280 North Ingle Place, Macon, GA, 31210 478.474.5075
Tattnall Tennis Center, 1155 College Street, Macon, GA 31201, 478.751.9196
Healy Point Country Club, 293 River North Blvd., Macon, GA 31211, 478.746.2411
Idle Hour Country Club, 251 Idle Hour Drive, Macon, GA 31210, 478.477.1724

Schedule

Round robin play may begin as early as 8:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14. Tentative schedule will be available on this web site, www.southernmixed.com AFTER 3 P.M. on Thursday, Oct. 6. Full draws will have last round scheduled on Sunday morning with finals scheduled for 1:00 p.m. or 2:30 p.m.

Rain Delay Phone Number

If we might have a rain delay, call 888.434.0668 for schedule changes. This number is for captains only, to cut down on the cost of the service.

Format/Rules

Each of the nine states will send one team in each level. A wildcard team is selected in each level to complete a 10-team draw with two groups of five. Each group plays a round robin with group winners advancing to the finals.

Adult Division players must play in at least two local matches to be eligible and Senior Division players must play in at least one local match. If there is no local or state competition offered, a team may advance directly to the Sectional Championships. Players may advance on 1 Adult and 1 Senior team but not 2 Adult or 2 Senior teams.

All players must be current USTA members as of October 31, 2010 and be listed on the original roster.

Players will receive a two-minute set break at the end of each set with no coaching. There is no break after the first game on the changeover. There is a 90-second break during each changeover in the rest of the set. A match tiebreak (first to ten points with a margin of two) will be played in lieu of a third set with no breaks and no coaching. The Coman Tiebreak Procedure will be used. View the rules.

The format may be changed due to inclement weather. In the event of a tie in the round robin (two or more teams with the same team record) the group winner will be decided by:

     1. Most individual matches won

     2. Fewest sets lost

     3. Fewest games lost

     4. Head to Head winner

     5. Coin Toss

If a team has an unknown default, the opposing team will have the opportunity to take their scorecard back and resubmit a lineup.

2011 USTA Southern Mixed Doubles 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 Monday, October 18, 2010 as a rain date. Initial travel plans should not be based on this date, as the Tournament Committee would shorten format, play at night, etc.

Practice Courts

Practice courts are available on a first-come-first serve basis. Written directions to practice sites will be distributed at Registration. There are court fees associated with practice courts.

Awards

Champion and finalist awards will be given to all eligible players on the team roster.