TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW
2025 18 & Over Adult League
Mobile, AL

This tournament overview provides players with all relevant information pertaining to this championship. Players should become well-versed with the Tournament Overview and Championship Procedures prior to arrival to a championship. The tournament overview and championship procedures can be found at www.alabamachampionships.com by clicking on the appropriate championship link. Please note that either document may be amended at any time at the discretion of the Championship Committee.

USTA Alabama would like to thank each and every captain for their volunteerism and dedication to our league program. We recognize the amount of work in captaining and your work and commitment is much appreciated. This championship event would not be possible without each of you. Thank you!

ALL 5.0 PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN TENNISLINK BY April 13, 2025, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE AT THE TOURNAMENT.

Tournament Dates: May 2-4, 2025.

Main Tournament Site: Mobile Tennis Center, 851 Gaillard Drive, Mobile AL, 36608

Captain’s bag deadline: All bags must be picked up no later than May 3rd, 2025 12:00 PM at the main tournament site. Any bag not picked up after the deadline will be forfeited and T-shirts will be included in size trades and late registrations as well as sales. There will be no guarantee of the size ordered by players. Bags are located at the Main Tournament site (See address above)

Bag pick-up times: Do not ask for your bag prior to 8:30 AM as we are getting matches on the courts.

Thursday: 3:30-5:30 PM

Friday: 8:30 AM-3:30 PM

Saturday: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM

Any bags not picked up by the team after this time will no longer be guaranteed their T-shirt and/or size.

In order to give captains more time to arrive to the host city, there will be no captain’s meeting. However, an email with tournament details will be sent to ALL players registered in the tournament. It is the captains as well as the players responsibility to read these emails and know what is expected throughout the tournament. The code of conduct, Championship Procedures, Tournament Overview and scoring conversion can be found on the Championship Website alabamachampionships.com.

Championship Tournament Staff:

• Meg Edwards, USTA Alabama Director of Adult Leagues, Championship Tournament Director
• Dawn Brouillet– Site Director
• Lisa Warren – Site Director
• Mike Warren – Site Director
• Rodney Harris – Site Director
• Beverly Shields – Score Entry
• Heather Warren – Introducer
• Jeannie Harrell – Introducer

Tournament Facilitator: Scott Novak

Tournament Committee:

Dawn Brouillet, Scott Novak, Beverly Shields, Hans Laub, Barry Lund, Lisa Warren, Mike Warren, Jeannie Harrell

Championship Contacts Meg Edwards, USTA AL Director of Adult Leagues: meg.al.tennis@gmail.com; 205-454-5533 *For any questions, captains only may reach out to championship contacts. Players should go to captains with all questions.

Championship Facilities: Tournament Headquarters

Mobile Tennis Center, 60 hard Courts 851 Gaillard Drive

Mobile, AL 36608

Additional Sites: Medal of Honor Park

1711 Hillcrest Rd.

Mobile AL 36609

Official Ball: Penn

Practice Courts

Players can warm up prior to the start of the tournament but will be expected to vacate any warm up on hard courts at 45 min prior to the start of the tournament so courts can be assigned. There is no warm up at any time on any hard courts once the tournament has started for the day.

Relevant Rules and Information

• All teams should arrive at their site 30 minutes prior to match time ready to play.
• Lineups will be submitted through Match Tennis Team. Our staff will be inputting results into TennisLink after each round. Please make sure to hit update and then submit when you are ready to turn in your lineup. If you submit a wrong scorecard, we cannot give it back unless otherwise determined based on USTA Alabama championship procedures.
• All teams must report to the tournament desk at their designated site when called by the site worker to be introduced to their opponents. Match balls will be given once all players are determined to be on site ready to play.
• Staying on schedule is contingent on getting players on and off the court as quickly as possible. Therefore, one person from each team is to report scores into Match Tennis Team immediately after each individual match. At the end of the team match, captains can review scores in Match Tennis Team and sign off on the scorecard
• Do not bring alcohol to the Mobile Tennis Center site as no alcoholic beverages are permitted by the City.
• Pay close attention to the parking directions at any facility as your car could be towed if parked in an area where parking is not allowed!
• Teams are expected to complete all individual courts/matches as scheduled.

Captains are required to submit a team deposit hold of $300.00 by the deadline set by the state league coordinator. Deposit will be made online via the Match Tennis Team app.

• The deposit will be held until the conclusion of the applicable 2024 USTA League Alabama Championship. If the team successfully completes the championship (e.g., no defaults), or if a team withdraws before the draw is published, the deposit hold will be removed (not forfeited). If a team withdraws after the draw is published, or if a team does not successfully complete the Alabama championship, the deposit will be forfeited, or partially-forfeited. The situations where the deposit hold will be forfeited, or partially forfeited, is as follows:

If a team withdraws after the draw is published, or if a team does not successfully complete the Alabama championship, the entire deposit will be forfeited.

If a team defaults an individual court/line during championship, an administrative fee of $100 per individual court will be charged up to the full amount of the deposit. (For example, a team defaults an individual line during its Saturday afternoon match. $100 of the deposit will be charged by USTA Alabama within 30 days.)

Team captains with deposit forfeiture and/or administrative fees for individual defaulted courts may submit a waiver to be exempted from paying fees. Waiver requests will be submitted to and reviewed by the Alabama Adult League Committee and must be submitted within 7 days of the completion of the championship. Only cases of “extreme” circumstances will be accepted and/or considered.

Note: Collected monies will be donated to the Alabama Tennis Foundation.

• All communication will be through Match Tennis Team App
• Award presentations will be at Mobile Tennis Center for the winning team.
• USTA Alabama maybe taking photos during and/or in connection with this event, for promotion, commercial and/or any other purposes. If either I (or any of my players) do not consent to all such uses without any further compensation and/or other consideration becoming due, I (or player) will notify Meg Edwards (meg.al.tennis@gmail.com) prior to the event.
• The winning teams will be eligible to advance to the 18 & Over Sectional Championships: Dates can be found at the following link: https://preview.usta.com/content/dam/usta/sections/southern/pdf/2025-26-southern-league-event-calendar-11-14-24.pdf
• Lunch will be provided on Friday and Saturday from 10:30-2:30 and will be served at Mobile Tennis Center.

Reminders from the Referee

• Cell Phone/Pager Warning: This is your official warning. Please make sure all players have their cell phone and pager off or on vibrate. If a cell phone or pager goes off in the middle of a point, the opponent may claim the point. Friend at Court states the following: While on court or during a match, a player may not receive information via electronic devices capable of receiving communications such as cell phones and smartwatches.
• Scoring Format: All matches will be the best 2 out of 3 sets with a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a full 3rdset. The Coman Tiebreak Procedures will be used for all tiebreaks (including the 10-point match tiebreak).
• Changeovers: The rest time for all changeovers is 90 seconds, except between sets which is limited to 2 minutes.
• Warm-Ups: Players are limited to a 10-minute warm-up prior to match play. If players exceed the 10 minutes, the players may be told to play regardless of where they are in warm-up, so it’s important to stay within time on your warm-up.
• Medical Time-Outs: The player in need of the medical time-out should not leave the court. Immediately send someone not involved in the match to get a referee. All medical time-outs will be addressed in compliance with “Friend at Court.”
• Bathroom Breaks: A player can take a bathroom break at any time but players should try to take breaks during changeovers or between sets.
• Rain Procedures: If there is a rain delay, players are not permitted to leave the tennis center unless otherwise released by the Tournament Director and/or Tournament Referee. If pulled from the courts due to rain, players must report their match scores as they stand in Match Tennis Team.
• Point Penalty System (PPS): The PPS will be enforced. If a player is :01 to 5:00 minutes late, it is a loss of toss and 1 game for that player. If a player is 5:01 to 10:00 minutes late, it is a loss of toss and 2 games for that player. If a player is 10:01 to 15:00 minutes late, it is a loss of toss and 3 games for that player. If a player is 15:01 minutes late, it is a default. The Championship Referee is responsible for issuing defaults for failure to arrive on time.
• Note: Matches are un-officiated and all issues should be resolved on the court by the players involved. The Championship Referee should only be requested if all players on the court cannot resolve the problem on their own and if requested by the players on court. Spectators are not permitted to request a Referee unless the players on court request it.

Please be nice to the site coordinators and other volunteers. They are giving up their time to provide you with an outstanding championship experience. Players who display inappropriate behavior to any of the site coordinators, volunteers and/or tournament staff may be subject to a sportsmanship grievance and/or suspension points.

USTA Southern and its affiliates will be taking photos during and/or in connection with this event, for promotion, commercial and/or any other purposes. If either I (or any of my players) do not consent to all such uses without any further compensation and/or other consideration becoming due, I (or player) will notify Meg Edwards (meg.al.tennis@gmail.com) prior to the event.