2011 Kim Atkins Memorial
Tennis Tournament

This  is a Kimberley Chance Atkins Foundation Event.

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Tennis Tournament Rules


Men’s and Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles Events

alert!PLAYERS: Please check in at your match facilities tournament desk 15 minutes prior to your start time

  • A social, yet competitive event
  • Draws will be posted prior to the tournament here and updated during tournament play
  • Matches will be played at the Rockdale Tennis Center . Other Facilities in Conyers may be utilized if needed
  • For facility addresses/directions, go to Kim Atkins website under Facility directions
  • This is a single elimination tournament (If fewer than 4 teams participate in any division a round robin will be played instead of single elimination)
  • Players in the tournament will be placed in the event brackets using a combination of both their ALTA (A,B,C) levels (excluding mixed doubles) and USTA ratings (4.0,3.5,3.0). Generally, teams are placed in the level of the higher ranked partner.  For example, an A player with a C partner will generally play in the A division.  Placement of teams is at discretion of the Tournament Committee and based on extenuating circumstances, placement may differ.
  • Matches will begin on Saturday and continue on Sunday. To help beat the heat and facilitate scheduling, matches may begin as early as 7:30 a.m. on both days.
  • Barring inclement weather, there are typically two matches played on Saturday and one or two matches on Sunday
  • The finals will be on Sunday at the Rockdale Tennis Center
  • Each round will be the best 2 out of 3 sets (a full third set is to be played if sets are tied at 1 all)
  • The champion will be the team with the winning record and will be determined by
    • Winner of most individual matches
    • Winner Head-to-Head
    • Loser of the fewest sets
    • Loser of the fewest games
    • In the event of a tie, a sudden death match will be played
  • This is a recreational/non-sanctioned tournament.
  • USTA Rules DO apply
  • There will be a tournament chair person at each site to answer rule questions. They will not act as line umpires
  • Balls will be provided and the coin toss will be done by the tournament chairs
  • There will be a ten (10) minute warm up before each match
  • Please check in at your match facilities tournament desk fifteen (15) minutes prior to your start time
  • Point penalty system (USTA) rules. The following rules apply for failure to be on the court at match times:

no warm up. and....

0-5 minutes late....forfeit toss and 1 game

5:01 - 10:00 minutes....forfeit toss and 2 games

10:01 - 15 minutes forfeit toss and 3 games

15:01 minutes late... forfeit match

 

 


The Family Doubles Event

 

  • Social & Non-competitive event that’s fun for everyone
  • Draws will be posted prior to the tournament at www.kimatkins.net
  • All matches will be played on Sunday @ the Rockdale Tennis Center
  • Balls will be provided and the coin toss will be done by the tournament chairs
  • The teams have been divided into groups based on the Age & Ability combination
  • Each group will play a round robin amongst themselves
    1. Each team will play all other teams within that group
  • Each match will be a TOTAL of 8 games (Each player will serve twice)
  • In the event of a tie, a sudden death 4 game match will be played
  • At the end of the match, scores will be reported to the front desk and the next match will be assigned
  • The team in each group with the most games won, will be the winner of that group