PickleballTournaments.com: 2020 USAPA Mid-South Regional

Registration Dates

Open: 01/04/20
Closed: 02/16/20

Tournament Dates

Starts: 03/12/20
Ends: 03/15/20

Cancellation Dates

Cancellation Deadline: 02/27/20

Location

Omar Smith Instructional Tennis Center
746 Penberthy Blvd
College Station

Registration

Player's age as of: 12/31/20
Minimum Age of Player: 8
Final Registration Deadline (Registered by): 02/16/20
Note: Tournament has a no refund policy
Tournament Sanctioning: USAPA Pending
Registration, Ages: - $50.00
Junior Registration, Ages: Junior Divisions - $20.00
When registering online, online waiver signature is used.
Online payment via PayPal is available.
Registration form available when registration opens 01/04/20

Additional Info

Primary Ball: Onix Dura Fast 40
Surface: Concrete
Net: Temporary
Outdoor: Y

Competition Events

Womens Singles - Skill/Age Groups (3.0 or greater skill levels only): Thu 03/12/20
(Skill levels and age groups within skill levels. Age Groups: 19+,35+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+,80+)
Price $10.00

Mens Singles - Skill/Age Groups (3.0 or greater skill levels only): Thu 03/12/20
(Skill levels and age groups within skill levels. Age Groups: 19+,35+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+,80+)
Price $10.00

Wheelchair Hybrid Doubles: Thu 03/12/20
Price $10.00

One standing player and one wheelchair player

Womens Doubles - Skill/Age Groups (3.0 or greater skill levels only): Fri 03/13/20
(Skill levels and age groups within skill levels. Age Groups: 19+,35+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+,80+)
Price $10.00

Mixed Doubles - Skill/Age Groups (3.0 or greater skill levels only): Sat 03/14/20
(Age groups and skill level within age groups: Age groups: 19+,35+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+,80+)
Price $10.00

Junior Mixed Doubles - Age Groups: Sat 03/14/20
(by age groups: 1-14,15-16,17-18)
Price - included with registration

Junior Girls Singles - Age Groups: Sat 03/14/20
(by age groups: 1-14,15-16,17-18)
Price - included with registration

Junior Boys Singles - Age Groups: Sat 03/14/20
(by age groups: 1-14,15-16,17-18)
Price - included with registration

Mens Doubles - Skill/Age Groups (3.0 or greater skill levels only): Sun 03/15/20
(Skill levels and age groups within skill levels. Age Groups: 19+,35+,50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+,80+)
Price $10.00

Junior Girls Doubles -Age Groups: Sun 03/15/20
(by age groups: 1-14,15-16,17-18)
Price - included with registration

Junior Boys Doubles - Age Groups: Sun 03/15/20
(by age groups: 1-14,15-16,17-18)
Price - included with registration

Player List

Player

From

USAPA MID-SOUTH REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

36 OUTDOOR TEMPORARY PICKLEBALL COURTS at Texas A&M University

Thursday, March 12: Singles and Wheelchair Hybrid Doubles

Friday March 13th: Womens Doubles

Saturday, March 14th: Mens Doubles and Junior Doubles

Sunday March 15th: Mixed Doubles, Junior Mixed Doubles and Junior Singles

USAPA SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT

DOUBLE ELIMINATION/ROUND ROBIN

Lunch for players each day they are scheduled to play, and fruit for all participants on all three days of the tournament.

A Referee Service Fee of $15 will also be added to all player registration charges for those players 19 and older. This fee covers the cost of paying certified referees $7/match and all other referees $5 per match. The fee is paid to each referee upon the completion of the match and the return of the score card to the Tournament Desk. Line judges paid $3 per match and gold medal matches only line judged

REMINDER: USAPA membership is required for play in the Mid-South Region Tournament. Click renew USAPA Membership to extend an expired membership or click USAPA Membership to become a USAPA member.

A picture ID with your birthdate must be presented the first time you check-in to play.

2020 Pre-Registration Opportunities for USAPA Nationals 2020:

Pre-registration is available to the following:

All Medalists from the 2019 USAPA National Championship Open & Sr. Open.
All Gold Medalists in any skill/age event from the 2019 USAPA National Championships.
All Gold Medalists from the 2019 Tournament of Champions
All Gold Medalists at any USAPA Regional Event held between July 15, 2019, and July 15, 2020. In the event that brackets are combined, medals may be issued to category winners but pre-registration opportunities for 2020 Nationals are only to the combined bracket winners.

2020 Pre-Registration Opportunities for USAPA Nationals 2020:

Food

Lunch provided for players each day one plays

Additional lunch tickets may be purchased for $10 during the registration process.

Players should bring their own water bottles. Water will be available at the venue for refills. Players will not receive a water bottle at the tournament venue. Fruit and snacks provided for players Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Bring your own folding chairs for use during the tournament as well as your own pop up shade tent.

Lodging / Accommodations

RV parking information coming soon

Tru by Hilton Bryan College Station

1933 Austins Colony Parkway, Bryan, TX 77802

Group Name: Mid-South Pickleball Regional

$74 a night, + 15.75% tax . Must Book by Feb 26, 2020

Hotel Phone Number 979-704-6015

20 minutes from Texas A & M

Choice of Standard Queen or 2 Queen Beds

Free breakfast, wifi, non-smoking, fitness center, business

center, pets allowed, digital key, free parking

Cancellations must be made no later than 72 hours prior to scheduled arrival.

Cancellations received within 72 hours will be billed one night's room and tax.

Check in time is 3pm. Check out is 12pm.

Texas A & M Hotel & Conference Center

Located on Campus

Joe Routt Boulevard, College Station, TX 77843

1 979-260-2235

Ask for Mid-South Pickleball

Must book by Feb 11, 2020

King or 2 Queen beds $115 + 15.75% tax

Breakfast Not Included, full service restaurant

Pool, Exercise Room, Business, Free Internet

Coffee Maker, Mini Fridge

Valet parking and attached public garage

Rooftop pool with cabanas, two story bar with roof

outdoor seating

Home 2 Suites by Hilton

300 Texas Ave South, College Station, TX 77840

979-703-8288

Bookings can be made from 3/11 - 3/16. Deadline

for discount is 2/21/20.

Group Code: Pickleball Tournament

5 minutes from Tournament

Choice between King Studio or Double Studio Suites, $92/night plus tax

Free breakfast, wifi, non-smoking, fitness center, outdoor pool, business center,

pets allowed, digital key, free laundry self service, free parking.

Other Registration Info

After completing the registration process to include selecting the events you plan to enter and the partners you will play with:

1) Click the button that "Marks The Registration Complete".

If NOT paying with PayPal or credit card:

1)Click the button "Registration Form". An image of the full registration form, to include the Mid-South's logo, will appear in the browser.
2)Click the Print This Window button at the top of the page and print the Registration form.
3)Sign the Registration form.
4)Mail the signed Registration along with a check payable to "Mid-South Region Pickleball Association" for the amount listed to:

Note: Paper payment will be an additonal $10

Linda Neill

350 Emerald Forest Blvd, Unit 23102

Covington, LA. 70433

Cancellation Policy

The tournament has a no cancellation policy. Requests for refunds for medical conditions will be accepted until registration closing date.

Refunds will be provided, less a $20 processing fee, for those players who must withdraw for documented medical reasons. Written documentation from a treating physician is required to obtain the refund.

No refunds due to weather related issues. If weather is an issue we will do all we can to play matches. This could include modifying formats.

Directions

Omar Smith Instructional Tennis Center

746 Penberthy Blvd

College Station, TX

Format

The tournament is a USAPA Sanctioned Regional tournament. All participants are required to be USAPA members. Memberships must be valid through the last day (3/18/2020) of the tournament.

The tournament will use the Skill/Age format. The age groups will be: 19+, 35+, 50+,55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, Junior age groups will be: 8-11, 12-14, and 15-18, Per USAPA Rules, Juniors may choose to play in the respective 19+ event. The brackets will be based on the age of the youngest team member for the 19+ brackets and on the oldest team member for brackets with ages from 8-18 The brackets will be further subdivided by skill ratings (3.0,3.5,4.0,4.5,5.0), with 3.0 being the lowest skill rating allowed.

Players may play up in skill or down in age, but cannot play down in skill or up in age.

Skill levels and age groupings may be combined at the discretion of the Tournament Director. All players 60 and older will be notified if their Skill/Age groups are being combined and they will have the option to withdraw from the tournament and receive a full refund if they choose not to participate.

Medals will only be issued for the actual brackets that are played unless the bracket included combined age groups. If combined medals will be broken out and awarded based on the skill/age group in which you registered. Pre-registration for Nationals is only earned by winning the overall bracket.

Minimum bracket size will be 4 teams. Brackets with 4 will be played as round robins. Brackets of 5 or more will be played as double elimination with matches of 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 for teams with no losses and matches of 1 game to 15 win by 2 for teams with one loss.

Bronze medal matches will be 2/3 games to 11. Gold medal matches will be 2/3 games to 11 with line judges.

This is an outdoor tournament. If weather or any other factors interrupt play all will be done to play matches. This could include modifying formats.

Tournament Director
Tom Burkhart - tomb7445@gmail.com

Registration
Melissa McCurley - pbtourney@gmail.com

Find Player

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2020 USAPA Mid-South Regional

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