The 2013 Palmetto Championships

The Palmetto Championships is open to all boys and girls whose residence is in the state of South Carolina.  USTA membership is required.  Players must meet one of the following age requirements:

8-and-under born on or after June 1, 2004
10-and-under born on or after June 1, 2002
12-and-under born on or after June 1, 2000
14-and-under born on or after June 1, 1998
16-and-under born on or after June 1, 1996
18-and-under born on or after June 1, 1994

Players must play in the age division for which they are seeking endorsement to the Southern Closed and National Championships unless they receive a waiver into these events (based on the previous year's final ranking).

Players are limited to one singles and one doubles event. Players must enter doubles in the same age division as they enter singles.

Players are asked to enter doubles with a partner. If you do not have a partner, e-mail rex@maynardshomefurnishings.com for help. Because different headquarter locations in different towns (Belton and Anderson) will be used, playing up in doubles will create schedule issues. Players must enter doubles in the same age division as they are playing singles.

Birth Certificates Required

A birth certificate or green card must be on file with USTA Southern for proof of US Citizenship in order to play in the Palmetto Championship before the tournament begins on May 24. You can click here to check to see if you are already on file with USTA Southern. If you are not, please follow the instructions on the page to submit to USTA Southern.

Link: http://southerntennis.com/cgi-bin/db.cgi?db=default&uid&view_search=1&intloc=headernavsub2

The 12's, 14's, 16's & and 18’s singles draws will be limited to 64 players and include a full-in consolation.

The 10U singles will be limited to 32 players and feature a compass draw, and will be played in 3 days...Friday through Sunday afternoon.

Doubles draws are not limited and have no consolation.

All draws will be posted on the internet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Since the singles draws are limited (64 in the 12's, 14's, 16's & 18's and 32 in the 10's), if entries exceed the number of available spots selection will be based primarily on the USTA South Carolina standings as of May 15, 2013.

All players who wish to play in the tournament should enter. Your standing may be lower than #64 (12U thru 18U) or #32 (10U), but a number of players have a standing in more than one age division, and other players in the top 64 may not enter. Only the Boys 10U filled up last year. You still have an excellent chance of being selected for the tournament. Your credit card will not be charged until you are selected to play in the tournament.

All players will be placed into the doubles draws. Players who do not qualify for the singles draws may still play doubles. Players must enter doubles in the same age division as they are playing singles.