IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW – Please review prior to arriving

Location

Parking

Is available directly across the street from the courts at York Catholic HS and the York Ice Rink
Look for tournament parking signs and parking attendants will be available for assistance

Men’s Doubles – Saturday starting @ 8:30 AM
Women’s Doubles – Saturday starting @ approximately 12:00 Noon
Mixed Doubles – Sunday starting @ 9:00 AM
Player check in desk will open 1 hour prior to the morning event starting time. This will be 7:30 AM on Saturday and 8:00 AM on Sunday
Players need to check in a minimum of 30 minutes prior to your event starting time. On Saturday, this will be 8:00 AM for Men’s Doubles and 11:30 AM for Women’s Doubles
On Sunday, this will be 8:30 AM for Mixed Doubles

At check in, you will receive a polyester T-Shirt in the size you indicated on the registration form and a player welcome bag
Bottled water, sports drinks, snacks and fruit will be available at no cost to players
Some food trucks may be available on the grounds
Portable toilets and a hand wash station will be available on the grounds
Picnic tables and Pop-up Canopy tents will be available on the grounds. Please bring along your personal, portable chairs

Format of play is Round Robin
Minimum of 4 teams required to run individual bracket. Less than 4 teams will be combined with another age group
With 4 teams in bracket, play will be double round robin. With 5 to 7 teams in a bracket, play will be single round robin
With 8 or more teams in a bracket, it will be split into Group A & B and play double round robin
In single round robin, Win/Loss record will determine Gold, Silver & Bronze winners
In double round robin, 1^st place team in each Group will play 2^nd place team in opposite Group. The winners will then play for Gold/Silver and losers will play for Bronze medal
Tie breakers in single round robin will be head-to-head winner. In double round robin, head-to-head winner, then points allowed in head-to-head and then total points allowed in all games
Three (3) levels of medals will be awarded in each bracket

No food or drinks are allowed on the courts
DO NOT cross behind the court while a game is in play
WAIT for break in play to cross and then cross quickly and proceed to your assigned court
When playing on courts 7 or 8, please go outside of fence and enter through gate at corner of court 8
Once both teams have entered the court, a 3-minute warm up will be allowed. Please do not abuse this time allotment as this very important to help keep play moving along to minimize player wait times
No warmup play is allowed on empty courts prior to your court assignment

All USAPA rules of play will apply
Franklin X-40 ball will be used
Game & court assignments will be announced over PA system
As soon as your game is announced, one player from each team report to the scorer’s table
There you will be provided 1 game ball for each team for warm-up, scoresheet & pencil & a 1^st server wristband
1^st server wristband must be worn by the 1^st server for each team. The 1^st server may be switched for each new game
Service determination – Each scoresheet will have a 1 or 2 written on the back. One team will pick # 1 or #2, if correct they get choice of serve or side. If incorrect, other team gets choice
One – 2 minute timeout will be awarded per team per game. PLEASE don’t abuse this time allotment
All games will be played to 11 points, win by 1 point. Switch sides at 6 points
If a “Ball” from another court is called during play, play stops and the serve is taken over
Positive, good sportsmanship is requested by all players and is the key for everyone having fun. Make fair, decisive line calls and resolve any disagreements quickly and fairly. Any disagreements that cannot be resolved should be immediately brought to the attention of a tournament official for assistance

Once play is complete, one player from the winning team fills out the scoresheet and returns it on the clipboard along with the game balls to the scorer’s table. Please do this immediately to help keep the flow of play moving along. We appreciate your attention to this request
Bracket schedule and results sheets will be kept updated at the scorer’s table. They will also be posted on the white board by the scorer’s table for players to view

For anyone considering staying overnight in the York area, see listing of area hotels and associated information to help with your booking process (https://reservations.arestravel.com/hotel/list/16129/i6115).