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2006 Raymond James Victoria Open Tennis Tournament
Rules and Regulations (Updated March 15, 2006)
Events
| Entry Deadline | Play Dates |
| 8pm | |
| All Welcome (2.5 to 5.0+) | April 24 | May 5-7* |
| Juniors (U10, U12, U14) | May 1 | May 12-14* |
| Masters (35+ to 65+) | May 15 | May 26-28* |
| Juniors (U16, U18) | May 22 | June 2-4* |
* 4.5 Mixed doubles, in-town 'All Welcome' and in-town Masters players may be requested to play the preceding Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
In-town Juniors may be requested to play preceding Thursday evenings.
Entry
- All entrants residing in BC must hold a valid 2006 Tennis BC membership to be eligible [phone (604) 737-3086].
Out-of-province players must be members of their provinical, state or sectional state association.
- Refer to Tennis BC and its Matchpoint magazine for full eligibility requirements, and Tennis Canada for the self rating guide.
- Entries are subject to the approval of the Tournament Committee, which reserves the right to place players in the appropriate category.
- The Tournament Committee reserves the right to limit draw sizes, cancel any event or combine events.
- If you do not have a doubles partner, enter 'Partner Required' on entry form. The Tournament Committee will attempt to find a partner; if none found, entry fee will be refunded.
- Entry forms may be delivered to participating retailers with accompanied cash or cheque. Forms may be mailed to address on form, which must arrived before deadline and be accompanied by cheque.
On-line entry and further information is also available at www.VictoriaOpen.ca which accepts credit cards.
- No refunds after draws have been posted.
- This is a sanctioned tournament by Tennis BC.
'All Welcome' and Master events
- Players may enter a maximum of two Doubles or one Singles and one Doubles events per weekend; other limitations may be set.
- 4.5 Mixed Doubles will use the Triple Knockout format (minimum of 3 matches).
- 5.0+ events will use full feed-in consolations for the round-of-16 to the finals. The top eight seeds are advanced directly to the round-of-16. Earlier rounds for events with larger draws will have consolations as conditions allow.
- All other events will have consolations as conditions allow.
- The birth date deadline of master players for each age category is December 31, 2006.
- Are you an adult and never played a tournament? Want to try it in a friendly atmosphere with maybe some help? 2.5 events are for you. You might also want to attend our tennis clinic. Juniors may not play in 2.5 or 3.5 events.
Junior events
- The U14, U16 and U18 events are Level 1.5 National Qualifiers (Champs) sanctioned by Tennis BC.
- All Junior events will use the format described above for 5.0+ events.
- Junior players may enter a maximum of one Singles and one Doubles Juniors event, per weekend, in addition to the 'All Welcome' events; other limitations may be set.
- Junior players must be under the given age category as of January 1, 2006.
Play
- Proper tennis attire and non-marking shoes must be worn while on the courts.
- Matches will be the best of three tiebreak sets. The Tournament Committee has the right to use alternate formats.
- A maximum of 7 minutes will be permitted for warm-up.
- The Tennis Canada Code of Conduct will be enforced and applies for players, parents and coaches. The decision of the Referee will be final.
- Matches will be played on various outdoor tennis courts in and around the Greater Victoria region, and in addition may be played indoors and under lights.
- Spectators, parents and coaches are welcome to view the matches, but only players are allowed at court side, and no coaching is allowed during match play.
Scheduling
- Draws will be posted online by 6pm the Sunday before the events. Players are responsible for checking their own playing times.
- All entrants should be available to play Fridays from 6pm (for some draws earlier starts may be requested), and Saturdays and Sundays from 8am onwards.
- Consideration will be given to reasonable scheduling requests.
- Players are requested to check-in 15 minutes before the scheduled match time. Players more than 15 minutes late for their match may be defaulted.
- Phone (250) 592-1488
Prize money for 5.0+ events
| Draw Size | Winner | Finalist | Semis |
| 64+ | $800 | $400 | $200 |
| 32+ | $400 | $200 | $100 |
| 16+ | $200 | $100 | $50 |
Waiver of Claims
- All players entering the Raymond James Victoria Open Tennis Tournament & Tennis Clinic and/or their legal guardians agree, as a condition of their entry, that for themselves, their executors, administrations, heirs and personal representatives, all claims of any kind, nature and description are waived, including past, present or future claims for injuries, if any, sustained in travelling to or from or participating in the Raymond James Victoria Open Tournament & Tennis Clinic as against Tennis Canada, Tennis BC, theClayCourts Sport Inc., Tournament Facilities, the Tournament Committees, all Tournaments Hosts and Sponsors, and Tournament Organizers. Tournament photos and videos may be used by the Tournament Organizers unless participants notify the Tournament Organizers in writing in advance.
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