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LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2020-21 TENNIS
Regional Tournament & State
Championship Bulletin
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This bulletin is for your benefit. Please read and make sure all necessary parties receive the correct information
concerning the event.
CONTENT PAGE(S)
CONTACT LIST/IMPORTANT DATES PAGE 3
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT GENERAL INFORMATION PAGES 4-5
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ENTRY GUIDELINES/SEEDING
PAGE 6
INFORMATION
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT BY-LAWS/FORMAT/DISPUTES PAGE 7
STATE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION PAGE 8
STATE MEET QUALIFIERS/SEEDING INFORMATION PAGE 9
STATE MEET FORMAT/SCORING INFORMATION PAGE 10
HOTELS PAGES 11-12
CHAMPIONSHIP SOUVENIRS PAGE 13
LHSAA SPONSORS PAGE 14
2CONTACT LIST
LHSAA Assistant Executive Director, Director of Adam MacDowell, LHSAA
Tennis Operations amacdowell@lhsaa.org | (225) 300-4212
Emilee Hardesty | LHSAA
LHSAA Administrative Assistant – Tennis
ehardesty@lhsaa.org | (225) 300-4206
Kathryn Waters, Neville High School
State Tournament Director
Kathryn.waters@mcschools.net | (318) 512-2894
Richie Weaver
Rules Interpreter
arweaver1@cox.net | (225) 229-2562
IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, April 12, 2021 Boys’ and Girls’ Regional Entries Due
Monday, April 19 – Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Boys’ and Girls’ Regional Playoffs
Friday, April 23, 2021 Boys’ and Girls’ State Qualifying Entries Due
Monday, April 26 – Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions I & II State Championships
Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions III & IV State
Thursday, April 29 – Friday, April 30, 2021
Championships
3REGIONAL TOURNAMENT GENERAL INFORMATION
DIVISION I
DATES/
REGION HOST SITE MEET DIRECTOR
START TIME
Ruston Sports Complex David Poe
4/19-4/20/21
Ruston 616 Tournament Dr David.poe@lincolnschools.org
I 8:00am
Ruston LA 71270 (318) 376-3065
COACH’S MEETING: Ruston HS Fieldhouse | 4/18/21 | 4:00pm Seed, 5:00pm Meeting
BREC Highland Road Park Kyle Jackson
4/19-4/20/21
Catholic High- BR 13700 N. Amiss Kjack762@gmail.com
II 8:30am
Baton Rouge LA 70810 (225) 571-9238
COACH’S MEETING: Catholic HS | 4/18/21 | 1:30pm | Enter through double doors in round-a-bout on Claycut Rd
Pelican Athletic Club Brother Ken
4/19-4/20/21
St. Paul’s 1170 Meadowbrook Blvd broken@stpauls.com
III 8:30am
Mandeville LA (985) 966-1134
COACH’S MEETING: Pelican Athletic Club | 4/18/21 | 1:00pm
City Park Tennis Center Lee McAlister
4/19-4/20/21
Mt. Carmel 5900 Marconi Dr leemactennis@yahoo.com
IV 8:00am
New Orleans LA 70124 (504) 717-9695
COACH’S MEETING: Chateau Country Club | 4/16/21 | 6:30pm
DIVISION II
DATES/
REGION HOST SITE MEET DIRECTOR
START TIME
Forsythe Tennis Center Kathryn Waters
4/19-4/20/21
Neville 301 Forsythe Ave Kathryn.waters@mcschools.net
I 9:00am
Monroe LA 71201 (318) 512-2894
COACH’S MEETING: Charlie Brown Fieldhouse at Neville Stadium | 4/18/21 | 3:00pm
St. Thomas More Cougar Courts Jennifer Sibille
4/19-4/20/21
St. Thomas More 450 E. Farrel Rd Jennifer.sibille@stmcougars.net
II 8:00am
Lafayette LA 70508 (337) 258-1518
COACH’S MEETING: St. Thomas More HS | 4/18/21 | 4:00pm | Room 108
Terrebonne Parish Tennis Complex Emma Safley
4/19-4/20/21
Vandebilt Catholic 106 Southdown W. Blvd esafley@htdiocese.org
III 8:30am
Houma LA 70360 (985) 790-1059
COACH’S MEETING: Vandebilt Catholic HS | 4/18/21 | 3:00pm
University of New Orleans Joan Kessel
4/19-4/20/21
Ben Franklin 6801 Franklin Ave jkessel@bfhsla.org
IV 8:00am
New Orleans LA 70122 (504) 491-2420
COACH’S MEETING: Ben Franlin HS | 4/18/21 | 2:00pm | Room 181 | Enter through gym doors on St Anthony Ave
4REGIONAL TOURNAMENT GENERAL INFORMATION
DIVISION III
DATES/
REGION HOST SITE MEET DIRECTOR
START TIME
Cockrell Tennis Center Mike Mawhinney
4/19-4/20/21
Loyola College Prep 4109 Pines Rd mmawhinney@loyolaprep.org
I 8:30am
Shreveport LA 71119 (318) 455-9993
COACH’S MEETING: Cockrell Tennis Center | 4/18/21 | 2:00pm
Lake Charles Raquet Club Robert Piper
4/19-4/20/21
St. Louis 870 W Bayou Pines Drive Robert.piper@lcdiocese.org
II 8:00am
Lake Charles LA 70601 (337) 540-8070
COACH’S MEETING: Lake Charles Raquet Club | 4/18/21 | 5:00pm
Forest Park Tennis Center Diana Vincent
4/19-4/20/21
University High 13900 S. Harrell’s Ferry Rd dianatvincent@gmail.com
III 9:00am
Baton Rouge LA 70816 (225) 803-3361
COACH’S MEETING: Tara Club | 4/18/21 | 4:00pm
University of New Orleans Hassam Meligy
4/19-4/20/21
Isidore Newman 6801 Franklin Ave hmeligy@hotmail.com
IV 7:00am
New Orleans LA 70122 (504) 908-4811
COACH’S MEETING: Zoom Call | 4/14/2021 | 6:00pm
DIVISION IV
DATES/
REGION HOST SITE MEET DIRECTOR
START TIME
ULM Beth McNeil/ Shane Ware
Oak Grove/ 4/19-4/20/21
700 University Ave sware@mechsys.net
I Claiborne Christian 8:00am
Monroe LA 71209 (318) 537-2330
COACH’S MEETING: ULM Football Stadium, Scogin Room | 4/18/21 | 4:00pm
Concordia Rec District 3 Tennis Courts Emily Dawkins
4/19-4/20/21
Delta Charter 100 Hoffpauir Dr edawkins@deltacs.org
II 8:00am
Vidalia LA 71373 (318) 719-8844
COACH’S MEETING: Grace Christian | 4/16/21 | 5:00pm
Lamar Tennis Center/ YMCA Chad Myers
4/19-4/20/21
Dunham 8100 YMCA Plaza Dr Chad.myers@dunhamschool.org
III 8:00am
Baton Rouge LA 70810 (225) 938-0808
COACH’S MEETING: Lamar Tennis Center at YMCA | 4/18/21 | Time is TBA
Cross Gates Family Fitness Julie Champagne
4/19-4/20/21
Pope John Paul II 200 N. Military Rd juliechampagne@charter.net
IV 8:00am
Slidell LA 70461 (985) 768-9096
COACH’S MEETING: Cross Gates Family Fitness | 4/11/2021 | 3:00pm
5REGIONAL TOURNAMENT ENTRY GUIDELINES
Email online entry form, found on the LHSAA Tennis Page under forms & downloads, to Adam MacDowell
(amacdowell@lhsaa.org) and the Regional Tournament Director for your region (refer to pages 4-5) by Monday, April 12,
2021. No entries or singles alternates can be added after this date. Payment for regionals will be $15.00 per participant.
All payments must be postmarked by April 12th and mailed to the LHSAA Office by certified, return-receipt-requested mail,
along with a copy of your entry form.
SUBSTITUTIONS: Doubles entries (No Singles) may be substituted preceding play at regional tournament. The alternate
must come from the list of alternates as presented to the regional director. Each participant must meet all LHSAA eligibility
requirements.
LHSAA Handbook Section 21.6.6 Entries
1. Girls and boys in all divisions shall be allowed to enter one event.
2. Teams in all divisions shall be allowed to enter one player/team in each of the categories listed below. (Total of 8
entries per school)
No. 1 singles and No. 2 singles (Boys & Girls)
No. 1 doubles and No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles (Boys and Girls)
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SEEDING INFORMATION
21.5.1 Criteria for Seeding Singles at the Regional Tournament
1. Players shall be seeded in all regional tournaments.
2. Players shall be seeded according to their (a) USTA Southern Standings unless there is verifiable evidence of head-to-
head competition and (b) their current high school performance.
3. The tournament’s regional chairman shall notify all head coaches in their region of the location, date, and time of the
seeding meeting.
21.5.2 Criteria for Seeding Doubles at the Regional Tournament
1. Players shall be seeded in all regional tournaments.
2. Players shall be seeded according to their (a) USTA Southern Standings unless there is verifiable evidence of head-to-
head competition and (b) their current high school performance.
3. In seeding doubles teams for the regional tournament, a school’s first- and second-place teams shall be placed on
opposite sides of the bracket.
4. The third-place team shall be placed on either side of the bracket and in a different quarter of the bracket.
5. Teams from the same school shall not meet in the first round of play.
6REGIONAL TOURNAMENT BY-LAWS
21.4.1
The point system shall be used to decide overall team honors in tournaments.
1. A school shall be credited with one point per winning match in boys’ or girls’ competition.
2. No entry shall count as a bye. One point shall be awarded for a bye only if the team wins the next match.
3. Two points shall be awarded to a player winning a second match and having a bye in the first round in both regional
and state competition.
4. If a team is “entered,” the entry shall be official. If a team fails to compete after entering, one default point shall be
awarded to the other team in the bracket. The other team shall not have to win the next round match to be awarded this
point.
5. If the LHSAA declares a team ineligible prior to the start (posted time of team’s event) of a tournament, or after play
has started, the entry becomes a “no entry” and is treated as a bye.
21.4.2 Tie Breaker
Ad scoring shall be used for regional and state competition. No-Ad scoring will be used in inclement weather. A 12-point
tie breaker shall be used in all regional and state tournament matches when the score is tied in a set of six games all. The
first player who gets 7 or more points with a 2-point advantage in a 12-point tie breaker shall win the set.
21.4.3 Penalty System
1. A point-penalty system shall be used in all matches as follows: first – point; second – game third – default (based on
consultation with the tournament director and/or referee).
2. The point-penalty system shall be cumulative during the match. Doubles’ players shall be penalized as a team not
individual players.
21.8.2 Uniforms
Players on the same school team competing in boys’ or girls’ regional/state tournament shall be attired in the same color
shirts and the same color pants or shorts; the pants or shorts may be a different color from that of the shirt. Players shall
not be allowed to wear blue jeans or “cutoff” shorts. The same color shirts shall be worn by all team members the entire
first set; a member may then change shirts with the referee’s approval. A player that is not in compliance with this rule
shall not be allowed to compete in the regional/state tournament.
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT FORMAT/DISPUTE RULES
The regional tournaments will consist of three (3) matches per day. In all rounds prior to semis, if sets are split, a ten (10)
point tie-break will be played in lieu of a third set. In semi-finals and finals, matches will be best two (2) out of three (3)
sets.
If there is a score discrepancy, a request for an official can be done by either the player of the player’s coach. Parents
cannot request an on-court official.
The time between matches will be up to one (1) hour from the officials recording of the conclusion of the previous match
played. Tournament table officials should report this to the player. It is the head coaches or their designees’ responsibility
to know the start times for their players.
7STATE TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
CATEGORY DATE/INFORMATION
Monday April 26, 2021 – Friday, April 30, 2021
State Championship Dates/Site ULM Tennis Center, Forsythe Park, Bayou Desiard Country Club
Monroe, LA
Admission to the LHSAA State Tennis Meet is free. Entrances for both locations will
open at 7:30 a.m. for teams each day and at 8:00 a.m. for spectators each day.
Admission
The ULM Tennis Center and Forsythe WILL allow teams to bring outside food and
drinks into their facilities, but they ask that everyone cleans up after themselves.
Monday, April 26
Division I, Rounds 1-3 | Forsythe/BDCC
Division II, Rounds 1-3 | ULM
Tuesday, April 27
Division I, Semis & Finals | ULM
Division II, Semis & Finals | ULM
Thursday, April 29
Division III, Rounds 1-3 | ULM
Division IV, Rounds 1-3 | Forsythe/BDCC
Schedule Friday, April 30
Division III, Semis & Finals | ULM
Division IV, Semis & Finals | ULM
*Note: there will be no play on Wednesday, April 28 unless there are matches that
still need to be played due to inclement weather.
Monday and Thursday will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a coaches meeting at center court.
Tuesday and Friday will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the National Anthem. At 7:45 a.m.
each day court assignments will be announced, and play will start at 8:00 a.m.
The USTA publication Friend at Court shall be the official LHSAA rules. This publication
can be found on the tennis page of the LHSAA website under forms & downloads.
Official State Meet Rules
Please note that a LHSAA rule shall supersede a USTA rule. Please refer to the Tennis
section of the LHSAA Handbook for all of the LHSAA Tennis bylaws.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, All-Academic awards will not be presented at the
state tournament. All-Academic awards will be mailed to the schools following the
All-Academic Awards
event. The names of students that are receiving All-Academic awards will be read
immediately following the singing of the National Anthem on the day of finals.
A boys' team state champion trophy and a runner-up trophy as well as a girls' team
state champion trophy and runner-up trophy will be awarded for each division at the
Awards
state meet. Individual awards will be presented to the state champions and runners-
up in all divisions for boys and girls.
8STATE MEET QUALIFIERS
In individual competition, each of the four (4) regions shall qualify the first through eighth place players in girls’ singles
competition and the first through eighth place players in boys’ singles competition to advance to state competition;
giving 32 automatic qualifiers to the state competition.
In doubles competition, each of the four (4) regions shall qualify the first through eighth place teams in girls’
doubles competition and the first through eighth place teams in boys’ doubles competition to advance to state
competition; giving 32 automatic qualifiers to the state competition.
STATE MEET SEEDING INFORMATION
Criteria for Seeding Singles at the State Tournament
1. The LHSAA will place regional qualifiers on the pre-determined state tournament bracket.
2. The LHSAA will post unofficial brackets and allow for a regional dispute time before making brackets official.
3. Regional runner-up contestants qualifying for the state tournament shall be placed in the opposite half of
the bracket from the same region’s champion.
Criteria for Seeding Doubles at the State Tournament
1. All Regional Qualifiers will be placed on a pre-determined bracket
2. In seeding doubles teams for the state tournament, a school’s first and second place teams shall be placed
on opposite sides of the bracket.
3. The third place team shall be placed on either side of the bracket and in a different quarter of the bracket.
4. Teams from the same school shall not meet in the first round of play.
STATE MEET COMPETITION FORMAT
There will be three (3) matches per day. In all rounds prior to semis, if sets are split, a ten (10) point tie-break will be played
in lieu of a third set. In semi-finals and finals, matches will be played best two (2) out of three (3) sets. The advancers to
the championship matches will receive one (1) point for their semi-final win and the champion of the match will receive
an additional .5. The champion receives 1.5 points and the runner-up will receive .5 points.
9STATE MEET SCORING INFORMATION
The point system shall be used to decide overall team honors in tournaments.
1. A school shall be credited with one point per winning match in boys’ or girls’ competition.
2. No entry shall count as a bye. One point shall be awarded for a bye only if the team wins the next match.
3. Two points shall be awarded to a player winning a second match and having a bye in the first round in both
regional and state competition.
4. If a team is “entered,” the entry shall be official. If a team fails to compete after entering, one default point shall
be awarded to the other team in the bracket. The other team shall not have to win the next round match to be
awarded this point.
5. 5. If the LHSAA declares a team ineligible prior to the start (posted time of team’s event) of a tournament, or
after play has started, the entry becomes a “no entry” and is treated as a bye.
Tie Breakers: Ad scoring shall be used for regional and state competition. No-Ad scoring will be used in inclement
weather. A 12-point tie breaker shall be used in all regional and state tournament matches when the score is tied in a set
of six games all. The first player who gets 7 or more points with a 2-point advantage in a 12-point tie breaker shall win
the set.
Penalty System: A point-penalty system shall be used in all matches as follows: first –point; second –game; third –default
(based on consultation with the tournament director and/or referee). The point-penalty system shall be cumulative
during the match. Doubles’ players shall be penalized as a team, not individual players.
HOW REGIONAL & STATE MEET CHAMPIONS ARE DETERMINED
21.9.1: Using the basis of one point per win, calculate the most points scored during the tournament.
1. If total points scored is tied, the team with the most individual overall winners shall be the champion.
2. If total points scored and most individual overall winners are tied, the team with the most semi-finalists shall
be the champion.
3. If total points scored, individual overall winners, and semi-finalists are tied, the teams shall be co-champions
or co-runner-ups.
21.9.2: The advancers to the championship matches will receive 1 point for their semi-final win and the champion of the
match will receive an additional .5
-The champion receives 1.5 points
-The runner-up receives .5 points
10HOTELS
Hotel Room Rates # of Rooms Comments
Available
per Night
Comfort Suites Doubles: 18 Sofa Sleeper in all rooms.
1401 Martin Luther King Jr Dr $99.00 We will also offer the chairman of the event
Monroe, LA 71202 Kings: 12 Choice Privileges meeting planner points.
Contact: Janie Russ $99.00 Complimentary Hot/Cold Breakfast
Cell: 318-547-4672
Hotel Phone: 318-410-1005
Courtyard by Marriott Doubles: 15 Release date prior to the event: 2 Weeks
4915 Pecanland Mall Dr $139.00 In house restaurant.
Monroe, LA 71203 Kings: 10 Complimentary Room: 1/20 rooms
Contact: Barbara Gregg $139.00
Hotel Phone: 318-388-0034
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Doubles: 10 Release date prior to the event: 2 Weeks
606 Mane Street $109.00 Complimentary Hot Breakfast
West Monroe, LA 71292 Kings: 5
Contact: Midge Singleton $109.00
Cell: 337-513-5113
Office: 337.626.7000
Hotel Phone: 318-582-1160
Hampton Inn & Suites Doubles: 30 We will offer the chairman of the event Hilton
5100 Frontage Road $115.00 Honors meeting planner points
Monroe, LA 71203 Complimentary Hot/Cold Breakfast
Contact: Janie Russ
Cell: 318-547-4672
Hotel Phone: 318-343-6910
Hampton Inn Doubles: 15 We will offer the chairman of the event Hilton
601 Mane Street $109.00 Honors meeting planner points
West Monroe, LA 71292 Kings: 10 Complimentary Hot/Cold Breakfast
Contact: Janie Russ $109.00
Cell: 318-547-4672
Hotel Phone: 318-938-2800
Hilton Garden Inn Doubles: In House Restaurant
400 Mane Street $109.00
West Monroe, LA 71292 Kings:
Contact: Debbie Billings $109.00
Hotel Phone: 318-398-0653
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Doubles: 20 Release date prior to event: 2 Weeks
603 Constitution Drive $104.00 Hot / Cold Breakfast
West Monroe, LA 71292 Kings: 5
Contact: Dayna Poppen $99.00
Hotel Phone: 318-807-6000 Suite 5
$114.00
11Hotel Room Rates # of Rooms Comments
Available
per Night
Home2 Suites Doubles: 10 Full Size Kitchen in the Room with China.
500 Mane Street $129.00 Complimentary Hot/Cold Breakfast
West Monroe, LA 71292 Kings: 20
Contact: Janie Russ $112.00
Cell: 318-547-4672
Hotel Phone: 318-322-8000
Quality Inn & Suites Doubles: 25 Release date prior to event: 2 Weeks
503 Constitution Dr $85.00 Complimentary Room Policy: 1/20
West Monroe, LA 71292 Kings: 25 Pet-friendly hotel. Pet fees:
Contact: Alexandra Ricketts $80.00 1 Pet - $25.00 2 Pets - $35.00 3 Pets- $40.00
Hotel Phone: 318-387-2711 Suite 4
$105.00 Roll-away: $10 per night, available in King and
Suites type rooms only.
Complimentary Hot/Cold Breakfast
Residence Inn One-bedroom Suites only have one bed and a pull-out sofa.
4960 Millhaven Rd Suite: $139.00 No rooms being held until contract signed with the
Monroe, LA 71203 King Studio: hotel.
Contact: Barbara Gregg $139.00 Complimentary Hot/Cold Breakfast
Hotel Phone: 318-387-0210
Wingate Hotel & Suites Doubles: 12 King Suites have full size sleeper sofa.
228 West Blanchard $99.00 Complimentary Hot/Cold Breakfast
West Monroe, LA 71291 Kings: 15
Contact: Brandy Trahan $89.00
Office#: 337-499-4613
Hotel Phone: 318-387-7395
WoodSpring Suites Doubles: 15 Extended Stay Hotel
230 Blanchard St $79.00 Full kitchen in every room.
West Monroe, LA 71291 Kings: 15
Contact: Brandy Trahan $79.00
Office#: 337-499-4613
Hotel Phone: (318) 582-1610
Monroe-West Monroe Convention & Visitors Bureau
Phone: 318-387-5691- Fax: 318-324-1752/Toll Free: 800-843-1872
PLEASE NOTE:
Rates quoted above are non-commissionable & do not include tax.
These are only quotes- contact hotel to secure rates quoted.
12CHAMPIONSHIP SOUVENIRS
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