2004-2005 - Georgia High School Association

162 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
5. The first, second and quarterfinal rounds of the State Tournament
will take place on the “home” courts of the higher seeded teams.
(a) Coaches will contact each other and set up an agreeable time.
(b) In the event that agreement on time cannot be reached, the
GHSA Executive Director will set the time.
(c)
After each round, the home team is responsible for reporting the
winners and scores to the GHSA office by noon the next day.
6. The time frame for the first, second and quarterfinal rounds of the
state tournament is as follows:
1. First Round: Boys April 29; Girls April 30; rain day May 2
2. Second Round: Boys May 4, Girls May 5, rain day May 6
3. Quarterfinals: Boys May 9, Girls May 10, rain day May 11
7. On May 13-14, the State Semifinals and Finals will be held for both
boys and girls for all classifications at the Stone Mountain Tennis
Center.
The order of competition is as follows:
Friday, May 13, Class AAAA and AAAAA:
(1) 9:00 a.m. Class AAAAA girls and boys report to site
(2) 10:00 a.m. Class AAAA girls report to site
(3) 10:45 a.m. Class AAAA boys report to site
Saturday, May 14, Class A, AA, and AAA:
(1) 9:00 a.m. Class A girls and boys report to site
(2) 10:00 a.m. Class AA girls report to site
(3) 10:45 a.m. Class AA boys report to site
(4) 11:30 a.m. Class AAA girls report to site
(5) 12:30 p.m. Class AAA boys report to site
B. All team matches shall be the best three of five (3 singles/2 doubles)
matches, with the 12-point tie-breaker being used.
1. A team winning three (3) of the five matches (3 singles/2 doubles)
shall be the winner.
2. A team match is concluded as soon as three (3) points have been
won.
C. Each team shall furnish five (5) cans of high-quality, heavy-duty tennis
balls.
1. New balls will be used in the first team match.
2. After the team match, the losing team will keep the balls used in that
match, and the winning team takes the unopened cans of balls to the
next round of competition.
3. In the final match, the winner will be given the choice of the balls used
in that match or the can of unopened balls.