AAA 2008-09 Handbook.pdf - South Carolina High School League
AAA 2008-09 Handbook.pdf - South Carolina High School League
AAA 2008-09 Handbook.pdf - South Carolina High School League
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TENNIS REGULATIONS<br />
I. The <strong>AAA</strong> Conference, in cooperation with the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>League</strong>, will<br />
sponsor a team play-off to determine the State Championship. A singles Championship<br />
will also be held in conjunction with Class <strong>AAA</strong>A.<br />
II.<br />
III.<br />
IV.<br />
For an athlete to participate in the state tennis play-offs, the athlete must participate in<br />
at least four regular season matches.<br />
The State <strong>AAA</strong>A-<strong>AAA</strong> Singles Tournament for girls will be held in Columbia on<br />
November 14-15 and for boys on May 22-23. All regions will qualify one player for the<br />
State Open Tournament. Each region will determine, by its own method, the best<br />
singles player to represent that region in the State Singles Tournament.<br />
The names of the Singles Tournament players representing each region must be<br />
submitted to the <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>League</strong> by the deadline date. The <strong>League</strong> Office will<br />
seed contestants for the singles Championship. Regions will send all known results to<br />
the <strong>League</strong> Office.<br />
V. Qualifiers and Brackets<br />
A. Each region will qualify two teams for the state play-offs: a champion and a runnerup.<br />
Each region is responsible for the method of selecting its region Winner and<br />
runner-up.<br />
B. Region Champions and runner-ups will qualify to a line in the state play off bracket.<br />
The four region champions in both upper and lower state will host first round<br />
matches. Seeding positions will be drawn, under the direction of the <strong>AAA</strong> golf/tennis<br />
committee. No region may occupy the #1 position in either upper or lower state<br />
more that once before all other regions occupy the same spot in the bracket.<br />
C. If a region champion is playing a runner-up in the second or third round, they will<br />
host even if in conflict with the playoff bracket.<br />
D. Length of travel should be considered when assigning playoff bracket positions.<br />
The following pairings are recommended for first and second round matches.<br />
<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> 20<strong>09</strong>-10 2010-11<br />
Region 1 vs 2 1 vs 3 1 vs 4<br />
Region 3 vs 4 2 vs 4 2 vs 3<br />
Region 5 vs 6 5 vs 7 5 vs 8<br />
Region 7 vs 8 6 vs 8 6 vs 7<br />
E. See brackets on page 51.<br />
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