This years Greater New Orleans Fleur-de-lis Tennis Tournament will be held on
April 18th-20th, 2008

Please review ourTournament Information before heading to the online registration form.

The Welcome Party will be held on Thursday, April 17th from 7pm-10pm at Napoleon's Itch, located at 734 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70116.

The Host Hotels for the Fleur-de-lis are Marriott Courtyard & Marriott SpringHill Suites.
The Fleur de lis tourament has a secondary hotel chain that will also be servicing the needs of our Tennis players. It is the Best Western French Quarter Landmark Hotel, located on the edge of the quarter, 920 North Rampart St. If you are also wanting to attend Southern Decadence 2008, there is a special added discount for rooms during that event for all players. A special discount rate will be given to those who stay at the Best Western. The phone number for the the hotel is 800-535-3333.You must mention Fleur de lie tourney to get the $99/night discount rate.

The Tournament Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 19th from 7pm-10pm at Muriel's Jackson Square.

The Site for Fleur-de-lis is:
WOW Tennis Courts
6500 Press Dr
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 284-3911
Map it!

We are currently working on a shuttle service from the hotel to the tennis courts. More details will be announced.

DIVISIONS AND DRAW SIZES
Singles (Men’s) open (32) A (64) B (64) C (64) D (32)
Doubles (Men’s) open (32) A (64) B (64) C (64) D (32)

Cost

$85/one event

$95/two events

DEADLINE: APRIL 4, 2008
All entries must be postmarked by April 4, 2008. Doubles teams are not entered until both players have registered and paid. No telephone entries will be accepted

APPLICATION
Applications to the tournament can be made viewed online at here or downloaded as .pdf file. To enter please copy the application, make checks payable to:
The Greater New Orleans Tennis Association (GNOTA)
Attention: Jerry Traigle
1231 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70116

DRAWS AND FIRST ROUND MATCHES
All main draw matches will be 2 out of 3 sets scoring. Official draws with play times will be posted at the Welcome Party on Thursday evening, April 17, 2008. Registration and The welcome party will be held at Napoleon’s Itch on Thursday, April 17th from 7-10pm. Napoleon’s Itch is located at 734 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 Napoleon's Itch.

DEFAULT TIME
The standard USTA default procedure (15 minutes) will be used. Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in. The site desks have final authority on all default decisions.

SEEDINGS
Seedings are based primarily on the latest GLTA ranking file as provided to the tournament by GLTA. Seeding points are computed by the GLTA for all GLTA sanctioned tournament results for the previous 24 months. Special seeding considerations may be given for recent tournament results and/or USTA tournament results/rankings.

DIVISIONS
New Orleans will use current GLTA Rules for all events. Read carefully to ensure you have entered the proper division. Failure to enter the correct division may result in GLTA sanctions on the player or the player may be defaulted from the tournament.

Open NTRP 5.0+ rating, highly advanced tournament player
A NTRP 4.5 rating, advanced tournament player
B NTRP 3.5 – 4.0 rating, high intermediate tournament player
C NTRP 3.0 rating, low intermediate tournament player
D NTRP 2.5 or less rating, beginning player with little experience

CONSOLATION MATCHES

SCHEDULE
Play begins at 8:00 am each day. Semifinals and finals will be played on Sunday, April 20, 2008. All matches will be played on hard courts. Please plan your travel arrangements accordingly.

HOUSING
Out of town players may request local housing. Request will be considered on a first come, first-served basis. Players receiving housing will be provided the name and phone number of their host during the week before the tournament.

WEATHER CONTINGENCY
In the event of weather related delay, changes in the location and/or format may be implemented when play resumes. All efforts will be made to apply changes consistently from round to round.

WAITING LIST AND REFUNDS
A waiting list will be maintained if more entries are received than the event allows. Once a division is full, if entrants withdraw prior to the draw being made, players from the waiting list will be notified as space becomes available. Please note: no players who would have been seeded can b e substituted after the draw has been made. A list of players on the waiting list will be maintained by the tournament site director. If a scheduled player does not show for the first match, a player on the waiting list may be substituted. Substitution is based on who is present at the default time and highest on the list. Full refunds will be given to players who withdraw before the draws are made; no refunds will be issued after that time. All checks returned from non sufficient funds will be considered nonpayment and will result in an additional charge of $25.00 payable to the Greater New Orleans Tennis Association. Players will not be entered into the draw until full payment is received.