USTA National Spring Championship (The Easter Bowl)

Welcome to the 2012 Easter Bowl. We are looking forward to another great event. The link attached is the official Easter Bowl site. Please refer to that site for all transportation and lodging questions. Information about the tournament such as entry information, draws, intended match schedule, alternates information, doubles, match sites, registration, etc. will be posted to this site when it is time applicable. Boys & Girls 14's events will begin on Sunday April 8th. Boys & Girls 16's events will begin on Monday April 9th. more info

HOTEL & TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

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****EASTER BOWL HOTEL INFORMATION****

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EASTER BOWL MATCH SITES

Below are the match sites for this year's Easter Bowl. All match sites are within a 15 minute radius from Rancho Las Palmas. Practice court availability is also listed with each site's information:

Rancho Las Palmas Country Club, 42000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. (760) 862-4531. A special thank you to Head Pro Kevin Connolly of Rancho Las Palmas. Complimentary practice court bookings for Rancho Las Palmas start Saturday April 9th at 12:00 noon. You must sign-up in the registration room at Rancho Las Palmas hotel that day starting at 7:30 a.m. For all other times, practice courts can be reserved by contacting Rancho Las Palmas tennis desk directly at (760) 862-4531. Tournament matches begin on Sunday, after that time there are no practice courts available at Rancho Las Palmas.

• The Rancho Las Palmas Country Club is located off of Bob Hope Drive, turn left on Avenida Las Palmas directly across from the River shopping center. There are directions above to the hotel.
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Palm Valley Country Club, 39205 Palm Valley Drive, Palm Desert. (760) 345-2745. A special thank you to Oliver Vorwald and Gordon Zawtun of Palm Valley Country Club. Practice courts are available on Friday & Saturday, please call in advance. Tournament matches will be played at Palm Valley starting on Sunday.

• From Rancho Las Palmas, turn right out of Rancho Las Palmas onto Bob Hope Drive. Turn right on Country Club Drive. Proceed approximately 4 miles down Country Club Drive until you reach Palm Valley Drive (past Cook Street). Turn left on Palm Valley Drive, tell the gate attendant you are there for the tennis tournament. Proceed down Palm Valley Drive, the entrance to the parking lot for the courts is on your left hand side (approximately 10 minutes from Rancho). Map link here:
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Palm Desert Resort Tennis Club, 77-333 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert. (760) 772-3285. A special thank you to Susan & Jim Mattson, along with Jackie Cooper of Palm Desert Resort Tennis Club. Please call directly for practice court inquiries for Friday & Saturday. Tournament matches will be played there on Sunday.

• From Rancho Las Palmas hotel, turn right out of Rancho Las Palmas onto Bob Hope Drive. Turn right on Country Club Drive. Proceed approximately 4-5 miles down Country Club Drive (past Cook Street). The entrance to Palm Desert Resort is on the right hand side (Resorter Blvd). The gate attendant will direct you to parking and the tennis complex, the courts are accessed off Inverness Way (approximately 12 minutes from Rancho). Map link here:
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Indian Wells Tennis Gardens, 78-200 Miles Avenue, Indian Wells. (760) 200-8200. This is the home of the BNP Paribas Open, recently won by Roger Federer & Victoria Azarenka. A special thank you to Tom Fey of Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. Practice courts available on Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. on, please call ahead to book. Tournament matches begin there on Monday.

• From Rancho Las Palmas hotel, turn right out of Rancho Las Palmas onto Bob Hope Drive. Turn right on Country Club Drive. Proceed down Country Club Drive until you reach Washington Street. Turn right on Washington Street. Go down Washington past Fred Waring Drive and the Tennis Gardens is on your right. To access the courts and parking, turn right on Miles Avenue, turn right into the Gardens (approximately 15 minutes from Rancho). Map link here:
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The Springs Country Club, One Duke Drive, Rancho Mirage. There are no practice courts available at The Springs. Tournament matches begin there on Monday.

• From Rancho Las Palmas hotel, turn right out of Rancho Las Palmas onto Bob Hope Drive. Proceed down Bob Hope past Country Club Drive and turn left on Columbia (Eisenhower Medical Center is directly across). Tell the gate attendant you are there for the tennis tournament. Once through the gate, turn left on Columbia, proceed down Columbia one mile, the tennis courts will be on your left hand side on Columbia . Parking is on the street. (Approximately 5 minutes from Rancho). Map link here:
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Woodhaven Country Club, 41-555 Woodhaven Drive East, Palm Desert. (760) 578-1218. A special thank you to Leif Nordlund of Woodhaven Country Club. Practice courts available on Saturday & Sunday from 11:00 a.m. on, please call ahead to reserve, (760) 578-1218. Leif is also available for hitting lessons. Tournament matches starting on Monday.

• From Rancho Las Palmas hotel, turn right out of Rancho Las Palmas onto Bob Hope Drive. Turn right on Country Club Drive. Proceed down Country Club Drive until you reach Washington Street. Turn right on Washington Street. The entrance to Woodhaven Country Club will be on your right hand side. The gate attendant will direct you to parking and the tennis complex. (approximately 15 minutes from Rancho). Map link here:
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Easter Bowl Boys & Girls 16's singles winners will be awarded Wild Cards to:

• Boys’ 16’s Singles Champion - Singles Main Draw at USTA Men's Futures event
• Girls’ 16’s Singles Champion - Singles Main Draw at USTA Women's 10K event

All 2012 USTA National Championships in the Boys & Girls 14's singles division will be played under a compass draw format. This is the same format that is used at all Boys & Girls 12's Singles USTA National Championships. Compass draws are non-elimination format tournaments where players advance to various draws dependent on the draw and round they lose in. Each player is guaranteed a minimum of four singles matches. There will also be a silver draw (round of 16 match losers) & gold draw (quarterfinal match losers), along with the other consolation draws. If you are unsure of where in the compass draw you belong, please ask a site director or contact us directly.

As approved by the USTA Junior Competition Committee for 2012 in USTA National Championships:

• All main draw singles matches will be the best of three (3) tie-break sets.
• All Feed-In consolation (16's) and consolation compass draw (14's) singles matches will be the best of three (3) tie-break sets, with a Deciding Match Tie-Break (first to 10) played in lieu of a third set.
• All doubles matches up through the quarterfinal rounds will be the best of three (3) tie-break sets, with a Deciding Match Tie-Break (first to 10) played in lieu of a third set. Doubles semifinals, finals and 3rd place matches will be the best of three (3) tie-break sets. Regular scoring will be used in all matches. Please note that there is a mandatory three (3) minute rest period between the second set and the Deciding Match Tie-Break. Coaching is permitted during this authorized rest period.

Here is the intended schedule of play for the Girls 14's division of the Easter Bowl. This is subject to change by the Referee for a cogent reason. Registration for Girls 14's will take place Saturday April 7th (doubles deadline 5:00 p.m. Saturday April 7th):

• Singles Main Draw: starting Sunday April 8th, one round each day, finals & 3rd place match on Saturday April 14th
• Singles Compass Draw consolation: starting Monday April 9th. Two rounds per day starting Tuesday April 10th. West, North & South draws will have one round on Wednesday April 11th, all other draws two rounds. Semifinals and finals of all consolation draws (with the exception of silver & gold) will take place on Thursday April 12th. Silver & Gold consolation draws finals will take place Friday April 13th
• Doubles Main Draw: starting Sunday April 8th, 2 rounds will be played Sunday. Girls 14's will have doubles off on Monday April 9th, one round each subsequent day, finals & 3rd place match on Friday April 13th

Here is the intended schedule of play for the Boys 14's division of the Easter Bowl. This is subject to change by the Referee for a cogent reason. Registration for Boys 14's will take place Saturday April 7th (doubles deadline 5:00 p.m. Saturday April 7th):

• Singles Main Draw: starting Sunday April 8th, one round each day, finals & 3rd place match on Saturday April 14th
• Singles Compass Draw consolation: starting Monday April 9th. Two rounds per day starting Tuesday April 10th, except North & South draw. West draws will have one round on Wednesday April 11th, all other draws two rounds. Semifinals and finals of all consolation draws (with the exception of silver & gold) will take place on Thursday April 12th. Silver & Gold consolation draws finals will take place Friday April 13th
• Doubles Main Draw: starting Sunday April 8th, one round each day with the exception of Tuesday April 10th (doubles off that day), doubles finals & 3rd place matches on Saturday April 14th

Here is the intended schedule of play for the Girls 16's division of the Easter Bowl. This is subject to change by the Referee for a cogent reason. Registration for Girls 16's will take place Saturday April 7th or Sunday April 8th (doubles deadline 5:00 p.m. Sunday April 8th):

• Singles Main Draw: starting Monday April 9th, one round each day, finals & 3rd place match on Sunday April 15th
• Singles Consolation: starting Tuesday April 10th, two matches per day starting Wednesday April 11th, finals on Sunday April 15th
• Doubles Main Draw: starting Monday April 9th, one round each day with the exception of Wednesday April 11th (doubles off that day), finals & 3rd place match on Sunday April 15th

Here is the intended schedule of play for the Boys 16's division of the Easter Bowl. This is subject to change by the Referee for a cogent reason. Registration for Boys 16's will take place Saturday April 7th or Sunday April 8th (doubles deadline 5:00 p.m. Sunday April 8th):

• Singles Main Draw: starting Monday April 9th, one round each day, finals & 3rd place match on Sunday April 15th
• Singles Consolation: starting Tuesday April 10th, two matches per day starting Wednesday April 11th, finals on Sunday April 15th
• Doubles Main Draw: starting Monday April 9th, one round each day, finals & 3rd place match on Saturday April 14th

The Wilson US Open ball will be utilized throughout the championships.

The 18's divisions of the Easter Bowl is a ITF Grade B1 event. It has a separate tournament page with all the listed information, here is the direct link for that event: more info

Take a look back at the 2011 Easter Bowl: more info

For entry, use the USTA Registration System.

Level 1

This event is restricted to the following Jr. players: U.S. Citizens; Permanent Resident Aliens; Diplomats, Refugees/Asylees; CTA. Refer to USTA Regulation III.A.2a.