The Easter Bowl ITF Tennis Championships

Boys 18's Doubles draw now posted. Seed cut was Donaldson/Shebshayevich (665 combined). Last direct acceptance: Philips/Rybakov.

Boys 18's Singles draw now posted. Seed cut (#16) was Boyce (ITF 300). Last direct acceptance Robbie Bellamy.

Girls 18's Doubles draw now posted. Seed cut was Addison/Harrison (417 combined). Last direct acceptance Lin/Wojcik.

Girls 18's singles draw now posted. Seed cut (#16) was Black (ITF 142). Last direct acceptance Adesuwa Osabuohien.

Welcome to the 2012 Easter Bowl ITF (US Closed). 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. You can scroll down for other important tournament information. more info

HOTEL & TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

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

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****EASTER BOWL TRAVEL INFORMATION****

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All ITF division matches will be played at Rancho Las Palmas Tennis Country Club, 42000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. (760) 862-4531. A special thank you to Head Pro Kevin Connolly of Rancho Las Palmas. Map link here: more info

The Easter Bowl ITF fact sheet is now available: more info

This tournament will be played under the regulations of the ITF junior circuit. One difference between ITF and USTA regulations is that the 18's divisions DO NOT have a 10 minute break between second and third sets in ITF events, unlike the USTA regulation. Players, please be aware of this rule difference.

The ITF Junior Circuit regulations require specific clothing and logo restrictions. When entries close and acceptance lists are published, this information will be made available.

As in all ITF junior circuit events:

• All singles matches will be the best of three (3) tie-break sets. Regular scoring will be used.
• All doubles 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. No-ad scoring will be used for all ITF doubles matches.

All ITF junior circuit events require doubles sign-in on site. The doubles deadline for girls is 12:00 (NOON) on Monday April 9th. The doubles deadline for boys is 12:00 (NOON) on Tuesday April 10th. ITF doubles selection procedures will apply. Draws are limited to 32 teams per division.

The 2012 Easter Bowl ITF is an ITF Grade B1 event for ITF ranking purposes, along with a USTA Level 1 event for USTA national ranking purposes. It is "closed" to American players only.

Easter Bowl ITF singles winners will be awarded Wild Cards to:

• Boys’ 18’s Singles Champion - Singles Main Draw at US Open Juniors & Singles Main Draw at a USTA Men's Futures event
• Girls’ 18’s Singles Champion - Singles Main Draw at US Open Juniors & Singles Main Draw at USTA Women's 25K or 10K event

Here is the intended schedule of play for the Girls 18's division of the Easter Bowl. This is subject to change by the Referee for a cogent reason:

• Sign-in for all accepted players and any alternates for main draw vacancies will take place on Sunday April 8th, sign-in deadline is 6:00 p.m.
• Singles Main Draw: starting Monday April 9th, one round each day, finals on Saturday April 14th.
• Doubles Main Draw: starting Tuesday April 10th, one round each day, finals on Saturday April 14th.

Here is the intended schedule of play for the Boys 18's division of the Easter Bowl. This is subject to change by the Referee for a cogent reason:

• Sign-in for all accepted players and alternates for vacancies in main draw will close on Monday April 9th at 6:00 p.m. Sign-in for Boys 18's will also be available on Sunday April 8th from 1-6.
• Singles Main Draw: starting Tuesday April 10th, one round each day, finals on Sunday April 15th.
• Doubles Main Draw: starting Wednesday April 11th, one round each day, finals on Sunday April 15th.

All rules and regulations of the ITF Junior Circuit, the Junior Circuit Code of Conduct, and the Rules of Tennis adopted by the ITF will be used at this event. Default will be declared for players not present 15 minutes after a match is called. Proper tennis attire is required (such as collared shirt and tennis shorts or skirt) for all participants. No T-shirts, sweatshirts, or gym shorts will be allowed on the court. Doubles pairs are required to wear similar colors. more info

This is a useful page which details ITF junior entry procedures for ITF junior tournaments held in the United States. more info

The 16's & 14's divisions of the Easter Bowl is the USTA Spring National Championships for those respective divisions. It has a separate tournament page with all the listed information, please click here to access directly: more info

Take a look back at last year's Easter Bowl ITF: more info

For entry, contact Tournament Director.

The 16's events of the USTA Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship uses ITF age eligibility. In order to be age-eligible for the tournament, players must be born January 1, 2004, or later. If your birthdate is before this date, please do not register. Players must be 13 by start of the main draw.

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.