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Court Monitors
If you would be willing to serve as a monitor, please sign in at the tournament desk at the site. Instructions will be available at the tournament site on the duties of the court monitor. Court monitors will be place on a court at the discretion of a tournament official.
Players will start all matches in good faith and cannot ask for a court monitor prior to match
A court monitor will be assigned for the completion of a set in progress MAX
Court monitors are not certified officials but assume limited duties set by the tournament referee.
Court Monitor Duties:
1. Monitor the match
2. Keep score along with the players
3. Ask players to call out score when not doing so
4.Stop play when they observe a code violation (racquet abuse ball abuse unsportsmanlike conduct, etc.) and seek assistance from the Referee or other official
5. Send for a certified official if there is a question of rule interpretation
6. Overrule mistakes in line calls when authorized to do so by tournament referee
If you would be willing to serve as a monitor, please sign in at the tournament desk at the site you are at. Instructions will be available at the tournament site on the duties of the court monitor.
Our hope that Parents AND the Boys’ & Girls 18s (yes you to) would be willing to help a little.
Please contact Eric Mitchell at mitchell@southest.usta.com if you have any questions.
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Match Format and Awards
Compass draw format for singles play - this is a non-elimination tournament. Play is best of three sets. 10's will play a match tiebreaker for third set. Awards for champions and finalist in each division.
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Directions
DIRECTIONS TO TENNIS CENTER
From the east valley, take the 101 West and exit on Union Hills rd and go West. Follow Union Hills until it dead ends and turn left. Turn right on Bell rd heading west. Turn left on Bullard ave. Turn left on W Paradise lane and you will see the tennis center on the right.
From the west valley, exit the 101 on Grand ave and go west. Turn left on Bell RD. Turn left on Bullard ave. Turn left on W Paradise lane and you will see the tennis center on the right.
The address of the complex is 14469 W Pardise Lane, Surprise, AZ 85374
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Hotel
HOTEL: The Comfort Inn in Surprise is the official tournament hotel. It is 3.8 miles from the site. The rate for tournament players is $76.00 per night. IMPORTANT FOR BOOKING We are holding a room block that will be released September 26. We suggest that you make your reservations early and cancel if you can't make it. The hotel will honor the rate after the block is released on a space available basis. When calling mention that you are in the USTA sweet 16 tournament. The address is 13337 W Grand Ave, Surprise, AZ 85374 623-544-6874
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Selection Process
To view the Sweet 16 selection protocol click on the link.
more info
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ATTENTION
Tournament directors do not have access to phone numbers and email addresses of the tournament participants UNLESS the player re-enters their contact information at time of event registration. This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email information each time they register for a tournament, the tournament director will not be able contact them for any reason, including withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays, etc. Your cooperation will ensure that tournaments can continue to communicate necessary information to you. Thank you. |
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Eligibility
This tournament is open only to permanent residents of the USTA Southwest Section. Permanent residency is defined by the parent or legal guardian living within the section for 184 days per year. Additionally, the player must be a U.S. Citizen and hold a USTA membership card with a USTA Southwest Section designation.
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Open Draw
Open Draw Date, Time and Place - Wednesday October 21st at the Central AZ Tennis Office - 2:30 p.m.
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Level 5 tournament for National Rankings. Open only to residents
of the USTA Southwest Section. 16 player acceptance based on
decision of USTA Southwest Section Ranking & Seeding Committee
ATTENTION PLAYERS/PARENTS: Tournament Players must enter contact
information each time they register for a tournament. Due to a new
policy from the USTA legal department, tournament directors will no
longer have access to phone numbers and email addresses of
tournament participants unless the player has entered this
information when they register for the tournament. This means that
if a player does not enter their phone and email information, a
tournament director cannot contact them for any reason, including
withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays,The only way to ensure
that the tournament director has this information is for the
player/parent to enter it when registering. The USTA Southwest
Section appreciates all of our player's/parent's cooperation with
this issue so that tournaments can continue to communicate
necessary information to you. HOTEL: The Comfort Inn in Surprise is
the official tournament hotel. It is 3.8 miles from the site. The
rate for tournament players is $76.00 per night. IMPORTANT FOR
BOOKING We are holding a room block that will be released September
26. We suggest that you make your reservations early and cancel if
you can't make it. The hotel will honor the rate after the block is
released on a space available basis. When calling mention that you
are in the USTA sweet 16 tournament. The address is 13337 W Grand
Ave, Surprise, AZ 85374 623-544-6874 DIRECTIONS TO TENNIS CENTER
From the east valley, take the 101 West and exit on Union Hills rd
and go West. Follow Union Hills until it dead ends and turn left.
Turn right on Bell rd heading west. Turn left on Bullard ave. Turn
left on W Paradise lane and you will see the tennis center on the
right. From the west valley, exit the 101 on Grand ave and go west.
Turn left on Bell RD. Turn left on Bullard ave. Turn left on W
Paradise lane and you will see the tennis center on the right. The
address of the complex is 14469 W Pardise Lane, Surprise, AZ
85374
Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:59:00 PM Arizona Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 759313609 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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