Austin Super Championship Major Zone (SCMZ 12_14)

Officials/Site Directors please report to your sites by 10:15 to 10:30 Courts will need to be prepared. Any parent that wishes to help, we can use it. ALL First Round Matches will begin at 11:00 a.m. with shortened format of 2-all, no-ad scoring for both 1st and 2nd sets, with a 10-pt match tiebreak in lieu of the third set. If we get caught up, we will return to regular format. Schedule will follow for 9:00 a.m. matches and beyond, I'm working on that as soon as this is published....We plan to get caught up so do not assume a 3-hour delay from your originally scheduled match time.

9:00 matches report at 12:00
9:15 and 9:30 matches report at 12:15
9:45 and 10:00 matches report at 12:30
10:15 and 10:30 matches report at 12:45
10:45 and 11:00 and 11:15 matches report at 1:00
11:30, 11:45 and 12:00 matches report at 1:15
12:15, 12:30 and 12:45 matches report at 1:30
1:00, 1:15 and 1:30 matches report at 1:45

All other matches REPORT AT YOUR ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED MATCH TIMES. Using two-all no-ad scoring will help us get caught up so we can complete all play scheduled for today. Sites will not remain open past 10:00 p.m.

Please check back to this tournament homepage for additional updates or follow me on twitter for the fastest tournament updates. Once match play begins, twitter updates along with updates to this tournament homepage will be made informing you of anticipated match times for the morning matches. Expect shortened format of 2-all no-ad scoring until we can catch up today's schedule. Then regular format to be used. more info

It is currently very wet and humid in Austin as of 1:45 p.m. Friday. While tomorrow's forecast shows partly cloudy skies, there is a chance that we will have wet courts in the morning due to today's weather.
I have a few of my site directors, tourney Referee and myself making very early runs to all sites/courts in the morning throughout the Austin area. I will put an update to this homepage no later than 7:00 a.m. and preferably sooner regarding the conditions of play at each site. Please FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER (http://twitter.com/catadirector) OR CHECK THIS HOMEPAGE BEFORE YOU COME FOR YOUR 8:00 A.M. MATCH AT ANY SITE. I do not want our patrons to make a needless trip to a site. If we do have weather issues in the a.m., site directors will not report until notified by me that they are to open their site for play. I do routine updates and you can check here or twitter for those. Players can expect shortened formats to start immediately should we experience a delayed tournament start. How short will be determined by the length of our delay. There are a lot of matches that need to be played and we'll need to get as many in as we can. more info

If inclement weather conditions exist for the Supers tourney this information will help you stay informed by the Tournament Director.
**First you can obtain the fastest, most up-to-date information via TWITTER. Follow me: http://twitter.com/catadirector
**Secondly, I routinely update this website with details about rain delays, and when play is anticipated to resume at each site. If you do not have internet access readily available to you, your hotels generally do in their business centers. Please use their internet services to access our tournament homepage to look for answers with regard to rain delays. This will help you know when to return to your site for match play and help the tournament run more smoothly by reducing unnecessary phone calls.
**Thirdly, you may also call the CATA office for updates at 512 443-1342. Our office voice mail will have updates for you as well. However, this is more difficult to stay on top of so your most up-to-date info can be found via TWITTER or by viewing this tourney homepage. more info

Parents and Players: Many entrants do not have telephone numbers or email addresses associated with our tournament entry software. For this reason, please re-check your draw and match times frequently up to tournament start. The tournament will continue to publish withdrawals and your first-round match times may change.

Due to a few player conflicts (playing singles at one site and doubles at another), conflicting match times were not picked up by the tourney software. Some doubles match times will be affected so please re-check your draws up to tourney start.

Crowne Plaza Hwy 290 and IH-35 $99 rate, no breakfast. more info

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Austin Tennis Center XYZ on draws 7800 Johnny Morris Rd., Austin, TX 78724 (512) 928-8119
Caswell Tennis Center CASW on draws Physical Address: 2312 Shoal Creek Blvd. (courts on corner of 24th St. and Lamar Blvd.) Austin, TX 78705 (512) 478-6268
Pharr Tennis Center PH on draws 4201 Brookview Rd., Austin, TX 78722 (512) 477-7773
UT Whitaker UTW on draws 4901 Guadalupe, Austin, TX 78751 (512) 454-0888
All sites are located in Central Austin at or near Airport Blvd and near Hwy 290. more info

EVENTS that will be at each site will be published to this tournament homepage asap after entry deadline (3-4 days).

TO ALL TOURNAMENT PLAYERS: We do have several sites that do not provide water on the courts. Therefore, you will want to come fully prepared with food, drink, ice, towels, and change of clothes for your matches so that you can play within your comfort zone.

ALL electronic devices (cell phones etc) must be turned totally OFF, not on vibrate, before entering courts for match play.

Youth Tennis Texas Website:
For more information on Challenger, CMZ, or SCMZ schedules, and "Junior Know The Rules," please visit www.youthtennistexas.com

Recovery Rule - Effective Immediately

USTA has mandated that all full two out of three set singles matches shall offer a minimum rest period of two hours. A minimum rest period of two hours is not required for matches using shortened formats, matches using 10-point match tiebreaks in lieu of third set, and all 10 & Under tennis formats.

Super Champ Major Zone "B" Draws (Main & Consolation Draw) will use a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set.

Champ Major Zones (Main Draw) will use a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set through the quarterfinal round. Semifinals and finals will play a full two out of three set match.

Junior Other Tournaments: Depending on draw size the Tournament Director and / or Referee will determine the appropriate match format.