Austin Tennis Academy Glimmer of Hope ZAT

Draws will be posted on this site on Tuesday, 1/29. When they are, please check your draw carefully for both your playing time AND LOCATION. Matches will be played at 6 sites on Saturday. Please see the messages below for maps and directions to all of our playing sites.

ATA is located in southwest Austin inside the Spanish Oaks community. Our physical address is 6800 Spanish Oaks Club Blvd., Austin, Texas 78738. ATA is located .2 miles west from the intersection of Hwy 620 and Hwy 71W. Look for the McCoy's Building Supply sign on your right and get in the left hand lane, make a left into Spanish Oaks, go to the second round about and we are on your left. OUR ADDRESS DOES NOT WORK ON YAHOO MAPS OR ON SOME GPS SYSTEMS. MAPQUEST and GOOGLE MAPS DO WORK. If your GPS doesn't find a location West of HWY 620 for our physical address, you can use the address to McCoy's which is 13324 W Highway 71, Bee Cave, TX 78738. Then follow the directions above. more info

Matches will be played at Austin Tennis Academy as well as other sites in the area. Please check the draw carefully (after they are posted) to see which site your first match will be played at. If you have any questions about this, please email me at brian.notis@austintennisacademy.com more info

6500 St Stephens Dr, Austin, TX 78746 - From 360, turn on Westlake Dr. Continue to St Stephens Dr. Go straight past the guard shack. You MUST park at the gym and walk past the track to the tennis courts. Please leave an extra 5 minutes to walk from your parking spot. more info

3322 Ranch Road 620 South, Austin, TX 78738 - From the intersection of Hwy 71 and RR 620, go north on 620. Turn left on Spillman Loop. Courts on your right. Some GPS devices to not find LTHS so please click on the following link for a MAP: more info

4100 Westbank Dr, Austin 78746 - Click on the following link for a map - Courts are on the right off of Westbank Dr. as your coming from 360. more info

2612 Lost Creek Blvd Austin, TX 78746. 512-892-0173. Click on this link for a map to Lost Creek. more info

14101 Canonade, Austin 78737 - (512)-829-4340 - click on the following link for a map more info

A maximum of 32 players can be in one draw. The draws will be split randomly other than the seeds which are placed in each draw based on their overall seeding. Each player should be in only one of the draws in their age bracket. Be sure to check all of the draws in your division before becoming concerned that you are not in the tournament! Before the deadline, please check the applicant list to make sure you are entered.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the Austin Tennis Academy’s Glimmer of Hope ZAT! The Austin Tennis Academy is a training program for junior tennis players who aspire to achieve excellence through tennis–it is a group of coaches, players and parents dedicated to pursuing excellence in tennis and life. The mission of the Austin Tennis Academy is to create a local junior tennis community, dedicated to developing students to their fullest potential in tennis, academics and character. One of our primary objectives is to help students use tennis to help them make the perfect college choice. The flagship service of the Austin Tennis Academy is the Academy Program. The Academy Program is tennis training and fitness training for top level players and those that aspire to be top level players. Top level in this case means Superchamp level in the USTA Texas Section and nationally ranked players in the United States and for those with the talent and drive, success at the National and International level. Players in the Academy program look at their lives through the prism of being a tennis athlete. They train on and off the court, they travel to meet the competition, they are focused on lofty goals in tennis performance. We pride ourselves on our collaborative relationship we share with our parents and pride ourselves on that being an element that makes us unique among tennis academies. Our students are special. Not only do they pursue athletic and academic excellence, they are partners in making our program successful, they participate with younger players as mentors, and take responsibility for making the program and each other better. Call us today at 512.276.2271 or email us at info@AustinTennisAcademy.com. We'd love to tell you more about our programs, short programs, and summer camps. more info

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

Info you need to know! Check out the ZAT Tournament Guide

WITHDRAWALS - Please click on edit registration on the left side of this homepage and follow the directions to withdraw before the deadline. Please email me at john.kudrick@clubcorp.com if you need to withdraw from the tournament after the deadline. Include your name, division and reason for withdrawing. Written notification (email is sufficient) is required for withdrawals after the entry deadline as per USTA rules. There are no refunds for withdrawals after the entry deadline or for weather related cancellations.

CHECK IN PROCEDURE - Please register at your playing site 15-30 minutes before your first match. You will then also need to check in for each of your matches (including your first match) when you are ready to play (before your scheduled time, of course) and stay within earshot of the tournament desk.

HOTEL INFORMATION - Lakeway Area: Hampton Inn Lakeway - 2013 FM 620 South, 10 minutes from ATA, 512-263-7474, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lakeway 15707 Oak Grove Blvd 512-735-5555, Mountain Star Lodge, HWY 620, 5 minutes from ATA, 512-263-2010. Lakeway Inn Resort, 512-261-6600. The Vintage Villas Hotel, 512/266-9333. See "Hotel Info - Mopac and NW" for additional options

Please recheck your draws before Friday as there may be changes due to withdrawals.

10 & Under Regulation - Challengers Challenger 10s offer 10 & Under Orange Ball Division (orange ball, 60 foot court). Site Directors and USTA Officials will strongly enforce 25" racket rule for orange ball division. All rackets will be checked. 10 & Under Green Ball Division (green dot ball, 78 foot court and 27 inch racquet). For the full 10s regulation, please click here

Registration - There is no Thursday registration. Players should plan to be at their playing site at least 30 minutes prior to their first match time to register for the tournament, turn in their waiver form, sign in for doubles and check in for their match.

BALL TYPE - Wilson US Open Extra Duty Felt balls will be used for all matches (12's - 18's).

Court Surface - All matches will be played on hard courts

WEATHER UPDATES - We will do everything we can to complete the tournament even if we have inclement weather. The Austin weather can change very quickly. If necessary, we will go to alternate scoring to speed up the matches. This website will be updated with any weather related delays or you may call ATA at 512-276-2271 during the tournament for weather related updates. Please also be sure to follow me @briannotisata on twitter for up to the minute tournament updates.