MOVTA Jr. League---Week 6: Aug. 1, 2013

Final Standings
Boys 12 & under schedule
Boys 14 & under schedule
Boys 18 & under schedule
Girls 12 & under schedule
Girls 14 & under schedule
Girls 18 & under schedule

All junior players are encouraged to enter the Bob Hildreth tournament. This is a USTA sanctioned tournament held Sept. 6-8 at Jackson Park. The tournament ID # is: 856326613
Click here to go to the USTA webpage for the Bob Hildreth tournament: Bob Hildreth
Anybody that is new to sanctioned tournaments, please let me know and I'll help you with how you register and explain what to expect and the differences between the summer mini-tourmanents and a sanctioned weekend tournament.
--Di

Currently posted draws are for Aug. 1
Results are posted.
B12s play first to 5 games (tiebreak at 4-4).
G12s play a regular set (tiebreak at 6-6).
B14s, B18s, and G14s play regular sets to 6 (except tiebreak if 5-5).
G18s is cancelled this week due to lack of signups.

There will be six weekly mini-tournaments for Boys and Girls 12 & under, 14 & under, and 18 & under age divisions. Mini-tournaments will be on Thursdays. The first mini-tournament will be on June 20. You must sign up each week by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday to get in that week's tournament. Sign up with your coach at your team site, or sign up by clicking the link below.

Click here to sign up for Aug. 1st---->SIGN UP

Doubles play will be offered on Fridays of July 12 and July 26. Doubles divisions will be Boys and Girls 14 & under, Boys and Girls 18 & under, and Mixed 18 & under. 18 & unders may sign up for both Boys/Girls and also Mixed doubles. Sign up with a partner. Partners do not have to be from the same team.

Schedules for each age group are posted above. Match sites will be City Park, Erickson, Greenmont, and Jackson Park. Also, team coaches/managers will be provided master schedules to pass out to their players.

Players will earn points individually and also for their team, but players may play independent of a team. Tentative teams participating: City Park, Erickson, Greenmont, Jackson Park, and North Hills. Your fees are collected by your team's program. If you want to play in the tournaments independent of a team, the cost is a one-time fee of $20 for the entire summer series---contact movtasummer@att.net to arrange payment.

New players may join the league at any time, and teams may have new players start any week. However, players may not switch from one team to another once they play for a team.

If a player signs up but fails to show up, he/she will lose by default. After the first default, the player will be warned. After the second default, the player will be warned again. After the third default, the player may not play for the rest of the summer (no refunds). PLEASE AVOID "NO SHOWS" and AVOID SHOWING UP WITHOUT SIGNING UP (don't forget to sign up by Wed. evening).

After the 3rd week of play, team and Individual standings will be updated weekly and posted at this site under the Tournament Reports. The tennisengine ranking program will be used as a "major guide" for standings--it factors in wins, closeness of scores, strength of opponents, and results against common opponents. [ In some cases MOVTA will override tennisengine calculations due to head-to-head results. This may be necessary due to the nature of the league in that players do not always end up with equal number of matches or strengths of opponents and lack ability to specifically challege a certain person, and it's not possible to fully control matchups throughout the summer.] To be eligible for individual standings in a given age division a player must play in at least 3 mini-tournaments in that division. To be eligible for team standings in a division, a team must have at least two players who each play in at least 3 mini-tournaments in that division.

Please submit questions and report corrections (scores, name spellings, etc.) to movtasummer@att.net or to Di at 740-591-6789 (call or text).

In the event of rain, matches will be cancelled. Notices will be posted at this site as soon as possible when questionable weather patterns are ocurring. If it begins raining during play, completed games will count (if one player reached min 4). Please report all scores!