USTA Closed Regional Tournament- February (Region 2)

10:00
We have 3 Indoor Courts at the Downtown Athletic Club and will play the Finals of Main Draw and 3rd and 4th Play Offs at 12:30. All other matches are cancelled. Downtown Athletic Club is located at 340 W. Dallas St., Houston, TX 77002. 713-652-0700 You will park at the One Allen Center Parking Garage. You should plan at least one hour for the trip but without traffic is should not take that long. .


9:00
Not before 12:00. Hopefully, we will be able to get on by 12:00. We have made calls to various indoor clubs, and have not had any luck yet. We will update the site again at 10:00 if not before.


8:45
Courts have been soaked. Matches postponed not before 11:00. We will update the site again at 10:00.


8:15 am Monday
Players do not need to report until 10am. Courts are still wet and we will update again at 9:00.
Thanks for your patience!





Monday 7:00
Misting a little harder. All matches reschedule to 9:00.


Monday 6:40 AM
Stay posted. We have a light mist. Courts are mostly dry but damp in the back. We are hoping to get on between 8:00 - 9:00 but forecast looks grim. Please plan on being here at 8:00 am until further notice. Please also continue to check draws as we have had two withdrawals.



Please make sure to recheck your schedule for Monday as most matches have been rescheduled to 8:00 due to the strongly liklihood of rain by 10:00 AM.

We will be using two different tournament sites on Saturday. These sites are approximately one mile apart.


KHS - Klein High School - 16715 Stuebner Airline Rd, Spring, TX 77379


GRC - Giammalva Racquet Club - 16400 Sir William Dr., Spring, TX 77379

1. Priscilla Palermo
2. Victoria Kareh
3. Anna Short
4. Maria Smith

1. Avery Schiffman
2. Sneha Karnam
3. Sophie Omoworare
4. Annika Pandey
5. Taylor Duncan
6. Mitali Khoje
7. Avrey Curry

We are offering a Friday afternoon drill from 4:00 - 6:00 with Giammalva Elite Academy Staff and Pros in a 4 to 1 pro/student ratio or less. Cost is $60 for the drill. Please e-mail Victor Pinones-Haltenhoff if you plan to attend the drill at victor@giammalva.com. Please check out the Giammalva Elite website at www.giammalvaelite.com. Our Academy offers a full time program with housing and education options.


We also have pros available for private lessons or hit.

Hilton Garden Inn
7979 Willow Chase Boulevard
Houston, Texas
USA 77070
Tel: +1-832-912-1000
$89/Night For A Single
$109/Night For A Double
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A block of rooms have been reserved for February 12, 2015 - February 16, 2014. The special room rate will be available until February 2nd or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. If you miss this deadline date it is likely that your reservation can still be made. Please just contact the hotel or myself directly at donnabacon@marcushotels.com.


Room rate includes breakfast. Normally served 6-8am in a private area to accommodate larger groups and early game times. Included in breakfast is; egg, bread, and meat item, bananas, cereal, milk, fruit juice and Starbucks “House Blend” coffee or tea. Tax and gratuity is included.
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We will have practice courts on Friday February 14th starting at 12:00. Please call our pro shop at 281-370-5801 and let us know you will be coming out to practice. It is a first come, first serve basis, and we will not charge for practice courts.

We will also have practice courts at Raveneaux Country Club during the weekend. Raveneaux is located at 9415 Cypresswood and is within 5 - 10 minutes of Giammalva Racquet Club. Raveneaux is saving 4 courts for us during the tournament for those looking for more practice outside the tournament.

We have additional practice courts at the following clubs:


Raveneaux Country Club - Located within 5-10 minutes from GRC
9415 Cypresswood Dr, Spring, TX 77379
Courts 9, 10, 11,12


Northgate Country Club - Located 10-15 minutes from GRC
17110 Northgate Forest Dr, Houston, TX 77068

All parents will have to complete a USTA Release and Waiver Form before playing their 1st match. Please find USTA Release and Waiver Form more info

Doubles will be played Saturday morning before the Singles.


We will extend the doubles entry deadline until after the Freeze Deadline. Please e-mail usta@giammalva.com if you want to play in the doubles. Please also let us know if you have a partner or if you want us to help you find a partner. We can not guarantee but will make every effort to find you a partner.

We will play the following on Monday and begin at 8:00 AM
Finals and 3rd and 4th Play Off
2 Rounds of Feed In Consolation
2 Rounds of Quarter Final Feed In
Doubles Finals and 3rd and 4th Play-Off


This schedule means you may have to play 3 rounds of play if you are in the consolation or Quarter Final Play Off and are in the doubles. Please schedule your flights home accordingly.

We are using Wilson US Open Extra-Duty Felt ball for all matches. We will give 3 balls for all matches, and third set when played out in full.

This event is a Closed USTA Regional Tournament with Level 4 National Ranking Points.

All Main Draw matches will play best of 3 Tiebreak Sets incuding 3rd and 4th place play-off.
All Feed-In Championship Matches will play best of 3 Tiebreak Sets with 10-Match Point Tiebreak in leiu of a 3rd Set.
All Doubles Matches will plan an 8 Game Pro Set with a 7-Point Tiebreak at 8 games all.
Consolation is mandatory.

All players must register one hour before their 1st round match. Players may register Friday February 14th from 3:00 - 7:00 but are not required.

We will offer salads, soups and sandwiches on site at Cecile's Cafe. We will also grill burgers, chicken, hot dogs, etc. during the weekend for a fee.
We will also have complimentary coffee, bananas, chocolate milk and other items at various times of the day.

We have a certified instructor on site, and can offer a quick turn around. We charge $14/labor for each racquet.

We recommend flying into Bush Intercontinental Airport. It is located 30 minutes from our tournament site.

ENTERING TWO DIVISIONS The USTA Regulations prohibit a player from being entered, when entries close, in two or more tournaments if any part of the tournaments overlap, unless each Tournament Committee understands the situation and concurs in writing. There are exceptions to this rule on the national junior level.

The USTA National Championships, USTA National Sweet Sixteen, USTA National Selection Tournaments, Closed USTA Regional Tournaments, and Open USTA Regional Tournaments permit a player to enter more than one age division.
However, it is important to understand the consequences of this decision.

If you want to play in one of these tournaments, but are unsure if you will get in, you may enter up to two different age divisions. When selection is done, players are selected for the oldest age division first.
* If you are selected into the older age division entered, you will not be selected into the younger age division.
* If you are not selected into the older age division, you will only be considered for selection into the younger division and you will only be eligible to be an alternate in the younger division.

ENTERING CONCURRENT TOURNAMENTS Several times each year, the USTA has sanctioned national tournaments with different National Ranking Levels at the same time and players are permitted to enter both tournaments. If you want to play in one of these tournaments, but are unsure if you will get in, you may enter up to two different tournaments (in addition to up to two divisions that is described above).

These tournaments and the maximum number of entries are as follows:

February: USTA National Selection Tournaments (Level 2) and Closed USTA Regional Tournaments (Level 4)
Entries are permitted in up to two divisions of up to four sites of USTA National Selection Tournaments AND up to two divisions of the Closed USTA Regional Tournament to which your Section has been assigned.

May: USTA National Sweet Sixteen (Level 1A) and USTA National Selection Tournaments (Level 3)
Entries are permitted in up to two divisions of the USTA National Sweet Sixteen AND up to two divisions of up to four sites of USTA National Selection Tournaments.

October: USTA National Selection Tournaments (Level 2) and Closed USTA Regional Tournaments (Level 4)
Entries are permitted in up to two divisions of up to four sites of USTA National Selection Tournaments AND up to two divisions of the Closed USTA Regional Tournament to which your Section has been assigned.

November: USTA National Selection Tournaments (Level 2) and Open USTA Regional Tournaments (Level 4)
Entries are permitted in up to two divisions of up to four sites of USTA National Selection Tournaments AND up to two divisions of up to four sites of Open USTA Regional Tournaments.

When selection is done, players are selected for the highest level of tournament first (for example when a National Selection and Regional are held at the same time, the selection is first done for the National Selection tournament).
* If you are selected into the higher level concurrent tournament, you will not be selected into the lower level concurrent tournament.
* If you are not selected into the higher level concurrent tournament, you are eligible for selection into the lower level concurrent tournament AND are eligible to be on the alternate lists of both the higher and lower level tournaments.
Because the process permits players to appear on an acceptance list and multiple alternate lists at the same time, players will have a limited amount of time - until the Freeze Deadline to decide on what list they want to remain.

FREEZE DEADLINE What is the Freeze Deadline?

The Freeze Deadline is the deadline by which a player that is on the alternate list of the higher level tournament and the accepted player list of the lower level tournament has to commit to being on one list. The Freeze Date for all concurrent national tournaments shall be 11:59 a.m. ET 16 days before the start date of the concurrent tournament scheduled to start first, or such other time as is published on the tournament website. For example, if the earlier of two concurrent national tournaments is scheduled to begin on the 17th of the month, the Freeze Deadline shall be 11:59 am ET on the 1st of the month.

Prior to Freeze Deadline

Prior to the Freeze Deadline, a player may appear as both an alternate for the higher level concurrent tournament and as an accepted player at a lower level concurrent tournament. Prior to the Freeze Deadline, any such player that is offered and accepts a place on the acceptance list of the higher level tournament shall be permitted to withdraw from the lower level tournament without penalty and play in the higher level tournament.

After the Freeze Deadline

After the Freeze Deadline, a player may ONLY appear as EITHER an alternate for the higher level tournament OR as an accepted player at the lower level tournament. A player not yet selected for any tournament may continue to appear on the alternate lists of multiple concurrent tournaments.

Player Obligation by the Freeze Deadline

A player that appears on the acceptance list of the lower level tournament and a higher level tournament alternate list that desires to remain on the alternate list for the higher level tournament must withdraw from the lower level tournament by the Freeze Deadline. Such a player shall be required to send an email to the Tournament Directors of both tournaments by the Freeze Deadline stating this preference and the player shall be refunded their entry fee by the lower level tournament.

Any player that fails to email their preference to withdraw from a lower level tournament and remain as an alternate for the higher level tournament shall not be permitted after the Freeze Deadline to withdraw from the lower level tournament and accept a spot in the higher level tournament draw. Any violation of this policy will result in the levying of 4 suspension points for withdrawing from a tournament to play in another.

On Site Stringing
We have a certified instructor on site, and can offer a quick turn around. We charge $14/labor for each racquet.