PLAYER SIGN-IN
All players are required to sign-in in-person with their photo ID and entry fee ($50 cash or check payable to SCTA). Please see sign-in times below (all at Biszantz Family Tennis Center): Qualifying: Friday, March 20th 12PM (noon) to 6PM Main Draw: Sunday, March 22nd 12PM (noon) to 6PM Doubles deadline: Monday, March 23rd 12PM (noon)
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ACCEPTANCE LIST
Click on the link to go to the Acceptance List located on the ITF website. It will change daily until the Freeze deadline on Wednesday March 18th.
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ITF CLOTHING REGULATIONS
Any player who violates this Section may be ordered by the Chair Umpire or ITF
Referee to change his/her attire or equipment immediately. Failure of a player to
comply with such order may result in an immediate default.
1. Unacceptable Attire
Sweatshirts, gym shorts, dress shirts, T-shirts or any other inappropriate attire shall not
be worn during a match (including the warm-up).
a. Shoes
Players are required to wear tennis shoes generally accepted as proper tennis attire.
Shoes shall not cause damage to the court other than what is expected during the normal
course of a match or practice. Damage to a court may be considered as physical or
visible, which may include a shoe that leaves mark beyond what is considered
acceptable. The ITF Referee has the authority to determine that a shoe does not meet
these criteria and may order the player to change.
2. Doubles Teams
Members of a doubles team shall be dressed in substantially the same colours.
3. Identification
No identification shall be permitted on a player’s clothing, products or equipment on
court before, during or after a match or at any press conference or tournament
ceremony, except as follows:
a. Shirt, Sweater or Jacket
i. Sleeves. One (1) commercial (non-manufacturer’s)
identification for each sleeve, neither of which exceeds three (3 square inches (19.5 sq.cm), plus one (1) manufacturer’s identification on each sleeve, neither of which exceeds eight (8) square inches (52 sq.cm) shall be permitted. If written
identification is used within this eight (8) square inches (52 sq.cm) area on either or both sleeves, such written identification may not exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm) per sleeve. ii. Sleeveless: The two (2) commercial (non-manufacturer’s) identifications permitted on the sleeves above, neither of which shall exceed three (3) square inches (19.5 sq.cm), may be placed on the front of the garment. iii. Front, Back and Collar. Total of two (2) manufacturer’s identifications,
neither of which exceeds two (2) square inches (13 sq.cm) or one (1) manufacturer’s identification, which does not exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm) shall be permitted.
b. Shorts/Skirts
Two (2) manufacturer’s identifications, neither of which exceeds two (2) square inches (13 sq.cm) or one manufacturer’s identification which does not exceed
four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm) shall be permitted.
On compression shorts, one (1) manufacturer’s identification not to exceed two
(2) square inches (13 sq.cm) and which shall be in addition to the manufacturer’s
identifications on shorts/skirts shall be permitted.
Note: A dress, for the purposes of permissible identification shall be treated as a
combination of a skirt and shirt (dividing dress at waist).
c. Socks/Shoes
Manufacturer’s identifications on each sock and on each shoe shall be permitted.
The identifications on the sock(s) on each foot shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) square inches (13 sq.cm).
d. Racquet
Manufacturer’s identifications on racquet and strings shall be permitted. e. Hat, Headband or Wristband One (1) manufacturer’s identification not to exceed two (2) square inches (13 sq.cm) shall be permitted. f. Bags, Other Equipment or Paraphernalia Tennis equipment manufacturer’s identifications on each item plus two (2) separate commercial identifications on one (1) bag, neither of which exceeds four (4) square inches (26 sq.cm) shall be permitted.
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ITF JUNIOR CIRCUIT RULES & REGULATIONS
All rules and regulations of the ITF Junior Circuit, the Junior Circuit Code of Conduct, and the Rules of Tennis adopted by the ITF will be used at this event. Default will be declared for players not present 15 minutes after a match is called. Proper tennis attire is required (such as collared shirt and tennis shorts or skirt) for all participants. No T-shirts, sweatshirts, or gym shorts will be allowed on the court. Doubles pairs are required to wear similar colors.
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ORDER OF PLAY
Order of plays will be posted every evening by 7PM. Please click on the link for more information.
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PRACTICE COURTS
Practice Courts will be available on a first come first serve basis. For The Claremont Club, please call (909) 625-6791. Please see schedule below:
Friday (3/20): Claremont Club- All day Saturday (3/21): Claremont Club- 7:00-9:00 AM, after 1:30 PM Sunday (3/22):Claremont Club- 7:00-9:00 AM, after 11:00 AM; Pomona College- 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM Monday (3/23):Claremont Club- All day Tuesday (3/24): Claremont Club- All day; Pomona College- As courts permit Starting Wednesday until end of tournament: Pomona College & Biszantz as courts permit.
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ITF REFEREE
The referee for the Claremont ITF is MaryLynn Baker. She can be reached at 949-374-3524.
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MAIN DRAW MATCHES (MARCH 23-28)
The main site for main draw matches will be Bizsantz Family Tennis Center: 606 E. 6th Street Claremont, CA 91711. Other nearby sites may be used during this time.
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FACT SHEET
The USTA Claremont ITF fact sheet is now available:
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TOURNAMENT HOTEL
The tournament hotel is the Sheraton Ontario Airport Hotel: 429 N Vineyard Ave Ontario, CA 91764
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ITF JUNIOR TOURNAMENT WEBSITE TOURNAMENT LINK
The link for the ITF junior tournament website tournament page is now available:
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ITF GRADE 4 & USTA LEVEL 3 EVENT
This is an ITF Grade 4 and USTA Level 3 event (main draw only). For Southern California ranking purposes, this is a Level 2A event (main draw only).
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10 MINUTE REST PERIOD
This tournament will be played under the regulations of the ITF junior circuit. One difference between ITF and USTA regulations is that the 18's divisions DO NOT have a 10 minute break between second and third sets in ITF events, unlike the 2014 USTA regulation. Players, please be aware of this rule difference.
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MATCH FORMAT
As in all ITF junior circuit events:
* All singles matches (qualifying & main draw) will be the best of three (3) tie-break sets. Regular scoring will be used.
* All doubles matches will be the best of three (3) tie-break sets, with a Deciding Match Tie-Break (first to 10) played in lieu of a third set. No-ad scoring will be used for all ITF doubles matches
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IMPORTANT ITF JUNIOR TOURNAMENT WEBSITE
This is a useful page which details ITF junior entry procedures for ITF junior tournaments held in the United States.
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WELCOME
Welcome to the 6th Annual USTA Claremont ITF tournament, a ITF Grade 4 and USTA Level 3 tournament. We look forward to you possibly participating. Please scroll down for important tournament information. The Tournament Committee encourages all potential applicants to read carefully all the information, as there are differences in ITF Junior Circuit tournaments and USTA national/section events that you need to familiarize yourself with, including entry methods, deadlines, acceptance procedures, etc...
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ITF FREEZE DEADLINE
- Freeze Deadline (All Grades): 1400 GMT Wednesday, five days prior to the Monday of the tournament week. A player who has moved into a Main Draw or Qualifying Acceptance List by the Freeze Deadline is committed to play the tournament. After the Freeze Deadline, players on the Qualifying Acceptance List will no longer be moved into the Main Draw, and players on one or more Alternate Lists will no longer be moved into the Qualifying Acceptance List. Such Alternates are not committed to play the tournament.A player who withdraws from Main Draw or Qualifying after the Freeze Deadline must withdraw by sending an Official Withdrawal Form to both the ITF and the ITF Referee before the sign-in deadline, or else he/she will be subject to the penalties provided for a No-Show.
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2014 USTA CLAREMONT ITF
Take a look back at last year's USTA Claremont ITF:
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THANK YOU'S
The SCTA would like to thank CMS Head Men's Tennis Coach Paul Settles and CMS Athletic Director Mike Sutton for their support of the USTA Claremont ITF tournament. We would also like to thank Pomona Pitzer Head Men's Tennis Coach Steve Bickham and Pomona Pitzer Head Women's Tennis Coach Dr. Ann Lebedeff.
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LUCKY LOSERS
LUCKY LOSER SIGN-IN FOR QUALIFYING LOSERS
Boys Singles: Monday 8:00
Girls Singles: Monday 10:30
Lucky losers (if needed) will be drawn using the following procedure:
* Players lost in last round by ITF ranking (randomly drown)
* Players lost in last round with no ITF ranking (randomly drawn)
* Players lost in 2nd round by ITF ranking (randomly drawn)
* Players lost in 2nd round with no ITF ranking (randomly drawn)
* Same procedure if needed for 1st round qualifying match losers
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All players must enter and withdrawal from ITF events (18 and under division only) with their IPIN number online at http://www.itftennis.com/ipin.
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Please register for the Claremont ITF at
https://ipin.itftennis.com/ by utlizing your IPIN number. If you do
not have an IPIN number please register at
https://ipin.itftennis.com/.
Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:00:00 AM Eastern 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: 651762415 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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