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HOW TO OBTAIN A FREE "NON-MEMBER USTA NUMBER" or PAID USTA MEMBERSHIP TO COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION
1.
Log into: TennisLink.usta.com
2.
On the Red Bar in the Middle of the window,
Click on “Don’t have a USTA Account? Learn more and create one today”
3.
Where it says “Do You Play in a USTA Program
(Team Tennis, USTA Flex Leagues, Tournaments) without a USTA Membership?”,
click the blue box “CREATE ACCOUNT”
4.
Select: “I am new to TennisLink
and want to create a new account”, Click NEXT
5.
Fill in your information and click NEXT
6.
On this page: DO NOT click on “click here
to join now!” at the top of the page, unless you want a “Paid” USTA Membership
which will allow you to enter most USTA sanctioned tournaments. For the Free Non-Member Account, complete the
remaining information on this page.
a.
In the “Country” drop-down field, be sure to
select the NATION you represent (Don’t put USA if you have a USA address yet
compete for another nation.
b.
Note that the “Childs Email” will be used as
your Login ID.
7.
Click Next - The “Welcome” screen will appear
giving you access to your account. Make
note of your “USTA Account #:” near the top right of your screen. Be sure
to keep this number to enter future events in the USA.
8.
Now, Go back to the tournament home page on
TennisLink and complete your International Showcase entry registration by
clicking “Register Now”.
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OTHER IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
FORMAT
Main Draw – Best 2 of 3 sets; No-Ad scoring (Collegiate
Scoring). Two rounds per day may be
played. First Match losers Consolation –
8 Game Pro-sets. Regular Scoring; 7-Point Tiebreaker at 8-All.
DRAWS & DRAW UPDATES
Draws will be posted online approximately 7:00 pm the
evening before the tournament begins. NOTE:
Some matches may be played at nearby facilities. Your LOCATION is indicated by the INITIALS in
the bracket by the time. Changes in the
draws and schedule will occur as circumstances dictate (injured players,
withdrawals, etc). When changes occur,
we make every attempt to contact the affected players but please be sure to
check the draws at least daily. The draws posted at the site are the official
draws.
CONSOLATION EVENTS: (REQUIRE SIGN-UP)
There will be a Consolation tournament in all events. (No
additional fee). Anyone who loses their
“First Match” is eligible. You must
sign-up for the consolation draw within 30 minutes of completing your first
match AT THE TOURNAMENT DESK - ONSITE to be included in the draw. Consolation play will begin on day 2. Draws & Schedules will be posted online
at the end of day 1, after 8:00 PM.
SEEDING INFORMATION
Please email any seeding information you would like the
tournament to consider to Rick1Workman@gmail.com
before the entry deadline close.
CHECK-IN REQUIREMENTS
All players will need to sign the tournament “Waiver of
Liability”
WARMUP COURTS
When possible, a warmup court will be available on-site
for players. Priority is given to
players with matches coming up within 60 minutes. Shared bases; 4 players per court. Coaches and Parents have no priority.
AWARDS
Winners & Finalists will receive Medals
APPLICABLE RULES
USTA
National Tournament Regulations will govern play
RACKET
STRINGING
Racquet
stringing and repair services are available onsite. Just contact our Tennis
Shop to make these arrangements
ONSITE TRAINER
Trainer services will not be available for the tournament. Should a player become injured during play,
they may designate a person to assist or treat the injury in accordance with
the Rules & Regulations governing injury situations.
INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES
The tournament Homepage on tennislink.usta.com will be
posted with frequent Updates
LOCKER FACILITIES
Men's and Women's locker rooms are available onsite for
all tournament participants. Players
must provide their own towels & toiletries.
VIDEO MATCH RECORDING SERVICE
BE SURE TO SETUP and UPDATE YOUR TennisRecruiting.net “PLAYER
BIO”
TennisRecruiting.net is the premier site for amateur
tennis. Players can connect with college
coaches by updating their profiles with graduation year and other information. College
Coaches use the site to develop their recruiting strategies at all levels -
including NCAA championship coaches. Coaches across the country use our rank
lists and recruiting services.
Everyone gets access to the exclusive rankings, player
information, and articles. Keep up with the best players on a weekly basis with
our up-to-date rank lists. Check out extensive player profiles for thousands of
amateur players. Read exclusive content written by recruiting experts.
With your free registration, you get all of the
following:
•Players can see the number of
visitors - coaches' and overall visits - to their profile pages
•Exclusive feature articles
•Complete College Recruiting and
TennisRPI rank lists
•Sort Rankings by State, Region,
or Strength of Schedule
•Interviews with recruits, with
comments from both players and coaches
•Select player profiles,
including historical rankings and breakdowns of wins
•Monthly Hot 100 list of
up-and-coming players
•Breakdowns of top recruiting
prospects - Blue Chip, Five Star, Four Star, etc.
•Exclusive photo galleries
•Players can set their
graduation year and other basic information for coaches to query
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TOURNAMENT WAIVER
By registering for this tournament, (the
TennisRecruiting.net International Junior Tennis Series), the players, parents/guardians
and Coaches agree to the following mandatory release form.
IN CONSIDERATION of accepting this entry, we the parent(s), guardian(s),
coach(s) and players jointly and severally, and intending to legally bind
ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, do knowingly and
voluntarily waive, release, exonerate, discharge and agree to defend (a) the
organizer, Rick Workman, (b) the Cities and Counties of event venues, (c) the
owners and operators of any public or private sports, recreation or other
facility used for the tournament, (d) all tournament sponsors, (e) all tournament
staff, volunteers, and officials (f) the individual coaches, instructors,
supervisors, or supervising or coordinating organizations and (g) all members,
agents, employees, representatives, successors and assigns of any of the
foregoing, from any and all liability and/or claims for illness, injuries, loss
of life, or damage to persons or property that may arise directly or indirectly
from or be in any way connected to contestant's participation in or practice
for any tournament event, including contestant's travel to or from event
venues.
MEDICAL VERIFICATION AND CONSENT:
We, the parent(s), guardian(s) and contestant attest that the contestant is
physically able and has sufficiently trained for the competition and that
contestant's physical condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor,
and we consent to the provision of any needed medical treatment for the
contestant at our expense without further written or verbal authorization.
CONSENT FOR MEDIA PRODUCTIONS:
We parent(s) and/or guardian(s) and contestant, hereby grant full consent to
the Tournament, and tennisrecruiting.net, and any video or photographer engaged
by the tournament for the free use of contestant's picture or name in any
broadcast, telecast or other account of any of the Tournaments practices,
events and travel, for any purpose whatsoever.
By completing this online registration process I agree I have read, understood,
and agree to abide with the tournament regulations as set forth in this
application.
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