Challenger 2-Day (12s-18s) and Challenger 1-Day (10s) are now located on separate tournament homepages
The 12s-18s Divisions for this Challenger can be found using the "more info" link. The Tournament ID number for the 12s-18s homepage is 800018516.
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TOURNAMENT SITE (10&U)
10 & Under Games (Boys and Girls) will be playing at PSJA North High School located at 500 E Nolana Loop, Pharr TX 78577
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Challenger Information and Schedule
Check out the new Challenger Information page on our www.texas.usta.com website using the following link! Every Challenger tournament is listed with dates, locations, rules, formats, points, and directions on how to find ranking information!
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Challenger 10s Rainout Policy (specific to this tournament)
This Challenger 1-Day (10s) will ONLY be playing on Sunday if there is a complete rainout on Saturday. The Junior Tennis Council has ruled that 10s can only play on Sundays if no play has started on Saturday. Once play has started, the tournament must attempt to finish all play on that day.
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SPECIAL HOTEL RATES
South Texas CTA has gotten an extra 15% rebate in the hotel rates for participants in this tournament. Please call and make your reservations saying that you're coming to participate in the Tennis Tournament. Hotel is all brand new suites with a lot of amenities such as: free hot breakfast buffet, fitness center, free Wi-Fi Internet access, business center, outdoor pool, barbecue area, pantry store, coin-op laundry room and 18 hole Miniature Golf.
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10 & Under – USTA Texas regulations mandate that all junior sanctioned tournaments offer 10 & Under Orange Ball Division (orange ball, 60 foot court and 25 inch racquet) and 10 & Under Green Ball Division (green ball, 78 foot court and 27 inch racquet). For the full 10 & under regulation, please visit our website www.texas.usta.com, click on 10 & Under Tennis.
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First-off Consolation – All Challengers and CMZs use the First Off Consolation Format. This format will show as Single Elimination on the tournament homepage, but all players are guaranteed two matches. This format eliminates “maybe matches” and almost every player in consolation will play their first consolation match on Saturday. How does it work? Players that lose in the main draw will be fed into the consolation draw in the order that they come off the court (i.e. the first player to come off the court will go on line one, the sixth player to come off the court will go on line six). This new format ensures more players playing on Saturday and an overall better tournament.
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Excessive Overrule Guideline: The USTA Texas Officials Committee along with the Competitive Department has established a guideline in reference to excessive overrules as clarified in the Friend at Court. This guideline states "Once a player has been overruled for a second time in a match, they will be cautioned that after another overrule, they will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct under the point penalty system."
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Inappropriate umpire/spectator communication, whether it be about a ruling or any other facet of a tennis event is prohibited while a match is in progress. Being a parent, coach, etc. does not endow special privileges. With the only exception of the right to remove their own child from competition at any time, a parent or coach is merely a spectator.
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SPECIAL HOTEL RATES FOR SOUTH TEXAS CTA TENNIS TOURNAMENTS Hawthorn Suites McAllen (4801 W expressway 83,McAllen, TX 78503) is offering special hotel rates for January and February Tennis Tournaments. Hotel amenities include among other: Mini golf, Complimentary High speed internet, Fully-equipped kitchen and complimentary hot breakfast. For reservations, call the hotel directly (956) 618-7240 and mention you are coming to play a South Texas Tennis Tournament.
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, December 30, 2015 11:59:00 PM Central 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: 800031716 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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