Notes
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Due to a new policy from the USTA's legal department, tournament
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addresses of the tournament participants unless the player
re-enters their contact information at time of event registration.
This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email
information each time they register for a tournament, the
tournament director cannot contact them for any reason, including
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will ensure that tournaments can continue to communicate necessary
information to you. Thank you.
Congratulations to the 2017 Sportsmanship Award Winner: Silvana
Salazar
Reffkin Tennis Center & DoubleTree Hotel welcome the 2017
Cowboy Championship (4th Annual Event) to Tucson,
Arizona!
Level 6 -- BG 8's, 10s, 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s
Tournament Director:
Meghan Houk
meghanhouk@reffkintenniscenter.com
520-791-4896
Tournament Referee:
Ed Osnowitz
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1) Deadlines
2) Doubles Information
3) Draw and Match Formats
4) Date And Time For Draw To Be Made And Posted
5) Tournament Selection Procedures, Alternates and Eligibility
Requirements
6) Late Entries Policy
7) Withdrawal/Entry Fee Refund Policy for USTA
8) Check-In
9) Tournament Schedule ***(Schedule is tentative and subject to
change)***
10) Practice Court Reservations
11) Tournament Sites
12) Practice Sites
13) Racquet Stringing
14) Major Airports
15) Enterprise Rental Cars
16) Official Hotel
Accommodations
17) Private Hitting Sessions
18) Weather
19) Tournament Ball Types
20) Seeding Method
21) Dress Code
22) Thank You
23) Tournament Committee
24) Elevation in Tucson
25) Average Temperature in May
26) Upcoming Tournaments
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1) Deadlines:
Tournament Registration Deadline -
Thursday, August 24th, 2017 11:59 PM (Arizona Time)
2) Doubles Information:
1. When registering, please indicate your desired partner's name or
USTA number (preferred) on the registration form, and we will pair
you up in the selected division. Please ensure both teammates are
registered by the tournament deadline.
2. The deadline to specify a specific partner is Thursday, August
24th. If you do not specify a partner or withdraw from doubles by
August 24th, you will be randomly assigned a partner.
3. To specify a doubles partner, you need to email the tournament
director your child's name and USTA number along with the name and
USTA number of their partner. You must CC: (copy) your doubles
partner when you email the tournament director with the
pairing.
3) Draw and Match Formats:
Singles: Best 2 out of 3
sets, with a match tiebreak to 10 points in lieu of a third
set
10s: 10's has two divisions - 10 orange and 10 green. Player must
have met participation point requirement to graduate from orange
ball. If you wish to play green ball and are eligible, sign up for
10 and under orange and email the tournament director. Click on the
link to see the graduation criteria.
http://www.southwest.usta.com/Juniors/progression/?intloc=headernavsub&intcmp=Progression
10's Green: Full court, Best 2 out of 3 sets , with a 10 point
match tiebreak in lieu of a third set.
10's Orange: 60'court, 2 out of 3 shorts sets to 4 games win by 2,
with a 7 Pt tiebreaker used in lieu of a third set, Racquet length:
no longer than 25". No-ad scoring.
8s: Format is 36' court/red ball. Two out of three 7 point sets.
The 8 and under age group will play modified scoring (two out of
three 7 points sets, sudden death at 6-6) on 36' courts with red
low compression balls. Racquets must be 21-23."
Doubles: 8 game Pro Set with a 7 point tiebreaker at 8 games
all.
Doubles 10s Orange: 8 game Pro Set with a 7 point tiebreaker at 8
games all. No-As Scoring.
4) Date And Time For Draw To Be Made And Posted
Draws will begin being made on Monday August 28th at 9am and Draws
will be posted by 9pm on Tuesday, August 29th online on tennislink.
All players are instructed to Check-In at least 15 minutes prior to
their scheduled match time.
5) Tournament Selection Procedures & Alternates: No
Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Non-section players, including players from Mexico and Canada, are
permitted to play in this tournament.
http://www.southwest.usta.com/junior_comp/tournament_seeding/
6) Late Entries Policy:
Late entries to the Cowboy
Championship will be considered only if the draw permits and if we
haven't started making the draws. Please make every attempt to
register by the tournament deadline. We reserve the right to refuse
late entries for any reason.
7) Withdrawal/Entry Fee Refund Policy for USTA Junior National
Championships
After Entry Deadline:
Immediately contact the tournament if to withdraw from the
tournament - telephone numbers and email addresses of the
Tournament Director will be posted on the tournament's USTA
TennisLink Home Page. Players must also fulfill the written
verification requirements described below if the withdrawal is for
injury, illness, or personal circumstance and the player wants to
avoid being levied USTA Suspension Points.
Withdrawal After the Entry Deadline:
Players who withdraw after the entry deadline for any reason are
not entitled to a refund.
http://www.usta.com/youth-tennis/junior-competition/withdrawalsentryfeerefunds/
8) Check-In:
All players must check-in on September
2nd at least 30 minutes before their first scheduled match time. At
check-in you will receive a player's letter and tournament player
gift (leather Cowboy Classic bag tag) for participating.
9) Tournament Schedule ***(Schedule is tentative and subject to
change)***
Tournament is scheduled September 2nd & 3rd. It will be a 2 day
event.
Singles will start first each day as early as 7:30am. Doubles will
be played after singles each day.
10) Practice Court Reservations:
Courts will be
available September 1st at Reffkin Tennis Center on a first come
first serve basis, for free between 7am and 12:30pm and between
6:30pm and 9:30pm. Courts will be available beginning 1(one) hour
before matches start on Saturday and Sunday at Reffkin Tennis
Center. Once the tournament begins, practice courts will be limited
and based on availability.
11) Tournament Site:
The tournament will take place at
the Jim Reffkin Tennis Center, located on the Southwest corner of
Alvernon and Broadway at: 50 S Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona
85711.
12) Practice Sites:
1. DoubleTree Hotel - (2 min.) - 445 S. Alvernon Way - (3 courts,
free)
2. Catalina High School - (8 min.)3645 E Pima St - (10 courts,
free)
3. Himmel Tennis Center - (7 min.)1000 N Tucson Blvd - (8 courts,
$2.50/player)
13) Racquet Stringing:
Stringer will be onsite at
Reffkin Tennis Center during the duration of the tournament. Links
are provided below for more information:
Reffkin Tennis Center:
http://reffkintenniscenter.com/other/proshopinfo/
14) Major Airports:
Tucson International Airport -- (8 miles from the Tennis Center,
approx. 18 min)
7250 S Tucson Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85756
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport -- (115 miles from the
Tennis Center, approx. 1 hr & 45 min)
3400 E Sky Harbor Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85034
15) Enterprise Rental Car
Get a 5% off at the
time of booking and 5% off for booking online.
To get this rate copy and paste the link below into your web
browser:
https://legacy.enterprise.com/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?bid=028&refId=JIMREFFK
Or call and use code: L508634 and Pin:Jim
Enterprise Tucson International Airport: (520) 295-4900
Enterprise Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport: (602) 225-0588
16) Official Hotel Accommodations:
DoubleTree Hotel at Reid Park - Tournament Player Rate: $79/night
& Breakfast is Included. Reservations: (520) 881-4200 Mention
Group "CCJ" for this special rate.
For Online Reservations, copy and paste link below into your web
browser:
http://click.icptrack.com/icp/rclick.php?d=UlHeonj943qXCNFNvc4eA_ObVeFoJ5eN&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fdoubletree.hilton.com%2Fen%2Fdt%2Fgroups%2Fpersonalized%2FT%2FTUSBTDT-CCJ-20170831%2Findex.jhtml%3FWT.mc_id%3DPOG
Hotel Address:
445 S. Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85711
Recently Remodeled 295 Guest Rooms, Pool, 3 Tennis Courts, Fitness
Center, Day Spa, Business Center, 10,000 sq. ft. ballroom - Across
the street from Jim Reffkin Tennis Center, 2 Championship Golf
Courses, and a 3-mile jogging path.
Distance from Reffkin (Main Site): Across Street
La Quinta Inn & Suites (Reid Park) - Rate: $75.65/night &
Breakfast is Included
Phone Reservations: Call (520)795-0330
Group name: Reffkin Tennis Center Cowboy Classic
102 N Alvernon Way (Broadway/Alvernon)
Distance from Reffkin(Main Site): 0.6 Miles
Hampton Inn by Marriott- Rate: TBD & Breakfast is
Included
Phone Reservations: (520) 514-0500
Mention Corporate ID#0002763162 (USTA Tennis Event @Reffkin)
251 S. Wilmot Rd. Tucson East (Broadway/Wilmot)
Distance from Reffkin (Main Site): 3.2 Miles
17) Tournament Training Sessions/Private Hitting
Sessions:
Get prepared! And get acclimated to Arizona - with a hitting
session on the courts you'll be playing on! Call our pro-shop at
(520)791-4896 to set up a hitting session. Private Hitting Sessions
are available through the Smith-Perry Tennis Academy for Cowboy
Championship participants. Call (520) 791-4896 to setup a time
before or duing the tournament.
18) Weather:
In the event of inclement weather, we
will be posting updates on both this Tennislink tournament page and
the voice message on our pro shop phone line at (520) 791-4896.
Please don't assume anything - always check for updates! Thank
you!
19) Tournament Ball:
14s-18s - Yellow Ball (Pro
Penn)
12s - Green Dot Ball (Penn)
10s Green - Green Dot Ball (Penn)
10s Orange - Orange Ball (Penn)
8s - Red Felt Ball (Penn)
We will provide a new can of
Pro Penn tennis balls at the beginning of every match.
20) Seeding Method:
Seeding will be based on the most recent Southwest rankings.
http://www.southwest.usta.com/junior_comp/tournament_seeding/
UTR is not allowed to be a consideration for seeding L6
tournaments. This is per USTA southwest regulations dictated in the
2017 USTA SW Player Handbook.
21) Dress Code:
All players are required to wear appropriate tennis attire. Cut off
shorts, bare midriffs, compression shorts & tights (alone), or
any other attire that is simply recreational and is not tennis
oriented is not acceptable.
22) Thank You:
Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau
www.visitTucson.org
Bruegger's Bagels
www.brueggers.com
Tucson Parks and Recreation
www.cms3.tucsonaz.gov
23)Tournament Committee:
Chair Person and Tournament Director: Meghan Houk
Tournament Referee: Ed Osnowitz
Committee Member: TBD
24) Elevation in Tucson:
The city's elevation is 2,643
ft (806 m) above sea level.
25) Average Temperature in September:
Average temperature in Tucson in September is high of 94 and a low
of 71.
26) Upcoming Tournaments:
Sat. Oct. 22nd (11am-4:30pm) -- Junior Hybrid SuperSet (Singles
& Doubles One Day Event)
October 28th-30th -- L4 Monster Madness Tournament (BG 8s, 10s,
12s, 14s)
Player Selection TypeNo Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Saturday, August 26, 2017 11:59:00 PM Arizona Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 759210917 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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