COURT LOCATIONS:
For court locations check our tournament website (see above for link). Use pull-down menu under "Tournament Info". Note: Please be careful in interpreting court abbreviations on draw sheets: For example, V=Villanova Prep, VHS=Ventura High School, OVS is lower campus, OSU is upper campus.
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THURSDAY BBQ AT LIBBEY PARK 5:30 PM
Players are invited to the free BBQ on Thursday April 27th at 5:30pm at Upper Libbey Park. There will be a PAC-12 Men's team match finishing up. Lots of fun activities including an appearance by ROD LAVER. Mr Laver won all four majors (The Grand Slam!) in both 1962 and 1969.
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Notes
The 2017 Ojai Junior Tournament will begin on Thursday, April
27, 2017 and conclude on Sunday, April 30, 2017. All Junior finals
(with the exception of the CIF Boys Singles and Doubles) will be
held at Libbey Park on Sunday, April 30. Boys CIF singles and
doubles semifinals and finals will be held on Saturday, April
29.
BOY'S 18 DIVISIONS:
The Ojai does not have standard Boys 18 divisions. We host Boys CIF
events in Singles and Doubles. CIF entries must be entered by their
own high school coach. Coaches must enter players through the CIF
Southern Section office by Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
ONE EVENT ONLY:
Players in Junior and CIF divisions are limited to one event only.
A player can not play in a singles and doubles event. Also a player
may not enter a Junior and CIF event.
Entries for Junior players opens on February 26, 2017 and closes
on April 16, 2017 at 11:59pm
Please visit our website: www.ojaitourney.org
(See link to tournament website above.)
WAIVER FORM
In Connection with on-line entry, each player must sign a Waiver of
Responsibility form, which will be sent via email following each
entry..
DRAW SIZE LIMITS FOR 2017 OJAI
The draw size limits for each junior division have been set by the
Ojai Tournament Committee for the 2017 Ojai. These limits are
formulated based on present court availability on Thursday and on
previous years draw sizes:
-Boys CIF division: 64 singles players, 64 doubles teams (selected
by CIF Committee)
-Girls 18's Singles: 32 singles players
-Girls 18's Doubles: 16 doubles teams
-Boys 16's Singles: 64 singles players
-Girls 16's Singles: 48 singles players
-Boys 14's Singles: 64 singles players
-Girls 14's Singles: 48 singles players
If court availability is increased on Thursday, the Tournament
Committee reserves the right to expand all divisions not previously
64 competitors. The selection process is detailed below:
SELECTION PROCESS FOR 2017 OJAI
The 2017 Ojai has entry limits in each one of their events (see
above). In the event that entries are oversubscribed for a
particular event, the following selection process will be
used:
For a 32 draw:
Step 1: top 26 players will be accepted from the natural age
division
Step 2: up to 4 spots from the lower age division will be accepted
(player must be in top 100 of that lower division standing list in
order to qualify for these spots.
Step 3: Tournament Committee will award up to 2 wild cards for
players not accepted in steps 1 or 2. If the Tournament Committee
does not award these, any unused wild card spots will go back to
the natural division.
For a 48 draw:
Step 1: Top 39 players will be accepted from the natural age
division
Step 2: up to 6 spots from the lower age division will be accepted
(player must be in top 100 of that lower division standing list in
order to qualify for these spots.
Step 3: Tournament Committee will award up to 3 wild cards for
players not accepted in steps 1 or 2. If the Tournament Committee
does not award these, any unused wild card spots will go back to
the natural division.
For a 64 draw (please note that this does not apply to CIF
divisions):
Step 1: top 52 players will be accepted from the natural age
division
Step 2: up to 8 spots from the lower age division will be accepted
(player must be in top 100 of that lower division standing list in
order to qualify for these spots.
Step 3: Tournament Committee will award up to 4 wild cards for
players not accepted in steps 1 or 2. If the Tournament Committee
does not award these, any unused wild card spots will go back to
the natural division.
Other Notes:
The Ojai Valley Junior Tournament is proud to be part of the Tennis
Recruiting.net National Showcase series. These tournaments will
count towards Tennis Recruiting.net rankings. Players who compete
in these tournaments and win at least one match will become
NATIONAL PLAYERS for their Tennis Recruiting Ranking.
The tennis ball used for all Junior events will be the Wilson US
Open Extra Duty tennis ball.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:59:00 PM Pacific 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: 651747817 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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