Thanks!!!
A huge thank you to all who participated in our Challenger this weekend. We especially appreciate your patience during the adverse weather conditions on Saturday. And a very special thank you to all the parents and players who worked so hard to roll the courts so that we could get on the courts in a timely manner Saturday afternoon!! Without that help we could well have been playing into the wee hours. Congrats to those who Champed Up!! And for those who didn't, we hope to be able to help you on your tennis quest in the future...
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Sportsmanship Award
Our Sportsmanship award goes to Anastasia Nekrashevch, G18s. In spite of an administrative error on the part of the Tournament Director, Anastasia showed incredible grace and a winning smile. We greatly appreciate both. Congratulations Anastasia!
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Twitter
For weather updates, you can follow us on twitter @BBITennis. We will only use twitter in case of inclement weather.
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Tournament Desk: (254) 913-7147
The above is for all tournament related info. The club phone number listed on the website will be able to help with directions and such, but they will not have any information concerning draws, times, etc.
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Withdrawals
Any withdrawals must be emailed to the Tournament Director. In addition to player's name, please include which event and draw they are in. Also include the reason for withdrawal.
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USTA MEDICAL WAIVER AND MEDIA RELEASE FORM
USTA TX medical waiver and media release form is a USTA TX requirement to play in any Challenger, Championship Major Zone (CMZ), or Super Championship Major Zone (SCMZ).
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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 2-Day (12s-18s) and Challenger 1-Day (10s) are now located on separate tournament homepages
The 10s Divisions for this Challenger can be found using the "more info" link. The Tournament ID number for the 10s homepage is 800038517.
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Host Hotels
Courtyard Marriott Waco (Downtown--8-10 minutes from WRTF) 101 Washington Ave, Waco TX 76701 Phone: 254-752-8686 Tournament Rate: $129.00 (Includes hot breakfast)
Comfort Suites (Southside--10-12 minutes from RHS & MHS) 2700 LaSalle Waco, 76706 Tournament Rate: $109.00 Ph: 254 537-0413. Note "WRTF Challenger" when calling
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Other Accommodations
Downtown: Hilton Waco, 113 S. University Parks Dr. Waco TX 76701, 254-754-8484 Hotel Indigo, 211 Clay Ave, Waco, TX 76706, 254-754-7000 Residence Inn, 501 S University Parks Dr. Waco, TX, 254-714-1386
South & West: Hampton Inn & Suites Waco South, 2501 Market Place Dr. Waco, TX 76711, 254-662-9500 Springhill Suites Waco Woodway, 200 Colonnade Pkwy Woodway TX, 254-732-7979 La Quinta Inn & Suites Woodway, 6003 Woodway Dr Woodway TX, 254-772-0200
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Host Site: Waco Tennis & Fitness (WRTF)
Waco Tennis & Fitness 900 Lake Shore Dr., Waco, TX 76708, Ph: 254 753-7675. Located 4.6 mi west of I-35, Exit 339.
Other Sites are:
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Midway High School (MHS)
8200 Mars. Dr., Waco, TX 76712. For map:
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Robinson High School (RHS)
700 W. Tate St., Robinson, TX 76706 Map:
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Practice Courts
McClennan Community College 1400 College Dr. Waco, TX 76708. Located .2 mi. south of Lake Shore Dr., approximately 5 minutes from Waco Tennis & Fitness. For Map:
Robinson Middle School Practice courts for G14 & G16 Located 2 minutes from RHS See court locations listed in messages above for map
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USTA Texas Summer College Showcase
Are you interested in playing college tennis? Come to the USTA Texas Summer College Showcase in Waco, TX - Boys August 5th, Girls August 6th. Space is limited!
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New Youth Website
Check out the new Youth Tennis Texas webpage 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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Youth Tennis Texas Website: For more information on Challenger, CMZ, or SCMZ schedules, and "Junior Know The Rules," please visit www.youthtennistexas.com
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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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USTA Texas "No Late Entries" Policy for Juniors Due to a new USTA Texas internal procedure, junior division players will NOT be able to register for a tournament after the online published deadline. We are aware that currently parents reach out via email or phone to the USTA Texas staff and/or tournament director requesting to be manually added to the tournament after online registration has closed. If a player misses the registration deadline, then he/she will not be permitted to participate in that tournament
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Registration Confirmation: As a parent or player it is your responsibility to assure registration in the event. Regardless if you register on the website or mobile app after completing the registration you should visit the USTA web driven site and confirm your registration by finding the player in the applicants list. If you select to skip this process please be aware that should any malfunctions of the system occur, players will not be granted late entrance in the event due to a system error.
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, June 21, 2017 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: 800026717 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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