RBC Wealth Management HTA Houston Super Champ Level 3 (SCMZ 12_14)

Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info

USTA Texas in reviewing the extreme weather forecast for Tuesday am has requested that HTA do their best to finish the matches that have been previously scheduled for Tuesday to be played on Monday. The only format change will be for A draw Consolation, which will be play short sets.
Hopefully, enabling all safe travel home on Monday. more info

Players should expect more traffic Sunday due to the running of the Houston Marathon. Leave earlier for your matches. Tournament participants should use the Westcott/Washington exit off of I-10 to enter the Memorial Park Tennis Center to avoid delays.

Tournament Sites:
All G14 S&D draws at (LLTC) Lee LeClear Tennis Center (tournament headquarters), 9506 S. Gessner 77074; Cheryl – 281-889-1185

B14 A S&D at (HFTC) Homer Ford Tennis Center 5225 Calhoun, 77021; Marianne – 713-202-1362

B 14 B Red & White S &D draws at (LF) Lost Forest Tennis Club, 5775 Lost Forest Dr. 77092; Jennifer – 713-682-6815; 832-582-6878
Some matches in the Boys 14 B White draw will be played at Memorial Park Tennis Center on Saturday and Sunday.

G 12 A S&D draws at (MPTC) Memorial Park Tennis Center, 1500 Memorial Loop, 77007; Brian – 713-301-8007

Top half of B 12 A S&D draws at (CHS) Clements High School, 4200 Elkins Rd., Sugar Land 77479; Daryl – 281-723-2266

Bottom half of B 12 A S&D draws at (MCRC) Missouri City Recreation Center, 2701 Cypress Point, 77459; Gloria – 832-647-4114

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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). more info

We are now taking applications for the USTA Texas Diversity Grant. Apply here! Applications are due January 31st! (link) more info

The 2018 Summer Camp Scholarship is now open! This program is open to all Texas section members 18 years of age and under, who will not be entering college. Scholarship winners are matched with a camp. The scholarship is for players who may not otherwise be able to attend a summer tennis camp. Proof of financial need is required. more info

This Super Champ Major Zone Tournament is held over Martin Luther King weekend and is a 4 day tournament.

In 2018, the Monday/Tuesday Withdrawal Rule for Super Champ Designated Tournaments will remain in effect. For this tournament, players are required to inform the tournament desk or tournament director the day before of their intent not to complete their matches on the last day of the tournament. This must occur no later than 6pm Sunday for tournaments that end on Monday, or 6pm Monday for tournaments that end on Tuesday, or within 15 minutes of completing their final match of the day (whichever is later). For this tournament, players must inform the director by Sunday at 6pm for Monday (1/15) matches and by Monday at 6pm for Tuesday (1/16) matches. The tournament director will inform the opponent immediately of any withdrawals. Players who pull out after Sunday (or Monday) at 6pm will have their match coded as a withdrawal and will receive no points for their wins in that tournament. If a player gets injured or ill after that 6pm deadline and they think it's important to "keep their points" they (the player) will need to physically show up on Monday (or Tuesday) morning and pull out in person in order to have that match coded a walkover and retain their points.

Players may register with or without a partner. Those who register with a partner must indicate their partner through the online registration system before the entry deadline. Players will need to correctly identify their doubles partner during their initial registration process or they may go back later, prior to the entry deadline, and “Edit Registration” to indicate their partner of choice. Correct doubles registration is the player’s responsibility. Immediately after registration, players need to check the Applicant List to ensure they are registered with their partner of choice (and their partner is also registered with them).

The January Super Champ Level 3 begins on Saturday and ends on Tuesday.
Singles: A draw of 64, B draw of 32. Doubles: A draw of 32 teams, B draw of 16 teams
The most recent Super Champ Standing List will be used to split draws.

Singles Draws – 14s Main Draws will play full two-out-of-three set matches. 12s Main Draws will play two-out-of-three set matches with a 10 pt tiebreaker for the third. All Singles Consolation Draws play 10 point match tiebreaks in lieu of the third set. Feed In Consolation through the Round of 16. Players who lose in the Quarterfinal Round will be placed into their own consolation bracket of four players and the winner of this bracket receives fifth place points (same format as consolation draw). Play-off for 3rd and 4th place will use same format as main draw.

Doubles A and B Draw –8 game Pro-Sets with single elimination.

Singles Draws – All Main Draws will play full two-out-of-three set matches. All Singles Consolation Draws play 10 point match tiebreaks in lieu of the third set. Feed In Consolation through the Round of 16. Players who lose in the Quarterfinal Round will be placed into their own consolation bracket of four players and the winner of this bracket receives fifth place points (same format as consolation draw). Play-off for 3rd and 4th place will use same format as main draw.

Doubles A and B Draw –8 game Pro-Sets with single elimination.

First, Second and Third Place medals will be awarded. Consolation winners no longer receive medals. A sportsmanship award is given to the outstanding boy and girl in each designated tournament.

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."

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.

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

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.