HTA February Challenger 2-Day (12s-18s)

MPTC courts are still unplayable. In an effort to continue play the MPTC matches are being moved to Homer Ford Tennis Center.
Brian (your site director) will be moving everything to HFTC and will be there to greet you and put on your matches. HFTC courts are playable now. (3:20)

Homer Ford Tennis Center 5225 Calhoun, 77021

Rain has stopped at LLTC. Courts can be squeezed at this time. (1:40 pm) in hopes that courts will be dry by 2:30. We have plenty of courts available.

Please view the draws via the tournament homepage.

If you need to withdraw, please email cheryl.h@houstontennis.org or send a text to 281-889-1185

B14 Red and White draws, G16 draw, and B18 draw at (LLTC) Lee LeClear Tennis Center (tournament headquarters), 9506 S. Gessner, 77074; Jeri cell # 713-202-4169

B16 Red, White & Blue draws at (HFTC) Homer Ford Tennis Center 5225 Calhoun, 77021; 713-842-3460

B12 Red and White draws at (LFTC) Lost Forest Tennis Club, 5775 Lost Forest Dr. 77092; 713-683-6815

G12 draw, G14 Red and White draws and G18 draw at (MPTC) Memorial Park Tennis Center, 1500 Memorial Loop, 77007; Brian cell #713-301-8007

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B12 Red and White draws at Lost Forest Tennis Club (LF), 5775 Lost Forest Drive, 77092
B14 Red and White draws, G16 draw, B18 draw at Lee LeClear Tennis Center (LLTC), 9506 S. Gessner, 77074
B16 Red, White and Blue draws at Homer Ford Tennis Center (HFTC), 5225 Calhoun, 77021
G12 draw, G14 Red and White draws, G18 draw at Memorial Park Tennis Center (MPTC), 1500 Memorial Loop, 77007

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

The 10s participation Division for this Challenger can be found using the "more info" link. The Tournament ID number for the 10s homepage is 800033618 more info

Check out the new Challenger Information page on our Youth Tennis Texas website using the following link! Every Challenger tournament is listed with dates, locations, rules, formats, points, and directions on how to find ranking information! 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

Below are the sites that HTA will use for this tournament. Age divisional sites will be posted by the referee soon.

Lee LeClear Tennis Center (LLTC) 9506 S Gessner Dr, Houston, TX 77074

Homer Ford Tennis Center (HFTC) 5225 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77021

Lost Forest Racquet Club (LF) 5775 Lost Forest Dr. Houston, Texas 77092

Memorial Park TC (MPTC) 1500 E Memorial Loop, Houston, TX 77007

Missouri City Racquet Club 2701 Cypress Point Dr, Missouri City, TX 77459

Youth Tennis Texas Website:
For more information on Challenger, CMZ, or SCMZ schedules, and "Junior Know The Rules," please visit www.youthtennistexas.com

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.

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.

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