**IMPORTANT – PLAYER AND PARENT INFO**
February 26,
Dear Parent of Player or Player,
Thank you for entering the High Point Challenger. Your
draw, along with playing times and sites, is available by clicking on the “Draws” tab above.
This webpage will be used for any updates concerning bad
weather, postponements, revised schedules, etc. You may also call
972-941-7170, option 4 for any updates concerning bad weather. Tournament
staff and/or volunteers will not have the time necessary to call players in
case of bad weather, postponements or revised schedules. Players are responsible
for checking the website or calling High Point in case of such event.
Draw sheets will be available for viewing (only) at each
site. It is recommended that all
players print their own draw sheets and/or check the tournament homepage
frequently throughout the tournament for results and scores. Site directors
and tournament volunteers are not responsible for a player’s match
times. Players are ultimately
responsible for reading the draw sheets correctly.
Please check in thirty minutes before your match time at your
playing site.
Thank you.
Tournament Committee
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HERE'S HOW TO CHECK YOUR DRAWS FOR PLAYING TIMES AND WHERE YOU PLAY
To check your draw or your child's draw, please click on "DRAWS" and find your name or your child's name in his/her age group draw. Please note that there are multiple draws, with different colors associated (the colors have no significance). Once you have found your child's name in the draw, please print the draw sheet or carefully note the time and location of the first round match.
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HIGH POINT CHALLENGER BOYS & GIRLS 12 - 18'S PLAYING SITES AND DIRECTIONS LISTED BELOW
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The abbreviations for the sites are:
ALHS = Allen High School COSC = Collin College Spring Creek (Plano location, Spring Creek Pkwy.) HPTC = High Point Tennis Center JPHS = John Paul II High School PSHS = Plano Senior High Shool PWHS = Plano West Senior High School.
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2018 Summer Camp Scholarship
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
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ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL,(ALHS) 300 Rivercrest, Allen, TX 75002
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exchange Parkway (Exit 36). Take Exchange Parkway east about ¾ mile and turn right on Rivercrest. Courts are about ½ mile on right.
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COLLIN COLLEGE SPRING CREEK, (COSC) 2800 E. SpringCreek Pkwy., Plano, TX75074
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to exit 31 (Spring Creek Pkwy.) Take Spring Creek East about 1 mile to Jupiter Road. Turn right on Jupiter, and go about ½ mile and courts are on the left.
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HIGH POINT PARK TENNIS CENTER, (HPTC) 421Springcreek Pkwy., Plano, TX75023
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exit 31 (Spring Creek Pkwy), go left under the highway and stay on Spring Creek for about ½ mile. Tennis Center is on the right side.
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JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL, (JPHS), 900 Coit Road, Plano, TX 75075
Central Expressway North (from Dallas), take President George Bush Turnpike West to Coit. Go north on Coit (turn right) to Plano Parkway, turn right, then left on Woodburn Corners (at baseball field). Parking lot is just north of baseball fields. Tennis Courts are just East of the baseball field.
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LOVEJOY HIGH SCHOOL, (LJHS) 2350 Estates Parkway,Lucas, TX 75002
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to McDermott (exit 34). Go East on McDermott (right). Once you cross over Greenville (Hwy. 5), go approx. 3.5 miles. High School will be on the left hand side.
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PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, (PSHS) 2200 IndependencePkwy, Plano, TX 75075
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exit 29 (15th Street, Whitsitt Pkwy, FM 544). Go left under highway (west). Stay on 15th Street until Custer Road. Turn right on Custer and left on Park Blvd. High School is on right side. Entrance to court is on Park Blvd.
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PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH, (PWSH) 5601 W. Parker Road, Plano,TX 75093
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exit 30 (Parker Road). Take Parker Road West. Plano West is between Preston Road and the Dallas Tollway
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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 800034018.
more info
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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!
more info
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IF YOU NEED TO WITHDRAW YOUR CHILD PLEASE PROVIDE PLAYER NAME, EVENT, AGE GROUP AND REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL.
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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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Watch out For Watches: Due to recent advances in watch technology, many watches now allow communication by text or email. Just a cellphone use prohibited on court, we are going to ask that players not wear watches on court. Please do NOT be offended if you forget and go out on court with a watch and are directed to remove it during play by tournament officials. If your watch or device is a medical necessity to monitor bloods sugar levels as in the case for type one diabetes or you have another medical or ADA consideration, please inform the tournament director and the referee at check-in. Please be prepared to show documentation.
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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 Sunday, February 18, 2018 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: 809600518 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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