BAD WEATHER COMMUNICATIONS
In case of bad weather during the tournament, we will post weather delay and schedule change messages as needed on the tournament homepage. Also, weather delays and schedule changes will be sent by text messages and emails through the USTA Communications Center. To receive the text messages and/or emails for this tournament, a player must "opt in" or subscribe to the emails and/or texts sent by the Tournament Director. If a player did not "opt in" at time of registration, he may do so on "My Tennis Page" when logged in to his USTA account.
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USTA TEXAS MEDICAL WAIVER AND MEDIA RELEASE FORM
All players must complete the USTA Texas medical waiver and media release form prior to play in any USTA Texas Challenger, Championship Major Zone (CMZ), or Super Championship Major Zone (SCMZ).
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CMZ INFORMATION and SCHEDULE
Check out the Championship Information page on the Youth Tennis Texas website using the following link! Every Championship tournament is listed with dates, locations, rules, formats, points, and directions on how to find ranking information!
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WITHDRAWAL, WALKOVER AND RETIREMENT PROCEDURE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MAJOR ZONES
Over the last 12 months there has been a significant increase in withdrawals, walkovers, and retirements. Players registered for an event who withdraw from that event after Wednesday (three days prior to the start of the event) at 12:00 PM (noon), or who provide a walkover to their opponent, or who retire from a match, will be assessed two points in the suspension point system. If a player reaches 10 points within a 12-month period, the player will be eligible for suspension and will have the right to an appeal process. During this appeal process, which only happens if a player reaches 10 points, the player will be given the opportunity to explain and/or provide any additional information/evidence. No information/evidence will be considered or accepted prior to the player reaching 10 points. If what is provided is deemed to have merit and the withdrawal, walkover, or retirement is determined to be justified, the committee will immediately remove the points for that particular incident and the suspension will be nullified. Please know that the objective of this procedure is not to penalize players, but to track withdrawals, walkovers, and retirements. There is a maximum of two points that can be assessed to a player during a particular tournament, even in the case when the player retires from a match in progress, then awards a walkover to an opponent in the next match.
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PLAYING SITES WITH ABBREVIATIONS FOR DRAWS
ALHS = Allen High School COSC = Collin College Spring Creek(Plano location, Spring Creek Pkwy.) HPTC = High Point Tennis Center LJHS = Lovejoy High School PESH = Plano East Senior High School PSHS = Plano Senior High Shool PWHS = Plano West Senior High School.
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PLAYING SITES AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
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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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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 EAST SENIOR HIGH, (PESH) 3000 Los Rios Blvd,Plano, TX 75074
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exit 28 (Plano Parkway). Take Plano Parkway east and turn left onto Los Rios Blvd. Los Rios Blvd. dead-ends into Plano East Senior High School. Plano East is at the corner of Los Rios Blvd. and San Gabriel. Courts are on the northeast corner of the campus.
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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, (PWHS) 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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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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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 Sunday, October 28, 2018 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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