Sunday 7:45pm WEATHER UPDATE!! CMZ CANCELLED!!
* Rain has started very heavy at Both Dawson and Harry Taylor at 7:30pm!! * Heavy rain has progressed and courts are NOT playable at Bay Area Racquet Club!! After dialogue with USTA Texas, The CMZ is officially CANCELLED as of Sunday 2/11, 8:00pm!
Thank you for all of your patience and support through a very challenging weather weekend! We greatly enjoyed being your host organization and hope that you had a good experience overall. See you at our upcoming USTA Tournaments! - Bay Area Racquet Club Tournament Staff
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SUNDAY 6a.m. UPDATE
The tournament staff has been hard at work since early morning hours. Squeegeeing is complete. We are planning to start on time at this point. There is a light mist in the air in the locations so we will think positive thoughts. Thank you and please report to your tournament site on time and ready for an awesome day of quality CMZ matches!! If you need to withdraw please text Eric at 832-428-5048 cell. Thank you!
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Saturday 9p.m. UPDATE- NEW SUNDAY MAIN DRAWS NOW POSTED
Thank you for your patience today. We have revised all main draws and have completely new times and in some cases different sites. Please review carefully and be sure to arrive at your accurate playing location. Please continue to check these continuous posts and we will share if there are any delays in the morning. I will post no later than 6:00a.m. for a status of overall conditions. If you are withdrawing, please text Eric 832-428-5048 please include player name and playing division & color draw. Sunday Match Format: 2 short sets, first to 4 games, win by 2. No ad scoring, 7 point tiebreak at 4-all. 10 point match tiebreak in lieu of a full third set.
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3:30p.m. Saturday- Play has been SUSPENDED for Saturday! READ CAREFULLY!
Per USTA TEXAS, All Consolation Draws have been CANCELLED for the Tournament!! * Play has been SUSPENDED for the rest of Saturday at all locations! * We will be rescheduling the draws this evening. NEW match times and locations will post tonight by 10p.m. PLEASE check your draws carefully as sites and times will possibly be changing. We truly appreciate everyone's patience today as this weather was VERY challenging but most important we want to ensure players safety. If you need to withdraw, please text Eric at 832-428-5048. Thank you!
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2:45p.m. Saturday IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!!
Per USTA TEXAS, All Consolation Draws have been CANCELLED for the Tournament!!
Play has been SUSPENDED for the rest of Saturday for the below locations ONLY!! Harry Taylor Tennis Center (HTTC) Dawson High School (DAW) Friendswood High School (FHS) Please look for NEW Sunday Match times posted by 9:00p.m. tonight!
Clear Falls High School (CFHS) and Bayside Intermediate (BAYIN) are currently on court playing!! - Please report per previous post. Short Sets and no ad scoring format.
Bay Area Racquet Club (BARC) is not currently on the court but waiting until 3:30p.m. to make a formal decision on Saturday play!!
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Saturday 2:10p.m. WEATHER UPDATE- IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY!
Harry Taylor Tennis Center& Dawson High School: DELAYED! Heavy rain hit us! No matches will be played earlier than 5:00p.m. We will post an update to determine if we will play today by 4:00p.m.
Friendswood High School: DELAYED! Light rain continues! No matches will be played earlier than 4:00p.m. We will post an update to determine if we will play today by 3:00p.m.
Bayside Intermediate & Clear Falls & Bay Area Racquet Club- SLIGHT DELAY! courts are trying to dry but weather not cooperating. 1:30 check ins should now check in at 2:45p.m. All other check in times pushed back 45 minutes from earlier post!
We are working hard to get tennis in today! Thank you for your patience and we will see if weather will cooperate????
If you need to withdraw please text Eric at 832-428-5048 cell
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SATURDAY 1:20p.m. UPDATE!! SOME SITES ARE DELAYED! READ CAREFULLY!
DELAYED!! Original 8:00a.m. Match times now report 3:00p.m. All other check-in times pushed back 1.5 hour from previous post! Harry Taylor Tennis Center Dawson High School Friendswood High School
Playing or will be Starting Matches Soon: Please REPORT as previously Instructed! Bayside Intermediate Bay Area Racquet Club Clear Falls High School
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SATURDAY 11:30a.m. WEATHER UPDATE- BE READY TO PLAY!!
Tournament staff are hard at work drying courts at all locations!! We are optimistic that we will be playing tennis and you will need to report as follows for ALL LOCATIONS! Be Patient as these are firm check in times but estimated match start time. Original 8:00, 8:30, 8:45a.m. Check in at 1:30p.m. Original 9:00, 9:15, 9:30, 9:45a.m. Check in at 2:15p.m. Original 10, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45 Check in at 2:45p.m. Original 11:00, 11:15, 11:30, 11:45 check in at 3:15p.m. Original 12, 12:15, 12:30, 12:45 check in at 3:45p.m. Original 1, 1:15, 1:30, 1:45 check in at 4:15p.m. Original 2, 2:15, 2:30, 2:45 check in at 4:45p.m. Original 3, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45 check in at 5:00p.m. Original 4, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45 check in at 5:30p.m. If we get any additional inclement weather we will update the site accordingly! Text Eric at 832-428-5048 if questions or withdrawal. Be aware that Eric is working to dry the courts as well right now.
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SATURDAY 9:30a.m. WEATHER UPDATE
ALL SITES ARE STILL DELAYED! It is still raining at all sites and courts are soaked! There will be NO play before 1:00p.m. We will post a new message before 12:00p.m. with updated status at that time. If you need to withdraw or have a question/concern please text Eric at 832-428-5048.
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SATURDAY 7:00a.m. WEATHER UPDATE!!
ALL SITES ARE DELAYED! It is raining at all sites and courts are soaked! There will be NO play before 11:00a.m. We will post a new update before 10:00a.m. with status at that time. If you need to withdraw or have a question/concern please text Eric at 832-428-5048.
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SATURDAY 4am WEATHER UPDATE
ALL SITES ARE DELAYED. Next update will be 8:00am. There will be NO matches before 9am. Please be aware, We will always provide close to 1 hour between a posting and when we would actually start play. We have experienced and continue to have heavy rains across the entire area at all sites. All matches are delayed at this time. Be sure you continue to review this tournament homepage as we will always have the most current information posted. If you need to withdraw or have any questions or concerns please text Eric at 832-428-5048. Thank you for your patience as we are optimistic we will be playing today at some point.
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Playing Sites and Contact # for all Locations and Hotel Options
Please Review This Detailed Information Closely. If you have any questions or need clarification on anything, text Tournament Director Eric Striesfeld at 832-428-5048.
Saturday Playing Locations w/ Divisions Bay Area Racquet Club (BARC). 17901 Kings Park Ln. Houston, TX 77058 Site Coordinator: Tabitha Tran 281-488-7026 Girls 12 White, Girls 14 Red, Girls 14 White
Harry Taylor Tennis Center (HTTC). 1202 Parkside Dr. Pasadena, TX 77502 Site Coordinator: Ramon Gomez 787-616-5203 cell Boys 16 Blue, Boys 16 Red, Boys 16 White, Boys 18 Red
Clear Falls High School (CF). 4380 Village Way. League City, TX 77573 Site Coordinator: Lester Callaway Boys 12 White, Girls 16 Red, Girls 16 White
Bayside Intermediate School (BAYI). 4430 Village Way. League City, TX 77573 (parking lot attached to Clear Falls check in) Site Coordinator: Rebecca Striesfeld. Girls 12 Red, Boys 14 White
Pearland Glenda Dawson High School (DAW). 2050 Cullen Blvd. Pearland, TX 77581 Site Coordinator: Patrick Larroza 773-732-9061 cell Boys 12 Red, Girls 18
Friendswood High School (FHS). 702 Greenbriar Ave. Friendswood, TX 77546 Site Coordinator: Carlos McIntyre Boys 14 Blue, Boys 14 Red, Boys 18 White
Hotel Options near: BARC, Clear Falls, Bayside, FHS Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 900 Rogers Ct. Webster, TX 77598 (Ask for Bay Area Racquet Club Rate). Courtyard by Marriott, 18100 Saturn Ln. Nassau Bay, TX 77058
Hotels Near Pearland Dawson High School Hampton Inn by Hilton Pearland, 6515 Broadway Pearland, TX 77581
Hotels near Harry Taylor Tennis Center Hampton Inn & Suites Houston/Pasadena. 4741 East Sam Houston Pkwy Pasadena, Texas
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Player Giveaway- Stop by Bay Area Racquet Club Saturday or Sunday!!
Stop by the Bay Area Racquet Club location on Saturday or Sunday and you will be able to pick up your complimentary tournament gift of logo dampener and overgrip. In addition to your gift, we are offering AMAZING Pro-Shop Special SAVINGS for all CMZ Families this weekend ONLY!! * PREMIUM Re-Stringing Full Service ONLY $28+ tax (RPM, & more)! * Basic Synthetic Gut Full Service ONLY $18+ tax (Wilson, Babolat, many colors) * Sets of String for SALE as low as $5 each set! * $10 Hats * $18 Short and Long Sleeve Dri-Fit Shirts! * $25 Hooded Sweatshirts! * 20% OFF All Wilson Tennis Bags! * AND MANY MORE AMAZING DEALS- COME BY AND CHECK IT OUT: Shoes, Racquets, Bags, & More!!
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Weather Concerns- Where can I receive up to date court conditions?
We will be posting weather updates on the tournament homepage as early as 6:00a.m. each morning. Please review this information closely as we will post notes pertaining to all sites and/or individual sites. Stay patient this weekend and while the forecast appears there will be some inclement weather at some point, we will work hard to do everything possible to play and complete this important CMZ event! Please text Eric at 832-428-5048 if you have any questions/concerns and also to inform of any withdrawal for this tournament. Please indicate player name, player age division and Draw color. Thank you for your excellent communication.
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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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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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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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