2012 TEAM NORCAL
Congratulations to the players selected to represent Northern California in the 2012 Pacific Cup! Team NorCal will be heading up to Beaverton, Oregon to compete with Southern California, Intermountain and Pacific Northwest.
• B18s – Brandon Sutter (El Dorado Hills, CA)
• B16s – Logan Staggs (Tracy, CA)
• B14s – Conrad Russell (Palo Alto, CA)
• B12s – Jenson Brooksby (Sacramento, CA)
• G18s – Kennedy Davis (San Jose, CA)
• G16s – Felicity Maltby (Sunnyvale, CA)
• G14s – Katya Tabachnik (San Francisco, CA)
• G12s – Sara Choy (San Francisco, CA)
• Team Coach: Nigel Pugh
• Team Manager: Tommy Tu
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LAST YEAR 2011 TEAM NORCAL
• 2011 Pacific Cup Photos on Facebook
• 2011 Pacific Cup Video on Facebook
Left to Right: Amy Jensen (coach/staff), Austen Huang (B12), Sean Ko (B14), Sara Choy (G12), Emma Critser (G16), Emily Zheng (G14), Kassidy Jump (G18), Logan Staggs (B16), Brandon Sutter (B18) and Tommy Tu (staff).
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WHAT IS THE PACIFIC CUP?
The Pacific Cup is a team competition that brings together the top players from the four western United States USTA sections, Southern California, Intermountain, Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Hosted by the Pacific Northwest Section, NorCal players will fly to Beaverton, Oregon for two and a half days of round robin play. Only the top NorCal players from each division are invited.
Check out Recaps from the last two years:
• Pacific Cup 2011
• Pacific Cup 2010
To see past NorCal participants, click on: Pacific Cup Past Participants
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EVENT LOCATION & COURT SURFACE
Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, Oregon on Indoor Hard
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TEAM SELECTION
The top available players in the 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s, from both boys' and girls' divisions (8 total players from NorCal), will be invited to represent Team NorCal. Sportsmanship will also be a factor in the team selection.
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TEAM MATCH & WINNER
The competition utilizes a round-robin format in which each team played a total of three rounds, each featuring a new opponent. A complete round between two sections consists of 4 boys’ singles, 4 girls’ singles, 2 boys’ doubles, 2 girls’ doubles, and 4 mixed doubles. In singles, the boys’ 18 players will play each other, the girls’ 18 players will play each other, etc. In doubles, the boys’ 18 and 16 players from each team will play with each other, the girls’ 18 and 16 players from each team will play with each other, etc. In mixed doubles, the boy and girl from the 18s will play with each other, the boy and girl from the 16s will play with each other, etc. The team with the most games won at the end wins.
Team points are scored per the number of games won from singles, doubles and mixed doubles. The team with the most games at the end of the round robin play wins the Pacific Cup!
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TRAVEL, MEALS & HOUSING
USTA NorCal will cover airfare and transportation for all the players. All players on the team will be given housing to stay with local tennis families in/around Beaverton, Oregon. Players will be housed in pairs of two or four with his/her teammate(s). The host site will cover some meals and players will need to pay for some of their meals as well.
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TEAM COACH & MANAGER
USTA NorCal will select and send one team coach for the event. Team coaches may coach players at specific times during matches. Players’ personal coaches and parents may attend the event but are NOT permitted to coach. A team manager will also be traveling with the team to assist the coach with logistics and to chaperone the players.
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RANKING POINTS
Players will not receive ranking points for matches in this event. This is a fun event to celebrate the hard work and achievements that our top NorCal players have put in all year long for their results and rankings.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is by invitation only. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 500029812 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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