WHAT IS THE MAZE CUP?
The Maze Cup is a prestigious annual team competition featuring the top juniors from Northern California and Southern California. It includes both boys' and girls' 18 and 16 divisions. The event is played using a 5-match Davis Cup/Federation Cup format, singles and doubles (four singles and one doubles). On court coaching is allowed. The site of the competition rotates between Northern and Southern California. Southern California is hosting the Maze Cup in 2013.
The Maze Cup is named after George Maze, Sr. He was a tireless volunteer for both the Southern California Tennis Association and Northern California Tennis Association. He originated the idea of bringing the top juniors from both sections for practice and competition against each other before the players headed East for all the summer USTA National Junior Championships.
The Maze Cup, while strictly a California event, has had participants that have gone on to enjoy storied professional tennis careers. Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport, Michael Chang, Brad Gilbert, Robert Kendrick and Bob Bryan have participated in this rivalry.
For more history on the event, click on: Maze Cup History, Results and Past Participants
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2012 MAZE CUP
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EVENT LOCATION & COURT SURFACE
Stockdale Country Club in Bakersfield, California on Hard
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TEAM SELECTION
USTA NorCal will select a total of 10 players for the event, 6 players from the 16s Division (3 boys and 3 girls) and 4 players from the 18s Division (2 boys and 2 girls).
All players interested in participating in the Maze Cup must submit an email of interest by May 26, 2013 to Tommy Tu at ttu@norcal.usta.com.
From players expressing interest, the Maze Cup Team will be selected by the junior staff in consultation with the Maze Cup coaches. Selection will be based on all available information including, but not limited to USTA NorCal rankings, national standings, ITF and ATP/WTA rankings, the amount of tournament play within USTA NorCal, recent results, and sportsmanship.
Selection will be made on or about May 28, 2013 (following the Spare Time Memorial Junior Excellence).
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TEAM & PLAYING ORDER
The line-ups will be determined by staff in consultation with the Maze Cup coaches. The line-ups will be announced as soon as possible after selection and line-up order is determined. The 3rd boy and girl in the 16s division slated to play the exhibition matches will be specifically advised of their status. Players from the same division will play each other in singles and doubles.
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TEAM COACH
Team NorCal will be accompanied by two team coaches and NorCal staff. The coaches are:
• Pablo Pires de Almeida, University of San Francisco Men's Tennis Associate Head Coach
• Ryan Redondo, University of the Pacific Men’s Tennis Head Coach
Team coaches may coach players at specific times during matches. Players’ personal coaches and parents are NOT permitted to coach.
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MATCH AND SCORING FORMAT
The match format for singles and doubles will be the best of three tiebreak sets. Singles and doubles matches will use regular scoring.
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RANKING POINTS
Each player will receive 150 sectional ranking points for each win in singles and doubles, regardless of the position of the player on the team.
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HOUSING
All players on the team from Northern California and Southern California will be given housing to stay with local tennis families in/around Bakersfield. Players will be housed with same gender and section teammates.
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OVERALL TEAM WINNER
The event is played using a 5-match Davis Cup/Federation Cup format, singles and doubles four singles and one doubles for each division. The winner of the Maze Cup Team Trophy is the team with the most points. One point is awarded for each match won with a total of 20 points available. If the team score is tied 10-10, the winner will be determined by the team losing the least number of sets. If the tie is still not broken, the winner will be determined by the team with the most games.
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AGE DIVISION TROPHY WINNERS
Individual trophies will be awarded to the players that win the most matches in their age division. A total of 5 points are available per division (4 singles matches and one doubles match). The team winning the most matches within that age division will claim the individual trophies
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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: 500045913 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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