THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!
Thank you to all the participants in the inaugural 2013 NorCal Junior Masters Tournament for making this event a success! Our congratulations go out to the champions:
Boys' 18: Logan Staggs (Tracy)
Boys' 16: Joshua Pompan (Salinas)
Boys' 14: Paul Barretto (Tiburon)
Boys' 12: Thomas Reznik (Belmont)
Girls' 18: Sarah Hu (Oakland, CA)
Girls' 16: Darya Possokhova (San Francisco)
Girls' 14: Rachel Eason (Union City)
Girls' 12: Rachel Dong (Castro Valley)
The Tournament Committee had the privilege of identifying individuals to be recognized for outstanding sportsmanship. While we are always lucky to have participants that honor the game in the way they conduct themselves on and off the court, the following players stood out and are to be congratulated for their sportsmanship:
Boys’ 18: Nicolas Chua (San Carlos), Nathan Oppenheim (Sabastopol), Corey Pang (Redwood City)
Boys’ 16: Andrew Gu (El Ceritto), Alexander Keyser (Danville), Lane Leschly (Atherton), Joshua Pompan (Salinas)
Boys’ 12: Nitzan Ricklis (Sunnyvale)
Girls’ 16: Allison Chuang (Albany), Elizabeth Yao (Sunnyvale)
Girls’ 14: Claire Chuang (Albany), Daria Hoang (San Rafael), Kristine Pau (San Francisco)
Girls’ 12: Dasee Carter (Saratoga), Audrey Soohoo (Alameda)
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FROM A PREVIOUS EVENT AT HARBOR BAY
From the Herb Cup in January at Harbor Bay Club. Get all the junior news and updates on our USTA NorCal Facebook Juniors page:
USTA NORCAL JUNIORS FACEBOOK
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TOURNAMENT SITE
200 Packet Landing Road, Alameda, CA 94502
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GENERAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE REGISTERING! When you register, be sure to provide your email address and cell phone number during the registration process. We do not have access to phone numbers and email addresses of the tournament participants UNLESS the player re-enters their contact information at the time of the event registration. This means that if a player does not enter their phone number and email information each time they register for a tournament, we will not be able to contact them for any reason, including withdrawals, defaults, etc. Your cooperation will ensure that we can continue to communicate necessary information to all of the tournament players.
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CONCURRENT TOURNAMENT RULE
When entries close, a player shall not be entered in two or more sanctioned tournaments if any parts of the tournaments overlap, unless each Tournament Committee involved understands the situation and concurs in writing. If entries for the overlapping tournaments close on different dates, approval must be received from all Tournament Committees no later than the entry closing date that occurs last. Players who enter a tournament and play it to completion, may then enter another tournament with overlapping dates without permission. A player who is on the alternate list in one tournament is not considered in violation of the Concurrent Tournament Rule if they enter another concurrent tournament.
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ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE OF PLAY
• Saturday – March 2nd
Boys’ and Girls’ Round Robin Singles – First and Second Rounds
• Sunday – March 3rd
Boys’ and Girls’ Round Robin Singles – Third Round
Boys’ and Girls’ Championship and 3rd/4th Playoff
B18s:
Sunday @ 1:30PM for both matches
B16s:
Sunday @ 3:30PM for both matches
B14s:
Sunday @ 3:00PM for both matches
B12s:
Sunday @ 2:00PM for both matches
G18s:
Sunday @ 12:30PM for 3rd/4th Playoff match
Sunday @ 1:00PM for Championship match
G16s:
Sunday @ 3:30PM for both matches
G14s:
Sunday @ 2:30PM for both matches
G12s:
Sunday @ 1:30PM for both matches
Note: Schedule of play is subject to change.
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TOURNAMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The top eight (8) eligible players on the most recently published NorCal Final Ranking List in the boys’ and girls’ 18, 16, 14, and 12 divisions will be selected. The next highest eligible player on the most recently published NorCal Final Ranking List will be designated as the alternate and will replace any player who withdraws or who is defaulted.
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COMPETITION FORMAT
Preliminary Rounds: The preliminary rounds will be played using a Round Robin format. The players in each division will be divided into two flights of four players each. The 1st seed will be placed in one flight and the 2nd seed will be placed in other flight. The 3rd and 4th seeded players will be drawn to separate flights. The 5th and 6th seeded players will be drawn to separate flights. The 7th and 8th seeded players will be drawn to separate flights.
Treatment of Defaults, Withdrawals, Walkovers and Retirements: A player is credited with a win when there is a default, retirement, withdrawal or walkover of the opponent (unless an alternate takes the place of a player - see below). A player who is defaulted for any reason other than lateness will not play in subsequent matches and may not be declared the winner of the round robin. A player who is defaulted, retires, or creates a walkover will finish lower than every other player who has an identical match record.
Substitution of a Player with an Alternate: During the preliminary rounds, a player that withdraws or is defaulted for any reason other than lateness, whether it is before the first match or a subsequent match in the preliminary rounds, will be replaced with an alternate, if an alternate is available.
Championship Match: The top finisher in each of the two flights shall play one Championship match to determine the winner of the tournament.
Playoff for 3rd & Fourth Place: The 2nd best finishers in each of the two flights shall play one match to determine 3rd and 4th place.
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DETERMINING TOP FINISHERS
After completion of the preliminary rounds (whereby each player plays every other player in the flight - 3 rounds per player), the top finishers will be determined as described in the USTA Regulations (USTA Regulation II.B.6.c. and d.).
USTA Regulation II.B.6. Round Robin:
C) Determining order of finish. The player who wins the most matches is the winner. If two players are tied, then the winner of their head-to-head match is the winner.
If three or more players are tied, the Referee shall use the following steps in the order listed to break all ties. The Referee shall break as many ties as possible using a given step before using the next step. These steps are:
• The head-to-head win-loss record in matches involving just the tied players
• The player with the highest percentage of sets won of all sets completed
• The head-to-head win-loss record in matches involving the players who remain tied
• The player with the highest percentage of games won of all games completed
• The head-to-head win-loss record in matches involving the players who remain tied
• The player with the highest percentage of sets won of sets completed among players in the group under consideration
• The head-to-head win-loss record in matches involving the players who remain tied
• The player with the highest percentage of games won of games completed among the players under consideration and
• The head-to-head win-loss record in matches involving the players who remain tied.
If the Referee has applied all the steps and a tie still cannot be broken, the Referee shall use a random drawing among the remaining tied players to determine their order of finish.
D) Defaults, withdrawals, walkovers, and retirements. A player is credited with a win in the round robin if:
• The opponent withdraws
• The opponent creates a walkover
• The opponent retires or
• An official defaults the opponent
When breaking a tie, only completed sets count as sets won and only completed games count as games won. A player who is defaulted for any reason other than lateness shall not play in subsequent matches and may not be declared the winner of the round robin. A player who is defaulted, retires, or creates a walkover shall finish lower than every player who has an identical match record.
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MATCH AND SCORING FORMAT
The match format for singles will be the best of three tiebreak sets. Singles matches will use regular scoring.
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RANKING POINTS
Champion:
- 100 Ranking Points for Each Round Robin Win
- Plus 200 Additional Ranking Points
- Plus Bonus Points
Runner-Up:
- 100 Ranking Points for Each Round Robin Win
- Plus 125 Additional Ranking Points
- Plus Bonus Points
3rd Place:
- 100 Ranking Points for Each Round Robin Win
- Plus 25 Additional Ranking Points
- Plus Bonus Points
All Other Players:
- 100 Ranking Points for Each Round Robin Win
- Plus Bonus Points
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CHECK-IN PROCEDURES
Please check in at the tournament desk at least 15 minutes before your scheduled match time. Please go to the bathroom, fill your water bottle, etc. before you check in. Players are expected to check and comply with all scheduling done by the Tournament Committee.
Regulation IV.A.2. in the 2012 Friend at Court states, “The referee may penalize a player who is on site for lateness if a court is available and the player has failed to check in at the tournament desk by the scheduled match time." This means, if there is 1 open court at 10:00AM and there are 3 matches to put on, the Referee will start the clock for lateness for anyone who has not checked in for 10:00AM, even though there are not enough courts for all 3 matches.
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
HILTON OAKLAND AIRPORT HOTEL
Rate: USTA NorCal preferred rate - $109 (weekdays) and $89 (weekends)
To ensure you get the correct rate please email your room requests to Lillian Virdure at Lillian.Virdure@hilton.com, with a copy to Mark Clement at Mark.Clement@hilton.com. If you follow this procedure you should not have any problems getting USTA NorCal’s preferred rate.
Phone: (510) 635-5000
Address: One Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA 94621
Distance from Harbor Bay Club: ~3 miles
BEST WESTERN OAKLAND AIRPORT INN & SUITES
Rate: Check hotel website: Best Western Oakland Airport Inn & Suites
Phone: (510) 633-0500
Address: 170 Hegenberger Loop, Oakland, CA 94621
Distance from Harbor Bay Club: ~4 miles
HAMPTON INN & SUITES OAKLAND AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
Rate: Check hotel website: Hampton Inn & Suites Oakland Airport - Alameda
Phone: (510) 521-4500
Address: 1700 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502
Distance from Harbor Bay Club: ~1 miles
There are more hotels around the Oakland International Airport area than the three mentioned above. The Oakland International Airport is about 3 miles from the Club.
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RESTAURANTS AROUND THE CLUB
• Clubhouse Bar & Grill – In Club
• South Shore Center – 523 South Shore Center West, Alameda, CA 94501 – Applebee’s, Chipotle, Jamba Juice, Safeway, Sushi House, Panera Bread, Zeytini Italian Restaurant ~ 2 miles from club
• Harbor Bay Landing Shopping Center – 875 Island Drive, Alameda, CA 94502 – Subway, La Val’s Pizza, CVS, Safeway, Angelfish Japanese Restaurant and more ~ 0.5 mile from club
• Park Street – Park Street, Alameda, CA 94501 – Subway, China House, Starbucks, New York Pizza, Hawaiian Drive-in, King of Thai Noodle and much more ~ 2 miles from club
• Panda Express – 8333 Oakport Street, Oakland, CA 94621 ~ 3 miles from Club
• In-N-Out Burger – 8300 Oakport Street, Oakland, CA 94621 ~ 3 miles from Club
• Hawaiian Drive-in and Tapioca Express – 2306 Encinal Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 ~ 2 miles from Club
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TOURNAMENT BALL
The Wilson US Open ball will be utilized through the tournament. Each match will receive three balls.
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WARM UP COURTS
There will be warm up courts at the Club before the first match starts each day. There might or might not be courts available for warm up after that.
There are two parks nearby the Club with public courts:
• Leydecker Park (5 minutes away) – 3181 Mecartney Road, Alameda, CA 94502
• Krusi Park (5 minutes away) – 3001 Otis Drive, Alameda, CA 94501
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PARKING & USE OF CLUB
Please do not park in the Harbor Bay Club’s parking lot. There is plenty of free street parking available right outside of the Club’s parking lot. You can also park at Amelia Earhart Elementary School, which is immediately on the right when you make the turn on Packet Landing Road. The Club’s parking lot is for members only.
The back gate between court #13 and #14 will be open. There is also plenty of free street parking behind that gate. The back gate is on Veterans Ct, which is the first right turn once you turn onto Island Drive.
Players, please use the junior locker room, which by the swimming pool near court #1.
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LATEST START TIME
No match should start nor suspended match be resumed:
• after 8:00 pm in the 18 and 16 divisions and
• after 7:00 pm in all other junior divisions,
except that no match should start nor suspended match be resumed after 6:00 pm on school nights.
Scheduling Guidelines for Junior Divisions: 2012 Maximum Number of Matches per Day
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AWARDS
Awards will be presented to all singles finalists including 3rd/4th place.
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HISTORY
The idea behind this event came to fruition when Tommy Tu (NorCal Junior Competition) presented a proposal to create a new year-end singles-only competition to the NorCal Junior Council during its meeting on November 16, 2011. Modeled after the year-end ATP and WTA players, it would be a tournament for the top USTA NorCal players in the 18, 16, 14, and 12 divisions to be held each year after the conclusion of the last Championship tournament that would count for ranking. The tournament would have several purposes: to be used as a preparation tournament for the USTA National Winter Championships, it would recognize the singles players with the best overall calendar year record, and it would be an event the players could strive throughout the year to qualify for. Following discussion between the members, the USTA NorCal Year End Junior Masters was unanimously approved by the NorCal Junior Council. The proposal was approved by the NorCal Board of Directors on December 14, 2011. The USTA NorCal Year End Junior Masters was officially adopted on December 22, 2011.
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POINT PENALTY SUSPENSION SYSTEM
The USTA NorCal Point Penalty Suspension System (PPSS) will be applied! The purpose of this System is to maintain fair and reasonable standards of conduct by all USTA NorCal players competing in any USTA-sanctioned tournament. For more information, please read the information on this page: USTA NorCal Point Penalty Suspension System
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SEE YOU IN MARCH!
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Friday, February 22, 2013 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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