DRAWS ARE NOW POSTED!
DRAWS ARE NOW POSTED FOR 1/24 AND 1/25. IF YOU PLAY AT 8:30AM = YOU MAY WARM UP AT THE SITE ANY QUESTIONS OR WITHDRAWALS = EMAIL BRIAN AT CORYTENNIS@AOL.COM. DO NOT CALL MY CELL PHONE AS I WILL BE ON COURT MOST OF THE WEEK AND I WILL TRY TO REPLY TO EMAILS BY THE END OF THE DAY.
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PLAYING SITES AND WARM UP COURTS DAY OF TOURNEY AND BEACH TRAFFIC!
GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR SITE THAT YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO PLAY AT. WE ARE USING 3 SITES =, AHS = APTOS HIGH SCHOOL, SEASC = SEASCAPE SPORTSCLUB and PVHS = PAJARO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TOURNAMENT DESK PHONE BEGINNING SATURDAY WILL BE 831-594-5699. YOU MAY WARM UP AT THE SITE YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO PLAY AT BEFORE 8AM. TOURNAMENT DESK PHONE FOR ALL 3 SITES WILL BE 831-594-5699.
ALLOW AN EXTRA 45 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR OF TRAVEL TIME IF YOU ARE COMING OVER HIWAY 17 BECAUSE OF BEACH TRAFFIC ON THE WEEKEND.
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DIRECTIONS TO PLAYING SITES AND PRACTICE SITES
Directions to all sites for Seascape Junior Tourney WEATHER HOTLINE 831 594-5699 Tournament Desk Phone for all 3 sites = 831 594-5699
(SEASC) SEASCAPE SPORTS CLUB: 1505 Seascape Blvd, Aptos, CA 95003 FROM THE NORTH take Hwy 1 South from Santa Cruz & exit at Larkin Valley Rd / San Andreas Blvd. Bear right onto San Andreas. At the third street, turn right onto Seascape Blvd. The club will be on the right after .7 miles. FROM THE SOUTH take Hwy 1 North to Larkin Valley Rd. Turn right onto San Andreas. From there, follow the above directions.
(AHS)APTOS HIGH SCHOOL: 7301 Freedom Blvd, Aptos, CA 95003 FROM THE NORTH take Highway 1 South. Exit at Freedom Blvd. Turn left onto Freedom. Turn right at the second light into the HS. Drive up into the High School and you can't miss the courts just past the main buildings. FROM THE SOUTH take Highway 1 North. Exit at Freedom Blvd. Bear right onto Freedom and follow the above directions.
{PVHS} = PAJARO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL: 500 HARKINS SLOUGH ROAD, WATSONVILLE, CA, 95076 http://www.pvhs.pvusd.net/mapdir = MAP FOR SCHOOL AND SERVICES... PARKING = DRIVE BY FRONT OF SCHOOL = PARKING LOT WILL BE ON THE LEFT.....PARK AT BACK OF PARKING LOT AND WALK DOWN STAIRS TO TENNIS COURTS. BRING CHAIRS FOR SITTING FOR SPECTATING. WE ARE USING 4/5 COURTS....1/2 COURTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS FOR WARM UP.
PRACTICE SITES:
HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL: 300 La Fonda Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95062 FROM THE NORTH go South on Hwy 1. Take the Soquel Ave exit to the right. At the stoplight on Soquel Ave. take a left and then take your second right at La Fonda. From there follow the above directions. FROM THE SOUTH go North on Hwy 1. Take the Soquel Ave exit. Go left over the freeway through about 2 lights and make a right at La Fonda. Go up the hill to the school and take the second entrance to the right. Go down the hill to the parking lot in front of the school you won't see the courts. Stay to the left and take the narrow road further down to another parking lot behind the school. Now you'll see the courts.
CABRILLO COLLEGE: 6500 Soquel Dr Aptos, CA 95003 FROM THE SOUTH take Highway 1 North. Exit at State Park Dr. Turn right onto Sate Park Dr. After 100 yards turn left onto Soquel Drive for .9 mi look for the courts on the left behind a very large parking lot. FROM THE NORTH take Highway 1 South. Exit at State Park. Turn left onto State Park. From there follow the above directions.
Soquel High School 401 Old San Jose Rd. :: Soquel, CA 95073
SCOTTS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL: 555 Glenwood Dr, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 FROM THE BAY AREA, go 13.3 miles south on Highway 17 and take the right ramp .2 miles towards Scotts Valley Drive / Granite Creek Rd. Bear right (north) onto Glenwood Dr for .6 mi. to Scotts Valley HS. FROM SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, go north on Highway 17 for 5.4 miles and take the Granite Creek Rd. exit. Bear right onto Granite Creek Rd. After .3 miles turn right onto Scotts Valley Dr and then immediately bear left onto Glenwood Dr for .6 miles to Scotts Valley HS.
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DOUBLES INFO = SUNDAY JAN 11 UPDATE
DOUBLES PAIRINGS ARE UP TO DATE AS OF 10PM ON SUNDAY NIGHT. UNPAIRED PLAYERS = IF YOU DON'T EMAIL ME A PARTNER PREFERENCE BY NOON MONDAY = YOU WILL BE RANDOMLY PAIRED. PLEASE DON'T CALL MY CELL PHONE FOR PAIRINGS = EMAIL BRIAN AT CORYTENNIS@AOL.COM. THX!
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SEASCAPE RESORT
Seascape Beach Resort, a AAAA Diamond Resort, is our Official Tournament Hotel and they are offering all tournament participants a 10% discount off their lowest available rate. Book your relaxing stay now by calling (800) 929-7727 or visiting SeascapeResort.com. Use promotion code 908598.
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HOTELS
. HERE ARE SOME HOTELS THAT ARE CLOSE TO SEASCAPE.
Best Western Plus Seacliff Inn 7500 Old Dominion Court Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 688-7300
Days Inn (formerly Red Roof Inn) 1620 West Beach Street Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 740-4520
Best Western Capitola By-the-sea Inn & Suites 1435 41st Ave, Capitola, CA 95010 831-477-0607
Rio Sands 116 Aptos Beach Drive Aptos, CA 95003 (831) 688-3207
Motel 6 Watsonville 125 Silver Leaf Drive Watsonville, CA (831) 728-4144
Capitola Venetian Hotel 1500 Wharf Road Capitola, CA (831) 476-6471
Quality Inn 720 Hill Street Capitola, CA 95010 (831) 462-3004
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PARENTS/PLAYERS PLEASE READ BELOW!
PARENTS AND PLAYERS. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE TOURNEY INFO ABOUT SELECTION PROCESS AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE AGE UP CHAMPIONSHIP. MOST IF NOT ALL INFO IS ON THE TOURNEY PAGE. ONCE NORCAL HAS DONE THE SELECTIONS = FRIDAY AFTERNOON = YOU WILL GET THE TENNIS LINK CONFIRMATION THEN I CAN PROCEED W/ THE DOUBLES PAIRINGS. THANK YOU.
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WITHDRAWALS - COMMUNICATION BEFORE DRAWS ARE MADE
Anyone withdrawing from the event before the deadline must do so online with their confirmation number to get their refund. After the deadline the request must be made by email to the Tournament Director, Brian Cory with the address and name of the person who should receive the refund check. The tennislink fees will not be refunded. When the withdawal is made less than 7 days prior to the event no refund will be given.. Once Draws are posted call Brian Cory at 831 594-5699 AND email Brian at corytennis@aol.com. If you don't receive a response within 24 hours by email please email again.
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SELECTION PROCESS
Selection will be done by USTA NorCal staff.
1. Up to 18 players from the top 30 of the USTA NorCal
Ranking List of the next-younger division.
2. Remaining players selected using the most recently
published NorCal Rankings List of the division.
3. Alternates ordered using the most recently published
NorCal Rankings List of the division.
Selection Policy - Concurrent Championship Age
Up Tournaments and Sectional Open Jamborees:
This January
tournament is concurrent with a Sectional Open Jamboree. Selection shall first
be done by USTA NorCal staff for the Championship Age Up Tournament. A player
entered in both tournaments that is not accepted into the Championship Age Up
Tournament shall be eligible for selection into the Sectional Open Jamboree. A
player may be an alternate for both tournaments; however once a player accepts
a position in a draw of one tournament that player may not subsequently
withdraw from that tournament to play in the other. Doing so shall be
considered a violation of the Concurrent Tournament Rule.
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DRAW FORMATS
• Singles Draw
Format: Feed-In-Championship (FIC) through Round of 16 with playoff for 3rd & 4th
place, and a playoff for 5th, 6th and 8th.
• Doubles Draw
Format: Single Elimination playoff for 3rd & 4th place
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MATCH FORMATS
Match Formats - 5-Day Tournament, All Divisions:
• Singles Main
Draw & Playoff Matches: Best of 3 Tiebreak Sets
• Singles
Consolation: Best of 3 Tiebreak Sets with
a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in Lieu of a 3rd Set
• Doubles: 8 game pro set.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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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DRAW SIZE
48 players will be selected for each age division. When
the singles and doubles draws are full, the 16 seeded singles players and 8
seeded doubles teams receive Round 1 byes in a 48-draw tournament.
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CHAMPIONSHIP LEVEL TOURNAMENTS
Beginning in 2014, some of the Championship tournaments -
those designated “Age Up” - will select some of the players from the ranking
list of the next-younger division. This means that when, for example, an 18s
division Championship Age Up Tournament is held, some of the players will be
selected for the tournament using the 16s ranking list. NorCal has transformed
its Championship Tournaments offering for advanced and intermediate players in
several important ways:
Age
Up vs. Age Division: There are now
two types of tournaments - “Age Up” and “Age Division” Championships. The
following distinguishes them from one another:
• Selection - “Age Up” tournaments select some
players from the Final Ranking List of the next-younger age division, while
“Age Division” tournaments select all players from the Final Ranking List of
the Division.
• Draw Size - “Age Up” tournaments have a maximum
singles draw size of 48; “Age Division” tournaments have a maximum singles draw
size of 40.
• Doubles - No doubles will take place at the
3-day “Age Division” tournaments, but doubles is required to be offered at the 4 to
5-day “Age Up” tournaments.
Limited
Draws: As noted above, the singles
draws are limited, but this should not be of concern to players:
• All of the Age Up Tournaments are held at the
same time as the lower-level Sectional Open Jamboree. This means that players
that don’t get into the Age Up Championship can play in a Sectional Open
Jamboree if they so desire.
• Three of the Age Division Tournaments are held
concurrent with significant USTA national tournaments (USTA National Selection
Tournaments and USTA Regional Tournaments) and one is held concurrent with the
higher-level Excellence Tournament. This means that many advanced players that
would normally play a Championship in 2013 will be off playing nationally,
giving players that stay in-Section the opportunity to compete.
New
Singles Draw Format: All Championship Tournaments will use the new Feed-In
Championship through the Round of 16. This format takes the losers of the
Quarterfinals and puts them in a separate draw to compete for 5th and 6th
place.
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RANKING LEVEL
This is a NorCal ranking level 3 tournament.
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CONCURRENT TOURNAMENTS
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.
Players who violate the Concurrent Tournament Rule shall forfeit all ranking points earned at the concurrent tournaments.
Exception to Entering Concurrent Tournament: Concurrent entries shall be permitted, but playing in concurrent tournaments is not permitted under the following conditions: • Concurrent entry is into one division of a Championship Age Up Tournament and one division of a Sectional Open Jamboree. The entry into the Championship Age Up Tournament may be in a younger division than the Sectional Open Jamboree.
Once a player accepts a position in a draw of one tournament that player may not subsequently withdraw from that tournament to play in the other. Doing so shall be considered a violation of the Concurrent Tournament Rule.
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LATE ENTRIES
Pursuant to USTA Regulations, late entries shall be
placed on the bottom of the alternate list in the order received. Late entries received at the same time will
be ordered by lot.
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DOUBLES PARTNER NOTIFICATION DEADLINE
No later than the end
of the day on Monday prior to the Saturday start date of the tournament, any
doubles team that has not previously entered as a team shall advise the
Tournament Committee of the partnership.
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RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
This tournament is only open to USTA NorCal residents who
meet citizenship or certain alien eligibility requirements. For more
information on residency and citizenship or alien requirements for NorCal,
please see USTA NorCal Junior Tournament Rules by
clicking in “more info” below.
more info
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WHAT’S NEW FOR JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS IN 2014
USTA
Northern California recently announced some significant changes and
enhancements to the section's Junior Tournament structure that will take effect
on January 1, 2014.
USTA
National, in an effort to improve the national junior tournament experience for
thousands of young players throughout the country, has also made numerous
changes to the National Junior Competition Structure that will take effect on
January 1, 2014.
Players, parents
and coaches are encouraged to review the new structure by clicking:
more info
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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 Monday, January 5, 2015 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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