NorCal Boys' 18 & 16 Junior Sectional Championships @ CSUS aka Sac State

The Tournament Committee met and determined the overall event sportsmanship award winners:
Kobe Tran (B16) and
Aditya Kishen (B18)
Both players reflected a positive sportsmanship like attitude through the entire tournament while showing respect to the tournaments staff, players, and the rules guiding tennis. You each will receive an event cap with "Sportsmanship Award Winner" imprinted on the back of the cap.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING DAILY SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS:
B18 > Nate Safran
B16 > Anthony Favero
B16 > Kobe Tran
B16 > Casey Morris
B16 > Michael Wu
B18 > Quinn Hirsohn
B18 > Aditya Kishen
B18 > Paul Barretto
B18 > Karthik Padmanabhan
If I missed you at the tournament desk, please see me for your bag tag. If I won't see you again this tournament, please send me an email so I can put your recognition in the mail. And I personally thank you for your good sportsmanship! Chrys Atkinson

In appreciation of good sportsmanship displayed during the tournament, we will recognize recipients on the tournament homepage and with a Sportsmanship Bag Tag from USTA NorCal. Good Sportsmanship is extremely important to this Tournament Committee and good behavior will be rewarded while poor behavior will be subject to the Point Penalty System. We'd much rather reward good behavior.

Please click this link to provide valuable input to the tournament staff and USTA NorCal: more info

The Larkspur Landing Sacramento is our featured hotel! Make your reservations at the provided link! more info

Jan Roberson's awesome action photos from the first weekend of the tournament are uploaded on her site. Check them out and if you have any questions, please email Jan: more info

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.

The Sectional Championships offer the highest tier of competition for the advanced player in the 12, 14, 16, and 18 divisions. Each event is designated as a Level 3 National Ranking Tournament.

DID YOU KNOW? The singles Champion of our Section tournament gets directly into The USTA National Championships (Hard Courts). NOTE: The June Sectionals Champion gains automatic acceptance as part of the national selection process for the Hard Courts if the player remains age eligible and enters.

TOURNAMENT COMMUNICATION will be handled through email to the Tournament Director Mrs. Chrys Atkinson (chrysa@sparetimeinc.com) and/or Tournament Referee Mr. Russell Groh (russellgroh@gmail.com). We both are able to respond quicker to emails than phone calls. The TD will respond to emails from the tournament site during the tournament as well.

California State University of Sacramento (SAC) will be the main tournament site (14 newly surfaced hard courts). Courts at CSUS/SAC are past the football stadium. Additional courts will be used at Rio del Oro Racquet Club (RIO), 119 Scripps Drive, Sacramento, CA 95825. We will use the 8 courts across the street from RIO club house. Check your draw carefully to see which site you play at (SAC or RIO).


SAC = Sac State/CSUS. TIP: If using GPS put in College Town Dr & Sinclair Rd, Sacramento, CA 95826 There is no official address # but you will see the parking garage and tennis courts when you arrive at this intersection.

RIO = Rio del Oro Racquet Club. 119 Scripps Drive, Sacramento, CA 95825 Courts being used for the tournament are on the South/West side of Scripps. Rio does have an onsite cafe where sports drinks and other items can be purchased, restrooms, etc. but you will have to sign in at the front desk. Tell the staff you are with the tournament and guest fees will be waived.


Click this link to access map of SAC/CSUS Campus: more info

Courts at Rio del Oro Racquet Club (N/W side of Scripps) will be used and marked as RIO on draw sheets: more info

DRAW SIZE• Singles Qualifier and Singles Main Draw Size: 64 singles players compete in the main draw. 32 players compete in a qualifying draw - 2 rounds are played to qualify 8 players. The total draw size is 88 players.
• Doubles Draw Size: 48 doubles teams - all singles qualifier players eligible to play doubles, regardless of whether they qualify for the main draw singles (that is why the doubles draw size is 48 teams).

DRAW FORMATS
• Singles Draw Format: FIC through R16 with playoff for 3rd & 4th place, and a playoff for 5th, 6th and 8th
• Doubles Draw Format: Single Elimination playoff for 3rd & 4th place

MATCH FORMATS
• Main Draw Singles Matches and Singles Playoff Matches (3/4th and QF Draw): Best of 3
• Qualifier and FIC Singles Matches: Best of 3 sets with a 10-point tie break in lieu of third set

• Doubles: All matches through the quarterfinals will be an 8-game pro set with a 7-Point Tiebreak at 8 games all. The semifinals, finals, and playoff for 3rd and 4th place shall be the best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set.

TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN: Players must check in at the tournament check-in desk a minimum of 30 minutes before their first match.
MATCH CHECK-IN: 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. The Point Penalty System for late check ins will be enforced. Don't be late!

Please see link for planned schedule of play which we will follow to the best of our ability: more info

Immediately email the Tournament Referee Russell Groh at russellgroh@gmail.com and copy the Tournament Director at chrysa@sparetimeinc.com if you must withdraw from the tournament. Bona fide reasons for a withdrawal are illness, injury, or personal circumstances.

Withdrawals after Draw is Made: Immediately email the Tournament Referee, at russellgroh@gmail.com. All withdrawals for any reason without the proper written notification are defaults.

The required written verification of an injury or illness must be from a medical professional. If a player is withdrawing because of a personal emergency, the player must deliver a written explanation of the situation and the Referee will determine whether the situation is a personal emergency. It can be emailed to russellgroh@gmail.com and chrysa@sparetimeinc.com. Provide the player’s name and be sure to give a return phone number. Also, give your line number on the draw if you can.

Any withdrawal that does not meet the written verification requirements by the last scheduled day of the tournament will result in the player being levied suspension points and any match that is not played will be coded as a Default.


Refunds: A player’s entry fee will be refunded if the player withdraws no later than seven days before the start date of the tournament for a bona fide reason. No refund is given beginning six days before the start date of the tournament for any reason. The fee for electronic entries is not a considered a part of the entry fee and is non-refundable.

This year we will grant an avoidance for this tournament for SAT/ACT testing only. If you request this avoidance it must be done prior to entry close and proof of registration from SAT/ACT must be provided via email or fax to the Tournament Director at chrysa@sparetimeinc.com or (916) 859-5949 Fax. There are testing sites within 5-10 minutes of Sac State for all tests (St. Francis HS all girls, Jesuit HS all boys, McClatchy High School).

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.

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 additional information: more info

In an effort to reduce redundancy, the NorCal Junior Tournament Rules are linked below. The Tournament will follow the rules set forth under the Section J.ii. June Sectional Championships - Singles and Doubles Events Held and all subsections from page 12-15. The rules cover player selection (singles/doubles), qualifier, alternates, wild cards among other things. Please click here for all the details:

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Draws will be posted by 10AM Wednesday of tournament start for singles and by 10AM on Thursday for Doubles.

There will be 2 dedicated warm-up courts throughout the entire tournament at CSUS and players may warm up courts on site before the first match starts each day.

OTHER AREA WARM-UP COURTS: There are some nearby parks with public courts that may be available on a walk-up basis (no guarantees):
Howe Park (8 courts) - 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, (916) 927-3802
Cottage Park (2 courts) - 2993 Cottage Way, Sacramento California 95825
Swanston Park (2 courts) - 2350 Northrop Ave, Sacramento California 95825

FREE PARKING ON WEEKENDS. For those playing on weekdays, the tournament will provide 1 parking pass per competitor (stop by the tournament desk on the second Sunday to get your parking pass). Additional parking passes may be purchased at our cost of $6 per pass. The Parking structure is located on your right just before you see the courts. Turn right onto the street between the parking structure and the tennis courts - entrance to the parking garage across from the tennis courts. HOT TIP: The top of the parking structure gives a good birds-eye view of courts 1-8 as well as the stairwell on the outside of the parking structure.

Appropriate tennis attire is required at all times. Only shoes with non-marking soles are permitted.

The Wilson US Open ball will be utilized through the tournament. Each match will receive three balls and full third sets will receive three new balls. ALL balls need to be returned to Tournament Desk when reporting scores.

Awards will be presented to all Main Draw singles and doubles finalists (1st/2nd). In singles there will also be awards for 3rd/4th playoff, 5th/6th place finishers along with Consolation Winners and Finalists.

Each player will receive a FREE t-shirt for participating in the event. T-shirts will be printed onsite and customization upgrade options will be available.

We recommend you bring your own chairs, shade, and ice chest. There is limited seating available onsite and limited shade around the courts. It could be very hot here in June.

Rain is highly unlikely in Sacramento in June. In case it does rain, there will be no back up indoor courts. We may change the match format before the start of play in any round in a draw without notice on the tournament web page when in the Tournament Committee’s discretion the change is necessary to complete the draw after inclement weather causes the tournament to fall behind its published schedule. We will use our best efforts to have all matches in a round in a draw use the same match format. This also will apply to extreme heat although we must get approval from USTA NorCal offices to shorten formats.