SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2016 INFORMATION
100 PM WE HAVE A TENNIS TOURNAMENT NOW IN HYPER DRIVE! PLEASE BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PLAYING TIMES. PLAN YOUR MEALS TO COINCIDE WITH THE 30 MINUTE REST PERIOD. CHECK THE DRAWS AS SOME PLAYING TIMES HAVE CHANGED AGAIN AS THE MATCHES COME OFF AND PLAYERS ARE READY TO GO BACK ON. IF YOU ARE DONE FOR TODAY, DRIVE SAFE, HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN FEBRUARY. THANKS FOR PLAYING!
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WEATHER UPDATE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2016 3 PM
AS OF 3 PM SATURDAY, PLAY IN THE B14, B16, G14 AND G16 DRAWS WILL BE MOVED TO SUNDAY DUE TO THE WEATHER.
WE ARE CURRENTLY ADJUSTING THE TIMES IN THOSE DRAWS TO REFLECT THE SHORTENED FORMAT TO BE USED SUNDAY. MAIN DRAW PLAYING FORMAT WILL BE 2 OUT OF 3 SHORT NO AD SETS BEGINNING AT 0-0 FIRST ONE TO 4 WIN BY 2, 7 POINT TIEBREAK AT 4 ALL, 10 POINT TIE BREAK IN LIEU OF THE THIRD SET. THE CONSOLATION DRAW HAS BEEN ELIMINATED TO FACILITATE FINISHING THE TOURNAMENT.
PLEASE CHECK THE DRAWS TONIGHT TO SEE YOUR NEW TIMES, ALL MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT MIDLAND COLLEGE. PLEASE CHECK IN 30 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR FIRST MATCH, THERE WILL BE 30 MINUTE REST PERIODS BETWEEN MATCHES.
CHECK THE DRAWS AGAIN IN THE MORNING BEFORE COMING TO THE SITE AS THERE MAY BE SEVERAL WITHDRAWALS TONIGHT THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR MATCH.
IF YOU DECIDE TO WITHDRAW, EMAIL THE TOURNAMENT BEFORE PLAY BEGINS ON SUNDAY. SUSPENSION POINTS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR NO SHOWS.
WE WILL BE POSTING WEATHER UPDATES BEGINNING AT 6 AM AGAIN IN THE MORNING SO THE SAME DRILL WILL BE IN PLACE. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE TOURNAMENT DESK, WEATHER UPDATES AND CHANGES WILL BE POSTED ON THE TOURNAMENT HOME PAGE. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND COOPERATION.
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Challenger 2-Day (12s-18s) and Challenger 1-Day (10s) are now located on separate tournament homepages
The 12s-18s Divisions for this Challenger can be found using the "more info" link. The Tournament ID number for the 12s-18s homepage is 809640516.
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Challenger Information and Schedule
Check out the new Challenger Information page on our www.texas.usta.com website using the following link! Every Challenger tournament is listed with dates, locations, rules, formats, points, and directions on how to find ranking information!
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PLAYING SITES and CHECK-IN:
All players are asked to check in 30 minutes before their first match time AT THE 1st MATCH SITE. Check draws online for any changes. Tournament headquarters is Midland College Tennis Center (MC), 3600 N. Garfield St, Midland TX 79705. (432) 686-4266. We will also be using Green Tree Country Club, 4900 Green Tree Blvd, Midland, TX 79707
MATCH SITES: Midland College Tennis Center (MC), 3600 N. Garfield St, Midland TX 79705 Green Tree Country Club, 4900 Green Tree Blvd, Midland, TX 79707
WARM UP SITES If you have an 8:00am match, here are some alternative sites to warm up on: Midland High School (MHS), 1206 W. Illinois, Midland, TX 79701
San Jacinto Junior High, 1400 N. "N" St, Midland, TX 79701 Goddard Junior High School, 2500 Haynes Ave, Midland, TX 79705 Abell Junior High, 3201 Heritage Blvd, Midland, TX 79707 Lee High School, 3500 Neely Ave, Midland, TX 79705
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DOCUMENT #1 REQUIRED at December ZAT check-in:
1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRACKING REPORT - The tracking report is requested by our Chamber of Commerce to monitor hotel rates. The Chamber also provides additional funds for player amenities, based on the number of out-of-town players our tournaments bring to Midland. (The info is not used for anything else or shared with any other parties.) We will have extra copies available at check-in.
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DOCUMENT #2 REQUIRED at December ZAT check-in:
2. USTA MEDICAL WAIVER AND RELEASE FORM - The medical release is a USTA requirement and ALL USTA sanctioned tournaments are required to collect these. We will have extra copies available at check-in.
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WITHDRAWAL FROM TOURNAMENT
To withdraw before tournament deadline, go to tennis link website to cancel and process refund there.
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Youth Tennis Texas Website: For more information on Challenger, CMZ, or SCMZ schedules, and "Junior Know The Rules," please visit www.youthtennistexas.com
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10 & Under – USTA Texas regulations mandate that all junior sanctioned tournaments offer 10 & Under Orange Ball Division (orange ball, 60 foot court and 25 inch racquet) and 10 & Under Green Ball Division (green ball, 78 foot court and 27 inch racquet). For the full 10 & under regulation, please visit our website www.texas.usta.com, click on 10 & Under Tennis.
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First-off Consolation – All Challengers and CMZs use the First Off Consolation Format. This format will show as Single Elimination on the tournament homepage, but all players are guaranteed two matches. This format eliminates “maybe matches” and almost every player in consolation will play their first consolation match on Saturday. How does it work? Players that lose in the main draw will be fed into the consolation draw in the order that they come off the court (i.e. the first player to come off the court will go on line one, the sixth player to come off the court will go on line six). This new format ensures more players playing on Saturday and an overall better tournament.
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Excessive Overrule Guideline: The USTA Texas Officials Committee along with the Competitive Department has established a guideline in reference to excessive overrules as clarified in the Friend at Court. This guideline states "Once a player has been overruled for a second time in a match, they will be cautioned that after another overrule, they will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct under the point penalty system."
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Inappropriate umpire/spectator communication, whether it be about a ruling or any other facet of a tennis event is prohibited while a match is in progress. Being a parent, coach, etc. does not endow special privileges. With the only exception of the right to remove their own child from competition at any time, a parent or coach is merely a spectator.
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USTA Texas "No Late Entries" Policy for Juniors Due to a new USTA Texas internal procedure, junior division players will NOT be able to register for a tournament after the online published deadline. We are aware that currently parents reach out via email or phone to the USTA Texas staff and/or tournament director requesting to be manually added to the tournament after online registration has closed. If a player misses the registration deadline, then he/she will not be permitted to participate in that tournament
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Registration Confirmation: As a parent or player it is your responsibility to assure registration in the event. Regardless if you register on the website or mobile app after completing the registration you should visit the USTA web driven site and confirm your registration by finding the player in the applicants list. If you select to skip this process please be aware that should any malfunctions of the system occur, players will not be granted late entrance in the event due to a system error.
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Monday, November 21, 2016 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 809640516 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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