MIXED DOUBLES MONSTER MADNESS MIXER
We will be having a fun FAST 4 style mixed doubles mixer/costume contest for the tournament players the Friday before the tournament, October 28th, from 6-7:30pm. It is $5 to sign up which covers 3 short Fast 4 matches, pizza, Eegees, and a costume contest. If you sign up with a partner, please pay for you and your partner. If you sign up by yourself, we will pair you with someone. Sign up by calling us at 520-791-4896, no later than Wednesday, October 26th. Hope to see you there! You can also register online just click the "more info" link below.
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UTR Was Used to Seed this L4 Junior Event
Seeding done by USTA Southwest Junior Committee. Click "more info" below for the link to the seeding lists used.
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Withdrawal Policy
If a player withdraws or defaults from any sanctioned tournament in the
Southwest Section (L3-L6), after entries close, that player will be assessed
4 suspension points unless medical documentation of the injury or illness
is provided to the Tournament Director AND Southwest Section Junior Player
Development Manager within 48 hours after the completion of the
tournament.
"Player
shall not enter tournament player cannot finish. Player shall
not enter a tournament (including mandatory consolation) knowing the player
will be unable to finish." p119 Friend at Court
In theory, the Junior Competition
Committee feels that it is important to adopt and strongly enforce National’s
ruling on the Suspension Point System.
In recent years, several players have been pulling out of tournaments,
especially L3-5 events, on the final day of competition or once a player is in
the back draw.
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Birth Certificate and Eligibility
This tournament is open only to permanent residents of the USTA Southwest Section. Permanent residency is defined by the parent or legal guardian living within the section for 184 days per year. Additionally, the player must be a U.S. Citizen and hold a USTA membership card with a USTA Southwest Section designation. Birth Certificate must be on file with the USTA Southwest Section office to compete. Email your birth certificate to bdamore@southwest.usta.com or fax to 480-289-2701.
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Overrule Policy
Once a player has been overruled a second time, they will be cautioned that after another overrule, they will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct under the Point Penalty System: point, game, default.
Rationale: This policy is based on Friend At Court Comment IV.D-15 which states, “An official should consider cautioning a player if there have been two overrules during the same set. Once an official cautions a player that subsequent overrules will be penalized under the Point Penalty System, the official must penalize subsequent overrules.
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Online Registration Closed
Online registration is now closed. If you would like to register after the deadline, you can email ReffkinTennis@gmail.com and we will try to get you in.
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Notes
IMPORTANT!
Due to a new policy from the USTA's legal department, tournament
directors will no longer have access to phone numbers and email
addresses of the tournament participants unless the player
re-enters their contact information at time of event registration.
This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email
information each time they register for a tournament, the
tournament director cannot contact them for any reason, including
withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays, etc. Your cooperation
will ensure that tournaments can continue to communicate necessary
information to you. Thank you.
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Reffkin Tennis Center welcomes the 2016 Monster
Madness Junior L4 Tournament
Tournament Director:
Meghan Houk
arizonatennis@gmail.com
520-791-4896
Tournament Referee:
Ed Osnowitz (Subject to Change)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1) Deadlines
2) Doubles Information
3) Match Formats
4) Date And Time For Draw To Be Made And Posted
5) Tournament Selection Procedures, Alternates and Eligibility
Requirements
6) Late Entries Policy
7) Withdrawal/Entry Fee Refund Policy for USTA
8) Check-In
9) Tournament Schedule ***(Schedule is tentative and subject to
change)***
10) Practice Court Reservations
11) Tournament Sites
12) Practice Sites
13) Racquet Stringing
14) Major Airports
15) Enterprise Rental Car
16) Official Hotel
Accommodations
17) Private Hitting Sessions
18) Weather
19) Tournament Ball
20) Seeding and Selection of Top & Silver
Draws:
21) Dress Code
22) Smart Watches/Electronic Devices
23) Thank
You
24) Tournament Committee
25) Elevation in Tucson
26) Average Temperature in August
27) Upcoming Tournaments
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1) Deadlines:
Tournament Registration Deadline -
Wednesday October 19, 2016 11:59 PM(Arizona Time)
Please note this is also the deadline to email us to sign up for
doubles, to email us to play singles only, to email us if you have
a specific doubles partner confirmed, to email us if you want us to
assign you a random partner.
2) Doubles Information:
1. When registering, please indicate your desired partner's name or
USTA number (preferred) on the registration form, and we will pair
you up in the selected division. Please ensure both teammates are
registered by the tournament deadline.
2. The deadline to specify A partner is October 19th. If you
do not specify a partner or withdraw from doubles by October
19th, you will be randomly assigned a partner if you email us
saying you want to be. If we do not hear from you we may be forced
to withdraw you from doubles.
3. To specify a doubles partner, you need to email the tournament
director your child's name and USTA number along with the name and
USTA number of their partner. You must CC: (copy) your doubles
partner when you email the tournament director with the
pairing.
4.If you enter online and do not put in your doubles partner's
USTA# it WILL NOT match you up. Please help in making the doubles
matchups a smooth process. You are only guaranteed to play doubles
if you sign up with a partner (and they do not withdraw).
3) Match Formats:
14s yellow Singles Format: Best 2
out of 3 sets regular scoring. The 7 pt tie breaker will be used in
all sets tied 6 - 6. All backdraw matches will be a 10 point tie
break in lieu of third set. There will be full feed in through
round of 16 with quarterfinal playoff; draw size will be 32.
12s yellow Singles Format: Best 2 out of 3 sets with a match tie
break in lieu of third set. The 7 pt tie breaker will be used in
all sets tied 6 - 6
There will be full feed in through round of 16 with quarterfinal
playoff; draw size will be 32.
10s: 10's has two divisions - 10 orange and 10 green. Player must
have met participation point requirement to graduate from orange
ball
10's Green Format: Best 2 out of 3 sets with a match tie break in
lieu of third set. The 7 pt tie breaker will be used in all sets
tied 6 - 6
10's Orange Format: 2 out of 3 shorts sets to 4 games win by 2. 7
Pt tiebreaker used in sets tied at 4-4. 7 Pt tiebreaker used in
lieu of a third set. No ad scoring.
Co-ed 8s: Format is 36' court/red ball. Two out of three 7 point
sets. The 8 and under age group will play modified scoring (two out
of three 7 points sets, sudden death at 6-6) on 36' courts with red
low compression balls. Racquets must be 21-23."
Doubles for All Divisions: Eight game Pro Set with a tiebreaker at
8 all.
There will be a 3/4 playoff for all doubles draws that are not
round robin format.
As of June 1st, 2016, all L3, L4, and L5 events will have a 3/4
playoff in doubles draws that are not round robin format.
4) Date And Time For Draw To Be Made And Posted
Draws will be made by Monday, October 24th and posted on Tuesday,
October 25th. All players are instructed to Check-In at least 15
minutes prior to their scheduled match time.
5) Tournament Selection Procedures & Alternates: Only
Southwest Section players are permitted to play in this
tournament.
http://www.southwest.usta.com/junior_comp/tournament_seeding/
6) Late Entries Policy:
Late entries to the Monster
Madness Tournament will be considered only if the draw permits.
Please make every attempt to register by the tournament deadline.
To see if you can get into the event after the online registration
has closed, please email ReffkinTennis@gmail.com
7) Withdrawal/Entry Fee Refund Policy for USTA Junior
Events
After Entry Deadline:
Immediately contact the tournament to withdraw from the tournament
- telephone numbers and email addresses of the Tournament Director
will be posted on the tournament's USTA TennisLink Home Page.
Players must also fulfill the written verification requirements
described below if the withdrawal is for injury or illness and the
player wants to avoid being levied USTA Suspension Points.
Players who withdraw after the entry deadline for any reason are
not entitled to a refund.
http://www.usta.com/youth-tennis/junior-competition/withdrawalsentryfeerefunds/
8) Check-In:
All players must check-in on October 29th
at least 30 minutes before their first scheduled match time. At
check-in you will receive a player's letter and Monster Madness
Draw String Bag for participating.
9) Tournament Schedule ***(Schedule is tentative and subject to
change)***
The tournament is scheduled from October 29th-31st, main draw and
consolation finals will be played on the 31st. Times for matches
are approximately anytime between 8AM to 9PM. Doubles will be
played first each day. On Sunday, players may be scheduled for a
singles consolation match at the same time as doubles. Please make
sure to check for this potential conflict on Saturday after your
last singles match. If there is a conflict, please notify the
tournament desk as soon as possible and we will move your singles
match time back.
10) Practice Court Reservations:
Courts will be
available Friday, October 28th for free from 11am-4pm and 6-9:30pm,
first come first serve. Courts will be available beginning at 7AM
on Saturday and Sunday at Reffkin Tennis Center until the
tournament starts at 8am. Once the tournament begins, practice
courts will be limited and based on availability (most likely there
will not be any available). Our pro-shop will be open at 7AM each
day.
11) Tournament Sites:
Jim Reffkin Tennis Center
50 S Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85711
Pro-Shop 520-791-4896
Tournament Cell 520-500-7352
12) Practice Sites:
1. DoubleTree Hotel - (2 min.) - 445 S. Alvernon Way -free
2. Catalina High School - (8 min.)3645 E Pima St - free
3. Himmel Tennis Center - (7 min.)1000 N Tucson Blvd -$1 per
junior, $2.50 per adult
13) Racquet Stringing:
Stringer will be onsite at
Reffkin Tennis Center during the duration of the tournament. Links
are provided below for more information:
Reffkin Tennis Center:
http://reffkintenniscenter.com/other/proshopinfo/
14) Major Airports:
Tucson International Airport -- (8 miles from the Tennis Center,
approx. 18 min)
7250 S Tucson Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85756
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport -- (115 miles from the
Tennis Center, approx. 1 hr & 45 min)
3400 E Sky Harbor Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85034
15) Enterprise Rental Car
Get a 5% off at the time of
booking and 5% off for booking online.
To get this rate copy and paste the link below into your web
browser:
https://legacy.enterprise.com/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?bid=028&refId=JIMREFFK
Or call and use code: L508634 and Pin: Jim
Enterprise Tucson International Airport: (520) 295-4900
Enterprise Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport: (602) 225-0588
16) Official Hotel Accommodations:
DoubleTree Hotel at Reid Park - Tournament Player Rate: $99 &
Breakfast is Included. Reservations: (520) 881-4200 Mention Group
Code "MMT" for this special rate
For Online Reservations, copy and paste link below into your web
browser:
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/T/TUSBTDT-MMT-20161026/index.jhtml
Hotel Address:
445 S. Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85711
Recently Remodeled 295 Guest Rooms, Pool, 3 Tennis Courts, Fitness
Center, Day Spa, Business Center, 10,000 sq. ft. ballroom - Across
the street from Jim Reffkin Tennis Center, 2 Championship Golf
Courses, and a 3-mile jogging path.
Distance from Reffkin (Main Site): Across Street
La Quinta Inn & Suites (Reid Park) - Rate:$82.00 Includes
Breakfast
Phone Reservations: (520)795-0330
Mention Group Code "Reffkin" (Tennis Event @Reffkin)
102 N Alvernon Way (Broadway/Alvernon)
Distance from Reffkin(Main Site): 0.6 Miles
17) Tournament Training Sessions/Private Hitting
Sessions:
Get prepared! Get acclimated to Arizona - with a hitting session on
the courts you'll be playing on! Call our pro-shop at (520)791-4896
or email reffkinstaff@gmail.com to set up a hitting session.
The sooner you contact us, the better chance you have of getting a
hitting session!
18) Weather:
In the event of inclement weather, we
will be posting updates on both this Tennislink tournament page and
the voice message on our pro shop phone line at (520) 791-4896.
Please don't assume anything - always check for updates! Thank
you!
19) Tournament Ball
We will provide a new can of
Pro Penn tennis balls at the beginning of every match.
Boys & Girls 12s-14s: Pro Penn Yellow Balls
Boys & Girls 10s Green: Penn Green Dot Balls
Boys & Girls 10s Orange: Penn Orange balls
Boys & Girls 8s: Penn Red Balls
20) Seeding and Selection of Top& Silver Draws:
The use of Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) will be used for the
seeding and placement of players in top or silver draws for this
tournament.
Universal Tennis Ratings provide tennis players worldwide a common
scale to determine their level of play. The 16-level scale (from
beginners to elite world-class professionals), precisely and
reliably determines individual players' ratings based on actual
match results without regard for age, gender or where the matches
are played. The Universal Tennis website allows visitors to view
more than three million tennis results.
Copy and paste this link to read more on UTR:
http://universaltennis.com/
Copy and paste this link to read more about Junior NTRP:
http://tinyurl.com/gwoddpo
21) Dress Code:
All players are required to wear appropriate tennis attire. Cut off
shorts, bare midriffs, compression shorts & tights (alone), or
any other attire that is simply recreational and is not tennis
oriented is not acceptable.
22) Smart Watches and Electronic Devices
Smart watches or any electronic device that can receive electronic
communication, must be in off mode and in player bag unless on
break between 2nd and 3rd set.
23) Thank You:
Metropolitan Tucson Convention &
Visitors Bureau
www.visitTucson.org
Bruegger's Bagels
www.brueggers.com
Tucson Parks and Recreation
www.cms3.tucsonaz.gov
24)Tournament Committee:
Chair Person and Tournament Director: Meghan Houk
Tournament Referee: Ed Osnowitz
25) Elevation in Tucson:
The city's elevation is 2,643
ft (806 m) above sea level.
26) Average Temperature in October:
Average temperature in Tucson is high of 83 and a low of
58.
27) Upcoming Tournaments:
Arizona Junior Shootout #3 L6 - 11/19
Western States Junior Open - 11/25-11/27
Arizona Junior Shootout #4 L6 - 12/17
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, October 19, 2016 11:59:00 PM Arizona Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 759200416 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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