*** Welcome to the Cupertino Junior Challenger (Entry Level) Tournament ***
This is a 30 minutes drive down 280 from San Francisco to Cupertino!! This is an easy drive from the North Bay or Marin. Come play in Cupertino!!!
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*** Weather Update as of Sunday 12/11 at 10:15AM ***
The courts are OK, so the tournament is ON as planned, starting at 11AM.
The updated draws/schedules are now posted. We are reducing the format to now an 8 games pro set for both doubles and singles so can finish the tournament. All consolation events are now cancelled.
==> No update planned unless we get new problems.
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*** Important Tournament Info as of Wed 12/7 at 8PM ***
The draws and schedules are up again. Terribly sorry for the additional delay. We lost, for this weekend, our courts at De Anza so we had to move the remaining portion to the tournament to a nearby site Sunnyvale Middle Schedule (Mango). ALL REMAINING MATCHES IN THIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE AT MANGO. Please find the address and a Google map later on this site.
Again, please make note of that change. The schedules were redone to accommodate the new site.
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*** Contact the Tournament Director for any Issue or Concern ***
For any question about the tournament, please contact the Tournament Director by email at Jean@Hassoun.net. No texting please!!!
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*** Important Parking Information ***
Please know that you need to get a $3 parking pass to be displayed on your dashboard, visible through your windshield. The pass is required everywhere in the campus, being inside or outside of the parking structure. The pass can be purchased at one of two machines (cash or credit card) situated at each end of the parking building.
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*** How to Find your Match Date/Time & Location ***
* The following instructions are to be used after the posting of the draws on Wednesday morning * Remember that the 'Challenger' events are now called 'Entry Level' events.
YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH YOUR MATCH TIME AND LOCATION SO PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
On the right of the 'Important Information' button there is a new 'draws' button. Click on it and select the event that a player is registered to. Know that some draws (e.g. B12s, B14s, ...) are quite large so the system divides them in two, so a symbol (with a picture of a draw on it) allows you to select the top or bottom half of the draw and you could be on the second part of the draw. On the left of each draw, find the player's name and follow the line to the right. That will show you the first match, with a date/time and the abbreviated site name (e.g. DAC is De Anza College), The sites (names, abbreviated names, addresses and Google maps), are available on the tournament web site. Come 15 minutes before your scheduled match time. After your match, report your match result (win or lose) and ask for your next match time.
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*** Important Registration Information ***
[1] When registering to the tournament, please
make sure to provide your contact information (phone #s and email
address) as we would otherwise be unable to reach you when needed
(registration issues, schedule changes, withdraws, weather issues, ...).
[2]
Doubles registrations: No later than the end of the Monday prior to the
Saturday start date of the tournament, any doubles players that have
not previously entered as a team should advise the referee of the
partnership. All players without a partner will then be paired up. It
is your responsibility to check the web site (Competitors list and
draws) to learn about your doubles participation.
[3] You must register at the same level for singles and doubles!!!
(e.g. If you play B14 singles, you cannot play B12 doubles or B16 doubles, or
play G12 singles Challenger and G12 doubles Open).
==> Players in violation of this requirement will not be accepted in the doubles event that they should not have registered to.
[4] The tournament
reserves the right to limit the size of each of the draws/events to 16 singles
and 8 doubles (or above).
The 12s and under have special restrictions) and could be limited to 16 singles players and to 8 doubles
teams. As we have two weekends, those limits could be increased as resources allow.
If a selection is needed, it will be
done according to the USTA NorCal rules.
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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. Players who violate the Concurrent Tournament Rule shall forfeit all ranking points earned at the concurrent tournament.
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*** Check Your Draw Closely for your Site (for Each Match) ***
All draws are subject to change. Please recheck draws for changes in
time and or withdrawals. All changes made within 24 hrs of tournament
start will be phoned to the affected parties. Changes made more that 24
hrs before the tournament will be either phoned or emailed. Make sure to have all contact info with the USTA as you register. Remember that both players on a team must sign up for doubles before the deadline
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*** Contact the Tournament Director for Registration Issues, Withdraws, ... ***
[1] Until the closing of the registrations, you can withdraw yourself online with your confirmation number. [2] After closing of registration, and until the posting of the draws, please submit any withdrawal in writing first by emailing BOTH the Tournament Director (TD) and the Referee, and then also CALL the TD (email addresses and phone numbers above). [3] After the posting of the draws, please FIRST CALL the TD and then email BOTH the Tournament Director and the Referee.
Withdraws are sometimes necessary, and are only accepted as withdraws if they are for illness,
injury, or emergency. Any other withdraws will be considered as refusal to play and will be penalized as such. Withdrawals made before entries close can be handled by the player by going into your TennisLink record and deleting your entry..... Your credit card will not be charged. Withdrawals at least 7 days before play starts are eligible for a refund. That refund will be processed once the tournament receives their final tournament fees, about a week or two after play is complete. If you must withdraw after entries close, immediately contact the director by email Jean@Hassoun.net. If it is the day before matches begin (Friday) , or any of the tournament playing days, please ALSO phone the tournament immediately
(408) 657-9601. Give your line number on the draw if you can. Speak slowly and clearly and spell the player name if necessary be sure to give a return phone number. For any withdrawal after entries close, please include a reason so we may pass it on to the USTA if necessary.
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*** Event Draws Information and Match Formats ***
[1] When signing up for a doubles event, you MUST identify your doubles
partner (be sure that this person has entered the tournament) by using
this person's USTA #. [2] All Singles Events Main Draws: Format will be Best of 3 Tie-Break Sets with a Match Tie-break (10 points) in lieu of a third set. In each event, a mandatory playoff match will determine the 3rd and 4th places. [3] All Singles Events Consolation Draws: Format will be an 8 games Pro Set (play a 7 points tie-break at 8-8). [4] All Doubles Events: Format will be an 8 games Pro Set (play a 7 points tie-break at 8-8). [5] All events: Regular scoring will be used. [6]
Be on time for your matches: Check-in at the tournament desk 15 minutes
BEFORE your scheduled match times and be ready to play. Penalties for
lateness will be enforced.
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*** This tournament is being played at some of these three different sites ***
[1] De Anza College in Cupertino ("DAC" on Draws). [2] Sunnyvale Middle School (Mango Park) ("Mango" on Draws). [3] Fremont High School in Sunnyvale ("FHS" on Draws). ==> See Directions Below.
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*** Main Tournament Site: De Anza College ("DAC" on Draws) ***
* Address: 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd.Cupertino CA.95014 * => Coming from 17 South take 85 North to Stevens Creek Blvd. Go right off freeway and go one mile to Stelling Rd. Go rt. on Stelling. Go to first light and turn right towards parking lot take an immediate left onto De Anza College Parkway and go 75 yards an take your second right into parking lot. You will see courts on your left go to the end of courts to check in desk. => Coming from 101 North take 85 south to Stevens Creek Blvd. Go left over freeway and go one mile to Stelling Rd. Go rt. on Stelling. Go to first light and turn right towards parking lot take an immediate left onto De Anza College Parkway and go 75 yards an take your second right into parking lot. You will see courts on your left go to the end of courts to check in desk. => For directions, please use the following link to Google Maps -->
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*** Secondary Tournament Site: Sunnyvale Middle School (Mango Park) ("Mango" on Draws) ***
* Address: 941 Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 * => For directions, please use the following link to Google Maps -->
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*** Secondary Tournament Site: Fremont High School in Sunnyvale ("FHS" on Draws) ***
* Address: 553 w Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 * This will take you to one of the Fremont High School's parking lots. From Sunnyvale-Saratoga, turn West on Fremont Ave. Enter the 4th parking lot on your right (the largest). The courts are on the back of that parking lot. => For directions, please use the following link to Google Maps -->
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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 Sunday, November 27, 2016 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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