TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE (TBD) - Update at 12:00 pm
Attention: The 2016 USTA NorCal 10's Orange Ball Winter Sectionals has been postponed due to rain and will be rescheduled to another date TBD. No matches were played on Saturday or Sunday. Further updates will be sent out via email.
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ORANGE BALL SITE INFORMATION
The 2016 Winter Orange Ball Sectionals will be held at Stanford University. The address for Stanford University is: 625 Campus Drive Stanford, CA
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LIMITED DRAW SIZES AND SELECTION CRITERIA
Draws will be limited to 16 Singles players and 8 Doubles pairs. Please note that there are separate draws for Boys and Girls in this tournament - this means 16 Boys will be selected and 16 Girls will be selected. Also, if you are selected for singles, you are automatically selected for doubles because all players must participate in both singles and doubles.
For Orange events, players who signed up in each level were selected by the following criteria 1. Declared level (i.e. Orange) 2. Most amount of singles matches won 3. Combination of singles and doubles Matches won (there was a tie between players on most singles matches won)
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ORANGE BALL SCORING AND MATCH FORMAT - UPDATED 1/22/16
All singles matches will be best 2 out of 3 short sets with a third set match tiebreak. All doubles matches will be a 4-game short set. A Compass Draw will be used for Singles and Doubles. Please note: Due to inclement weather, there might be alternate draw formats utilized in both singles and doubles. These will be determined on Saturday, January 23rd after the 9:00 am and 12:00 pm weather updates occur.
Updated 1/22/16 - 7:20 pm
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CONTACT INFORMATION AND WITHDRAWALS
If you have any questions or need to withdraw prior to the tournament, please email donlevy@norcal.usta.com. All withdrawals are subject to the PPS. Players must submit proper documentation for withdrawals.If you need to withdraw from the tournament on the day of the tournament email, as well as call (510) 748-7327.
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AWARDS
There will be awards for top finishers in each division (Boys 10 Orange and Girls 10 Orange)
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CHECK-IN
We ask that you check in for each match no later than 15 minutes prior to the start of your match. Make sure that you are ready to play when you check-in! Please fill water jugs and use the restroom prior to checking in.
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SHIRTS
ALL participants will be given a commemorative Sectionals shirt for participating in this event.
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RACQUET LENGTH, COURT AND BALL INFORMATION
Players must use a 23-25" racquet for this event. Matches will be played with the Orange Dot Ball on a 60' Court. Please note that the tournament director will ask you to change your racquet if you bring a racquet that exceeds 25" (i.e. 26", 27" <27")
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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 18, 2016 11:59:00 PM Pacific 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: 500001816 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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