START TIMES FOR TOMORROW'S FINALS
Hello, The final match times for tomorrow are as follows: All Girls 10U Orange and Girls 10U Green will play their finals at 1:30 pm. All Boys 10U Green will play their finals at 2:30 pm. All Boys 10U Orange will play their finals at 4:30 pm. Draws cannot be created for these finals matches until everyone completes their preliminary rounds tomorrow morning. Thank you all! USTA NorCal Junior Staff
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MESSAGE FROM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR REGARDING FINALS DRAWS (Updated 5:30 pm on 1/28/17)
Please note: Finals draws will be posted NO LATER THAN 9:00 PM. Matches will be played on BOTH DAYS.
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ABOUT SUNDAY'S FINALS MATCHES
Please note: ALL players will have TWO MATCHES on Sunday! Currently, only the first match is posted. There will be an additional finals round for each age group! These will be posted by 1/26 at noon.
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SITE INFORMATION
The 2016 Winter Orange and Green Ball Sectionals will be held at St. Mary's College. The address for St. Mary's College is: 1928 St Marys Rd, Moraga, CA 94556
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LIMITED DRAW SIZES
Draws will be limited to 16 Singles players. 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.
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SCORING, DRAW AND MATCH FORMAT
For Orange Ball matches, all singles matches will be best 2 out of 3 short sets with a third set match tiebreak.
For Green Ball matches, all singles matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a third set match tiebreak.
A 16-player Compass Draw will be used for Singles.
Please note: There will be matches on BOTH days of this tournament. Due to the Compass Draw format, schedule requests CANNOT be accommodated.
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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/Girls 10 Orange and Boys/Girls 10 Green)
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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 the Orange Ball event. Matches in Orange will be played with the Orange Dot Ball on a 60' Court. Matches in Green will be played with the Green Dot Ball on a 78' Court.
Please note that the tournament director will ask you to change your racquet if you bring a racquet that exceeds 25" for Orange Ball (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 23, 2017 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: 500030917 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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