WHAT IS THE MAZE CUP?
The Maze Cup is a prestigious annual team competition featuring the top juniors from Northern California and Southern California. It includes both boys' and girls' 18 and 16 divisions. The event is played using a 5-match Davis Cup/Federation Cup format, singles and doubles (four singles and one doubles). On court coaching is allowed. The site of the competition rotates between Northern and Southern California. Southern California is hosting the Maze Cup in 2017.
The Maze Cup is named after George Maze, Sr. He was a tireless volunteer for both the Southern California Tennis Association and Northern California Tennis Association. He originated the idea of bringing the top juniors from both sections for practice and competition against each other before the players headed East for all the summer USTA National Junior Championships.The Maze Cup, while strictly a California event, has had participants that have gone on to enjoy storied professional tennis careers. Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport, Michael Chang, Brad Gilbert, Robert Kendrick and Bob Bryan have participated in this rivalry.
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2016 MAZE CUP PHOTOS - Alpine Hills Swim & Racquet Club, CA
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2015 MAZE CUP PHOTOS - Stockdale Country Club, CA
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2014 MAZE CUP PHOTOS - Berkeley Tennis Club, CA
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2013 MAZE CUP PHOTOS - Stockdale Country Club, CA
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2012 MAZE CUP PHOTOS - Alpine Hills Swim & Racquet Club, CA
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2011 MAZE CUP PHOTOS - Bakersfield Racquet Club, CA
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EVENT LOCATION
Stockdale Country Club in Bakersfield, California
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TEAM SELECTION
USTA NorCal will select a total of 10 players for the event, 6 players from the 16s Divisions (3 boys and 3 girls) and 4 players from the 18s Divisions (2 boys and 2 girls).
All players interested in participating in the Maze Cup must complete
and submit the application form below by Monday, March 20, 2017. Please note that this is a team competition for our top NorCal juniors only.
2017 Maze Cup
Application Form: https://form.jotform.us/70738210876157
From players
expressing interest, the Maze Cup Team will be selected by the Maze Cup
Selection Committee based on all available information including, but not limited to USTA NorCal rankings
and USTA national standings in all divisions, ratings, TennisRecruiting.net
data, ITF and ATP/WTA rankings, the amount of tournament play within USTA
NorCal, recent results, and sportsmanship. Notwithstanding the selection
process described above, players with a history of poor sportsmanship may be
excluded from selection. The line-ups shall be determined by staff in
consultation with the Maze Cup coach(es). The line-ups will be announced to the
participants as soon as possible after selection and line-up order is
determined. Notwithstanding the selection process described above, players with
a history of poor sportsmanship may be excluded from selection. Selection will be made on or about Friday, March 24, 2017.
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2017 MAZE CUP APPLICATION FORM
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TEAM COACHES
Team NorCal will be accompanied by two team coaches and NorCal staff. The coaches are:
• Ogidi
Obi • Byron Nepomuceno
Team coaches may coach players at specific times during matches. Players’ personal coaches and parents are NOT permitted to coach.
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TEAM & PLAYING ORDER
The line-ups will be determined by staff in consultation with the Maze Cup coaches. The line-ups will be announced as soon as possible after selection and line-up order is determined. The 3rd boy and girl in the 16s division slated to play the exhibition matches will be specifically advised of their status. Players from the same division will play against each other in singles and doubles.
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MATCH AND SCORING FORMATS
The match format for singles and doubles will be the best of three tiebreak sets. Singles and doubles matches will use regular scoring.
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RANKING POINTS
Each player will receive 350 sectional ranking points for each win in singles and doubles, regardless of the position of the player on the team.
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HOUSING
All players on the team from Northern California and Southern California will be given housing to stay with local tennis families in/around Bakersfield. Players will be housed with same gender and section teammates.
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OVERALL TEAM WINNER
The event is played using a 5-match Davis Cup/Federation Cup format, singles and doubles four singles and one doubles for each division. The winner of the Maze Cup Team Trophy is the team with the most points. One point is awarded for each match won with a total of 20 points available. If the team score is tied 10-10, the winner will be determined by the team losing the least number of sets. If the tie is still not broken, the winner will be determined by the team with the most games.
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AGE DIVISION TROPHY WINNERS
Individual trophies will be awarded to the players that win the most matches in their age division. A total of 5 points are available per division (4 singles matches and one doubles match). The team winning the most matches within that age division will claim the individual trophies.
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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, March 20, 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: 500045317 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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