Orlando Clay Championships Level 7

Thank you all participating in the first USTA FL Level 7 at the USTA National Campus. Please join us in June, August, or November for our next Level 7 tournaments. Please check our website for other events happening at the campus each week. As a reminder we have weekly match plays on Friday from 5:00-7:00pm and we have just started match play on Saturdays as well from 12:30pm-2:30pm. In the near future, we will also start UTR Match Play 1-2 times per month. Keep in touch and check our websites as new programming and events happen weekly.


Good Luck to you all in your next event!!

For those who did not pay for the tournament yet, please pay at the tournament desk with CASH or CHECK only for $48.50. We can not process credit or debit cards at the tournament desk or the front desk for this tournament. Please bring the exact amount if paying by cash. Thank You.

Warm-ups Courts:


7:30am-8:30am: Courts #1 - #26 are all open for warm-up. After 8:30am, ONLY COURTS #25 & #26 are OPEN ALL DAY for warm-up.


Courts #25-#26: (4) players per court. Please limit your warm-up to (15) minutes if there are people waiting. If nobody is waiting then warm-up as long as you need.


If you want to reserve & pay for a warm-up court, there are very few available between 8am-3pm. You may call the front desk or stop by the desk and see if there is a court available. The front desk will reserve a court for 30 min only.


Thank You and the best of luck to everyone.

1:30pm Check-in at the Tournament Desk. 1:45pm meeting with the Orange Ball Tournament Director - Michele Byrne at the Nemours Family Zone Courts. 2:00pm Start Time. Round-Robin Draw format, meaning everyone plays everyone in your group.


Scoring: No-Ad scoring. Which means at Deuce, the next point wins. Players will play a 6-game set, meaning first player to WIN (6) games. If players are tied 5-5, they will play a tie-breaker to 7pts for the final game.


First two rounds will be played back-to-back. A 10-15 minute break will happen after the second round. The 3rd,4th, & 5th rounds will be continuous until play is complete. Awards will be given to the 1st & 2nd place in the Boy's &Girl's draw.


Thank You for playing and the best of luck to all the players.

The Orange Ball Draw is posted. All participants are to Check-in by 1:30pm at the tournament desk on Saturday. There will be a mandatory meeting with the Orange Ball Tournament Director at 1:45pm, with Michelle Byrne. Play will start at 2:00pm. We will play FOUR rounds of singles on Saturday ONLY!!! There will be a Boy's Division & a Girl's Division.

All players should arrive at least 30-45 minutes early. Due to the busy weekend at the campus, the parking lot may be full and there is a walk to consider to get to the tournament desk and possibly 100's of tennis fans to walk through to check-in. Please allow yourself time to check-in and be early to your match. The USTA rules for checking in will be enforced. The front desk in the Welcome Center when you first walk in is NOT the tournament desk. Please walk through the Welcome Center through the second glass doors and immediately turn left. Walk straight down to the next building in between the hard courts and the clay courts. The tournament desk is located in the middle of this building. There is a small cafe in the front of the building, please continue pass the cafe and look for the tournament desk in the middle. If you are LOST, there will be USTA Campus Ambassadors wearing red shirts standing in various areas around campus this weekend. They can help direct you to the tournament desk as well. Thank You.

Hello Everyone!! During our first Level 7 tournament at the USTA National Campus you will have the opportunity to enjoy one of the College Match Days when the men's teams of #8 Texas A&M and #18 Oklahoma square off in the collegiate center Saturday, Feb. 24th @ 10:30am. The match will be aired live on the Tennis Channel and also live on our website. College Match Day will also feature a free tennis clinic for kids & adults from 9:00am-10:00am. There will be a DJ, face painting, food service, games, and other items for you & your family to enjoy. So, come out and relax and watch some of the best college tennis in the country.

Welcome Everyone! All Day Saturday & Sunday in the Collegiate Center and on the Team USA courts, Spring Break Sports will be hosting their annual College Spring Break Tennis Challenge. Will be an awesome opportunity to see college teams from around the country playing on the hard courts in head-to-head matches. There will be teams from Division I, II, & III all competing this weekend. For those of you wanting to play college tennis, a wonderful opportunity to see the levels of each team and possibly meet some coaches. Should be a fun packed weekend of tennis for everyone.

Saturday, there will be three locations on campus for food. The Net Post Grill which is next to the Welcome Center will be open 8am-8pm. The Courtside Cafe's located at the Collegiate Center and in front of the tournament desk will be open with limited hours during the day. Therefore, you do not need to travel off-site for food if you have limited time in between matches. Each place will be stocked with breakfast, lunch, & dinner selections, plus snacks and fruit for purchase.

Our Pro Shop will be open Saturday from 8am-8pm & Sunday from 8am-5pm. If you need a racket strung, or any tennis items, they will be happy to assist you with any need. You will also find the latest apparel, shoes, and rackets stocked in the pro shop as well.

For all draws in the 12's - 18's for girls and boys, the singles format will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a 10pt. tie-breaker in lieu of the 3rd full set. Regular game scoring. The draw is first-match consolation. Each player is guaranteed (2) matches.

Awards will be given to 1st & 2nd place in each age group. Awards will also be given to the Consolation Winner & Finalist in the 12's - 18's.

Refunds by USTA Rule will not be given once the draw closes. If you need to withdraw, please do so before the 11:59pm deadline on Wednesday, Feb. 21st. To withdraw, go to the homepage of the tournament and scroll down to the bottom right hand corner of page. Click on withdrawal. You will need your confirmation number that you received when you registered and copied in your email. Follow instructions and wait for confirmation on withdrawal. Thank You.

Thank you all participating in the first USTA FL Level 7 at the USTA National Campus. Please join us in June, August, or November for our next Level 7 tournaments. Please check our website for other events happening at the campus each week. As a reminder we have weekly match plays on Friday from 5:00-7:00pm and we have just started match play on Saturdays as well from 12:30pm-2:30pm. In the near future, we will also start UTR Match Play 1-2 times per month. Keep in touch and check our websites as new programming and events happen weekly.


Good Luck to you all in your next event!!