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Tournament Info
TOURNAMENT CONTACTS:
Withdrawals must be communicated via email to both the tournament referee and tournament director. If you call to withdraw you will be instructed to send an email.
TD- mikeerwin@mac.com Referee- lonnie.gibbsjr@ymail.com
Questions during the days of the event can be directed to the site director Bryce Purser at (209) 509-5267
VALLEY BREW MARKETPLACE:
The marketplace located at the UOP Tennis Courts will be open all weekend. They will have breakfast, lunch, coffee, soda, bottled water, and other assorted items.
GAME SMART TENNIS:
Petar from Game Smart will be recording all of the matches at the 4 sites this weekend. He offers match video, compressed match video, and expert match analysis. This is a great tool for players, parents, and coaches.
Contact Peter at Ph: (805) 990-5885 Email: petar.racic@gmail.com for more information
We're looking forward to a great weekend on the courts!
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Welcome to the Stockton Jr Excellence
I. Excellence Tournaments.
Excellence Tournaments offer advanced competition in the 12, 14, 16 and 18 divisions and each is designated as a Level 4 National Ranking Tournament. All events use a yellow ball on a 78’ court and a player’s racquet may not exceed 29" in length.
i. Pathway Eligibility - Players Aged 12 Years and Younger.
To enter and play in an Excellence Tournament, players must players must be at least 8 years of age and first fulfill the pathway requirements as set forth in Rule 10.
ii. Singles Draw Size and Format.
The singles draw size is limited to 32 total players. The draw format will be a Feed-In Championship that feeds players in through the Round of 16, with a playoff for 3rd and 4th place, and a playoff for 5th and 6th place.
iii. Match and Scoring Formats.
Regular scoring will be used.
a. 12 Divisions • Singles: best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set • Doubles: 8-game pro set
b. 18, 16, and 14 Divisions • Main Draw Singles (including 3rd place playoff): best of 3 tiebreak sets • Consolation Singles (including playoff matches for 5th, 6th place): best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set • Doubles: 8-game pro set
iv. Singles Selection Process.
Excellence Tournaments will select players into the singles draw as follows: * Ranking Lists: Up to 20 players will be selected from the most recently published Combined Sectional Final Ranking Lists of the division, in the order in which their names appear on the list.
b. Ratings: Up to 12 players will be selected based on each player’s most recent rating as follows: the players with the 12 highest ratings will be selected, provided a player’s rating is higher than the lowest rated player selected under step #1 above. In the event two players have the same rating, a tie will be broken based on the players’ rankings on the Combined Sectional Final Ranking Lists used under step #1.
c. Vacancies and Alternates: If vacancies remain, players will be selected from the Combined Sectional Final Ranking Lists used to select players under step #1 in the order in which their names appear on the list. Alternates will also be ordered in the same manner. Any late entry will be placed on the bottom of the alternate list regardless or ranking or rating.
v. Doubles.
a. Draw Size and Format. The doubles draw size is limited to 16 teams. A single elimination draw will be played with a playoff for 3rd and 4th place.
c. Selection Process. Teams will be selected as set forth in Rule 14. All teams not selected will be placed on Alternate Lists that are ordered using the same methods of selecting players or teams into the tournament described in above. The Alternate Lists will be used to replace withdrawing players and teams, except that a Late Entry may not be accepted into the draw if it invalidates the seeding.
d. Player Selection Publication Requirement. Unless delayed due to the availability of USTA NorCal staff to make singles selections, the singles selection lists will be published no later than the Friday following the Monday entry deadline. In the event of a delay, the publication date will be published to the tournament website.
e. Doubles Partner Notification Deadline; Paring of Players Without Partners. No later than the end of the day on Monday prior to the Saturday start date of the tournament, any doubles players that have not previously entered as a team must notify the Tournament Committee of the partnership.
A Tournament Committee may elect to randomly pair any player entered in doubles without a partner after the Monday deadline provided a statement that this will take place is published on the tournament website by the time entries open. If random parings will take place, players entered in doubles without a partner that do not desire to play doubles must notify the Tournament Committee of their desire to withdraw from doubles (without penalty) by the Monday deadline. If random pairings are made, players in the singles draw will be paired with other players in the singles draw first.
Sites Director: Bryce Purser
TOURNAMENT SITES
UOP Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center (UOP)
1178 Larry Heller Dr Stockton Ca. 95211
PRACTICE COURTS: Courts will be available at the tournament sites before the start of play each day. Sites will open 45-60 minutes before the first matches of the day.
Ball type: Penn Championship Balls will be used for all matches. Three balls will be given and players will be given a new can for third sets.
Attire: Proper tennis clothing and non-marking shoes are required for this event.
Court surface: All matches will be played on outdoor hard courts.
No outside video permitted: We have contracted with Game Smart tennis for this event. No outside video is permitted.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Monday, May 14, 2018 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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