TOURNAMENT PROCEDURES
While the tournament is taking many precautions to ensure the safety of all players and parents who are participating, ALL PLAYERS AND PARENTS MUST TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for their own safety while attending the event. The regulations below are to ensure that the tournament is doing everything it can to provide a safe competitive environment. The Tournament Staff would like to thank each of you for your patience as we try to provide a quality tournament experience for each of you in the pandemic world. We ask that you comply with the rules and regulations we have laid out for the safety of everyone involved. The rules in effect will be enforced by Tournament Staff and USTA Officials. All players/parents/chaperones must follow posted safety signs on the grounds. These will have instructions specific to the Wakefield tennis facility.
On a personal note, please do not approach court monitors (John and Corey) or referee (Tracey); we will be glad to assist or answer questions, but from a distance of 6 feet or more. As COVID-19 cases rise in our area, these procedures become more and more important in order to assure our ability to continue hosting tournaments.
PLAYERS: Please arrive 20-30 minutes before your posted match time. This will allow time to use bathroom and check in for each match using the Match Tennis App. If you have not completed the Match Tennis App registration and waiver you will not be allowed to play. Bathrooms are located at the rear of the pro shop; the tennis pro shop will be closed. Once checked in, stay in or near your car. You will receive a text message with your court assignment once we have both opponents checked in and an available court. Any player checking in less than 15 minutes before their posted match time will be considered late and subject to lateness penalties. Please help us keep the tournament on time by checking in at least 15 minutes before your posted match time. When you receive your court assignment, confirm your assignment. You then have 5 minutes to report to your assigned court. Balls will be on court. Place your gear, bag, cooler, chair, etc in the designated “Player A” and “Player B” area indicated on the court. 5 minute warm ups. Bring a chair and water/snacks for your on court comfort. There will be no benches or water available on court. All matches will be played according to "The Code" for unofficiated matches. Official and court monitors will be available for rules questions or to settle other disputes, but will not be on the court serving as personal line judges during the tournament.When your match is over, take all your belongings with you, place used balls in designated bin/box. Both players report your scores using the Match Tennis App. At this time, all players and their accompanying chaperone(s) must leave the facility. You cannot hang around and watch matches of your friends. Due to COVID Phase 3 restrictions, we must keep the number of people below 50 in the facility; this will allow us to continue to hold tournaments during this time of pandemic. Now is not the time to socialize with friends.
PARENTS/CHAPERONES: Each player is allowed 2 persons to accompany them, this includes children. You will need to bring your own chairs. When your child is not playing, you will need to leave the facility. Parts of the facility may be blocked off for the safety of our players and staff. We apologize in advance if the best viewing area for your child's match is not available.
All players and spectators must follow these instructions and instructions given to you on site by officials and tournament staff. Failure by a player or parent/chaperone to follow directions may result in the player being removed from the tournament. Please remember that we are in extraordinary times because of the COVID-19 pandemic and that your cooperation is necessary for these tournaments to continue in the future.
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MATCH FORMATS
All matches this weekend will be best 2 out of 3 short sets to 4, win by 2, 7 point tiebreak at 4-4 if necessary; match tiebreak to 7 for 3rd set if necessary; No Ad scoring. 5 minute warm ups. Please note that Compass Draws have 3 rounds-check all directions for your next match times. If you lose a match, you are not necessarily done.
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Virtual Tournament Desk Registration **MANDATORY FOR ALL PLAYERS** by November 12 by 7:00pm
In response to the COVID-19, we will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk technology to help facilitate CDC best practices.
In order to compete in this event, all competitors MUST click the below link to fill out the check-in form, and sign the waiver for this tournament.
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FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES TO ENSURE YOU'LL RECEIVE COURT ASSIGNMENTS VIA TEXT
* When setting up your Match Tennis App account, all family members should sign in with the same username and password.
* Make sure you add three DIFFERENT contact numbers during the Pre Tournament Virtual Check-In THAT WILL BE ON during the tournament. They all should be cell numbers since messages will be in the form of texts. When you are called to court, all your contact phones will receive the message. * If you need to add or change contact numbers go to “My Account” in Match Tennis App and click “Completed Waivers” to add or change contact numbers.
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VIRTUAL TOURNAMENT DESK (Please Click Link Below and Read)
For the safety of all Tournament players, parents, coaches and staff we will NOT be using a physical tournament desk where social gathering is most common. We instead will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk to help facilitate CDC guidelines for social distancing. Please click the “more info” link to learn how we will be using VTD to keep you SAFE during the tournament:
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Notes
Notice to Players, Parents, Coaches, regarding the new
formats for USTA North Carolina ranked tournaments:
Effective 2021, USTA National will be implementing one National
tournament structure, click this link for more detailed information
on this 2021 National Alignment.
In preparation for these confirmed changes in USTA tournament
structure, USTA North Carolina has begun to transition with the
2020 slate of junior tournaments. Each tournament format will be
posted on respective active tournament home pages, and eventually
in the updated 2020 Junior Rules and Regulations to be posted
following our USTA North Carolina Annual Meeting in January,
2020.
As a brief overview, USTA North Carolina ranked tournaments will
now be for divisions 12U through 18U and will be using yellow ball.
For 2020 only, USTA North Carolina will offer 10U Green Level 1
divisions (and 10U standings) for players that are active within
the Youth Tennis Progression (YTP). USTA North Carolina points
tables will continue to be utilized throughout 2020.
2020 Tournaments NC L1 (Advanced) to NC L5 (Intermediate) are
intended for players that have an intermediate skill level attained
through prior level-based play. It is the expectation that each
participant understands the basics of tournament play and are at an
intermediate level of competency in scoring, match protocol and
play, as well as respect and sportsmanship toward fellow players,
parents, and tournament officials. These events are not intended
for beginner players or those new to match play. As a sanctioned
and ranked USTA event, any violations or codes given by an official
/tournament committee member may affect future tournament
participation.
Please contact Tournaments@nctennis.com should you
have any questions regarding this information.
2020 NC Level 5 Tournament
B/G 10U thru 18U
Participants: B/G 10U Green; B/G 12U through 18U Yellow
Ball
Format: Each division (B or G 12U singles = one division) is
to be completed in one day; Saturday and/or Sunday may be utilized
by the tournament director, but each division is to be complete in
one day.
Acceptable Draws for each age division; these may co-exist within a
division:
� Compass Draw (8 players),
� FIC-Semi, play-out consolation finals (6-7 players),
� and/or Round Robin record order of finish (5-3 players);
� Each player plays no more than 4 rounds per division; points
earned in points per round tables relative to compass/8-player
draw/round robin formats.
� A player may play both singles and doubles in one day.
� Players may be waterfalled if entry numbers are 8+ in any
division.
Tournaments must get prior USTA North Carolina Approval for more
than (2) 8-player draws in any division.
Should doubles also be offered in a NC L5, doubles play will follow
same bracket formats using (1) six-game set for each match, no-ad
scoring. Players may play up to (4) matches in singles and/or
doubles in one day.
Scoring: Short sets to 4, no-ad scoring, win by 2; set TB to
7 points at set score of 4-4; match TB to 7 for deciding 3rd
set.
WITHDRAWALS/NO-SHOWS:
It is considered to be a conduct violation should a player
withdrawal/no-show in any portion of the tournament (including
consolation rounds) for reasons other than illness, injury,
personal circumstance, or previously authorized entry into another
tournament. The tournament officials may code this as an unexcused
"default", which includes suspension points to the player
withdrawing.
Selection: Tournament participants will be selected via
"reverse selection" process, which gives priority to players
without any standing over players with standings, and in order, as
tournament space allows.
Players without standing may play; players with standing may play
as space allows.
All 12U players must be "Mission Complete" within the Youth Tennis
Progression, or be 11 years of age.
Eligibility: All B/G 12U through 18U events will be played with
yellow ball. Players must be 11 years of age or "Mission
Complete" in the youth tennis progression to participate in 12U or
higher events.
12U through 18U standings points and calculations remain unchanged
for 2020.
10U players must be in "Green Level 1" of the youth progression to
participate in any 10U event in 2020. All USTA North Carolina Level
5 (NCL5) through Level 1 (NCL1) 10U Green singles events in 2020
will be tagged as a youth progression event and players will earn
YTP stars/trophies as needed until they are mission complete.
10U Players will earn standing points but they will not carry
forward to the 12U Division.
Start Times: Each division will have a designated start time
and should be posted on the tournament home page by Tuesday prior
to the tournament start. Specific start times and court locations
will be on the draws posted not later than Thursday noon prior to
tournament start.
Players are encouraged to be at the tournament check-in 30-minutes
prior to their scheduled match time to ensure timely scheduling.
USTA Rules will be enforced for lateness.
Awards: Each B/G Division Draw will receive a Draw
Finalist/Champion Award at the end of each event finals.
Registration: Players will follow the registration prompts
on the tournament home page; entry fees are set by each individual
tournament and will also include a non-refundable TennisLink usage
fee of approximately $3. Only on-line entries will be accepted. NC
L5 registration typically closes at 11:59pm the Monday (4 days)
prior to the start of the tournament. Withdrawals must be made
prior to the registration deadline.
WITHDRAWALS/NO-SHOWS:
It is considered to be a conduct violation should a player
withdraw/no-show in any portion of the tournament (including
consolation rounds) for reasons other than illness, injury,
personal circumstance, or previously authorized entry into another
tournament. The tournament officials may code this as an unexcused
"default", which bring suspension points to the player
withdrawing.
Late entries will not be accepted.
Tennis Balls: USTA-approved tennis balls will be used at the
beginning of each event and NC L5 tournaments may use same tennis
balls for the second round of play in each division, and conso/west
third round of play; for round robins, new balls for rounds three
and keep same for round four. New tennis balls will be given for
East Finals in 8-player compass draw.
Tournament Environment:
It is the expectation that this USTA-North Carolina sanctioned
event is a safe, friendly, and professional environment. Each
facility should meet or exceed the minimum requirements of safe
courts, accessible water/restroom facilities, score tenders, and
singles sticks for quality and consistent competition. Each site is
expected to have a tournament representative on site for the
duration of the event.
Spectators are to keep a moderate distance from the courts. While
shade and/or seating may be available at each venue, spectators are
encouraged to bring lawn chairs, umbrellas, etc for their personal
comfort.
USTA North Carolina Rules & Regulations:
The USTA North Carolina Jr Competition and Sanction & Schedule
committees, as well as the USTA North Carolina Board of Directors
have approved these formats for USTA North Carolina for 2020 in
preparation for the 2021 National Tournament Structure. USTA/USTA
North Carolina 2020 Rules and Regulations will be enforced.
In the event of rain/unplayable courts, the current USTA North
Carolina Rain/Inclement Weather policy remains in force and is
published in the current Junior Rules and Regulations found at
nctennis.com
Tournament Officials/Referees:
Tournament Official(s)
will be available throughout the weekend to answer questions and to
enforce the rules. Matches going to tie-breakers will be expected
to play according to "The Code" as all other games played.
Parents/Coaches are expected to conduct themselves also in
accordance to "The Code" to ensure fair play. Players are expected
to make their own calls in accordance with the procedures outlined
in "The Code" in Friend at Court.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, November 9, 2020 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 700036620 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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