Sectional doubles for 12s and 14s canceled
Unfortunately, due to COVID, USTA Norcal has just made a decision to cancel all doubles thru October 11th. This decision means that the Doubles Sectionals tournament is now cancelled. I sincerely apologize to all of the players and parents. These are certainly challenging times we're living in. The good news is that the juniors will still be able to play tennis on this weekend as I will be hosting a Championship tournament with the same format for b and g 12-14 as an open level tournament on Oct 10-11. Draws will be limited. Please look for sign ups to open up soon. Again, my apologies and thank you for your support and participation.
Sorry again and thanks for your participation!
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PLAYER TOURNAMENT WAIVER
Each player must submit a signed Player Waiver to the Tournament Director BEFORE playing their first match.
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USTA NORCAL TOURNAMENT SAFETY POLICIES
The health and safety of our NorCal family continues to be our priority. USTA NorCal reminds players to always prioritize safety. We encourage you to review NorCal’s tournament safety polices before stepping onto a tennis court.
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USTA PLAYER TIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
We encourage you to also review National’s player tips and recommendations before stepping onto a tennis court.
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Doubles Sectionals rules and selection process
Doubles-Only Sectional Championships.
a. Draw Size and Format. The doubles draw size is limited to 32 teams. A compass draw will be
played with a playoff for 3rd and 4th place. The draw format will guarantee each team three matches:
• Non-main draw compass draw brackets with teams that have won their third match will be played
out to completion.
• Once a team has lost three matches, it will not play an additional match unless playing that
additional match guarantees another team its minimum three matches.
b. Sanction Periods. The Doubles-Only Sectional Championships will be sanctioned for a 2-day.
c. Doubles Partner Notification Deadline; Pairing 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 pairings 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.
d. Selection Process. Teams will be selected in the order of their combined standings using the most
15
recently published Doubles Seeding List of the division. For example, Player A holds the #1 standing
and Player B holds the #10 standing. The Team of A&B would have the combined standing of 11. A
team with a combined standing greater than 11 is selected after Team A&B. If there is a tie, the
team with the player that has the highest doubles standing on the list will be selected first.
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.
e. Team Selection and Alternate Publication Requirement. The doubles team selection and
alternate lists will be published no later than 10:00 am on the Wednesday before the start of the
tournament.
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AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) INFORMATION
The air quality can fluctuate in different areas of NorCal. We have decided to use PurpleAir.com as the platform to monitor AQI closest to the tournament site(s). For the direct link to the air monitor sensor closest to your site(s), CLICK MORE INFO below.
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FOR THE AQI AT LAFAYETTE TENNIS CLUB - CLICK "MORE INFO"
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FOR THE AQI AT GRANADA HIGH SCHOOL - CLICK "MORE INFO"
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EPA AIR QUALITY GUIDE FOR PARTICLE POLLUTION - CLICK "MORE INFO"
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All matches professionally recorded and available for purchase!
VIDEO & ANALYTICS BY GAME SMART TENNIS ALL MATCHES AT LTC WILL BE RECORDED and available for purchase at www.matchbox.tennis up to 14 days after the tournament. Game Smart Tennis will be offering the following services: * MATCH VIDEO: Recording of the entire match. First match $40.00 and every next $30.00. * CONDENSED VIDEO: Don't waste time watching players picking up the balls. On average a two hour match compresses to 20 min of video. Price per match: $70.00. * HIGHLIGHT joy VIDEO: Video consisting of the best points of the match showcasing your strengths. Price per match $100.00. * INTERACTIVE ANALYTICS: Get match statistics and use them to watch points of interest. Features include sharing, creating playlist and writing comments. Mobile app available. Price per match starts at $130.00. For all orders and samples of video/analytics visit www.matchbox.tennis.
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Alternate Sites
Attention all players, make sure to check in directly to the Lafayette Tennis Club LTC or Cubsport San Ramon CSR for your match. If you arrive at the Lafayette Tennis Club and your match is scheduled at Cubsport San Ramon then you will be defaulted if you do not get to the correct site on time. All lateness penalties will be strictly enforced. When you check for your start times, make sure to note what site that you are scheduled to play at!! Good Luck and Refuse to Lose!!!! Below is more information on sites and practice courts.
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Directions to Lafayette Tennis Club, LTC
For directions to the Lafayette Tennis Club (3125 Camino Diablo, Lafayette, CA 94549, (925) 937-2582), please use the following link to Yahoo maps --> Off of the 24 take the Pleaseant Hill Rd exit North, rt on Stanley then Right on Camino Diablo. You will see our exit sign first. Keep going and you will hit our entrance sign, then turn right down a steep drive. We are located in a hidden glen. Make sure to allow ample time for traffic. We are located close to the freeway so it is an easy drive for most players. Make sure that you are playing at the LTC before you drive to the CLub! We also use Clayton Valley High School as our alternate site. Lateness Penalties will be strictly enforced!!!
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Directions to Granada high School
GHS is Granaday High School Granada HS in Livermore (Courts are on the corner of Mocho and Wagner) Do not go to the school address as courts are on the other side of campus next to football field. - Warm up courts try 4444 East Avenue. - Courts will be open for warm up each day no later than 730am. - Sign waiver before being allowed to play in tournament. - One spectator per player. Leave facility after match. -Player must wear face covering when at facility when not playing. -Spectator must wear a face covering and follow social distancing of 6ft from all other players. If any of these rules are not followed by the spectators then they will be ask to leave the site and the player will receive a code violation. -Bathrooms are a long walk so please use prior to checking as once you check in it means you are ready to play.
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Rain delay info and hotline!
Please check this section of the notes to stay up to date on a possible delay. We will not cancel a day before noon due to the rules. We have lights, so plan on playing under them if we experience delays due to rain. The format may change if we experience a delay. The rain hotline is 925 9372582. Please only call this # in case of an emergency or if you are en route to the club and it begins to rain. If you are driving from more than 2 hrs out then you may call the director directly. Unfortunately, usually we will not be able to start a delay more than 2 hrs before the first match times. If it is raining Friday before the tournament we may start a delay Friday night after 8p. So please check this section before going to bed on Friday night if the weather looks iffy!
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New Alternate site!!!!
Attention all players, make sure to check in directly to the Lafayette Tennis Club or Cayton Valley Charter High School for your match. We will be using Clayton Valley High School on the first Saturday of the tournament. If you arrive at the Lafayette Tennis Club and your match is scheduled at Clayton Valley Charter High then you will be defaulted if you do not get to the correct site on time. All lateness penalties wil be strictly enforced. When you check for your start times, make sure to note what site that you are scheduled to play at!! Good Luck and Refuse to Lose!!!! Below are detailed directions to both sites!
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Contacting the director, entry fee, check in and
If you need to pay your entry fee to the tournament, please bring a check payable to the HGA for the entry fee or cash. Make sure to have exact change if you bring cash. Please pay the fee to the tournament desk before your first match. No player will be allowed to play until the entry fee is paid. If you need to withdraw from the tournament please email the director at hunterhg@comcast.net. Please list the players name, age, division and reason for the withdraw. Make sure to state exactly what matches you are withdrawing from in your email. If you do not notify us immediately that you will participate in the consolation, playoff or other match in your email then we will withdraw you from all other play as well. An excused withdraw is due to emergency, illness or injury. All withdraws are subject to 2 penalty points assesed by the usta after the tournament. You need 10 penalty points in a year to be suspended from playing tournaments. The director will contact you to confirm the withdraw. If you need to withdraw before the deadline then use your confirmation # and/or credit card to withdraw online before the deadline. Your credit card will be fully refunded. unfortunately no refunds will be issued if you withdraw after the deadline. All players should check in at least 15 minutes before your scheduled match time. Make sure you check in directly to the site that you are assigned. Lateness penalties will be strictly enforced if you check in to the wrong site. Also, lateness penalties will be strictly enforced if you run into traffic. Please plan ahead so that you may arrive safely and early. If your opponnent has checked in and we have a court, we may be able to put your match on early. Sometimes we use alternate sites during our tournaments. LTC is the Lafayette Tennis Club. CVH is Clayton Valley High School. DVC is Diablo Valley College. Your site will be listed on the draw by your start time. The notes below will have detailed directions to each site! All sites will be accepting entry fee checks! Refuse to Lose!!
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Practice courts
During the tournament no practice courts will be open at the Lafayette Tennis Club. Acalanes High School is a stones throw away from the club and is open to the public. The address is 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd. Take the Pleasant Hill rd exit North and continue on Pleasant Hill until you see the courts on your right hand side. The Lafayette Tennis Club is a 2 minute car ride away
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LTC is home to the world famous Hunter Gallaway's Tennis Academy!
For more information about the club and Hunter Gallaway's high level Excellence I Junior Academy please check out our website on the link provided. We have great lower level year round program as well.
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Main tournament hotel
Diablo Mountain in is a stones throw away from the club. Mention the Lafayette Tennis Club and you will receive a special rate. A Queen is $72. 2 Queens Deluxe is $95.
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Dress Code
Proper tennis attire is required on the courts at all times. Collared shirts are not required. All running shoes including non marking running shoes ar prohibited. Black soled shoes except for barricades and other tennis shoes are prohibited as well. You will be defaulted if you cannot find a replacement pair of shoes within 15 minutes after your match time. This rule will be strictly enforced, no exceptions. Shorts, skirts or sweats with pockets or some system to hold an extra ball is required. No cuttoff jeans are allowed on the courts. If you look good on the court you will play better!!!
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Tournament Evaluation
Without your support we will not be able to continue hosting tournaments. We strive for Excellence! Our goal is to run a fair well organized event. We hope that you are able to check the yes box on all of the questions! If you liked the tournament please check Excellent. If you mark down "average", this is bad. Thanks again for your participation! We appreciate your support! Refuse to Lose!!
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Tournament Ball is Wilson US Open!
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Come play a tournament at the lovely Lafayette Tennis Club. We
have newly resurfaced US Open Blue courts and operate as a private
club! We recently renovated the clubhouse and locker rooms!
Attention all players, most of the tournament will be completed
over the first weekend. unless we have large draws or inclimate
weather. LTC is the Lafaayette Tennis Club. . Please check in at
least 15 minutes before your match time at the tournament desk.
Lateness penalties will be strictly enforced. Allow extra time due
to traffic. Snacks will be provided daily but lunch may not be
purchased at the club. Casa Gourmet Burrito and Subway is a stones
throw away in Lafayette. Downtown Walnut Creek is also an option
for food but the parking can be tough sometimes. Please check the
draw on Friday before the tournament and then daily once the
tournament starts. You are responsible for checking for your start
time. If you need to withdraw from the tournament please email the
TD Hunter at hunterhg@comcast.net and call at 925 368-8882. Entry
fee refunds will not be given after the deadline. You may withdraw
yourself from the tournament at anytime before the deadline using
your confirmation #. Many matches may be viewed from the parking
lot. Please bring a couple of folding chairs as the club does not
have enough chairs to go around. Good Luck! Refuse to Lose!!! Come
play a tournament at the Lafayette Tennis Club. We are a private
facility nestled in a hidden glen in lovely Lafayette CA.
CODE OF CONDUCT. Players, persons who appear to be associated with a player, officials, and organizers of any tournament are under duty to encourage and maintain high standards of proper conduct, fair play, and good sportsmanship.
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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, September 28, 2020 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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