Santa Clara Bronco Open and NTRP TOY 4.0

Email send to all players on 9-5- Please read if you did not receive

Ben Cabell, SCU Women's Tennis Coach will be overseeing the tournament this weekend. Running the SCU desk will be Brian Garfield who will be in charge of all tournament activities. The tournament desk # will be 1-509-990-2794 (ask for Brian.) This phone number should be used to contact SCU for any match related issues, and should also be used to communicate any Decathlon related issues. As of now, all emails should be send to tournament referee as listed on the website, Wendy Chow at wendy.chow@usa.net Jason Scalese will return to the campus on Sunday but is still reachable via email until Thursday evening.

Directions to the Decathlon Club (3250 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051). Please use the SCU Tournament Desk phone # 1-509-990-2794 (ask for Brian.) If you are playing at Decathlon you do not need to check in at Santa Clara. The address to the Decathlon Club is 3250 Central Expressway in Santa Clara. Matches assigned to this site are designated with the initials DEC on the draws. There will be a tournament desk at Decathlon Club, water will be on the courts but we will have bottled water as well. T-Shirts will be given at the tournament desk. When checking into the Decathlon Club, you will need to complete a guest registry at the front desk. Go through the lobby of the club towards the pool, and turn right towards the mini-courts and you will find the tournament desk. This is a different location than where we normally have our tournament desk or the Grand Prix tournament desk. Directions to Decathlon are on attached link. more info

Whether you are at SCU or Decathlon, please check in at least 15 minutes early. Restrooms at SCU are up the stairs into the Leavy Center Basketball arena to the right just next to the courts. Restrooms at Decathlon are on the right behind the club check in desk. If you must withdraw, please show courtesy to your opponent. Please call 1-509-990-2794 as soon in advance if you must withdraw and follow up with an email to the referee at wendy.chow@usa.net Traffic is very busy on Friday coming to Santa Clara and we always have someone defaulted due to lateness so please prepare (especially juniors and first time attenders to SCU.)

Directions from Santa Clara University- 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara University (Degheri Tennis Center) to Decathlon Club, 3250 Central Expressway, Santa Clara 5-10 minutes Turn Left onto El Camino Real Turn Right onto Lafayette Turn Left onto Central Expressway Make a U-turn at the Oakmead Intersection (you’ll see the Decathlon Club Club on the left as you approach the intersection.) Decathlon Club entrance driveway is on the right. *Reminder, you will have to check in at the front desk. Tournament Desk located out the back door to the left, look for the 18s Sectional Banner. Do not call Decathlon Club, only the Decathlon Tournament desk. Directions from Decathlon Club, 3250 Central Expressway, Santa Clara to Santa Clara University- 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara University (Degheri Tennis Center) to 5-10 minutes Turn Right out of the Decathlon Club (1 way street) Turn right onto Lafayette Turn left onto El Camino Real Turn right onto Accolti Way (follow to the tennis courts) *Reminder to review SCU parking procedures on the web. Park on El Camino or pay for a pass at the guard tower.

Address 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara If you play on Friday, you will have to pay $6 in order to park in the Degheri Tennis Center of Leavy Basketball stadium parking lots. To purchase a pass, drive past the Leavy Stadium and go to the main entrance on the left to purchase a pass. We strongly recommend you park on El Camino Real to avoid parking fees. We will not accomodate late arrivals due to parking issues. You should arrive at least 20 minutes early to accomodate for the distance from parking to the courts. Directions to Santa Clara University's Degheri Tennis Center from 280 From Highway 280, take the I-880/17 connector towards Oakland. From I-880, take the Alameda exit. After making a left turn at the stop light off the exit, follow the Alameda for approximately one mile and the campus will come into view on your left. The Alameda veers right into El Camino Real. Make a left onto Accolti Way and the Tennis Center will be straight ahead. Directions to Santa Clara University's Degheri Tennis Center from 880 From Interstate 880, take the Alameda exit. Make a right onto The Alameda and proceed for about one mile. The campus will come into view on your left. The Alameda veers right into The El Camino Real. Make a left onto Accolti Way and the Tennis Center will be straight ahead. Directions to Santa Clara University's Degheri Tennis Center from 101 From Highway 101, take the De La Cruz Boulevard exit. Follow the signs to Santa Clara, veering to the right at the San Jose/Santa Clara split. Make a right turn on Lafayette. From Lafayette, make a right on the El Camino Real. Follow the El Camino for about one half mile and pass the main entrance. The next light will be Accolti Way. Make a right and the Tennis Center will be straight ahead.

We cannot get a hold of you if you do not enter your email and phone information upon registering for the tournament.

Due to large draws, we cannot accomodate schedule request. If you cannot play throughout the tournament, please do not register. League matches are not an appropriate schedule request. Once entries are closed, refunds will not be granted if you inform us that you cannot play at a certain time.

Entry fee includes a commemorative t-shirt and daily snacks. Tournament will have top notch awards as well as two of the best referees in NorCal. NTRP Draws MAY be limited to 16 as we are expecting difficulty getting alternate sites for this event. We will try to have draws smaller than 16 starting on Saturday, but we ask that all players registering be prepared to play Friday no matter what the draw size, just in case, alternative scoring may be used but we have not had to do this in the past. NTRP doubles is likely not to play on Friday night, only singles. Larger draws especially Men's 4.0 and Men's 3.5 singles should be prepared to play on Friday as early as the early afternoon. These divisions may need to play 2 matches on Friday. Large categories may be split into two draws in accordance with USTA rules to make it possible for more players to play. All Players may play one singles and one doubles event max. WE CANNOT ACCOMODATE TWO DOUBLES ENTRIES DUE TO COURT SPACE AND OUR DEISRE TO PUT ON A GREAT ONE WEEKEND TOURNAMENT. Players playing singles and doubles must play the same NTRP division. NTRP PLAYERS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT LEAGUES ARE A FUN COMPETITIVE TENNIS ENVIRONMENT, HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF OUR DRAWS WE CANNOT ACCOMODATE SCHEDULE REQUEST FOR ANY REASON, LEAGUES OR WHAT NOT.

Entry fee includes a commemorative t-shirt and daily snacks. Tournament will have top notch awards in place of prize money as well as two of the best referees in NorCal. Tournament is set up as a tournament director selection process means you are not charged until we select you after entries close. Men's Open singles should plan early Friday afternoon play. Open players may play singles and/or double, but cannot play NTRP events if they are playing an Open event. Open players may not play doubles and mixed doubles.

Because we have Open and NTRP, be sure you are signing up for the right event. If draws are posted and you are in the right event, we cannot move you and will not offer refunds because of this mistake.

If you are owed a credit from the rained out February Tournament, please email jscalese@scu.edu and I will enter your entry manually. DO NOT ENTER ONLINE and you must email me before entries close to be considered.

Withdrawing Procedures- Tournament will honor refunds if a player withdraws before draws have been posted only, no exceptions. Refunds will not be offered after that time. Refunds will only be given via check or tournament credit. If you must withdraw while entries are open, it is your responsibility to do it online. Please go to the edit registration link and then click on withdraw. As this tournament is tournament director selection process, you will not be charged at this point. If you must withdraw after draws are posted, please do so in a timely manner. SCU Tennis' goal is to provide the most efficient tournaments in the South Bay, so please be courteous to your opponents.