107TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JR SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (NIKE JUNIOR TOUR QUALIFYING EVENT)

Once again, the Jim Hillman Junior Sectionals Sportsmanship Award will be presented to one boy and one girl at this year's tournament. Congratulations to Amber Walker & Joshua Tchan on being this year's award winners.

Welcome to the 107th Annual Southern California Junior Sectional Championships. This tournament is the largest annual junior in the United States. We are looking forward to your participation. Please scroll down for important tournament information. Please note this event is the Southern California Nike Junior Tour qualifying event (14's and 12's only), information about the NJT is below.

The main tournament desk phone # at Los Caballeros is (714) 545-5072. Other phone numbers are listed below with each site. The tournament desk opens up 45 minutes before the start of play each day. If you need to leave a message in the evening, please send an e-mail to jrsectionals@SCTA.usta.com, or (310) 208-3838, ext. 222.

Los Caballeros Racquet & Sports Club, 17272 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA. (714) 545-5072. To reach Los Cab from the 405 Freeway going South, exit Warner Avenue East. Proceed on Warner until you reach Newhope Street. Turn right onto Newhope. When you reach the stoplight where the post office is, turn left into the Village. The club is located in the back of the complex. From the 405 North, exit Euclid/Newhope Street. Go straight through the exit, you are now on Newhope. Once you pass Segerstrom/Slater, the Los Cab entrance is on your right, immediately adjacent to the post office. The club is located in the back of the complex. more info

The USTA Lateness Penalty wil be enforced. Please allow adequate time to get to your matches.

Each day, the Tournament Committee will select one girl and one boy as the "Player of the Day". Check this site, along with the tournament boards to see who's been selected: Saturday June 20th: Ariel Beckerman & Marcelo Bautista, Sunday June 21st: Sabrina Man-Son-Hing & Will Walker, Monday June 22nd: Kelsey Chen & William Duncan, Thursday June 25th: Daniel Ho & Joshua Tchan, Friday June 26th: Hailey Johnson & Rafael Lenhard, Saturday June 27th: Desirae Krawczyk & Billy Pecor

The Tennis Recruiting Network – also known as TennisRecruiting.net – is the premier website for junior tennis. There is something for everyone – junior players, their parents, college coaches, and fans. Weekly rankings by graduation year show how recruits stack up against each other. Players can market themselves to college coaches by updating their player profiles – completely free of charge. Coaches can add players to their “watch lists” and receive email updates about recruit activity. With extensive information about tens of thousands of recruits – and articles from recruiting experts and former coaches – there is something for everyone at TennisRecruiting.net. Photographers from TennisRecruiting.net will be in attendance for the final rounds of the Southern California Sectional Championships taking action photos. Players will need to complete a Photo Release Form for photos to be taken at the Southern California Sectionals. Please complete the form at the link that follows and bring it to check-in. There will be copies available at the tournament desk as well. more info

The Junior Sectionals Tournament Committee would like to thank the following individuals for their assistance and support of this year's Championships: Carrie Barr and Michael Kane of Los Caballeros Sports Village, Melinda Alger of Fountain Valley Tennis Center, Hank Lloyd of Costa Mesa Tennis Center, Steve Riggs of the City of Irvine, Mike Meissenburg of Irvine Valley College, Chuck & Mary Brymer of Woodbridge Tennis Club, Elson De Cantuaria of Cabrillo Tennis Center, Bob Ogle & Sharon Spradley of Balboa Bay Club Racquet Club and Mike Miringoff & Greg Biorkman of Wilson Racquet Sports....THANKS!

Ultraviolet (UV) rays are an invisible form of radiation. They can penetrate your skin and damage your skin cells. They can also cause skin cancer. TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SUN'S UV RAYS, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS: 1) Use sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher on all exposed areas of your body--including your lips 2) Wear protective clothing (hats, visors, long-sleeve shirts) 3) Wear wraparound sunglasses that provide 100 percent UV ray protection.

The Nike Junior Tour (NJT) is a worldwide series of junior singles tournaments for Boys and Girls in the 12 and 14 age groups. There are currently 28 countries participating in the NJT, representing over 60,000 players. Former NJT International Masters participants include Rafal Nadal, Juan Martin Del Potro and Tomas Berdych. The winner(s) of this event will be invited to compete at the NJT USA National Masters, September 18-20, 2009 at Stanford University CA. The NJT USA National Masters is a Level II USTA National event. Nike provides round trip transportation, food and lodging for the winner(s) (B14, B12, G14, G12) plus one team coach. The NJT USA National Masters winners advance to play in the NJT International Masters in October in the Dominican Republic. Expenses for the International Masters are paid for by Nike.

AGE ELIGIBILITY: NJT USA play leads to the NJT International Masters where 28 countries participate. Therefore, to be eligible for the NJT USA National Masters and the NJT International Masters, players must meet the ITF (International Tennis Federation) age eligibility cutoff date of December 31st. Example: If you are currently 12, but will turn 13 on or before December 31, 2009, you may play in the Section Championship in the 12's but WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE to compete in the 12’s at the NJT National Masters at Stanford or the International Masters. Players should consider the ITF age eligibility to determine which age group to enter if they want to be eligible to go on to the NJT USA National Masters or International Masters.

South Coast Metro Courtyard - 3002 S. Harbor Blvd, Santa Ana, (714) 545-1001 Fountain Valley Courtyard - 9860 Slater Ave., Fountain Valley, (714) 988-5775 Residence Inn Costa Mesa - 881 W. Baker St., Costa Mesa, (714) 241-5600

2010 SCTA POINTS-PER-ROUND RANKING

For SCTA points-per-round ranking purposes (2010), this event is considered a SCTA Level 1 tournament. more info