THANK YOU TO ALL ABOUT TENNIS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS
Many thanks to All About Tennis and the Ponwith Family for supplying the tournament t-shirts that all the kids loved! Make sure you check out All About Tennis, Arizona's largest tennis store. You can find them at 10245 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85253 (480) 946-7707.
Also, thank you to all our volunteers who made this tournament a success. The Dan Konchan Memorial Tournament is the primary fundraiser for the Central Arizona Junior Scholarship Fund and is a volunteer run event. Without all our dedicated volunteers, we could not have held this tournament. On behalf of the USTA Central Arizona and all Central Arizona juniors in need of financial assistance, we thank you!!
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LOST AND FOUND
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE FOUND AT THE SRP SITE. PLEASE CALL 602/790-3655 TO IDENTIFY AND CLAIM:
CELL PHONE ==
RACQUET==
CHAIR ==
SUNGLASSES
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SITE CHANGES
PLEASE CHECK THE DRAWS CLOSELY TO CONFIRM YOUR SITE. MANY AGE GROUPS CHANGE SITES ON MONDAY.
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Sites & Abbreviations
This is an open Level 5 tournament for National Ranking and Southwest Section points.
Scottsdale Ranch Park (SRP), 10400 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, 480/312-7774
Indian School Park (ISP), 4289 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, 480/312-2740
Gene Autry Tennis Center (GA), 4125 E. McKellips Road, Mesa, AZ 85251, 480/654-3787
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PRACTICE COURTS FRIDAY
Practice courts are available Friday at Scottsdale Ranch Park (480/312-7774) and Indian School Park (480/312-2740) on a first come, first served basis. SRP and ISP are open 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Gene Autry is not open on Fridays. Courts are available near Gene Autry at Mesa Mountain View High School located at 2700 E. Brown Road in Mesa. Courts are accessed off Lindsay near the football field, north of the Brown/Lindsay intersection.
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Warm-up Courts
Near SRP: Desert Mountain High School, 12575 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale
Near ISP & SRP: Scottsdale Community College, 9000 E. Chaparral Road, Scottsdale
Near Gene Autry: Mesa Mountain View High School, 2900 E. Brown Road
Please note Mesa high schools have classes on Monday, October 15, therefore, courts would be closed to the public. Gene Autry opens at 7:15 each day of the tournament. ISP and Gene Autry open at 7:30.
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SCORING FORMATS
The 8 and under age group will play modified scoring ( two out of three 7 points sets, sudden death at 6-6) on 36’ courts with red low compression balls. Racquets must be 21-23.” There are two flights of round robin play. The player with the most sets (to 7 points) from each flight will play off for 1st and 2nd at 10:30. In the event of a tie in sets, total points won will be the next selection criteria. THERE WILL BE A SHORT MEETING BEFORE THE START OF 8 & UNDER MATCHES AT 8:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 13) AT SCOTTSDALE RANCH PARK TO REVIEW FORMAT WITH ALL PLAYERS AND PARENTS.
The 10 and under age group singles will play modified scoring (two sets to 4 games with 7 point tiebreaker at 4-4, 7 point tiebreaker in lieu of 3rd set, regular scoring) on 60 foot courts with orange low compression balls. 10 & under doubles will play a pro-set, regular scoring. Racquets must not exceed 25” long.
BG12s-18s two out three tie-break sets. Regular scoring.
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ATTENTION TOURNAMENT PLAYERS/PARENTS
Tournament directors do not have access to phone numbers and email addresses of the tournament participants UNLESS the player re-enters their contact information at time of event registration. This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email information each time they register for a tournament, the tournament director will not be able contact them for any reason, including withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays, etc. Your cooperation will ensure that tournaments can continue to communicate necessary information to you. Thank you.
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USTA & ALL ABOUT TENNIS BIG SHOT RACQUET RAFFLE
Donate your used racquets (adult and junior sizes) by bringing them to any Dan Konchan Tournament tournament desk and receive a raffle ticket for your chance to win a super large gold or pink Wilson BLX Blade, or a $125.00 All About Tennis gift card to get a pair of K-Swiss Big Shot sneakers. Donated racquets will go to the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation & The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to further their tennis programs. |
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DOUBLES
You may email me your name and your doubles partner's name. Only email me CONFIRMED doubles pairings (you and your partner agree to play together).
If you enter online and do not put in your doubles partner's USTA# it WILL NOT match you up. Please email me your doubles information by 8 a.m. Wednesday, October 3. Please help in making the doubles matchups a smooth process. You are only guaranteed to play doubles if you sign up with a partner (and they do not withdraw). Those matched up should make contact with their partner at the tournament prior to their first match. Email the info to gopherranch@msn.com.
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Thank you to our sponsor: All About Tennis
Visit them at: 10245 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85253
(480) 946-7707
Arizona's largest tennis specific store!
more info
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Southwest Section Dress Code
All players are required to wear appropriate tennis attire. Cut off shorts, bare midriffs, compression shorts & tights (alone), or any other attire that is simply recreational and not tennis oriented is NOT acceptable!
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About the Dan Konchan Memorial Tournament
Dan Konchan was a Central Arizona and Southwest Section ranked junior player from Scottsdale, who was tragically killed in a car accident in 2002 while on his way to school. He was 17 years old.
This tournament has been held in Dan’s memory every year since 2004, with the net proceeds going to the USTA Central Arizona Junior Scholarship Fund.
The Junior Scholarship Fund has helped local juniors in financial need, with travel expenses so that they can compete in tournaments they wouldn't otherwise be able to play. Many juniors have been able to pursue their dream of playing higher level tennis because of opportunities given to them by the Junior Scholarship Fund.
All monies collected, after costs, are donated to the USTA-Central Az Junior Scholarship Fund. Questions about the Junior Scholarship? Contact the USTA-Central AZ office.
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NEW DIVISION FOR 2012: 8&UNDER CO-ED Singles and Doubles
We will be offering 8U singles and doubles this year! Format is 36' court/red ball. Two out of three 7 point sets. Round robin draw. Cost for singles and doubles is $20 which includes awards and a tournament t-shirt for each player. It's a great opportunity for younger sisters and brothers to get to play as well!
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Level 5 Tournament for National Ranking
This tournament may be flighted. Only the gold flight divisions of this tournament count for Level 5 points toward National ranking. It is open to all USTA members.
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OPEN DRAW DATE AND TIME
Open draw will be on Friday, October 5, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at the USTA Central Arizona office located at 5310 E. Shea Boulevard, #5, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
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This tournament is open to all USTA members.
Southwest Designated Tournament-LEVEL 5 FOR NATIONAL
RANKING
No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, October 1, 2012 11:59:00 PM Arizona Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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