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THIS IS A USTA/COLORADO SANCTIONED EVENT
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PLAYER/PARENT FEEDBACK
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IMPORTANT REMINDER
All matches on Tuesday, June 9 will be played at Gates Tennis Center 3300 E. Bayaud Ave., Denver, CO 80209
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DRAWS: CONFIRM SITE AND TIMES CAREFULLY
All draws are published. PLEASE CHECK YOUR DRAWS CAREFULLY!!!! PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IT IS THE PLAYER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY DRAW TIMES BY CHECKING THE DRAWS ONLINE AND CONFIRMING MATCH TIMES. There will be a playoff for 3rd & 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as Consolation Champion and Consolation Finalist, but not for 7th and 8th. ALL Singles matches (main and consolation) will be best of three tie-break sets, regular scoring. ALL Doubles matches (including the finals) will be played using an 8 game, regular scoring pro set, with a 7-point tiebreaker played at 8 games all. As a reminder, site assignments and abbreviations of site name are listed below.
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IMPORTANT-GIRLS 16 SITE CHANGE
All Girls 16’s will take place at UTAH PARK for the
first three days of the tournament. This site is just 15 minutes (7 miles) from
Gates Tennis Center.
Below is the link to the site so you can see its proximity:
Utah Park (1800 S. Peoria St., Aurora, CO 80012) Click the tennis court in the middle of page for map
and directions.
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Play KIND Sportsmanship Award
One boy and one girl will be recognized for their
sportsmanship at this year’s USTA Intermountain Summer Closed Championship
through the tournament’s Play KIND Award sponsored by KIND. Winners will
receive a prize package from KIND and will be featured in the upcoming issue of
Colorado Tennis newspaper. Play KIND nomination forms will be available at all
tournament sites.
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IMPORTANT: PARKING AT MONACO FOR GIRLS 18/14
Colorado Athletic Club Monaco has limited parking spaces the east
and south parking lots. During the tournament Monaco will have parking lot
attendants who will allow only CACM members to park in these lots. During
the tournament players will have to use parking spaces in the Safeway shopping
center or along the street on west side of CACM.
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PLAYING SITES
Below are playing sites for the 2015 USTA/Intermountain Summer Closed Championships.
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Boys 18 - Colorado Athletic Club Inverness - (CACI)
Colorado Athletic Club Inverness - 374 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112. 303-790-7777
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Boys 16 - Gates Tennis Center (GTC)
Gates Tennis Center - 3300 E. Bayaud St., Denver, CO 80209. 303-355-4461
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Boys 14 - Ken Caryl Ranch House (KCR)
Ken Caryl Ranch House - 7676 S. Continental Divide Road, Littleton, CO 80127. 303-979-4070
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Boys 12 - Lone Tree Tennis Center - (LTTC)
Lone Tree Tennis Center- 9810 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree, CO 80124. 303-768-8109
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Girls 18 - Colorado Athletic Club Monaco - (CACM)
Colorado Athletic Club Monaco - 2695 S. Monaco Parkway, Denver, CO 80222. 303-758-7080
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Girls 16 - Utah Park (UTAH)
Utah Park (1800 S. Peoria St., Aurora, CO 80012)
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Girls 14 - Colorado Athletic Club Monaco - (CACM)
Colorado Athletic Club Monaco - 2695 S. Monaco Parkway, Denver, CO 80222. 303-758-7080.
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Girls 12 - Highlands Ranch Northridge (HRN)
Highlands Ranch Northridge - 8801 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, CO 80126. 303-471-8934.
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PRACTICE COURTS
To find practice/warm up courts near your site, just type in the city Denver/Littleton/Highlands Ranch/Englewood and all courts in the area will be displayed.
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IMPORTANT NOTES AND PLAYING FORMAT
This is a Level 3 Intermountain Tournament AND a USTA National Level 3 Tournament. ALL USTA INTERMOUNTAIN LEVEL 3 CLOSED SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES MATCHES WILL BE BEST OF 3 TIE-BREAK SETS, REGULAR SCORING. ALL DOUBLES MATCHES (INCLUDING THE FINALS!) WILL BE PLAYED USING AN 8 GAME PRO SET FORMAT WITH REGULAR SCORING AND A 7 POINT TIE BREAKER AT 8 GAMES ALL. You are not required to play both singles and doubles. However, if you want to play doubles, YOU MUST REGISTER IN THE SAME AGE GROUP AS THE SINGLES DIVISION YOU ARE COMPETING. For singles there will be a playoff for 3rd & 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as Consolation Champion and Consolation Finalist, but not for 7th and 8th. If any one singles division has more than 64 players applying, acceptance will be based on the most recent ITA standings for that particular division's draw. The top 64 players APPLYING will be accepted. Players registering online and receiving a confirmation number are NOT guaranteed acceptance--this is only confirmation that registration was performed correctly. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THIS EVENT AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING FROM OUT OF STATE, TIME AVOIDANCES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. With respect to return flights, people making travel arrangements should schedule their return to ensure that they will complete all rounds of play. All tournament play will be completed by late afternoon on Tuesday, June 9. If you have problems registering online, please contact TennisLink at linkteam@usta.com.
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HOTEL OPTION - COURTYARD MARRIOTT DENVER SOUTH/PARK MEADOWS
- 8320 South Valley Highway, Englewood, CO 80112 (This hotel is close Colorado Athletic Club Inverness, Lone Tree Tennis Center, Highlands Ranch Northridge and Ken Caryl Ranch House). See exact mileage distance to hotel under "Sites"
- Rate: $124 - Reservation Deadline: May 20
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OTHER HOTEL OPTIONS NEAR GATES AND COLORADO ATHLETIC CLUB MONACO
The weekend of June 6-7 is also the graduation for the University of Denver, so the Marriott we usually use is sold out. I have included some links to hotels that are near Gates Tennis Center and Colorado Athletic Club Monaco. We are still looking to secure another hotel, but in the meantime I have provided some links to other hotels below.
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Hyatt Place Denver/Cherry Creek
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Hilton Garden Inn Denver/Cherry Creek
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Residence Inn Cherry Creek
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SEEDING POLICY
INTERMOUNTAIN SEEDING PROTOCOL - Seeding for all of the Intermountain tournaments will be taken straight off of the current ITA Standing's Lists except if there is an exceptional player aging or playing up. An exceptional player is defined as a player listed in the top 100 of the most current National Standings List in the lower age division. This exceptional player will be CONSIDERED for seeding. DOUBLES SEEDS will be taken directly from the most recent ITA Individual Doubles Standings Lists. Partners ranks will be averaged and seeded accordingly. Consideration for seeding will be given for exceptional doubles teams, which are teams comprised of players who are ranked in the top 100 of the Combined National Standings in the lower age group. AS SHOWN ON PAGE 74 IN FRIEND AT COURT - Number of seeds. The number of players seeded shall equal a power of two (for example, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32). The maximum ratio of players seeded shall be one in three, except that any draw may have two seeds.
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Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, May 6, 2015 11:59:00 PM Mountain Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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