New Balance High School Tennis Championship

The New Balance High School Tennis Championship is a tournament for the best interscholastic tennis players in the country and will be held at Weil Academy in Ojai, CA from July 24-27, 2017. All entrants MUST have participated on their respective varsity high school teams during the 2016-17 school year. On July 27th the tournament will honor one boy and one girl as the New Balance High School Tennis Champion. There are no National or Sectional USTA points awarded for this tournament, results from this tournament will be imported into the UTR system (see Selection Process & Seeding below). This is a national-level event that is listed on the USTA National Schedule.

Weil Tennis Academy is located in the heart of beautiful Southern California and adjacent to the Ojai Valley Athletic Club. Besides having 6 championship courts of its own, Weil Academy has the privilege to share the use of OVAC facilities, a 10-acre, world-class, tennis and fitness training facility. The two facilities combined have 18 championship tennis courts: 16 hard courts and 2 clay courts, including 3 stadium-style courts. OVAC also boasts two full gyms, a lap pool, recreational pool, sauna, Jacuzzis, beach volleyball court, yoga, spinning, Pilates, aerobic classes, and locker rooms. Each player and two (2) family members will have access to Ojai Valley Athletic Club’s facilities throughout the week.
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Preferred Hotel:
- Casa Ojai Inn – http://www.ojaiinn.com/

Additional Accommodations:
- Su Nido - http://www.sunidoinn.com/
- Capri – http://www.hotelojai.com/
- Hummingbird – http://hummingbirdinnojai.com/

Sign-in and registration will begin on Sunday, July 23rd, at Weil Academy, beginning at 3pm.

Address: 428 Bryant Circle, Ojai, CA 93023

Directions from LAX: Get on I-405 N from Vicksburg Ave, S Sepulveda Blvd and Howard Hughes Pkwy (3.8 mi). Follow I-405 N, US-101 N and CA-33 N to Creek Rd in Ventura County (74.8 mi). Continue on Creek Rd. Drive to Bryant Cir in Ojai.

On Sunday, July 23rd, practice courts will be available at Weil Academy and nearby Libbey Park, starting at 3pm. Throughout the tournament, practice courts will be available at both Weil Academy, between 6am-7:30am (first come basis) and at Libbey Park, between 8AM-5PM.

Libbey Park is located just minutes away from Weil Academy via the Ojai Valley Trail.

The most readily available and effective ratings system along with fair geographic distribution will be used to determine the selections. Seeding for this tournament will be based on the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system. Results from this tournament will be imported into the UTR system. To learn more about the Universal Tennis Ratings, please click here: www.universaltennis.com
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Custom Trophies will be presented to the Main Draw Champion and Finalist. Sportsmanship awards will also be presented to one boy and one girl.

On Monday and Tuesday night, we will be hosting fun players’ only events that will include giveaways, dinner, and will also be supervised by Tournament Staff. Wednesday, there will be an appearance by an NB Tennis Ambassador which parents, family members and town residents are invited to.

We will be hosting a Parent’s ‘Meet and Greet’ at the Topa Mountain Winery in Ojai, Monday night. More information to follow….

New Balance High School Championship will be hosting a College Coaches Forum, with college coaches from around the US, where players and parents can ask questions on the college recruitment process. This will be taking place twice on Wednesday throughout the day.

Player lunches will be provided daily. Parents and family members can purchase lunch on-site as well.

Racket stringing will be provided on-site.

COMING SOON….