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Welcome to the RCI L3 Jr. National! We are looking forward to a
great event!
PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE CLUB. EMAIL ME:
MIKE@SPEARMANCLUBS.COM
THERE IS A PLAYOFF FOR 3RD AND 4TH IN SINGLES AND
DOUBLES.
1/25 8:55am: The draws are published. Please note the location
of your matches. Thanks.
Warm up courts Friday, January 25th:
4pm-6pm courts 22, 23, 24;
6pm-10pm courts 22-27.
Warm up courts Saturday/Sunday morning:
6am-8am: courts 17-27;
Warm up courts Monday morning:
6am-8am: courts 17-20; 23, 24, 26, 27
Warm up courts are first come first serve. Please DO NOT jump onto
a different court than those that are listed to warm up.
For warm up courts during the tournament please ask the
tournament desk.
Tentative schedule: All divisions will start with doubles at
RCI (starting with G14's at 8am on Sat morning). After the first
8am doubles matches the remainder of G14's matches will be
scheduled at LNRC on Saturday (and possible Sunday). The rest of
the matches (except for B14's consolation R1) will be played at
RCI. On Monday, January 28th, all matches (including G14's) will be
played at RCI.
The draw will be posted on Friday, January 25th, at 9am PST. After
the draw is posted please continue checking the draw--if a seed
withdraws from the tourament after the draw is posted there will be
changes in the draw.
There is professional tennis happening a few miles from the club
during our nationa at the Newport Beach Tennis Clubl:
https://oraclechallengerseries.com/newport-beach/
Players who are on the competitor lists for National Level 3
Tournaments on the weekend of January 19 and the weekend of January
26 must withdraw from one of the events by Friday, January 4 at 5
PM EST in order to receive an entry fee refund. Players who do not
withdraw by then will not receive a refund.
Please email me your doubles partner if you would like to play
doubles. If you dont have a parter but want to play doubles please
email me and let me know.
Doubles only registration deadline is 1:20pm PST on Tuesday,
January 23rd. Cost for doubles only is $35/player.
We will be using a secondary site: Laguna NIguel Racquet Club:
23500 Club House Dr. Laguna Niguel, CA. It's around 18 miles and 25
minutes from RCI.
Please check in 15 minutes before your match. This is when you'll
sign your waiver and receive your dry-fit RCI National shirt.
Warm up courts are also available at Bill Barber Park: 4 civic
center plaza, Irvine, CA. The park is 5-7 minutes from
RCI.
On Site Alternates please check in 15 minutes before your age
division's first round match on Saturday. On site alternates will
be placed based on their alternate ranking.
Tournament Hotel:
Holiday Inn Santa Ana.
When registering please tell them "RCI Jr. National"
Tournament Format:
All Main Draw Singles Matches are two sets with regular scoring;
a 10 point tie-breaker will be played instead of a 3rd set. Main
Draw singles finals will be 2/3 sets with regular
scoring.
All consolation matches are two sets with regular scoring and a
10 point tie breaker for the third set;
All doubles is an 8 game pro set with regular scoring with a 7
point tie breaker at 8 all.
We will be using Wilson Tennis Balls!
Schedule of Play:
Day 1: 2 main draw singles; 1 cons singles; 1 doubles;
Day 2: 2 main draw singles; 2 cons singles; 1 Q-cons playoff, 2
doubles;
Day 3: Finals and 3/4 playoff; 2 cons singles, Q-cons Final,
Doubles Final
We will have an umpire for every 4 matches being played. The Finals
for each division will be chaired. Previously we have been able to
chair the semi-final matches too--we will try and chair all
semi-final matches again this year but it isn't guaranteed.
Thanks!
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, December 27, 2018 11:59:00 AM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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