Tournament Reports
Match Times for Sunday
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Congratulations to Miya Jin, the 2008 Mike Agassi No Quit Sportsmanship Award!
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TennisRecruiting.net
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 majority of the of tournament taking action photos.
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College Sports Placement Workshop: 5:30 - 6:30 PM Thursday- 1) NCAA requirements and recruiting basics
2) Determining your level of tennis (Div I, II or III) 3) Marketing the player how to approach coaches 4) The importance of a good sports video 5) The value of college placement services (or not?) 6) What college coaches are looking for how to prepare 7) Navigating the placement process Tips for college bound tennis players and a simple methodology for finding the right match will be covered in this brief presentation. Q & A to follow. Parents and athletes should come together. Materials will be provided. Feel free to contact Annette at www.AnnetteSports.com, or click "more info.".Annette Broersma holds a Master of Science in Educational Counseling from Calif. Lutheran University, and a Bachelor’s degree from U.C. Irvine where she played on the Women’s Tennis Team. She has coached tennis at the high school and community college level, private tennis clubs, and recreation departments. She held the position of Athletic Counselor at Moorpark Community College where she placed thousands of transferring athletes into 4-year universities.
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Hitting Pro's , Daily Warm ups & Court Rentals At The Las Vegas Hilton
Contact: Director Of Tennis Billy DeRango 702 354 2300 or e-mail hiltontennis@aol.com. Daily drop in warm up clinic @The Hilton from 6 am to 7:30am- $25.00 per person (Sept. 19 & 20). Hitting Lessons: $ 60.00 per hour Court rental during the tournament $20.00 per hour (must reserve in advance)
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Las Vegas Hilton
A block of rooms has be set aside at the Las Vegas Hilton. Reservations must be placed with the hotel, NOT online. The tournament rate is $99 per night, single or double occupancy. Third and fourth guests per room are $35.00 each This rate is available through September 2. Thereafter, rates and availability may change. Reservations must be placed with the hotel, NOT online. Call LV Hilton Room reservation # 702 732 5111 The block is listed under: Las Vegas Hilton Tennis For general hotel information click "more info" to go to the Hilton website.
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Courtyard Las Vegas Summerlin
Special tournament rate of $119 per night is available at the Summerlin Courtyard. For online reservations, click "more info." To reserve by phone call 800 321 2211.
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Air Travel Discounts to Las Vegas on AirTran Airways Attendees and Travel Agents should call the AirTran Airways EventSavers Desk at 1-866-68EVENT (1-866-683-8368) to obtain more information about the following features: A 10% discount on the lowest available AirTran Airways one way fare No minimum stay length or Saturday night requirement A one time waiver of Change Fee per reservation for any name or itinerary change. You must refer to the Event code: LAS091708 (MIKE AGASSI’S NO QUIT CHAMPIONSHIPS)
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Avis Rent-A-Car Specials To reserve a car, contact Avis at 1-800-331-1600 and use your Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) number D086863. Or click "more info" to reserve online and have your discount number automatically included in your reservation and receive an email confirmation.
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Tournament Background and NO QUIT Award Mr Agassi has teamed up with Marty Hennessy and Ryan Wolfington to host a tournament where kids are treated like pros. Marty Hennessy has been running this tournament for over 25 years. All the Agassi's have played it. Now, Mr. Agassi invites you to come to join him as he watches you battle it out and most of all, never, ever quit. Mike Agassi was born poor in Iran where he defined the "NO QUIT" spirit becoming an Olympic boxer and then defecting to America. Training his son to become one of the best players of all time, Mike Agassi has helped make popular "taking the ball on the rise." Concepts of the modern day ball machine are a result of his genius, as well. Most of all he is a kind and decent man. Come meet Mr. Agassi and show him your character. At Mike Agassi's "NO QUIT" Championships character is everything. The Mike Agassi "NO QUIT" award goes to the one player that displays an unbridled willingness to never quit.
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Tournament Sites We will use 5 sites with Darling Tennis Center being the host site. Here are the street addresses for two of the five sites. Darling Tennis Center: 7901 W. Washington Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89128 The Meadows School 8601 Scholar Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89128 All five sites will be used on Friday. If weather permits. only 3 sites will be used on Saturday and Darling Tennis Center only on Sunday. Click "more info" for a map.
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ALTERNATE Lists have been updated
The lastest alternate positions are in the reports above. Players who are entered in the Northridge tournament have been removed.
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ON-SITE Alternates If you are not admitted prior to check-in on Thursday, you may come as an on-site alternate for singles play on Friday. On-site Alternate check-in will start at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, September 19 at Darling Tennis Center.On-site alternates will check in and sign the "on-site alternate list". If a vacancy occurs in the draw, the alternate highest on the list who has checked in and is present will be put in the vacancy. If play for one event is at a satellite site, players may be instructed to report to that site after checking in at Darling.On-site alternates may play doubles, but must register for doubles by the 6:30 Thursday deadline. The "doubles only" fee for those who don't get into singles is $40.00, payable at check-in.
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Singles and Doubles Draws are posted Times are not on the draws. Times are in the First Match Report above.
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USTA Release Form
At check-in you are required to submit a signed USTA Release form. Forms will be available on-site at check-in, or you may print a copy of the USTA National Junior Championship Release by clicking "more info." If your parents will not accompany you, you need to bring the signed release with you.
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Weather UPDATE Apparently, there won't be a cloud in the sky Thursday and thereafter. Click "more info" to access the local forcast from the NOAA Weather Forecast Center.
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Schedule of Events Seeds posted: Saturday 12:15 PDT Match Times posted: 6:00 p.m. PDT Monday Doubles by email Deadline: Wednesday 10:00p.m.PDT Draws posted online: Thursday 9:00 a.m. PDT Check-in at Darling Tennis Center, Thursday 5:00-7:00 p.m. College Sports Workshop at Darling Tennis Center: Thursday 5:30-6:30 On-site Doubles Deadline: Thursday 6:30p.m. Friday Check-in starts 6:45a.m. at Darling Tennis Center If you don't make the Thursday check-in, arrive at least an hour before your first match. Match play begins at all sites, Friday 8:00a.m. Doubles play begins after singles on Friday Satruday play starts and finishes with doubles: Saturday 8:00 a.m. Dinner with Mike Agassi, Las Vegas Hilton: Saturday evening. Nondenominational Sunday Morning Chapel Service, 7:20a.m. at Darling Tennis Center.
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Tournament Format Changes for 2008 To maximize player point opportunities the following changes have been made: Consolation format will be Full FIC. Consolation draws will end at the semi-finals. Consolation finals will not be played, but... Doubles will be added for all age groups. Doubles sign-up will be done after player selection by e-mail or at check-in. The doubles deadline is 6:30 p.m., Thursday, September 18. Singles scoring format will be two sets and a deciding match tiebreak in lieu of a third set when two rounds of singles are scheduled in the same day. Doubles format will be 8-game pro-set with a match tiebreak at 8-all. (message posted 4/8/08)
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First Match Times
Match Times and Sites are posted in the Report above. For your information Sites are listed as well. Players must check-in at Darling Tennis Center on Thursday 5:00-7:00p.m. or at least on hour before the first match. SITE CODES DAR - Darling Tennis Center, 7901 W. Washington, LV 89128 MEA - Meadows School, 8601 Scholar Lane, LV 89128 SVH - Sierra Vista High School, 8100 West Robindale Road, LV 89113 SPT - Spanish Trail Country Club, 5050 Spanish Trail Lane, LV 89113 UNL - Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas, (second round site only) Remember, check-in at Darling Tennis Center before playing! To reserve practice courts at Darling during the day on Thursday call 702-229-2100. Thursday evening is almost completely booked.
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The message below was put on this site over 4 months ago. If you missed the deadline because of an entry system problem, contact linkteam@usta.com. The tournament cannot override the entry system. Don't Wait to enter! If you do,Deadline is 12:00 NOON ! Your credit card will not be charged unless you are accepted after the deadline. You can always withdraw before the deadline if you change your mind. You may enter only one age group. USTA rules prohibit us from accepting provisional entries for two age groups as is done for Level 1 National events. (message posted 4/7/08).
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Withdrawals The Withdrawal deadline was Thursday 11:59 PM EDT (8:59 p.m. PDT) to receive a refund.
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Mike Agassi Tribute Dinner. A dinner tribute to Mr. Agassi will be held Saturday night from 6:00-8:30 at the Las Vegas Hilton Pool Deck on the 3rd floor. Team Agassi player, Asia Muhammad, and others whom he has influenced will speak and answer questions. Mr. Agassi is ill, and won't be able to attend, but he is looking forward to being back on the court soon. Food is being catered and will be limited, so eat conservatively, remembering that some players will be on the court and arrive late.
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Selections are posted 31 players have been selected for each event. All events have pending wild cards. Selection process for Level 3 Events The selection process for USTA National Level 3 events with 32 draws is this: 6 entrants are selected who are highest on the most current standings of the next lower age group, provided that they are in the top 200 listed. 25 entrants are selected who are highest on the most current standings of the age group of the event. Finallly, 1 player is a wild card and selected by the tournament. (Wild card must be eligible for National Ranking.) Alternate Lists are posted in the Tournament Reports above. Alternates were ordered based on their natural age group national standing. Alternates with no natural age group ranking were listed after the first group based on their next lower age group standing. Players having no national standing were ordered by lot. Alternates were ordered based on the August 20-22 National Standings. No changes will be made in the order, even if subsequent rankings are published. The "Players" list will not change once it is published. The Competitors list will reflect real-time changes in the entrants for each event. Alternate lists will be udpdated as changes occur.
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Doubles Doubles entries are now being accepted via email. Doubles email entry deadline is 10:00p.m. PDT, September 17. Onsite entries will be accepted at Darling Tennis Center on September 18. The on-site doubles deadline is 6:30 p.m., Thursday, September 18. Players admitted into the singles main draw have no additional fee. Tournament alternates may play doubles, regardless of being accepted into singles. The "doubles only" fee for alternates not admitted to singles is $40.00, payable at check-in. Players must play doubles in the same age group as they are playing singles.
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Communications On Thursday, I will be at Darling Tennis Center starting at about 1:00pm PDT, so I can be reached there. Use email anytime. No one at any of the former numbers can help you! I may be away from my computer periodically throughout the day on Thursday, so be patient.
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Notice to Alternates The final Alternate Lists are posted. We will call you if you are admitted. The alternate lists will become an "onsite alternate lists" and no further notification will be given after after 7:30p.m PDT on Thursday.
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Sunday Morning Chapel Service A 15-20-minute nondenominational chapel service will be held at 7:20a.m. at Darling Tennis Center.
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