USTA Winter National Championships

B16 Alternates
B18 Alternates
G18 Alternates
G16 Alternates

G16 Desirea Krawczyk - Rancho Mirage, CA
G18 Kaitlyn Christian - Orange, CA
B16 Billy Pecor - Ojai, CA
B18 Joshua Tchan - Woodland Hills, CA

Notes have been posted below which provide all of the information players need to know about the tournament. Please read this information before entering the tournament. ALL PLAYERS must complete a Player Information/Release Form and fax it to 480-951-6041 by December 12th before they can play in the tournament. To obtain a copy, please follow the link (more info) to the USTA Central Arizona website, Winter National Championships, and download the form. more info

USTA Winter National Championships will be awarding Wild Cards to:

Boys’ 18’s Singles Champion - Singles Main Draw USTA Men’s Futures Events Girls’ 18’s Singles Champion - Singles Main Draw USTA Women’s 10K Events

The winning players will work with the USTA Junior Competition/Player Development to find the appropriate tournaments.

Hotel: Crowne Plaza Phoenix, 2532 W. Peoria Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85029 $89.00 per night – single/double/triple/quad. Reservations must be made by December 14, 2008. Call (602) 943-2341 directly or 1-800-2Crowne (1-800-227-6963). Mention the USTA Winter National Championships for the discounted rate, or you may also receive the special rate if you book online by clicking here. For further information on the Crowne Plaza Phoenix click here.

Site: Phoenix Tennis Center, 6330 N. 21st Avenue, Phoenix 602-249-3712 For more information on this site click here.

Stringer Availability: Stringers will be on site during business hours. The charge is $15.00/ racquet for players providing string. An assortment of string is available at the Phoenix Tennis Center Pro Shop if needed.

Site Practice Court Availability: Closed Christmas Day, open December 26th 7:30am – 9:00pm. Courts can be reserved for practice by calling (602) 249-3712. Fees are $2.00/person for 1-1/2 hours. Hitting pros are also available. During tournament play, practice courts will not be available on site.

Additional Practice Courts: Unless indicated by an asterisk, all facilities are city parks/schools open to the public everyday, including Christmas Day, and courts are available to the general public on a first come, first served basis. No individual reservations are accepted or required.

City of Phoenix:
Northwest District Rose Mofford Sports Complex*, 8 courts - lit, 9833 N. 25th Avenue. 602- 261-8011 * Closed on Christmas day, minimal charge for reserved courts, call for hours of operation and court reservations, or walk on.

Northeast District Granada Park, 4 courts - lit, 6505 N. 20th Street, South of Glendale Ave, east of Highway 51.

Mountain View Tennis Center*, 11 courts - lit, 1104 E. Grovers Ave., North of Bell Rd., east of 7th Street. (602) 534-2500 *Closed on Christmas day, minimal charge for courts, call for hours of operation and court reservations

Roadrunner Park, 6 courts - lit, 3502 E. Cactus Road, East of Highway 51 on Cactus Road.

Central District Encanto Park, 8 courts - lit, 2605 N. 15th Avenue, Between Thomas & McDowell Rds. (602) 261-8993

G.R. Herberger Park, 4 court - lit, 5802 E. Indian School Road, North side of Indian School at 58th Street.

Hotel: La Quinta Inn and Suites-Scottsdale, 8888 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 $90.00 per night - single/double. Reservations must be made by December 12, 2008. Call 800-531-5900 or directly 480-614-5300. Mention the USTA Winter National Championships for the discounted rate, but to receive the special rate you can not book online and must call for the reservations.

Site: Scottsdale Ranch Park, 10400 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, 480-312-7774. Alternate Site: The Racquet Club at Scottsdale Ranch, 9707 E. Mountain View Road, Scottsdale.

Stringer Availability: All About Tennis will be providing the stringing services. The Racquet Club at Scottsdale Ranch, stringers will not be available onsite, please use stringer services at Scottsdale Ranch Park.

Site Practice Court Availability: Dec. 24th, open 9:00am – 5:00pm. Closed Christmas Day, open Dec. 26th 9:00am – 9:00pm. Courts can be reserved 24 hrs in advance by calling (480) 312-7774. For courts on the 26th, call on Dec. 24th. Fees range from $4.00-$6.00/court for day use and $6.00-$10.00 for evening use for 1-1/2 hours. Call for information on hitting pros. During tournament play, practice courts will not be available on site. NO PRACTICE COURTS AVAILABLE AT THE RACQUET CLUB PRIOR TO THE TOURNAMNET.

Additional Practice Courts: Unless indicated by an asterisk, all facilities are city parks/schools open to the public everyday, including Christmas Day, and courts are available to the general public on a first come, first served basis. No individual reservations are accepted or required.

City of Scottsdale
Aztec Park, 2 courts - lit, 13636 N. 100th Street, 100th Street & Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.

Chesnutt Park, 2 courts - lit, 4565 N. Granite Reef, Northeast of Camelback and Granite Reef.

Cholla Park, 2 courts - lit, 11320 E. Via Linda, Northwest of Frank Lloyd Wright & Via Linda.

Comanche Park, 2 courts - lit, 7639 Paseo Del Norte, 1/2 mile north of McCormick Prky and Paseo Del Norte.

Grayhawk Neighborhood Park, 2 courts - lit, 20726 N. 76th Street, Southwest of 76th Street and Grayhawk Drive
Horizon Park & Community Center, 2 courts - lit, 15444 N. 100th Street, Frank Lloyd Wright and 100th Street.

Indian School Park & Tennis Center*, 13 courts - lit, 4289 N. Hayden Road, Northeast of Hayden and Indian School. (480) 312-2740
*Closed on Christmas day, minimal charge for courts, call for hours of operation and court reservations.

Ironwood Park, 1 court - lit, 18650 N. 94th Street, Northwest of 94th Street and Union Hills.

Mountain View Park & Community Center, 2 courts - lit, 8625 E. Mountain View, East of Hayden on Mountain View.

Northsight Park, 2 courts - lit, 8400 E. Thunderbird Road, Northeast of Thunderbird and 84th Street.

Paiute Park, 2 courts - lit, 3210 N. 66th Street, South of Osborn on 66th Street.

Rio Montana Park, 2 courts - lit, 11180 N. 132nd Street, Southwest of Via Linda and 130th Street.

Sonoran Hills Park, 1 court - lit, 7625 E. Williams Road, South of Pinnacle Peak Rd, East of Scottsdale Rd.

Thunderbird Park, 2 courts - lit, 9170 E. Thunderbird Road, Northwest of 92nd Street and Thunderbird.

Scottsdale Community College, 8 courts - lit, 9000 E. Chaparral Road, East of the 101 – Pima Freeway.

Desert Mountain High School, 8 courts - no lights, 12575 E. Via Linda, East of 124th Street.

Hotel: Phoenix Marriott Mesa, 200 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, Arizona 85201 $92.00 per night – single/double/triple/quad. Reservations must be made by December 12, 2008. Call (888) 236-2427 or (480) 898-8300 and mention the USTA Winter National Championships. . If making reservations online, use "USTUSTA" in the Group Code line to receive the tournament discount.

Site: Gene Autry Sports Complex, 4125 E. McKellips, Mesa, 480-654-3787. For more information on this site click here.
Alternate site: Monte Vista Village Resort, 8865 E. Baseline Road, Mesa

Stringer Availability: Gene Autry Sports Complex Stringers will be on site during business hours. The charge is $20.00/racquet for players providing string. An assortment of string is available at the pro shop if needed. Monte Vista Tennis Center The stringer will be on site most of the time. At other times, racquets brought in by 3:00 pm will be ready the next morning. The charge is $15.00/racquet for players providing string. An assortment of string is available from the stringer.

Site Practice Court Availability: Gene Autry Sports Complex Closed Christmas Day, open December 26th 8:00am – 6:00 pm. Courts can be reserved for practice by calling (480) 654-3787. Fees are $5.00/player for 1-1/2 hours. During tournament play, practice courts will not be available on site.
Monte Vista Tennis Center Closed Christmas Day, open December 26th 12:00 – 8:00 pm. Courts can be reserved by calling (480) 560-5791. Fees are $3.00/court for 1-1/2 hours. During tournament play, practice courts will not be available on site.

Additional Practice Courts: Unless indicated by an asterisk, all facilities are city parks/schools open to the public everyday, including Christmas Day, and courts are available to the general public on a first come, first served basis. No individual reservations are accepted or required.

City of Mesa
Brimhall Junior High School, 6 courts - no lights, 4949 E Southern Ave., East of Greenfield

Shepherd Junior High School, 1407 North Alta Mesa Dr., East of Higley, south of McKellips.

Mountain View High School, 2700 E. Brown Road, At Lindsay Road.

Dobson High School, 1501 W. Guadalupe Road, Between Dobson Rd. and Alma School Rd.

Skyline High School, 8 courts, 845 S. Crismon Rd., Between Southern Ave. and Broadway Road. Enter courts Off Pueblo at back of school.

Kleinman Park , 4 courts - lit, 710 S. Extension Road, West of Country Club at 8th Ave more info

Hotel: Fiesta Inn Resort, 2100 South Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85282, $97.00 per night – single/double. Reservations must be made by December 15, 2008. Call (800) 528-6481. More info

Site: Kiwanis Recreation Center, 6111 S. All American Way, Tempe, 480-350-5201.
Alternate Sites: Lifetime Fitness, 1616 W. Ruby Drive, Tempe, AZ.
Ahwatukee Swim & Tennis Center, 4700 E. Warner Rd. Phoenix, AZ.

Stringer Availability: Kiwanis Recreation Center: Stringer will be on site during business hours. The charge is $20/racquet for players providing string. An assortment of string is available at the pro shop if needed. Lifetime Fitness Stringers will be on site during business hours. The charge is $20/racquet for players providing string. An assortment of string is available at the pro shop if needed.

Site Practice Court Availability:
Kiwanis Recreation Center Site Practice Court Availability: Kiwanis Recreation Center: Closed December 24 & 25. Open December 26th from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm. Courts can be reserved in advance for $10/hour. During and prior to tournament play limited practice courts will be available for advance reservations. Contact Larry Funk at 480-350-5721 or email Larry_Funk@tempe.gov for advance court reservations. Hitting pros are also available. During tournament play, practice courts will be available on site on a limited basis.
Lifetime Fitness Closed Christmas Day, open December 26th at 8:00 am. Courts can be reserved by calling 480-735-5291. Fees are $15.00/hour. During tournament play, practice courts will not be available on site.

Additional Practice Courts: Unless indicated by an asterisk, all facilities are city parks/schools open to the public everyday, including Christmas Day, and courts are available to the general public on a first come, first served basis. No individual reservations are accepted or required.

City of Tempe
Corona Del Sol High School, 8 courts - lit, 1001 E. Knox Road, East of Rural between Warner & Ray Roads.

Marcos De Niza High School, 8 courts - lit, 6000 S. Lakeshore Drive, North of Guadalupe between Rural & McClintock Rds.

McClintock High School, 8 courts - lit, 1830 E. Del Rio Drive, East of McClintock, north of Southern Ave.

Tempe High School, 8 courts - lit, 1730 S. Mill Ave., At East Broadway Road.

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Applications for Wild Cards will be considered in cases where extenuating circumstances have made the normal procedure of qualification and endorsement impossible. Wild Card applications are available through the Sectional offices or can be downloaded at USTA.com. The player is responsible for submitting the application to the Director of USA Tennis Jr. Competition. Applications and supporting documents must be received by Tuesday, December 9th, 5:00 pm EST.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is proud to be the official rental car company of the USTA Winter National Championships by offering special discounted rates for participants and their families and friends. To take advantage of these special rates, please call 1-800-593-0505 and refer to Customer #50Z1725 and your reservation request will be confirmed. You may book online, by clicking on the "more info" link. more info

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Singles: 128 draw with a mandatory feed-in championship through the quarterfinals. The semi-final losers in championship play will play-off for 3rd and 4th place. The feed-in championship winner and runner-up will be awarded 5th and 6th place.
Official Tennis Ball: Wilson Racquet Sports is providing the official ball, the Wilson U S Open Championship Extra Duty Ball. New can of balls will be provided for third set.

Doubles: 64 teams. Players eligible to enter Doubles event are: USTA National Open Doubles Qualifiers Singles players Singles alternates Players with doubles-only endorsements. The Doubles Draw will be filled in that order. Players may play doubles only in the same age division that they are playing singles.
At 4:30 pm on Registration Day, a “Players Without Partners” Meeting will be held to match any players who do not have partners. The tournament is not responsible for matching a player with a partner. Entries will close on Friday, December 26, 5pm.

Before the draw is made the tournament will replace a player who was accepted as part of a section's quota with the next available player on that section's endorsement list, and replace a player who was not accepted as part of a section's quota with the next highest remaining alternate. After the draw, tournament will replace a withdrawing player with the next highest remaining alternate. Tournament alternates may continue to look at the current list on www.usta.com, under the Reports tab. This list will be published on the website once the selection process has been completed which is usually within 3 days of the Entry Deadline.

It is your responsibility to immediately take action to withdraw from the tournament. Prior to December 4th Entry Deadline: Go to www.usta.com and follow the instructions to withdraw from the tournament. Because your credit card will not be charged prior to the entry deadline, no refund needs to be made. After the Entry Deadline email Tournament Director at BoilerSal@cox.net. I need to have any withdrawals in writing (email).
No refund will be given after 11:59pm, EST, December 19th.

The Draw will be made on Saturday, December 20th, 8:00 am, at the USTA Central Arizona office. Draws will be posted at Registration on Friday, December 26th, 12 Noon, at the Fiesta Inn Resort. Players will receive a copy of the draw at the Players Meeting and they will be posted to the Internet once play begins on Saturday, December 27, 8:00 am.

Registration for all divisions will be held on Friday, December 26th between 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the Fiesta Inn Resort, 2100 S. Priest Drive, Tempe, Arizona.

Mandatory Player Meeting: Mandatory players’ meeting on Friday, December 26th, at 5 pm in the Fiesta Inn Resort Ballroom. Your copy of the draw will be handed out at this time.

Player Dinner: The Player Dinner will be held at the Fiesta Inn Resort following the Players Meeting. Free for the Player and $15 for all others.

The USTA Winter National Championships will present a Sportsmanship Award for each age division. Players are encouraged to nominate players for the Tournament Committee to consider. You have been involved in tournaments all year and are in a good position to bring to our attention those players worthy of consideration. The winner of the USTA Sportsmanship Award will receive a commemorative plaque from the USTA. Nomination forms will be available at registration and each tournament desk.

The finals of all singles and doubles, all 3rd/4th playoffs and all FIC finals will be on Thursday, January 1, 2008, at Scottsdale Ranch Park, 10040 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale. The USTA will award gold, silver and bronze tennis balls to the first, second and third place finishers in singles and doubles. In addition, the Winter National Championships will present our “Valley of the Sun” award to all winners and runners-up. When making your travel arrangements, please remember that Finals Day matches will continue through the afternoon.

1st match time will be available at registration. Players are responsible for looking up match times. Singles play begins 8am on Saturday, Dec. 27th. Doubles play begins Sunday, Dec. 28th. Players must check in with tournament desk before each match. Winners report results and return balls to the tournament desk. Losers must report for Feed-In information. The rules of the USTA shall govern play. The 12 pt tie breaker will be used in all sets tied 6 – 6. The Point Penalty System will be enforced.
Scheduled Rounds:
Day 1 - MD 2 rounds 1 round FIC
Day 2 - 2 rounds FIC 1 round MD, 1 round DBLS
Day 3 - 2 rounds FIC 1 round MD 1 round DBLS
Day 4 - 2 rounds FIC 1 round MD 2 round DBLS
Day 5 - 2 rounds FIC 1 round MD 1 round DBLS
Day 6 - Finals Day (see separate schedule below)

To better help you with your travel plans, we are providing you with the tentative schedule. All Finals Day Matches will be played at Scottsdale Ranch Park 10400 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale 85258. 480-312-7774.
9:00 am - All Singles 3/4 Playoffs
9:00 am - All Consolation Finals - 5/6 Playoffs
Followed by - B&G 18's Finals
Followed by - B&G 16's Finals
Followed by - All Doubles Finals
Followed by - All Doubles 3/4 Playoffs

This schedule cannot be changed to accommodate individual player's travel plans, so please schedule your departures accordingly.

All players are required to wear appropriate tennis attire, no basic T-shirts are allowed, and dress in a manner consistent with being a participant in the Winter National Championships. We ask that you dress as well during your doubles play as you do during your singles matches. Running shorts, cut off shorts, bare midriffs or any other attire that is simply recreational and not tennis oriented is not acceptable.

Each player is responsible for his or her own medical expenses. You should carry the necessary insurance information with you to the tournament. Medical advice and an on-site trainer will be provided. Players are reminded that the tournament must have a Player Information/Release Form on file before they can play. more info

Players who will not be able to arrive for registration between 12 pm and 5 pm, on Friday, December 26th, must contact Sally Grabham at 480-391-9239 or email BoilerSal@cox.net. It is the players responsibility to check the tournament draws posted in the host hotels' lobbies for first match times. Players need to check in at the appropriate tournament desk, 30 minutes prior to their first round match, where all registration materials will be available.

Tournament Players must enter contact information each time they register for a tournament. Due to a new policy from the USTA legal department, Tournament Directors no longer have access to phone numbers and email addresses of tournament participants unless the player has entered this information when they register for the tournament.

This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email information, a Tournament Director cannot contact them for any reason, including withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays, etc.

The only way to ensure that the Tournament Director has this information is for the player/parent to enter it when registering. We appreciate all of our player's/parent’s cooperation with this issue so that the tournament can continue to communicate necessary information to you.

Option to Enter Up to Two USTA Winter National Championships Age Divisions The USTA Regulations allow a player to enter more than one age division of a USTA National Championships. If you want to play the Winter Nationals, but aren't sure if you will get in, you may now enter up to two age divisions. In the past, players had to make up their mind at the time of entry and if they entered and didn't get into the older division, they were left playing no tournament at all.

When tournament selection has been completed, players will be selected for the 18's age division of the USTA Winter National Championships first. If the player is selected for the 18's Main Draw then the player is not eligible in the 16's age division. If the player is not directly selected for the 18's, then the player is considered for selection into the 16's Main Draw. If not directly selected into the 16's, the player will then be placed on the Alternate List in the 16s age division. This is an important thing to consider before entering - if you enter two divisions, are not accepted into the older division, you can only be an alternate in the younger division if not directly selected for the Main Draw in the younger division.

For entry, use the USTA Registration System.

Level 1

This event is restricted to the following Jr. players: U.S. Citizens; Permanent Resident Aliens; Diplomats, Refugees/Asylees; CTA. Refer to USTA Regulation III.A.2a.