The Easter Bowl ITF Tennis Championships

Welcome to the 2008 Easter Bowl. We are looking forward to another great event. The link attached is the official Easter Bowl site. Information on entering doubles, schedule of play, check-in procedures and alternates is listed below. more info

Please click on the link here to access player hospitality information for the ITF Easter Bowl. There will be extra copies of the expense form available at the tournament desk during the week's play. more info

STARTING IN 2008, THIS LEVEL OF ITF TOURNAMENTS (B1) WILL USE A NEW FORMAT FOR DOUBLES - TWO TIE BREAK SETS WITH A DECIDING MATCH TIE BREAK (10 POINT) IN LIEU OF A THIRD SET. NO-AD SCORING WILL ALSO BE USED. Players must sign-in for doubles on-site. The doubles deadline is 2:00 p.m on the first day of your gender's singles competition. As with all ITF events, players must wear appropriate clothing (no t-shirts) and partners must wear similar colors. Acceptance for doubles follows ITF regulations.

The March 31st ITF ranking will be used for seeding purposes. Girls Singles: 1. Oudin (3) 2. Burdette (49) 3. Guarachi (89) 4. Gilchrist (90) 5. Lauren McHale (95) 6. Bartnik (121) 7. Bolender (173) 8. Mills (195) 9. Anghelescu (199 10. Yajima (210) 11. Featherston (225) 12. Damico (236) 13. Stephens (245) 14. Alexander (266) 15. Christina McHale (279) 16. Scott (301). Girls Doubles: 1. Burdette/Stephens (294 combined) 2. Featherston/Lauren McHale (320) 3. Min/Oudin (467) 4. Colffer/Scott (624) 5. Mills/Radeva (641) 6. Bolender/Capra (694) 7. Bonte/Sardinha (724) 8. Herring/Christina McHale (784).

The March 31st ITF ranking will be used for seeding purposes. Boys Singles: 1. Klahn (26) 2. Jenkins (38) 3. Sandgren (76) 4. Buchanan (79) 5. Van Overbeek (100) 6. Zafiros (114) 7. Kudla (122) 8. King (126) 9. Cox (153) 10. Fowler (158) 11. Kecki (166) 12. Domijan (167) 13. Llompart (182) 14. Ore (229) 15. Parker (236) 16. Carleton (240). Boys Doubles: Buchanan/Jenkins (117 combined ranking) 2. Kecki/Klahn (192) 3. Fowler/Vanoverbeek (258) 4. Cox/King (279) 5. Kudla/Ore (351) 6. Kandath/Stevens (650) 7. Noble/Sandgren (675) 8. Llompart/Sierra-Short (680)

For all hotel and transportation information, please refer to the official Easter Bowl site, click here: more info

All ITF division matches will be played at Rancho Las Palmas Tennis Country Club, 42000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. (760) 834-2161 or (760) 834-2193 or (760) 834-2192. A special thank you to Head Pro Kevin Connolly of Rancho Las Palmas. Map link here: more info

Starting in 2008 all players participating in tournaments on the ITF Junior Circuit must register for IPIN (International Player Identification Number) with the ITF. IPIN membership has an annual membership fee of $20 (Junior Circuit Membership only) or $45 (Junior and Pro Circuit Membership). To access the IPIN section of the ITF juniors website, please click here: more info

The 2008 Easter Bowl is an ITF Grade B1 event for ITF ranking purposes, along with a USTA Level 1 event for USTA national ranking purposes. It is "closed" to American players only.

The 2008 Easter Bowl ITF selection process has been posted. Please click on the link provided here for a detailed selection procedure. The process is the same as in 2005, 2006 and 2007. more info

The ITF junior age eligibility rule will be utilized at these championships for the 18's division. To be eligible to participate, a player must be born between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 1990. Players must have reached their thirteenth (13) birthday prior to the start of competition.

The deadline to withdraw without incurring penality is 14 days prior to the scheduled start (Girls, Monday March 24th Boys, Tuesday March 25th). Players not planning to attend the event, including alternates and qualifies, should contact the tournament to withdraw. Players not contacting the tournament will receive both ITF and USTA suspension points.

The Girls 18's ITF event will begin on Monday April 7th and conclude on Saturday April 12th. Doubles play will start on Tuesday April 8th. Finals of both singles & doubles will be on Saturday April 12th.

The Boys 18's event will begin on Tuesday April 8th and conclude on Sunday April 13th. Doubles play will commence on Wednesday April 9th. Finals of both singles & doubles will take place on Sunday April 13th.

All rules and regulations of the ITF Junior Circuit, the Junior Circuit Code of Conduct, and the Rules of Tennis adopted by the ITF will be used at this event. Default will be declared for players not present 15 minutes after a match is called. All matches will be the best of 3 sets with 12-point tiebreakers at 6 games each in all sets. Proper tennis attire is required (such as collared shirt and tennis shorts or skirt) for all participants. No T-shirts, sweatshirts, or gym shorts will be allowed on the court. Doubles pairs are required to wear similar colors. more info

This is a good webpage which details all ITF junior entry procedures. Please note that for ONLY the Easter Bowl, players enter through TennisLink (you can access the link above), just like any other USTA national junior schedule tournament. more info

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Congratulations to the 2007 Easter Bowl champions. We are looking forward to you defending your title(s) if you return to Rancho Mirage: Boys 18s Singles: Rhyne Williams; Boys 18's Doubles: Devin Britton/Bradley Cox; Girls 18's Singles: Gail Brodsky; Girls 18's Doubles: Mallory Cecil/Kristy Frilling. more info

For entry, contact Tournament Director.

The 16's events of the USTA Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship uses ITF age eligibility. In order to be age-eligible for the tournament, players must be born January 1, 2004, or later. If your birthdate is before this date, please do not register. Players must be 13 by start of the main draw.

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.