108TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JR SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (NIKE JUNIOR TOUR QUALIFYING EVENT)

Thank you to all the participants in this year's Junior Sectionals. We played 2,114 matches total. We are already looking forward to the Doubles Sectionals this November.

Welcome to the 108th Annual Southern California Junior Sectional Championships. This tournament is the largest annual junior in the United States. We are looking forward to your participation. Please scroll down for important tournament information. Please note this event is the Southern California Nike Junior Tour qualifying event (14's and 12's only), information about the NJT is below.

We are pleased to announce that all participating players in this year's Junior Sectionals will receive a free package of string, courtesy of Solinco. Thank you to KT Kim of Solinco for their support of the SCTA Junior Sectionals.

For Southern California ranking purposes, this tournament is a SCTA Level 1 event for both singles & doubles. For USTA national ranking purposes, this tournament is a USTA Level 3 event for both singles & 18's doubles.

The Nike Junior Tour (NJT) is a worldwide series of junior singles tournaments for Boys and Girls in the 12 and 14 age groups. There are currently 28 countries participating in the NJT, representing over 60,000 players. Former NJT International Masters participants include Rafal Nadal, Juan Martin Del Potro and Tomas Berdych. The winner(s) of this event will be invited to compete at the NJT USA National Masters, September 18-20, 2010 at Boca Raton, Florida. The NJT USA National Masters is a Level II USTA National event. Nike provides round trip transportation, food and lodging for the winner(s) (B14, B12, G14, G12) plus one team coach. The NJT USA National Masters winners advance to play in the NJT International Masters in October in the Dominican Republic. Expenses for the International Masters are paid for by Nike.

AGE ELIGIBILITY: NJT USA play leads to the NJT International Masters where 28 countries participate. Therefore, to be eligible for the NJT USA National Masters and the NJT International Masters, players must meet the ITF (International Tennis Federation) age eligibility cutoff date of December 31st. Example: If you are currently 12, but will turn 13 on or before December 31, 2009, you may play in the Section Championship in the 12's but WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE to compete in the 12’s at the NJT National Masters at Stanford or the International Masters. Players should consider the ITF age eligibility to determine which age group to enter if they want to be eligible to go on to the NJT USA National Masters or International Masters.

The Jim Hillman Junior Sectionals Sportsmanship Award will be presented to one boy and one girl at this year's tournament. Congratulations to last year's recipients Amber Walker & Joshua Tchan.

Each day, the Tournament Committee will select one girl and one boy as the "Player of the Day". Check this site, along with the tournament boards to see who's been selected: Saturday June 19th: Larissa Philliips & Boris Lunin. Sunday June 20th: Tracy Van & Shane Korber. Monday June 21st: Leslie Chang & Nicolas Pollero/James Wade. Thursday June 24th: Gabrielle Andrews/Zoe Katz & Mika De Coster/Denis Nguyen. Friday June 25th: Amber Park & Tyler Pham. Saturday June 26th:

Take a look back at the 2009 SCTA Junior Sectionals: more info