2012 CHSAA Girls Tennis Championships

4A Cheyenne Mountain - 88 D-Evelyn - 38 Kent - 34 Thompson Valley - 23 St. Mary's Academy - 21 Regis - 21 Colorado Academy - 20 Denver South - 14 Niwot - 12 Broomfield - 8 Peublo Central - 7 Holy Family - 6 Longmont - 6 Berthoud - 4 Steamboat - 4 Valor Christian - 4 Mullen - 3 Eaton - 2 Pueblo West - 2 Aspen - 2 Peak to Peak - 1 Golden - 1 Centarus - 1

5A Cherry Creek - 83 Fairview - 76 Denver East - 38 Poudre - 25 Fossil Ridge - 22 Loveland - 18 Pine Creek - 16 Chatfield - 9 Heritage - 8 Lakewood - 7 Arapahoe - 4 Rocky Mountain - 3 Fort Collins - 3 Dakota Ridge - 2 GJ Central - 2 Mountain Vista - 2 Mountain Range - 2 Castle View - 1 Fruita - 1 Grand Junction - 1 Highlands Ranch - 1 Littleton - 1 Monarch - 1 Ponderosa - 1 Ralston Valley - 1

The semifinals scheduled for Friday at 9:00 am will now occur on Friday at 8:00 am. Both sites will try to finish as many matches as possible. 4A will complete the Championships on Friday (no rain scheduled in Pueblo until Saturday). 5A will work to expediate the championships as quickly and effeciently as possible with whatever the weather throws at them. There will be a Coaches Meeting at 7:30 am on Friday to finalize the plan.

The weather the next 3 days looks very interesting. Please be prepared for match time changes, playing indoors, or playing on Sunday. These may all be options in order to complete the tournament this weekend. We will keep everyone informed as the weather unfolds. Please come prepared to adjust to any situation! We look forward to a great State Championship.

IF THERE ARE ANY NAME CORRECTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT MICHELE AT #303.344.5050 or msobczyk@chsaa.org by 2:00 PM TODAY, TUESDAY, MAY 8th. ANY CORRECTIONS AFTER THIS TIME WILL NOT REFLECTED IN THE PRINTED DRAWS OR PROGRAMS.

Per the CHSAA Tennis Report, the bracket creation process is as follows: 1. All 16 individuals/teams will be considered for placement on the draw. 2. The top 4 individuals/teams will be placed. 3. The remaining Regional Winners (#1's) will be randomly drawn for places on the draw. 4. The committee shall consider the following factors (in no particular order of importance): strength of league, overall record, strength of competition, head-to-head competition and common opponents. 5. The Regional Finishers (#2's) will then be randomly drawn for matches against a Regional Winner. 6. All Regional Winners will be paired against a Regional Finisher. 7. No two teams or individuals from the same Region will play each other during the first round of the state championships. more info

All matches will begin at 9:00 am on Thursday, May 10th. The singles will be placed on court first and the doubles will play as courts become available. The order will be #1, 2, 3 Singles #1, 2, 3, 4 Doubles. Playback matches will begin after the first round on Friday. If you lose to a player who makes it to the finals, you will be immediately entered into the playback matches. All championship matches and playback finals will begin at 9:00 am on Saturday morning. There will be an awards ceremony following the completion of all finals matches.

There will be a coaches meeting on Thursday morning at 8:40 am.

The 5A Girls site will be at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver (3300 East Bayaud Avenue, Denver, CO, 80209). Please contact Gates directly (303.355.4461) with pro shop and direction questions. more info

The 4A Girls site will be at Pueblo City Park (3455 Nuckrolls Avenue, Pueblo, CO, 81003). Please contact the City Park directly (719.566.1745) with pro shop and direction questions. more info

On site practice courts will be few and far between once the tournament begins. To locate additional practice courts, please use the following link. more info

The CHSAA promotes high levels of sportsmanship. CHEER FOR YOUR TEAM AND NOT AGAINST YOUR OPPONENT. Those teams with the best sporting student-athletes, coaches, and spectators will be given the CHSAA Sportsmanship Award at the championship ceremony. Coaches are encouraged to vote for their choice during the state tournament.

Racquets for All was established in 2008 as part of the Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation which has a mission to make tennis available to all kids regardless of economic, social, or ethic backgrounds. The Racquets for All Challenge is a great way for high school tennis players in Colorado to give back to the tennis community. Teams are encouraged to collect new and gently used tennis raquets throughout the regular season and then bring them to their Regional Tournament. Racquets will be collected at Regionals as well as State. The team that collects the most racquets will be awarded $200 at the State Championships to be used in any way the team deems most appropriate. If you have further questions, please email rfa@coloradotennis.com. more info