USTA National Selection Tournament

Congratulations to the B16 Sportsmanship Winner, Michael Zhao from USTA/Middle States, B18 Sportsmanship Winner, Blaine Boyden from USTA/Southern, and G18 Sportsmanship Winner, Caroline Williams, from USTA/Mid Atlantic.

If you did not make it to registration this evening, please report directly to your site a MINIMUM of 30 minutes prior to your first round match.

All doubles entries are listed below, by age division. REMINDER, ALL DOUBLES AGE DIVISIONS ENTRIES CLOSE AT 7PM ON FRIDAY, MAY 23RD. NO EXCEPTIONS!! WE WILL NOT PAIR UP ANYONE UP. SO IT IS IMPERATIVE YOU FIND SOMEONE AND CONFIRM, IN WRITING, BY 7PM ON FRIDAY, MAY 23RD OR YOU WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE DOUBLES DRAW.

Matches will begin each morning at 9am. On Saturday we will play singles first and then doubles. Singles draws will be posted on Friday afternoon. Doubles draws will be posted on Friday evening, after registration.

THE MEDICAL RELEASE FORM MUST BE SIGNED BY A PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN PRIOR TO FIRST MATCH. COACHES SIGNATURE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! THIS MUST BE TURNED IN AT CHECK IN/REGISTRATION. more info

THE BOYS 16 SITE WILL BE WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY, 855 SOUTH NEW STREET, WEST CHESTER, PA 19383. THERE ARE 12 COURTS AT THIS LOCATION. ALL MATCHES FOR THE BOYS 16'S WILL BE PLAYED AT THAT LOCATION. GATES WILL BE UNLOCKED BY 8AM DURING THE TOURNAMENT. THEY WILL NOT BE OPEN THE DAY BEFORE BUT YOU MAY USE THE COURTS AT WESTTOWN SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF PARKING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE COURTS. THERE IS NO SMOKING, OR ALCOHOL ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. THERE ARE NO PETS PERMITTED ON PROPERTY. A TENT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR SOME SHADE BUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE DRIVING MAY WANT TO PACK SOME LAWN CHAIRS TO BE EXTRA COMFORTABLE.
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Kevin Xu/Michael Zhao, Tristin McCormick/Kabir Sarita, Mathew Galush/Brendan Volk, Mark Prettyman/Eric Yoo, Athell Bennett/Joshua Marchalik, Kyrylo Tsygura/Brian Cernoch, Alex Masicioli/Chase Bernstine, Matthew Jacobs/Eliot Rozovsky, Lucas Biondi/Brian Shi, William Peters/Charlie Sharton, Payam Ahmadi/Sebastian Arcila, Christopher Gladden/David Zhang, Paul Spencer/Aleksander Kovacevic, John Speicher/Peter Conklin,Michael Dickson/Nicholas/Solarewicz

THE WESTTOWN SCHOOL, 975 WESTTOWN ROAD, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382. PLEASE USE THE WESTTOWN ROAD ENTRANCE. THERE ARE 14 COURTS AT THIS LOCATION AND WILL BE USED FOR THE B/G 18 EVENT ENTIRELY. THERE IS NO SMOKING, OR ALCOHOL ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. THERE ARE NO PETS PERMITTED ON PROPERTY. PARKING IS TO BE IN THE WEST OR EAST PARKING LOTS OR THE LOT BEHIND THE ATHLETIC CENTER. NO PARKING ON TURF FIELDS. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES WILL RESULT IN THE CAR BEING TICKETED AND TOWED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. CLOSEST AIRPORT TO TOURNAMENT SITE IS PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. more info

Blaine Boyden/John Karlawish, Jacob Hansen/Eric Rutledge, Oliver Sec/Tyler Schick, Evan Zhu/Brian Tsao, Michael Chen/Maverick Lin, Jason Kros/Fred Mesmer, Scott Rubinstein/Jason Seidman, Kyle Seelig/David Wilczynski, Artem Khrapko/Lucas Pickering, William Sharton/Joseph Haig, Josh Silverstein/Yancy Dennis, Andrew Harrington/Dennis Wang,

Madison Battaglia/Anna Rogers, Annie Jaskulski/Kristen Thomas, Elene Tsokiliauri/Sabrina Xiong, Mihaela Codreanu/Sonal Shrivastava, Ines Vias/Caroline Lampl, Caroline Williams/Cecelia Lynham, Hannah Shteyn/Aleksandra Mally, Ellyse Hamlin/Katherine Fahey, Valeri Shklover/Joanna Zalewski, Caitlin Bernard/Anna Ulyashchenko, Lucy Gloninger/Alahna Reto, Anna Simth/Bianca Moldovon,

THE STRINGER WILL BE AT REGISTRATION BEGINNING AT 5PM ON MAY 23RD. THERE WILL BE A STRINGER, ON SITE AT , FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE EVENT. THERE WILL BE A STRINGER AT EACH LOCATION, BOTH AT THE WESTTOWN SCHOOL AND WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY.

REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD FROM 5PM-7PM FRIDAY, MAY 23RD AT THE STAYBRIDGE SUITES-GLEN MILLS, PA. FIRST MATCH TIMES, DRAWS, PLAYERS PACKET COMPLETE WITH MAPS, DIRECTIONS, ETC., WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. PLAYERS WILL CHECK IN AT THE TOURNAMENT DESK BEFORE EACH MATCH. WINNERS WILL REPORT RESULTS AND RETURN USED MATCH BALLS TO THE TOURNAMENT DESK. LOSER MUST REPORT FOR FEED-IN INFORMATION. THE RULES OF THE USTA SHALL GOVERN PLAY. THE 12 POINT TIE-BREAKER WILL BE USED IN ALL SINGLES MATCHES TIED AT 6-6. IN DOUBLES A 7 POINT TIE-BREAKER WILL BE PLAYED AT 8-8. THE POINT PENALTY SYSTEM WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.DOUBLES DRAWS CLOSE PROMPTLY AT 7PM. THERE WILL BE A SIGN UP SHEET AT REGISTRATION. NO PARTNERS WILL BE PAIRED UP.

IT IS THE PLAYER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE ACTION AND WITHDRAW FROM THE TOURNAMENT, IF NEED BE. PRIOR TO THE APRIL 24TH 11:59AM DEADLINE: GO TO USTA.COM AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE TOURNAMENT. ALL WITHDRAWS MUST BE EMAILED TO MONICA J. ANDROSKO, TOURNAMENT REFEREE (tennisnut@iname.com) OR FAXED (610-497-4683). BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE PLAYER'S NAME, AGE GROUP, REASON, AND REFERENCE THE 2014 NATIONAL SELECTION TOURNAMENT. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN AFTER THE ENTRIES CLOSE ON APRIL 24TH, EXCEPT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FREEZE DEADLINE OR ENTRY INTO THE NATIONAL SWEET SIXTEEN. REFUNDS WILL NOT BE GIVEN FOR ANY OTHER REASON.

THE ORDER OF THE ALTERNATES IS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATE LIST PUBLISHED BY THE TOURNAMENT, AT TIME OF SELECTION, NOT THE MOST RECENT NATIONAL STANDINGS LIST, AND NOT IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THE PLAYERS CHECKED IN. THE CHECK IN MUST OCCUR A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO FIRST MATCH SCHEDULED START TIME.

PLEASE EMAIL NIMA AT: nimaroshan@live.com

Courtyard Marriott, Malvern, PA. Cut off date is May 9th. more info

Homewood Suites by Hilton-Malvern, PA. Cut off date is May 13th. more info

Staybridge Suites, Glen Mills, PA. Cut off date is May 16th. more info

IT IS THE PLAYERS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK ON LINE FOR 1ST MATCH TIMES. PLAYERS NEED TO CHECK IN AT THE TOURNAMENT SITE, AT LEAST 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FIRST ROUND MATCH, WHERE ALL MATERIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE.A REMINDER THE DOUBLES DRAW CLOSES PROMPTLY AT 7PM ON FRIDAY, MAY 23RD. BOTH PLAYERS MUST EMAIL THE REFEREE (tennisnut@iname.com) INDICATING DOUBLES PARTNERS.

DOUBLES: 16 TEAMS. IF YOU PLAN TO PLAY DOUBLES, YOU MAY INDICATE THAT ON YOUR ON LINE ENTRY FORM WITH YOUR CONFIRMED PARTNER'S NAME. BOTH PLAYERS MUST RECONFIRM, AFTER CLOSE, VIA EMAIL (tennisnut@iname.com) TO BE A VALID DOUBLES TEAM. YOU MAY ALSO REGISTER FOR DOUBLES ON FRIDAY, MAY 23RD BY 7PM AT REGISTRATION. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! IF DOUBLES WILL ALSO HAVE A MANDATORY 3/4TH PLAYOFF. DOUBLES REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 7PM ON FRIDAY, MAY 23RD. NO EXCEPTIONS. PLAYER MUST ENTER AND PLAY IN THE SAME DIVISION IN DOUBLES AS SINGLES. PLAYERS WILL NOT BE PAIRED UP.

PRIOR TO THE TOURNAMENT, TENNIS COURTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, FOR PRACTICE AND WARM-UP ON A FIRST COME, FIRST PLAY BASIS. LOCATION WILL BE PENNCREST HIGH SCHOOL. DIRECTIONS WILL BE IN YOUR PACKET. WE CAN NOT ENDORSE THESE COURTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES.

THE SINGLES IS A 32 DRAW. ALL SINGLES MATCHES IN THE MAIN DRAW WILL BE THE BEST 2 OUT OF 3 TIE-BREAK SETS, REGULAR SCORING. ALL CONSOLATION MATCHES WILL BE 2 SETS REGULAR SCORING, AND A 10 MATCH-TIE BREAK IN LIEU OF THE 3RD SET. THE SINGLES WILL HAVE A FEED-IN DRAW CHAMPIONSHIP THAT FEEDS PLAYERS THROUGH THE ROUND OF 16. QUARTERFINAL LOSERS WILL BE FED INTO A SEPARATE DRAW TO PLAYOFF FOR 5TH AND 6TH PLACE. BOTH SINGLES AND DOUBLES WILL HAVE A PLAYOFF FOR 3RD AND 4TH PLACE. ALL DOUBLES THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE AN 8 GAME PRO SET, WITH A 7 POINT TIE-BREAK AT 8 GAMES ALL.

Any player that fails to email their preference to withdraw from the USTA National Selection Tournament and remain as an alternate for the USTA National Sweet Sixteen Tournament shall not be permitted after the Freeze Deadline to withdraw from the USTA National Selection Tournament and accept a spot in the USTA National Sweet Sixteen Tournament draw. Any violation of this policy will result in the levying of 4 suspension points for withdrawing from a tournament to play in another. USTA Link for further explanation is here: more info

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As a reminder the National Level ranking for the May events are as follow-

USTA Sweet Sixteen- Level 1A
USTA National Selection Tournament- May- Level 3

PLAYERS MAY BEGIN TO ENTER FOR SINGLES AND DOUBLES BEGINNING MARCH 13TH TO APRIL 24TH AT 11:59AM. YOUR CREDIT CARD WILL NOT BE CHARGED UNTIL YOU ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE DRAW. DOUBLES PLAY WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY, MAY 24TH. ENTRY FEES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED TO PLAYERS WHO WITHDRAWAL AFTER ENTRIES CLOSE ON OTHER THAN WHAT IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE FREEZE DEADLINE. DELCO TENNIS ASSOCIATION INC., HAS SECURED GUARANTEED INDOOR BACK-UP THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT. IF FORCED INDOORS, PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY, $10.00 PER PLAYER, PER MATCH. THIS ENSURES THE COMPLETION OF THE EVENT ON TIME, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE POINTS ARE AWARDED ON A TIMELY BASIS. PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS THE CLOSEST TO THE SITES.

DELCO TENNIS ASSOCIATION, INC., HAS SECURED GUARANTEED INDOOR BACK UP THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT. IF FORCED INDOORS, PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY, $10.00 PER PLAYER, PER MATCH. CASH ONLY PLEASE. THIS ENSURES THE COMPLETION OF THE EVENT ON TIME AND APPROPRIATE POINTS AWARDED ON A TIMELY BASIS.

ALL PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR APPROPREIATE TENNIS ATTIRE. WE ASK THAT YOU DRESS AS WELL DURING YOUR DOUBLES PLAY AS YOU DO DURING YOUR SINGLES MATCHES. RUNNING SHORTS, CUT OFF JEANS, AND ATTIRE NOT TENNIS RELATED IS UNACCEPTABLE.