NorCal 18s & 16s Junior Fall Singles Sectional Championships @ Broadstone Racquet Club

Events - Alternates by Event UPDATED 9/15/15 at 5PM

We appreciate great sportsmanship being displayed at our events! Congratulations to the following players being recognized for their positive behavior:
FIRST WEEKEND>
B18 > Valentin Poiset
G18 > Lauren McCormack;
B16 > Michael Wan;
G16 > Anna Yu

SECOND WEEKEND>
B18 > Karthik Padmanabhan
B18 > Chethan Swanson
B18 > Aditya Kishen
G16 > Stephanie Nguyen


Come see me at the tournament desk for your sportsmanship tag. If I miss you, shoot me an email and I'll mail it to you after the tournament. Chrys Atkinson, TD

Please click this link to provide valuable input to the tournament staff and USTA NorCal:
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Check out Jan's photos from the 1st weekend! Her link is below if you are interested: more info

TOURNAMENT COMMUNICATION will be handled through email to the Tournament Director (chrysa@sparetimeinc.com) and/or Tournament Referee (russellgroh@gmail.com). We both are able to respond quicker to emails than phone calls (in 24 hours or less). The TD will respond to emails from the tournament site during the tournament as well.

Draw Size and Format:
a. Singles Draw Size, Draw Format, and Playoff for Third Place. The singles event shall be limited to 64 players and shall have a Feed-in Championship that feeds players in through the round of 16. The singles draw shall also have a playoff for third and fourth place and the quarterfinal losers will play off for 5th, 6th, and 8th place.
b. Selection for Singles. Players shall be selected for the Sectional Championships as follows: (1) Players on Combined Sectional Final Ranking Lists. 60 players shall be selected based on their ranking on the most recently published Combined Sectional Final Ranking List of the division of the event. (2) Up to Four Wild Cards. Up to four wild cards that may be selected by the Wild Card Committee as follows: • To be considered for a Wild Card, a player must submit a timely entry into the tournament and apply for a Wild Card no later than the entry deadline (see tournament website for Wild Card application information). • The Wild Card Committee shall be comprised of two members of the NorCal junior staff and Chair of Junior Council. Wild Cards do not have to be awarded. (3) Additional Players on Combined Sectional Final Ranking List. If the Wild Card Committee awards fewer than the maximum number of wild cards, the remaining spots in the draw shall be filled with players remaining on the Combined Sectional Final Ranking List used to select players into the draw.
Match Format:
• Main Draw Singles (including 3rd place playoff and singles qualifying main draw matches): best of 3 tiebreak sets
• Consolation Singles (including playoff matches for 5th, 6th, and 8th place and singles qualifying consolation matches): best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set

To apply for a wild card spot, click on link for form and email to Tommy Tu - tu@norcal.usta.com: more info

MAIN SITE: Broadstone Racquet Club (BRC) - 820 Halidon Way, Folsom, CA - 916-983-9180
SATELLITE SITE (if needed): Gold River Racquet Club (GRRC) - 2201 Gold Rush Drive, Gold River, CA - 916-638-7001


If both sites are used, check draws carefully for designation

Concurrent with Eve Zimmerman USTA National Tournament
The USTA NorCal BG18 & 16 Fall Singles Sectional Championships tournament is concurrent with the Eve Zimmerman USTA National Tournament ("NATIONAL"). A USTA NorCal Junior player MAY NOT be entered in the Sectionals when entries close for the tournament if the player has been accepted into this NATIONAL Tournament at Stanford. Players that are on the acceptance lists for both tournaments are in violation of the Concurrent Tournament Rule and will be assessed 5 suspension points. Entries close for this NATIONAL tournament well in advance of the Sectionals. If you are accepted into this NATIONAL tournament, withdraw yourself online from the Sectionals before entries close Monday, September 7.

Players may remain on the list of accepted players for the Sectionals and on the alternate list for this NATIONAL tournament until midnight on Sunday, August 13th (refer to USTA NorCal Junior Tournament Rule 6.C.). After such time, a player may not withdraw from the Sectionals to play in this NATIONAL tournament. Doing so shall be considered a violation of the Concurrent Tournament Rule.

Players may remain on the alternate lists of both tournaments, but once a player accepts a position into a draw of one tournament that player may not subsequently withdraw from that tournament to play in another after the Sunday, September 13 deadline. Doing so shall be considered a violation of the Concurrent Tournament Rule.


Concurrent permission is not required from tournament directors but you must comply with rules or suspension points will be levied. Questions regarding rules should be directed to USTA NorCal (Tommy Tu).

There is a double sided hitting wall at Broadstone. In addition, here are a few choices for courts 5-10 minutes from the club:
Lembi Community Park—3 courts
1302 Riley Street

Ed Mitchell Park—8 courts
306 Willow Creek South

Events with Limited Draw Sizes. When an event has a limited draw size, Late Entries are placed on the Alternate List after timely entries in the order they are received. Late Entries received at the same time are ordered by lot. If accepted from the Alternates List, a player will be notified via email if a spot becomes available. If offered a spot, players will be given a short amount of time to respond and will be required to provide credit card information for entry fee processing.

30 minutes prior to first match at the tournament desk site at the location of your first match.
MATCH CHECK-IN
Players are required to check into the tournament desk at their designated location on the draw 5 minutes prior to their scheduled match time. You must notify the tournament desk that you are there and ready to play then stay in the area for your name to be called. Game penalties and defaults will be issued for players arriving late including those who have checked in but do not arrive at desk when called to be put on court.

Before entries close, players must withdraw themselves online via the registration process. After online entries close, a valid reason for withdrawal must be given. Valid reasons per USTA are injury/illness (medical note required) or personal emergency (explanation required). Medical notes need to be provided via fax or email anytime before the tournament concludes to avoid penalties associated with improper withdrawal.

Fine Designs will be onsite to print t-shirts to size. In addition to the free white t-shirt, they have other options for purchase such as hoodies, long-sleeved t's, additional logos, rosters, etc. Times/days the vendor will be on site will be updated closer to the event (typically first weekend only).

Proper tennis attire and non-marking tennis shoes required.