2016 HTA Houston Super Champ Level 4 (SCMZ 16_18)

Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info

The courts are drying nicely. If you were on court, come now and roll dry the court. People are here now roll drying the courts.

All matches that were on court should come back at noon. All matches that were scheduled before 11 come back at noon. 11-1 o'clock matches come back at 1. Other matches come back as scheduled. Thanks for your patience.

Original Sunday singles be 2 out 3 sets, 10 point match tiebreak in lieu of 3rd set (regular scoring) so we may get the doubles in today.
Consolation no ad. 2 out 3 sets, 10 point match tiebreak in lieu of 3rd set
Doubles start 2-2 possibly no ad. Doubles Rounds started yesterday would have to finish with Sat. format.

Please check the draws for rescheduled doubles matches. A few singles matches at Lee LeClear, Sienna Plantation, Memorial Park and Missouri City.have been rescheduled due to the unfinished Saturday singles matches. All other sites completed the Saturday singles matches.

Site assignments for singles and doubles draws.
B16 A S & D; B16 B red, white & blue singles; B16 B red & white doubles at (LLTC) Lee LeClear Tennis Center (tournament headquarters), 9506 S. Gessner 77074; 281-889-1185

B18 B red & white singles; B18 B red doubles at (HFTC) Homer Ford Tennis Center 5225 Calhoun, 77021; 713-842-3460

G18 B white singles; G18 B white doubles at (LFTC) Lost Forest Racquet Club, 5775 Lost Forest Dr. 77092; 713-683-6815

G18 A S & D & G18 B red singles; G18 B red doubles at (MPTC) Memorial Park Tennis Center, 1500 Memorial Loop, 77007;
210-846-4214

G16 B Blue singles; G16 B white doubles at (SP) Sienna Plantation, 9600 Scanlan Trace, Missouri City, 77459; 832-641-2389

G16 B red & white singles; G16 B red doubles at (CHS) Clements High School, 4200 Elkins Rd., Sugar Land 77479; 281-723-2265

G16 A S & D; G16 B green singles; G16 B blue doubles at (MCRC) Missouri City Recreation Center, 2701 Cypress Point, Missouri City,77459; Gloria 832-647-4114

B16 B green singles; B16 B white doubles at (CFC) Chancellors Family Center, 6535 Dumfries Drive; 713-202-4169

B18 A S & D; B18 B blue singles; B18 B white doubles at (RU)Rice University Tennis Courts; 713-202-1362
The entire campus is listed under one address - 6100 Main Street (77005)
George R Brown tennis courts are located on the corner of Rice Blvd and Shepherd off of entrance 17 on the Rice University campus.
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Enter the Parking Lot #3 facing the Stadium (gates #49). This gate will be on automatic open for entry and exit on Saturday and Sunday from 7 am - 9pm. The other end of the lot, there will be a flier with instructions, and anybody coming via that gate can be buzzed in and gate will open.
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In 2016, there is a new regulation for Super Champ Designated Tournaments which end on a Monday or Tuesday. Players are required to inform the tournament desk or tournament director the day before of their intent not to complete their matches on the last day of the tournament. This must occur no later than 6pm Sunday for tournaments that end on Monday or within 15 minutes of completing their final match of the day (whichever is later). For this tournament, all players must inform the site our tournament director by Sunday at 6pm for Monday (5/23) matches. The director will inform the opponent immediately of any withdrawals. Players who pull out after Sunday at 6pm will have their match coded as a withdrawal and will receive no points for their wins in that tournament. If a player gets injured or ill after that 6pm deadline and they think it's important to "keep their points" they (the player) will need to physically show up on Monday morning and pull out in person in order to have that match coded a walkover and retain their points.

A very important change to note is the correct way to register for doubles online, which will be strictly enforced in 2016 for Super Champ Designated Tournaments. Players may register with or without a partner. Those who register with a partner must indicate their partner through the online registration system before the entry deadline. Players will need to correctly identify their doubles partner during their initial registration process or they may go back later, prior to the entry deadline, and “Edit Registration” to indicate their partner of choice. Correct doubles registration is the player’s responsibility. Immediately after registering, players need to check the Applicant List to ensure they are registered with their partner of choice (and their partner is also registered with them). If both players do not register with each other online, then they will become an individually registered doubles player and be paired with another individually registered doubles player based on the order of the current Standings list. Tournament Directors will not accept any request for changes in doubles partners at any time.

You can register for 12s,14s, and 16s Zonals by using the following links:

12s: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=186251
14s: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=186657
16s: http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=186663

Singles: A draw of 32, B draw of 32. Doubles: A draw of 16, B draw of 16.
The A & B draw singles begins on Saturday and ends on Monday.
The A & B draw doubles begins on Saturday and ends on Sunday.

Singles All Draws – Main Draw plays full two-out-of-three set matches. Consolation Draw plays 10 point match tiebreak in lieu of the third set. Feed In Consolation through the Round of 16. Players who lose in the Quarterfinal Round will be placed into their own consolation bracket of four players and the winner of this bracket receives fifth place points (same format as consolation draw). Play-off for 3rd and 4th place will use same format as main draw.

Doubles A and B Draw –8 game Pro-Sets with single elimination

Only first match times and site locations will be posted on the Tuesday prior to the start of the tournament. Draws will be posted on the Thursday prior to the start of the tournament at 6pm. Due to A draw players receiving higher sectional and /or national points for these tournaments, players will be moved from the B draw to the A draw to replace A draw withdrawals based on "Friend at Court" regulations. Tournament Directors will make draw changes due to withdrawals until the prior Thursday at noon. Final draws will be published on the prior Thursday at 6:00pm. All players are responsible for re-checking their draw after Thursday at 6:00pm to make sure their time and location have not changed.

First, Second and Third Place medals will be awarded. Consolation winners no longer receive medals. A sportsmanship award is given to the outstanding boy and girl in each designated tournament.

Play is suspended due to rain....5:30pm Saturday

Excessive Overrule Guideline: The USTA Texas Officials Committee along with the Competitive Department has established a guideline in reference to excessive overrules as clarified in the Friend at Court. This guideline states "Once a player has been overruled for a second time in a match, they will be cautioned that after another overrule, they will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct under the point penalty system."

Inappropriate umpire/spectator communication, whether it be about a ruling or any other facet of a tennis event is prohibited while a match is in progress. Being a parent, coach, etc. does not endow special privileges. With the only exception of the right to remove their own child from competition at any time, a parent or coach is merely a spectator.

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You are just a Texas Two Step away from playing in the US Open!
Step One – Enter, Play and win the Texas sectional tournament
Step Two – Play and win the National Playoff tournament
YOU’RE IN – in Singles, you are in the US Open Qualifying Tournament (held Aug. 23-26)
In the Doubles and Mixed Doubles, you are in the US Open (begins Aug. 30 / 31).

Step One: The Texas tournament – June 20-25, 2016 – Arlington, TX – Requirements:
14 years of age as of August 29, 2016
Enter no later than June 6, 2016 – USTA tournament ID # 809713516
Cost: $108 for men’s and women’s singles and $65 per player for men’s and women’s and mixed doubles
[Doubles registration requires both partners to register and pay entry fees at the same time.]

Early Bird Gets the Worm Drawing: Enter by May 15, 2016 (midnight) to be entered in a drawing for entry fee reimbursement: one winner for singles, one winner for doubles team; one winner for mixed doubles team.

Step Two: Winners play at the US Open National Playoffs Championships is in New Haven, CT at Yale University:
Singles - August 19-22
Doubles - August 21-24
Mixed Doubles - August 24-27
No additional Entry Fee and USTA Texas will provide a $300 stipend to those who play in the Playoffs.

The men's and women's singles champions will receive a Wild Card into the 2016 US Open Qualifying Tournament;
the men's, women's and mixed doubles champions will receive a Wild Card into the main draw of the 2016 US Open.

It all starts right after the Texas Grand Slam – but be sure to enter the Texas tournament by June 6th!
More information at USOpen.org/NationalPlayoffs or at tournament ID # 809713516
YOU ARE JUST TWO STEPS AWAY FROM PLAYING IN THE US OPEN!!
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