Ace Tennis Services Richardson Super Champ Level 4 - Rescheduled (SCMZ 16-18)

Congratulations to Emma Carr and Daniel Traxler for being selected as the Girl and Boy Sportsmanship winners for the Ace Tennis Services Super Championship Major Zone! These deserving players were selected by nominations from players, coaches, umpires, parents and site directors. The girl award is called the Nancy Jeffett Sportsmanship Award, and the boy award is named the Clarence Mabry Sportsmanship Award--we'd encourage everyone to "Google" Nancy Jeffett and Clarence Mabry to find out more about these tennis legends.

Due to fog and slightly soggy courts we are going to make the following adjustments to start times:
8-11 AM matches report at 11 AM. There is no need to check in before 11 AM.
11 AM matches onward report to your playing site at noon--and check the website for any match time changes

Sites for Monday will be UTD and Collin College. A few matches have been pushed back due to players coming off the court Sunday evening after playing a late doubles match, so check your match time again, please. Please check in ready to play a minimum of 15 minutes before your match time. Warm up courts will be available at both sites before 8 AM. After 8 AM the practice courts closest to UTD will be at Pearce High School and the warm-up courts closest to Collin College are at Bowman Middle School. Match format for Monday will go back to our original scoring for both singles and doubles. If you'd like to buy some of the used tournament balls email sally10s@me.com or see the Site Director at either Collin College or UTD for assistance. We'll be giving out the boy and girl Sportsmanship award, too.

Please check in at your playing site at the time you see on your doubles draw. The doubles times have not been adjusted for the delayed start today. The only situation in which your doubles match time will change is if one or more of the players is still on court playing singles--then we'll make a new match time and post it online. Players traveling from a singles site to a different doubles site will have a total of 45 minutes from the conclusion of the singles match to get over to their doubles site--15 minutes travel time and a 30 minute rest period.

All Singles match times are now updated - so please consult the draws for your match times today. Please show up in advance of the time shown and be ready to play.

Here is a list (which we will update until doubles starts on Saturday) of players who are looking for doubles partners. If you'd like to be included on this list email sally10s@me.com.
G18 Megan Flores m.flores.wave@gmail.com
G16 Trinity Klamecki tennistrinity@gmail.com
G16 Katherine Johnston ahjohnston@sbcglobal.net
G16 Elizabeth Hughes shara.hughes@icloud.com
G18 Nayana Menon vimenon123@yahoo.com
B16 Arjun Bellamkonda poornarao@yahoo.com
G16 Kayla Wan panliqun2000@yahoo.com
G16 Madison Bezner madison@kingwoodgardencenter.com
More to come...

All matches scheduled for Sunday will be played today. Here is a site by site update:

High Point Tennis Center and UTD--no change to the game plan. 3 hour delay for all singles match times. So--8 AM matches will play at 11 AM, 9 AM matches will play at noon, etc. Due to players who have withdrawn we anticipate that once we get rolling we will be running ahead of schedule, so if you want to play earlier show up earlier.

Allen High School, Plano West, and Collin College--8 AM matches will now start at 12 noon. All other matches (from 9 AM on) please add 3 hours to your match time as previously announced and show up ready to play. Again, we anticipate things to move quickly so if you want to play earlier, show up a bit early for your match,

Matches have been pushed again--so sorry. Add 3 hours to your singles match time and report 15 minutes before your match time.

Update--add 2 hours to your match time--so 8 AM matches will play at 10 AM, etc. Also, please note that the courts are not playable yet so the Site Directors and Umpires will not be allowing players on court to play mini-tennis, serve, or otherwise be on the courts until they are dry and safe.

Thanks to everyone for your patience with the weather--it's the one thing we can't do anything about. All sites are drying slowly so we have a new update on your match times for singles today. Add 90 minutes to your Sunday singles match time posted on your draw and that's your new time. Check in 15 minutes before your match time ready to play--there is no need for the customary 30 minute check-in time. So--if your Sunday singles match time is 9:30 AM your new match time is 11:00 AM--check in at 10:45 AM.

Are we having fun yet? Due to wet courts and slow drying conditions all scheduled singles matches have been pushed back one hour. All doubles will start as scheduled. The Sunday format for both singles and doubles remains the same as noted below.

So, for example. If you have an 8 AM match, report to your site ready to play at 9 AM. If you have a 10:15 AM match report to your playing site ready to play at 11:!5 AM. If you have a 1:00 PM match, be ready to check in and play at 2:00 PM, etc.

The draw times posted are the official start times and sites for Sunday. Please email sally10s@me.com if you'd like to get on the list for players looking for doubles partners, if you need to withdraw, and if you have found a doubles partner--all of those items need to be communicated via email, no by phone call or text. Please refer to the USTA Texas Section note posted below regarding your options for playing on Monday.

All singles draws have been rescheduled and are now posted. We're starting to work on the doubles draws now.

We have taken down the draws online until we re-schedule all of Sunday's matches. We'll re-publish the draws site by site as each site is completed.

Here is the updated format for Sunday as determined by the USTA Texas Section:

Saturday Singles Matches Not Completed: All Saturday singles matches will use Saturday's format.

Singles: All singles matches will be short sets starting at 0-0. First to 4 game sets, no-ad scoring, 7 pt. tiebreaker at 4-4, 10 pt. match tiebreaker in lieu of the third set. In the event of split sets players will receive a 3 minute break before the 10 pt. match tiebreaker. No new balls for the match tiebreaker. 30 minute minimum rest period between matches.

Doubles: All doubles matches will be one set, no-ad scoring, 7 point match tiebreaker at 6-6. 30 minute rest period between matches.

Thanks for a great day today, everyone! There will be no more matches played today due to the weather, so have a nice shower, enjoy a good meal and rest up for a big day tomorrow. Please check the website later for an update on tomorrow's matches. It is going to take some time to re-do tomorrow's schedule, so please be patient and know that we are "on it". If you are in the doubles event without a partner you have until your doubles match starts tomorrow to find a partner. Tomorrow's order of play will start with all matches that were on courts when it started raining, followed by Sunday's singles and ending with doubles.

Stay warm, relax and do not go to your site if you have a match in progress or a match scheduled for anytime later today...we'll have a 5 PM weather update coming soon!

All players are going to receive a FREE official tournament t-shirt when you check in for your first match. We are also selling t-shirts at each site--they are $10 and are available in Adult Small-Adult XXL. (Makes a great stocking stuffer for your coach, friends and family!)

Once used tournament balls will are available for $30 per case--that's a deal! Reserve your balls by sending an email to sally10s@me.com. Be sure to include your cell phone number and the number of cases you'd like to reserve.

For singles, this tournament is a 3 day Feed in Consolation (FIC) tournament with playoffs for 3rd/4th and 5th/6th place--there is no 7th/8th place playoff. USTA medals will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. Scoring for all Main Draw matches is 2 out of 3 sets, regular scoring. Scoring for all consolation matches is 2 out of 3 sets with a 10 point tiebreaker in lieu of the 3rd set. The rest period for Main Draw singles matches is 2 hours; consolation draws will have a minimum of 1 hour rest period. 3 new balls will be provided for each singles match.

For doubles, the format is single elimination--so if you lose you are "out". The rest period between matches is at least 30 minutes. Players moving from one site to another to play doubles are allowed a total of 45 minutes in between matches. Scoring is an 8 game Pro-Set with regular scoring and a first to 7 point tiebreaker at 8-8. 3 new balls will be provided for each doubles match. USTA medals will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place finishers in doubles.

Sportsmanship Awards will be given to one deserving boy and one outstanding girl. We consider it a big deal to win the Sportsmanship Award. If you have a nomination, just mention it to any Site Director for consideration.

If you are playing at UTD the good news is that your site rocks--10 courts, great lights...you're going to love it. The bad news is that parking is going to be extremely challenging because it's graduation weekend. Please allow a bunch of extra time to get to the courts--and it might be smart to drop off your player and then find a parking spot. If you are having trouble finding a parking spot on campus there is a shopping center at Campbell and Waterview that will be a bit of a walk, but they will have parking spots.

Hey there parents--take a break from the stress of watching your child play and help out at a site! (It's actually kind of fun!). We need folks to pass out t-shirts, hand out balls, make sure the trash cans are not overflowing and other fun tasks that require no experience at all. Now that you know the site your child will be playing at, email Sally at sally10s@me.com to help out. You can set your own hours and help out for as long or little as you'd like.. All sites will open at 7 AM and will shut down around 9 PM.

The Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel is a full-service hotel with an indoor pool, fitness center, and tons of other amenities--and you can even bring your doggie! Our official tournament rate is $95. To book a room at the tournament rate please contact Maham Shafi, Executive Meeting Manager at (972) 367-6405. This is a great hotel with a perfect location, and there are tons of breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurants nearby that you'll enjoy.

The Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Richardson at Campbell, located at 2191 N. Greenville Avenue, Richardson, TX 75082 (972) 994-9933 is offering a rate of $75 per night with free breakfast for up to 4 registered guests per room. To book a room at the tournament rate, please call Johanna Caruthers at the Courtyard for assistance. The Courtyard is right next to the Residence Inn and both properties are super close to Highway 75, tons of restaurants, practice courts and playing sites.

The Residence Inn Dallas Richardson is located at 1040 Waterwood Drive, Richardson, TX 75083--it's right next door to the Courtyard by Marriott. The $79 rate includes a yummy breakfast and it's super close to lots of restaurants, entertainment, practice courts and the playing sites. Johanna Caruthers is the person to call to book a room at the tournament rate--her number is (972) 669-5888.

To ensure 64 players still have an opportunity to earn National Points as was originally scheduled in September, USTA National has given approval to run 2 A draws with a max size of 32 each. The seeds will be waved across the 2 A draws evenly. If draws have more than 64 players, then B draws may be needed with a minimum of 16 players. For doubles, there will be 2 A draws of 16 teams each. If there are more than 32 teams in doubles, then a B draw doubles will be made with a minimum of 8 teams.

All A draws will be given Level 4 National Points. The tournament will be giving Tier 3 – Level 4 Texas points as found in the more info link. Each A draw will use the A draw point chart and the B draws will use the B draw point chart. The Austin October Rescheduled tournament was formatted the same way as this rescheduled tournament. more info

In 2017, the Monday/Tuesday Withdrawal Rule for Super Champ Designated Tournaments will remain in effect. For this tournament, 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 6pm Monday for tournaments that end on Tuesday, or within 15 minutes of completing their final match of the day (whichever is later). For this tournament, all players must inform the director by Sunday (12/17) at 6pm for Monday (12/18) matches. The tournament 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 at the tournament desk in order to have that match coded a walkover and retain their points.

Allen High School (ALLEN) 300 Rivercrest, Allen TX 75002; Allen High School has 12 lighted courts. Players need to bring water and ice. Fast food and gas stations are located 1/2 mile south on Hwy 75 and McDermott Rd. Click the attached link for a map. Warm-up courts will be available at Allen anytime before 8 AM--they are unlocked. more info

Collin College (COLLN), Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75074. Collin College Spring Creek Campus is located 1/2 mile east of Hwy 75 on Spring Creek. Turn right onto Jupiter and then left into the campus. Courts are on the left. There are 12 lighted courts. Please bring ice and water for your match. Restaurants are located at the intersection of Hwy 75 and Spring Creek. Paste the link into your browser for a map. more info

High Point Tennis Center (HIGH), 421 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75023. High Point Tennis Center has lighted courts, a full pro shop, stringing services, and snacks/drinks are available for sale in the tennis shop. Please bring ice and water to your matches. Click on "More Info" below for a map.
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Plano East Senior High School (PESH) 3000 Los Rios Blvd., Plano, TX. 75074 has 8 lighted courts. Please bring ice and water to your matches. The courts are located on the east side of the campus and you'll need to wiggle around the right side of the main building to find the courts. Click on the "More Info" button below for a map.
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Plano Senior High School (PSHS) 2200 Independence Pkwy, Plano TX 75075. Plano Senior High School has 8 lighted courts and is located at the intersection of Independence and Park in Plano. The courts are on the northwest side of the campus--proceed east on Park from Independence and turn left onto Westside Dr. Please bring ice and water for your match. Fast food and restaurants are located at the intersection of Park and Preston Rd in Plano. Click the link for a map. more info

Plano West Senior High School (WEST) 5601 Parker Rd, Plano TX 75093. Plano West is located at the intersection of Willow Bend Dr. and Parker Rd in Plano. Exit Dallas North Tollway and proceed east on Parker to Willow Bend. Turn left and the courts are on the left. Fast food and restaurants are located at the intersection of Parker and Dallas Tollway. Plano Senior West has 8 lighted courts. Please bring ice and water for your match. Click the "more info" link below for a map. Warm-up courts will be available before 8 AM--the courts are unlocked. more info

The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), 800 W Campbell Road, Richardson, TX. 75080 has 10 lighted courts. Please bring ice and water to your matches. Eating establishments are located in the Coit/Campbell area and the Hwy 75/Campbell area--and there are tons of options. Please note that you need to park in Lot U (also called Athletic Parking)--so please google a campus map and find Lot U so you don't get a ticket. Lot U is located on the South side of campus right by the tennis courts. Click on the "More Info" link below for directions.
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We are now taking applications for the USTA Texas Diversity Grant. Apply here! Applications are due January 31st! (link) more info

Many thanks to the players who donated all or part of their entry fees from the rescheduled SCMZ to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund--a total of $1375 was directed to the needy families affected by the tragedy. Congratulations and thank you for your donations.

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.