116th Annual Southern California Junior Sectional Championships (Level 1)

Welcome to the 116th Annual Southern California Junior Sectional Championships. This tournament is the largest annual junior in the United States. We are looking forward to your participation. Please scroll down for important tournament information.

Main site: LC- Los Caballeros Racquet & Sports Club- 17272 Newhope St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
CM-Costa Mesa Tennis Center- 880 Junipero Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
FVTC-Fountain Valley Tennis Center- 16400 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
ELDO-El Dorado Park Tennis Center- 2800 N Studebaker Rd, Long Beach, CA 90815
MHS-Marina High School, 15871 Springdale Street, Huntington Beach, CA, 92649
LAKE -Lakewood Tennis Center -4212 Clubhouse Dr Lakewood Ca 90712

- All matches (Qualifying & Main Draw) will play best of three tie-break sets. Players will receive a 10 minute rest period with coaching between the second and third set.
- There will be an unlimited draw size in the Qualifying rounds
- The Main Draw will consist of 64 players (32 players held out and 32 qualifiers who are drawn into designated lines)
- The Main Draw will begin on Wednesday, June 20th with one main draw singles match played each day.
- The Main Draw will be a FIRST ROUND LOSERS CONSOLATION including a 3rd and 4th place playoff match. PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY THE TOURNAMENT TO COMPLETION. IF YOU DO NOT PLAN TO PLAY CONSOLATION, THEN PLEASE DO NOT ENTER.
-Consolation will consist of 2 sets and a match tie-break in lieu of a third set

- All 10s matches will be played with the Green Dot ball on a standard sizes 78' court
- There is no qualifying rounds in the 10s
- All matches will play a “Deciding Match Tie-Break” (first to 10) in lieu of a third set. There will be a 3 minute mandatory rest period with coaching between the second set and the Match Tie-Break
- The 10s will have a First Match Losers Consolation in addition to a 3rd and 4th place playoff. Players with first round byes will only be fed into the consolation draw if they lose their first match (in the second round).

The tournament will recognize one boy and one girl who exemplify excellent sportsmanship for each day of the tournament.
Saturday, June 16: Thea Frodin and Tane Rice
Sunday, June 17: Hana McKinney and Roshan Santhosh
Wednesday, June 20: Lauren Ko and Henry Payne
Thursday, June 21: Rebecca Kong, Guilherme Padiha, and Rithvik Krishna
Friday, June 22: Kaytlin Taylor and Karapet Vardanyan
Saturday, June 23: Kaia Wolfe and Tyler Li

Players may not use electronic devices on court that are designed for communication (I-watch, cell phones, pda's, etc.) or data storage/display (pocket notebook, rolodex, word processor, etc.). Use of these devices will result in immediate code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct. (A device that is in the "ON" mode constitutes use.) Notes and printed material brought on court for reference with a player are permitted.

(INCLUDES PARENTS, COACHES, RELATIVES, FRIENDS ETC.)
In an effort to promote a more enjoyable and fair experience for all, the following policy is in immediate force and effect, and will be diligently and stringently enforced. USTA Southern California (SCTA) has implemented a "ZERO TOLERANCE" policy on improper behavior.

1. Any attempt by a spectator to speak to an official regarding a line call or other ruling during match play will be cause for immediate removal from the playing area and, if warranted, from the premises.
2. Any spectator behavior deemed unacceptable towards a player. other spectator or staff member will be cause for immediate removal from the playing area or the entire premises. If said behavior is directed towards a player, either before, during or after a tournament, it will result in an automatic and immediate suspension of that spectator's right to attend USTA Southern California tournaments, for a period of time to be determined by the USTA Southern California Grievance and Sportsmanship Committee.
3. Refusal to adhere to a removal request will trigger immediate enforcement of the point penalty system against the player with whom the spectator is involved (per point penalty system regulations), including possible immediate default.
4. The On-Site Official is the SOLE judge regarding unacceptable behavior.

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.REMOVAL IS NOT SUBJECT TO APPEAL(INCLUDES PARENTS, COACHES, RELATIVES, FRIENDS ETC.)

Sportsmanship is respect for the game respect for the opponent and playing within the code.

The SCTA Junior Sectionals Tournament and all officials of this event would like to inform the players of our expectations of proper attire while competing in this tournament:
GIRLS: No sports bras or compression garments of any kind are to be worn alone; midriff must be covered when arms are at rest, and spandex shorts or capris must be covered by additional shorts or skirt.
BOYS: No cut off t-shirts, or cut off shorts. Sleeveless tennis shirts may be worn. No reference to drugs, violence, alcohol, or foul language may be depicted on player attire.

The Junior Sectionals is a Level 3 National Event, as such, this tournament is only open for entry to only USTA junior members domiciled in the Southern California Section who are citizens of the United States, permanent resident aliens, diplomats, aliens with refugee status and aliens with asylee status as defined in the current Friend at Court USTA Regulations (2018: Sec IX.C.1.b. p. 127). SCTA junior tournaments with national ranking points are closed for entry to all other USTA junior members. IF YOU ATTEND AN ACADEMY, WE MUST HAVE YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND PROOF OF RESIDENCY ON FILE. You can send those documents to Takamori@scta.usta.com. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO THIS. If we don't have your documents on file, we will remove you from the tournament! more info

BG12-18: ProPenn Marathon
BG10: Penn Green Dot

For points-per-round ranking purposes, this tournament is a SCTA Level 1 (BG10-18) and USTA Level 3 tournament (BG12-18 Singles and BG18 Doubles). more info

The following process will be used to select the main draw players. All others will be placed in the qualifying draw.
Step 1: top 24 players from that age division of the standings list at the time of selection
Step 2: top 4 players from the lower division (player must be in the top 10 of the standings list of the lower division at the time of selection)
Step 3: 4 next highest UTR (universaltennis.com)
Step 4: All remaining vacancies will be filled using step 1