1st Annual SCTA Friendship Team Cup (Level 3) - 16s (June 9) & 18s (June 10)

THIRD ROUND
FINALS: Aceholes (1) def. Varsity Tennis (2) 3-2
3rd/4th Place: Jackrabbits def. Redwoods (4) 3-2
5th/6th Place: TNN (3) def. BDKNR 3-2
7th/8th Place: Big Bang def. ACES 4-1

SECOND ROUND
Aceholes (1) def. Redwoods (4) 3-2
Varsity Tennis (2) def. Jackrabbits 4-1
BDKNR def. Big Bang 5-0
TNN (3) def. ACES 3-2

FIRST ROUND
Aceholes (1) def. BDKNR 3-2
Redwoods (4) def. Big Bang 4-1
Jackrabbits def. TNN (3) 3-2
Varsity Tennis (2) def. ACES 4-1

THIRD ROUND
FINALS: SoCal Smashers def. TennisPower 3-2
3rd/4th Place: Shanks a lot! def. Tiger Team 3-2
5th/6th Place: Grizzlies def. PreventOK 3-2
7th/8th Place: Sharks def. Six Love 4-1

SECOND ROUND
SoCal Smashers def. Tiger Team 3-2
TennisPower def. Shanks a lot! 3-2
PreventOK def. Six Love 3-2
Grizzlies def. Sharks 3-2

FIRST ROUND
Tiger Team (1) def. PreventOK 4-1
SoCal Smashers (4) def. Six Love 5-0
Shanks a lot! def. Sharks (3) 4-1
TennisPower def. Grizzlies (2) 3-2

8:00 AM: Courts available for warm-up
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Team Pictures (Please make sure to take a picture once your entire team arrives)
8:30 AM: Captain's Meeting (NO PARENTS PLEASE) - Draw will be made at this time. All players should have arrived by this time for warm up.
9:00 AM: Round 1 (Mixed, then Gender Doubles, then Singles)
11:15 AM: Round 2 (Mixed then Gender Doubles)
Lunch Break after Gender Doubles (sandwiches provided for players)
1:45 PM: Round 2 cont. (Singles)
3:00 PM: Round 3 (Mixed, then Gender Doubles, then Singles)
PLAYERS MAY NOT LEAVE UNTIL THEIR LAST TEAM MATCH IS FINISHED!

All matches will be played at Nellie Gail Ranch Tennis Club: 25281 Empty Saddle Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 more info

Welcome to the inaugural SCTA Friendship Team Cup event. This tournament is a new, exciting, and innovative ONE DAY Level 3 18s and 16s team tournament where players can make up their own teams with their friends!
This is a great warmup for Junior Sectionals and a fun opportunity for players to play with their friends!

Compass Draw format (1st through 8th place finish). Each team is guaranteed to play 3 rounds (each round includes BG Singles, BG Doubles, and Mixed Doubles).

World Team Tennis format (Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Mixed Doubles). The team that wins 3 out of 5 matches will be declared the winner of that team match.
Singles: 8 game pro-set, tiebreak at 7-7, regular scoring
Doubles: 6 game set, tiebreak at 5-5, no-ad scoring (receiver’s choice)
Mixed: 6 game set, tiebreak at 5-5, no-ad scoring (serve gender to gender)

- Everyone must play at least one singles match during the tournament
- Teams with 2 Boys and/or 2 Girls
o Each player may play a MAXIMUM of 2 events per round (singles and gender doubles, gender doubles and mixed)
- Teams with 3 Boys and/or 3 Girls
o Each player may play a MAXIMUM of 2 events per round
o Each player must play at least one event per match (i.e. one player cannot sit out in a round unless they've withdrawn from the tournament)
o The Mixed Doubles player(s) must also play Singles or Doubles (their only event for that match can’t be just mixed doubles)
- Team lineups must be submitted 15 minutes prior to the start of each round
o Teams may substitute only if that match hasn’t started yet and if the withdrawing player has withdrawn from the entire tournament

Each team will consist of a minimum of 2 boys and 2 girls (maximum 3 boys and 3 girls). Players will be responsible for coming up with their own teams. The SCTA will not place players on teams. Players are permitted to only enter in ONE division.

Seeding will be based on the average UTR of the top 2 boys and top 2 girls on each team. There will be 4 teams seeded.

The captain's duties are including (but not limited to) the following:
*Being the liaison between the tournament staff and players on your team before and during the tournament
*Communicating all important info from the tournament to your team
*Attending the captain's meeting at 8:30 AM on your tournament date (NO PARENTS PLEASE! You are old enough to handle this on your own)
*Making sure to take a team photo before start of play on day of tournament
*Submitting team lineups 15 minutes prior to each round
*Keeping track of the matches you and your team mates have played (refer to "Match Rules" above)
*Making sure your players display great sportsmanship throughout the event

Bonus points will be added to a player’s singles record for 1st through 7th place finish. Players will also earn 100 points for each individual match won for the event played. If a player withdraws at any point during the tournament, they will be forfeiting their bonus points.

Bonus Points for Team Finish (in addition to points earned for individual match wins)
1st Place: 400 points
2nd Place: 300 points
3rd Place: 250 points
4th Place: 200 points
5th Place: 150 points
6th Place: 100 points
7th Place: 50 points
8th Place: 0 points

Because this is a team tournament, players are EXPECTED to stay until their last match finishes. Awards will be given to all participants.

Lunch will be provided for players during this tournament.

Each player will receive a tournament t-shirt. Please coordinate with your team if you would like to wear matching outfits.

The Wilson US Open ball will be used throughout this tournament.

-16s will play on Saturday, June 9th
-18s will play in Sunday, June 10th