USTA Zone Team Championships- BG12 (West)

Champions & Finalists
Champions: SC Jaguars/Chuck Kingman
Ayanna Shah
Ariana Liu
Layla Reyes
Monika Ekstrand
Dana Kunza
Olivia Mlouk
Andrew Li
Kai Beeler
Gregory Gamal
Payton H Nguyen
Alexander Basamakov
Yu-Hong Chen
Finalists: SC Panthers/Vanessa McPadden
Claire Zhang
Sophia Yang
Carley Chen
Kenzie Nguyen
Iva Jovi
Thea Frodin
Drew Koval
Rishvanth Krishna
Kristian Sharma
Nathaniel Suh
Brayden Tallakson
Christian Stubbeman
CONGRATULATIONS Sportsmanship Award Winners:
Hawaii
Jariahlyn Rhoades
Glen Ngo
Southern California
Allison Lian
Andrew LI
Northern California
Han Wang
Jack Satterfield
Pacific Northwest
Sarina Zhang
Richard Wang
Southwest
Zaria McGinty
Logan Phillips

Overall Sportsmanship Award
Zaria McGinty SW
Richard Wang PNW

Team Spirit Award
PNW Beavers/Hannah King
Simone Thomas
Victoria Shao
Sophia Manole
Baotong Xu
Galia Harmelin
Maja Gowans
Richard Wang
Tristan Hernandez
Aiden Brasier
Owen Conley
Nabih Farhat
Aidan Conley

ALSO a big thank you to Your Game Face for the zonal movie!!!
Thank you all again for your participation and we wish a wonderful future!

Thank you for your patience:
TODAY AT 3 & 3:30 DOUBLES
At Pusch Ridge
SC Panthers vs SC Jaguars (finals): today at 3 PM
SC Bobcats vs SC Cougars: today at 3 PM
SW Roadrunners vs NC Falcons: today at 3 PM & 3:30 PM
(**16 matches at 3 PM and 2 at 3:30 PM)

At Community Center
NC Owls vs NC Eagles today at 3 PM
PNW Huskies vs HI Tiger Sharks at 3 PM
SW Coyotes vs PNW Beavers today at 3 PM & 3:30
(**15 matches at 3 and 3 at 3:30)





Tomorrow, Monday July 29th

At Pusch Ridge


SC Panthers vs SC Jaguars (finals): 7 AM
SC Bobcats vs SC Cougars: 8 & 8:30 AM: Boys first
SW Roadrunners vs NC Falcons: 9 & 9:30 AM: Boys first

At Community Center
NC Owls vs NC Eagles: 7 AM
PNW Huskies vs HI Tiger Sharks: 8 & 8:30 AM: Boys first
SW Coyotes vs PNW Beavers: 9 & 9:30 AM: Boys first

Click on link or copy and paste in your browser. REMEMBER the doubles for the Monday match will be played Sunday afternoon. ALL TEAMS play on Monday!
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Please click on link and/or copy and paste in your browser. more info

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Day/Date Time Event Location

Wednesday, 7/24
1:00-2:30pm Player Check-in AT THE RESORT: AGAVE ROOM
1:30-2:30pm Coaches Meeting
2:30-4:30pm Team Practice El Conquistador Pusch Ridge (PR) & Community Center (CC)
6:00-7:00pm Player/Parent Orientation
& Team photos (players)

Thursday, 7/25
7:00am-2:00pm Singles and Doubles Play El Conquistador PR & CC
3:30pm-5:00pm Team Practice (Optional) El Conquistador PR & CC

Friday, 7/26
7:00am-2:00pm Singles and Doubles Play El Conquistador PR & CC
3:30pm-5:00pm Team Practice (Optional) El Conquistador PR & CC

Saturday, 7/27
7:00am-2:00pm Singles and Doubles Play El Conquistador PR & CC
2:30pm-3:30pm USTA Sectional Coaches Meeting Community Center (CC)
3pm-5:00pm Player Party Oro Valley Aquatic Center

Sunday, 7/28
7:00am-2:00pm Singles and Doubles Play El Conquistador PR & CC
3:00pm-5:00pm Doubles Playoff matches El Conquistador PR & CC
7:00pm-8:00pm Awards Ceremony

Monday, 7/29
7:00am-1:00pm Singles Playoff matches El Conquistador PR & CC

The Hilton El Conquistador is offering a special tournament rate of $119. BOOK NOW, the Resort gets busy on the weekends. DEADLINE to reserve is 7/9/19
For reservations please CLICK ON THE LINK and mention the tournament group code ZONE and/or go to www.hiltonelconquistador.com.
All matches will be played at El Conquistador Tennis at Pusch Ridge & the Community Center (formerly the Resort & Country Club)
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The link to the So Cal application page is https://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=228638

Here is the link to the tennislink registration page for NorCal: https://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=236409 .


Here is the link to the document with more information for NorCal players/parents: https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/sections/northern-california/norcal/pdfs/jtt/2019-National-Team-Information-12s-Zonals.pdf .

Entry into the Zone Team Championships requires endorsement and entry through your Section. Please contact the Junior Competition department of your Section for entry. Each Section sets their own deadline so contact them now. See below for contact information.

USTA Southwest
Nicole Fintell at nfintell@southwest.usta.com

SoCal
Ai Takamori Takamori@scta.usta.com

NorCal
Summer Verhoeven sverhoeven@norcal.usta.com
Beth Workeneh workeneh@norcal.usta.com

PNW
Trenton Corvino tcorvino@pnw.usta.com

Hawaii
Mimi Kennell kennell@hawaii.usta.com

We've invited professional tennis photographers from YourGameFace.com to provide Action Posters and Digital Photos for the tournament. They will be shooting by appointment, so SIGN UP EARLY. They have been documenting the USTA nationals for 16 years.

Check out their website ---YourGameFace.com for samples of their incredible Action Posters and Collages.

To SIGN UP - CALL or TEXT
214-543-5437.

Hilton El Conquistador Resort
El Conquistador Tennis at Pusch Ridge
10,000 N. Oracle Rd. 85704
(520) 544-1780 (tennis shop)
Entering Resort, make first right heading to Tennis and golf parking lot.

Oro Valley Community & Recreation Center
El Conquistador Tennis at La Canada
10,555 N. La Canada Dr. 85737
(520) 544-1900 (tennis shop)
Turn right on Oracle. At first light turn left on Pusch View Lane which turns into Lambert. Turn right on La Canada (Gas station at intersection). Club is ¼ mile on the left.

Oro Valley Aquatic Center
Party Saturday, July 27th: 3pm to 5pm
23 W. Calle Concordia 85704
(520) 209-2472
Turn left on Oracle. Proceed 2 miles to Calle Concordia and turn right. Oro Valley Aquatic Center is on the right.

Ironwood Ridge High School*
2475 Naranja Dr. 85742
(No Phone)
Turn right on Oracle. Proceed to N. First Ave and turn left. Cross Bridge and continue to Naranja Avenue and turn left. Proceed on Naranja past La Cholla Boulevard. The school is ¼ mile on the left. Turn left into the first entrance before the school. The courts are behind the school.

Canyon del Oro High School*
25 W Calle Concordia 85704
Turn left on Oracle. Proceed 1 mile to Calle Concordia and turn right. High school is on the right. Proceed to far west entrance and courts are behind school.


*This is a possible practice site. All practice should be coordinated with your sectional coach. These are public courts and are not reserved for the tournament. Please be considerate of local players.

WEAR APPROPRIATE TENNIS ATTIRE. CUT OFF SHORTS, BARE MIDRIFFS, COMPRESSION SHORTS AND TIGHTS (ALONE), OR ANY OTHER ATTIRE THAT IS SIMPLY RECREATIONAL AND NOT TENNIS ORIENTED IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

Please note this information is for the USTA Section Staff that will be handling all player entries, eligibility, and acceptance inquiries:
2019 USTA Pacific Zone Team Championships
Section Entry Information
ID 750002019


At El Conquistador Tennis in Oro Valley, Arizona


Tournament Directors & Referee
Ruth Fuchs & Linda Helixon: Please contact Ruth at ruthleagues@aol.com or
520-797-0128, or Linda at lhelixon@icloud.com or 520-661-6132 if you need assistance.
Jennifer Fuchs: El Conquistador Director of Tennis & Referee: jfuchs@elconquistadortennis.com


Tournament Dates
Thursday, July 25th – Monday, July 29th, 2019
Please note all players and coaches are to arrive on Wednesday, July 24th no later than
1 PM for mandatory registration and meetings.


Entry Deadline
July 8th
We will need your Section Entry & Endorsement list (with t-shirt sizes), entry fees, entry forms
(if applicable), mandatory signed waiver, and t-shirt (adult & youth large) sizes for all players
and 1 coach per team.


Entry Fee Information
$95 per player and/or $1140 per team of 12. Please make checks payable to
L & R Tennis and mail to Linda Helixon: 740 W Bright Canyon, Tucson, AZ 85755.



Tournament Hotel

The Hilton El Conquistador is offering a special tournament rate of $119.00 that
includes the $25 Resort Fee.
DEADLINE to reserve rooms is 7/9/19.
For reservations please call 1-888-370-0980 and mention the tournament group code (coming soon) and/or go to (coming soon)

(All matches will be played at El Conquistador Tennis at Pusch Ridge and the Oro Valley Community Center (formally the Resort and Country Club)




Composition of Teams, Scoring Formats & Match Schedule

Each Section Team is composed of 12 total players - 6 boys and 6 girls. The boys and girls compete together for one title. All singles matches shall be the best of 3 Tiebreak Sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set, with regular scoring. All doubles match formats shall be an 8-game pro set with a 7-Point Tiebreak at 7 games all with No-ad scoring. Match Formats are annually subject to change and approval by the Junior Competition Committee. Refer to Table 2 of The USTA Junior National Tournament, Ranking, and Sanctioning Regulations. Match play will begin on Thursday, July 25th at 7 AM and conclude around 1 PM on Monday, July 29th.


Coaches

Only one coach per team of 12 will be allowed to coach during match play. No other coach/parent/assistant will be allowed to communicate with the players during match play



Shipment Delivery

If you need to ship items for the event please mail to
El Conquistador Tennis, 10,555 N. La Canada Dr. Tucson, AZ 85737
ATTENTION: Jennifer Fuchs/Tennis



Requested Links for each Section

Please email any/all applicable links and/or information you are using within your Section to facilitate player sign-ups. We will put this on the homepage so players will know how to sign-up if they come to our page first. This will also help us to better communicate with your players if we are asked to give them information regarding team participation, sign-up and/or deadlines.



Teams Needing Players

The host Section, USTA Southwest, will attempt to help any team that is unable to fill their teams/quota. Please contact Nicole Fintell at nfintell@southwest.usta.com if you need players.


Notes

We are thrilled to be running this great event and look forward to seeing all of you. Please do not hesitate to contact us. Updates will be posted on the usta website. Thank you!

Ruth Fuchs: Co-Tournament Director
ruthleagues@aol.com
Linda Helixon: Co-Tournament Director
lhelixon@icloud.com
Jennifer Fuchs: Tournament Referee
jfuchs@elconquistadortennis.com

The Hilton El Conquistador is offering a special tournament rate of $119. AND INCLUDES $25 RESORT FEE!!

For reservations please call 1-888-370-0980 and mention the tournament group code (coming soon) and/or go to (coming soon)
All matches will be played at El Conquistador Tennis at Pusch Ridge & the Community Center (formerly the Resort & Country Club)

Enterprise: 520-498-2306
Hertz: 520-572-8360
Please mention you are staying at the Hilton El Conquistador. Neither company is located on property but they would pick you up at the Hotel to get your vehicle.

* Balls: All girls divisions will use Wilson Regular Duty. All boys divisions will use Wilson Extra duty. Match Formats. All singles matches shall be the best of 3 Tiebreak Sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set, with regular scoring. All doubles match formats shall be an 8-game pro set with a 7-Point Tiebreak at 7 games all with No-ad scoring. Match Formats are annually subject to change and approval by the Junior Competition Committee. Refer to Table 2 of The USTA Junior National Tournament, Ranking, and Sanctioning Regulations.

Round Robin Competition – Four Preliminary Rounds. Round Robin competition will be held the first four days. Teams are not seeded. The teams in each Zone are separated into two flights (Flight A and Flight B) and Sections sending more than one team will have their teams distributed into the two separate flights. Each team will play four Team Matches during the Round Robin competition. See below for details on separation of teams into Flights at each Zone.
Round Robin Team Match Format - Round 1, 2 & 3. A Team Match shall consist of:
• 12 singles matches (6 boys’ singles and 6 girls’ singles)
• 4 doubles matches (2 boys’ doubles and 2 girls’ doubles)
• 2 mixed doubles matches**
Round 1: boys and girls in positions 1 and in positions 4 shall partner in mixed doubles
Round 2: boys and girls in positions 2 and in positions 5 shall partner in mixed doubles
Round 3: boys and girls in positions 3 and in positions 6 shall partner in mixed doubles
The #1 players/teams will play each other, the #2 players/teams will play each other, etc. Defaults, walkovers, withdrawals, and retirements count as losses. All singles, doubles, and mixed doubles matches must be played to completion.
**Note: Mixed doubles matches count towards the team score, but results do not count for national ranking.
Round Robin Format - Round 4. A Team Match shall consist of:
• 12 singles matches (6 boys’ singles and 6 girls’ singles)
• 6 doubles matches (3 boys’ doubles and 3 girls’ doubles)
The #1 players/teams will play each other, the #2 players/teams will play each other, etc. Defaults, walkovers, withdrawals, and retirements count as losses. All singles, doubles, and mixed doubles matches must be played to completion.
Round Robin Adjustments if Only Three Preliminary Rounds Played. It is possible for a flight to consist of 4 teams, creating only 3 round robin matches for each team. If this occurs, the Round 3 of a 4-team flight is played using the Round Robin Format - Round 4 described above.
Determining the Winner of a Team Match. Each singles, doubles, and mixed doubles match counts for one point. The total possible points earned in a Team Match is 18 points. The team that wins the most points wins the Team Match. If the Team Match score is tied 9-9, the coach of each tied team shall designate one boy and one girl from their team to play a mixed doubles 10-Point Match Tiebreak to determine the Team Match Winner.
Determining the 1st through 6th Place Finishers of Each Flight. All Team Matches shall count one point for the winning team. The team with the most points in its flight is the 1st place team, the team with the second most points is the 2nd place team, etc. In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the champion and other place finishers shall be determined in successive steps as described below.
The Referee shall break as many ties as possible using a given step before using the next step. When breaking a tie, only the results of Defaults that occur during a match and Retirements shall be used in determining the percentage of individual matches, sets, and games won. When a player retires or is defaulted, only completed sets count as sets won and only completed games count as games won. A team who has matches that are lost due to a default, retirement, or walkover shall finish lower than every Team who has an identical match record.
1. Head to head victory in a Team Match involving just the tied teams
2. Highest percentage of individual matches won of all individual matches completed
3. Head to head victory in a Team Match involving just teams who remain tied
4. Highest percentage of sets won of all sets completed
5. Head to head victory in a Team Match involving just teams who remain tied
6. Highest percentage of games won of all games completed
8. Head to head victory in a Team Match involving just teams who remain tied
8. Highest percentage of individual matches won of the individual matches completed among the teams in the group under consideration
9. Head to head victory in a Team Match involving just teams who remain tied
10. Highest percentage of sets won of the sets completed among the teams in the group under consideration
11. Head to head victory in a Team Match involving just teams who remain tied
12. Highest percentage of games won of the games completed among the teams in the group under consideration
13. Head to head victory in a Team Match involving just teams who remain tied
14. Random drawing among the remaining tied teams
Championship Team Match. The first place teams from each flight, regardless if they are from the same Section, will play off for first and second place. The Championship Team Match will use the same format as the Round Robin Round 4 with only singles and doubles matches played (no mixed doubles). If the Championship Team Match score is tied 9-9, the coach of each tied team shall designate one boy and one girl from their team to play a mixed doubles 10-Point Match Tiebreak to determine the Team Match Winner.
Other Playoff Team Matches. There will be no playoff for third place. NEW This year, the final play off matches will be a true playoff. Meaning the 1st place team from both flights will play each other, the 2nd place team from both flights will play each other (and so on...), regardless of if they are teams from the same Section.

Non-Team Match Matches. In the event a team brings more than six players, any match played between players that are not in the team line-up will not count toward the team’s point total and will not count for national junior ranking.

The USTA will sanction four Zone Team Championships for the 12-and-under age division. The four zones are known as the Northeast Zone, Southeast Zone, Central Zone, and Pacific Zone. Each zone team championship will host concurrently twelve teams of six boys and six girls each (144 total players), who will participate in a non-elimination format.
The USTA 12 and under event goals for Zone Team Championship are: To introduce young players to national competition in such a way that competitive stress is minimized and competitive learning opportunities are maximized.
o To provide the best possible competitive opportunity for maximizing each child’s physical and emotional development.
o To promote the spirit of competition in such a way that the self-esteem of each child is enhanced and strengthened.
o To provide a national competition climate that focuses more on personal development and less on competitive outcomes. The goal to be achieved in zonal competition is to build a strong foundation for success in later years.