L1 Henry Talbert Closed, Palm Desert

Events - Alternates by Event
Events - Alternates by Event
Events - Alternates by Event
Events - Alternates by Event
Events - Alternates by Event
Events - Alternates by Event
Events - Alternates by Event
Events - Alternates by Event

To remind everyone that there are no playoffs for 5, 6, 7 and 8. The tournament website states that the playoffs are only till the round of 16. Sorry for any confusion.

Please double check all draws before you leave your home or hotel, there are a few time changes due to last minute player withdrawals.
We had to redo the seeds in the G18 due to a late withdrawal by a seeded player.

On Saturday evening at 5:00 pm at Palm Valley Country Club Terrace we will be serving taco dinner for Players and Parents.
During the dinner Trevor Kronemann, SCTA Director of Junior Competition will be speaking about the changes in Junior Competition starting in 2021.
Please come and listen to all the important information that Trevor will be sharing with you.

On Saturday Jan.18th, afternoon at Palm Valley Country Club by the center court, Wilson Racket Specialist will be having a demo booth for players to play test the latest Wilson rackets.
Come out and test the latest Wilson Rackets.

Prizes will be given out.

Entries are now closed. Late entries will not be accepted for any reason including moving to another division!

The selection list will be posted by 12:00 noon on Friday, January 10th. If you do not get in, it will still give you an opportunity to enter in another tournament.
IF YOU ENTER IN ANOTHER TOURNAMENT, YOU MUST CONTACT GORDON (760-219-0110 or Email: gordonzawtun@gmail.com)TO REMOVE YOUR NAME FROM THE ALTERNATE LIST. IF YOUR NAME SHOW UP IN TWO OR MORE DRAWS, IT WILL BE CONSIDERED A DOUBLE ENTRY AND DOUBLE ENTRY PENALTIES WILL APPLY!!

Welcome to the 6th Annual Henry Talbert Junior Championships held at Palm Valley Country Club in Palm Desert, CA.
This tournament is a SCTA Level 1 (advanced) Tournament as well as a USTA Level 3 Tournament for points-per-round ranking purposes.

We will have on-site alternates for this tournament. If you wish to be entered into the tournament due to a last-minute player withdraw or "no-show", your name must appear on the current alternate list in your respective age division. If there are multiple on-site alternates, the SCTA Standings List will be used to determine the order. All on site alternates must sign in and be present at the site 15 minutes before the first round matches are scheduled to go out! PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GO TO YOUR AGE DIVISION SITE AND SIGN UP!!

Any withdrawals after 6 pm on Friday, January 17th will be replaced with an alternates.

ALL ON SITE ALTERNATES PLEASE GO DIRECTLY TO YOUR AGE DIVISION SITE AND SIGN UP AND WAIT!!
B 18, G 18 - PALM VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB ;
G 16, B 16 - OMNI RANCHO LAS PALMAS;
G 14, B 14 - MISSION HILLS COUNTRY CLUB.
B 12, G 12 - MONTEREY COUNTRY CLUB;

For Main Draw competitors, please be prepared to play your first round match as there may be an alternate entered into the draw (following a default or last minute withdrawal.)

The selection list is now posted. If you see your name on the competitors list, you have been selected to play. Otherwise, your name will appear on the "Alternates by Event" link above. Please note the alternate list for the younger division players (in the top 10). If a player who got in through a younger division spot drops out, we will fill that spot with another younger division player (in the top 10) until that list is exhausted. Once exhausted, the list will go back to the natural division players.

If you enter in another tournament the weekend of January 18th, you MUST withdraw your name from the alternate list of the Talbert by contacting Gordon. You may not pull out of another tournament to play in the Talbert once entries close for the other tournament. Failure to comply will result in 5 suspension points.

If a player who was selected using their younger division ranking withdraws, an alternate will be selected from the younger division list (provided they were in the top 10 at time of selection). Below is the alternate list:
B18: none
B16: 1) William Hsieh 2) Lance Morgan 3) Quang Duong 4) Ivan Savkin
B14: 1) Andrew Li
B12: none
G18: none
G16: none
G14: none
G12: 1) Armira Kockinis

The tournament committee has awarded wild cards to the following players:
B12: Champion Okey & Alexander Park
B14: Hughes Peus & Marlon Abarca Jr.
B16: Hudson Rivera & Zachary Pellouchoud
B18: Jiaxi Ma & Tristan Messerli
G12: Kaylie Cao & Rebecca MacCallum
G14: Savannah Webster & Ayanna Shah
G16: Quin Brady & Caylie Cruz
G18: Carla Pacot & Madison Shepperson

Henry was born, raised, and attended schools in Los Angeles. He played on public courts and never forgot that this is where tennis starts. He attended UCLA and eventually worked in many capacities for the USTA in White Plains, N.Y. In 1974, Henry began his 39 year career with the USTA. Instrumental in the establishment of community and recreational tennis, Henry became the first African-American to be a USTA administrator on the national level. His goals were aimed at increasing participation in our sport and implementing activities that provided youngsters, adults, and seniors with tennis playing opportunities. Henry became the Executive Director of the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) in 1997 to his retirement in 2013. He set high standards for himself and others and was always there to encourage and mentor. He loved Junior tennis and attended many junior tournaments. He was a true friend to all people and also to tennis. His caring and loving is why we have the Henry Talbert Junior Championships. Henry lost his battle to cancer on January 12, 2014 and is dearly missed by all who knew him.

The 2020 Henry Talbert tournament is a ZERO TOLERANCE tournament. ANY behavior that could damage courts, nets, windscreens, or cause potential danger to an opponent will be immediately coded. This includes, but is not limited to, swiping the court with the racquet, hitting the net with the racquet, hitting balls into the windscreen or net after losing a point. Any verbiage deemed by an official to be used to intimidate an opponent will be immediately coded.

This year's Henry Talbert will be a 32 draw for all divisions. The selection process will be as follows:

Step 1: top 28 players from that age division of the standings list at the time of selection (week of 1/6/20 standings list)
Step 2: 2 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: 2 SCTA wild cards (you do NOT need to apply! The SCTA will see who did not get in and determine wild cards that way).
Step 4: All remaining vacancies will be filled using step 1

Players are NOT permitted to play in this event and another overlapping event (even from the previous weekend). Failure to comply will result in loss of ranking points from all overlapping events and the player will be assessed 5 suspension points.

The SCTA Henry Talbert Junior Championships 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 (Sec IX.C.1 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

There will be two SCTA wild cards available for each division. You do NOT need to apply. The tournament committee will determine wild cards by looking at the applicants list and seeing who does not get in.

RULES - USTA Rules govern play!!

Main Draw Singles :
- Best two out of three tie-break sets. Regular scoring.
- Main draw semi-finalist will play off for 3rd and 4th place. Best two out of three sets, regular scoring.

Consolation (Mandatory) : Feed-in Consolation till the round of 16.
- All consolation events are best two out of three sets with a deciding 10 Point Match tie-break in lieu of the third set.

UTR will be used to seed this year's Henry Talbert Tournament.
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The official ball for the tournament is the Wilson USPTA Ultra all court tennis balls.

1. Palm Valley Country Club & Indian Ridge Country Club: Boys and Girls 18.
2. Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa: Boys and Girls 16
3. Monterey Country Club: Boys and Girls 12.
4. Mission Hills Country Club : Boys and Girls 14.

Address: 32905 Palm Valley Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Phone No. 760-345-2745 more info

Address: 42000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. Phone No. 760-837-2342 more info

Address : 41500 Monterey Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260, Phone No. 760-346-0679 more info

Address: 34-600 Mission Hills Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. Phone No: 760-324-9400 more info

Address: 76375 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211 more info

There will be courts available for warm up in the morning before the matches start at each site on a first come first serve basis.

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.

ATTENTION ALL SPECTATORS (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 shall be diligently and stringently enforced. USTA Southern California (SCTA) has implemented a “ZERO TOLERANCE” policy for improper behavior.

1. Any attempt by a spectator to speak to an official regarding a line call or other ruling during match play shall 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 shall 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 shall 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 shall 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.

Due to the MLK Holiday weekend, we are unable to provide a group hotel rate. Please visit other travel sites for the best rates (Kayak, Expedia, Hotels.com, etc.). Thank you for your understanding.