USTA Girls 12 National Indoor Championship

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

We have a busy day on Friday so the tournament will start promptly with doubles at 8AM. Registration will start at 6:45AM on Friday. Please be there a half hour before your start time. Plan your trip and flight accordingly as soon as you know that you are accepted into the main draw.

https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1565633464766&key=GRP&app=resvlink
Book your hotel early. Deadline is October 30th to have the Manchester National Tournament rate. The $99.00 dollars rate is available from Wednesday thru Sunday at the Springfield Suites, Peabody, MA. Go to the link above to sign up for a room. This hotel gives you complementary Breakfast. Rate is $99.00 dollars. We only have 10 rooms available at that rate. 978 535 5000

Other nearby hotels :
Boston Marriott Peabody - 978 977 9700 - 8A Centenial Drive, Peabody (25 minutes from the club)
Courtyard by Marriott - 978 777 8630 - 275 Independence Way, Danvers (20 minutes from the club)

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Boston Logan Airport is the closest to the club, about 45 minutes away. Manchester New Hampshire is the next closest to us but is about half hour further than Logan. It is however a alternative and I believe Southwest flies a lot out of Manchester, New Hampshire.

The following matches will be chaired.
Main Draw, semi finals, finals and #3,4, Doubles semi and #3 and 4,

The Club will be open to players for practicing purpose on Thanksgiving day from 9:30AM until 4:00pm. To reserve a practice slot, please email me in November at cwatson@macathletics.com

On Monday we play the following matches, Round of 64 and 32 Consolations Semi Finals, Round of 16 Semi Finals, Main draw Finals and #3 and #4, Both consolations finals and Doubles Finals and #3,4.
We typically finish in early afternoon.

The match format for the singles is best out of three sets with a 7 point tiebreak for the first and second set at 6-6 and a 10 point tiebreak in lieu of the third set. Doubles format is a 8 game pro set with No Ad Scoring.

Consolation is mandatory. Any withdrawal during the tournament including consolations must be validated by a doctor's note. Withdrawal without doctor's note will result in violations per USTA official rules.

The alternate list will be posted on the website according to Mational standings. A player withdrawing from the main draw will be replaced in the following fashion. If the player was one of the 33 standing list player, with the first alternate. If a player was chosen from the 24 sectional players with a alternate from their section as long as the draw has not been posted yet. As soon as the draw is posted, a withdrawing player will be replaced by the next alternate.

Please sign up for the doubles as well as the singles. If you get accepted into the singles event, you are eligible for the doubles event automatically Please let me know as soon as possible if you have a partner. I will be glad to facilitate partnerships if necessary. Since I am not allowed to divulge emails without your consent, please send me a email with the name of the player you wish to contact telling me that you are giving permission to send that player a email and your email address. Please do so after the selection process has been completed.

Many local restaurants are closed during Thanksgiving day. Here below is a updated list of restaurant that are open during Thanksgiving and are located close to the hotels.
Legal Seafood (famous seafood restaurant) is located in the North Shore Mall, close to all of the hotels and is open during Thanksgiving. They have great seafood and other dishes, a little pricey. If you would like to enjoy a nice meal with your family please contact them at 978 532 4500. I would suggest reserving your spot. Check out their website.
Address 201 Andover Street, Peabody, MA
Legal Seafood in Lynnfield, 220 Market Street, Lynnfield 781 406, 2500.
Sylvan Street Grill, 12 Sylvan Street, Peabody 978 774 1724 family style restaurant, more reasonable and serves a variety of American food
TGI Fridays, 49 Newbury Street, Danvers, MA 01923, opens at 4pm. 978 777 7483 family style restaurant, reasonable rates

We will have USTA certified officials during the entire tournament. We will have a ratio of one official for every four courts or less.
We will also have chaired matches for finals and other matches. More information on chaired matches will be posted soon.

All players are required to wear appropriate tennis attire and dress in a manner consistent with being a participant a USTA Junior National Championship. Compression shorts, sports bras, shirts with inappropriate language, attire that is inappropriately revealing, shoes not designed for tennis, and any attire that is recreational and not tennis-oriented is not acceptable. Players not meeting the dress code may be asked to change prior to going on the court.

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Multiple Singles Entries Allowed in Concurrent USTA National Championships. A player may be entered in up to two age divisions of USTA National Championships when entries close. The TennisLink system will select players for these divisions in the following order: 18s, 16s, 14s, and 12s. If a player is entered in two age divisions and is selected into the older division, that player shall not be eligible for selection into the younger division. If a player is not selected for the older division, that player is eligible for selection in the younger division and is eligible to be an alternate in the younger division, but not the older division.

Additionally, a player may not enter one division in singles and a different division in doubles at sites where two divisions are held.

Permission to Enter Other Concurrent Tournaments. When tournaments are asked to give prior written approval to enter a USTA National Championship and a concurrent tournament that is not a USTA National Championship, that discretion lies with the tournament

Applications. Requests for Wild Cards are submitted by players using an online application. A link to the application is published on the USTA website and shall be published by the tournament to its website: http://www.usta.com/Youth-Tennis/Junior-Competition/NtlChampWildCards/
Wild Card applicants do not require Sectional Endorsement, but the application must be approved by the Sectional office. Note: Applications MUST be filed separately for each National Championship and received by the appropriate deadline (see below).

Deadlines. Applications must be received no later than five days after the entry deadline for the tournament for which the Wild Card is sought. Earlier application is strongly encouraged. Wildcard deadline is next Tuesday November 5th 11:59pm.

Criteria. Written criteria for awarding Wild Cards is published in Table 4 of the USTA Junior National Tournament, Ranking, and Sanctioning Regulations. The criteria is as follows:
• No player that is under suspension by the USTA, a Sectional Association, the ITF, the ITA, the WTA, or the ATP may be awarded a wild card.
• No player who has a national standing below the standing of the first alternate may be awarded a wild card unless, in the opinion of the Wild Card Committee, the player will improve the overall strength of field of the tournament.
• No player who submits a late wild card application may be considered. Timely entries into the tournament are recommended, but are not required.
• A player with an established record in international, professional, or collegiate competition may be considered.
• A player whose ability to qualify has been affected by injury, illness, or other personal circumstance may be considered.
• A player’s rating may be considered.
• A player with a high standing in a younger age division of the event may be considered.
• A player with a high standing in the division of the event who was not endorsed by their Sectional Association may be considered, provided that the player has been recommended for a wild card by their Sectional Association.
• A player who has been recommended for a wild card by the USTA National Coaching Staff may be considered.
• USTA Player Development may hold invitational wild card playoff competitions for players identified jointly by NJTLs and USTA Player Development to which the best finishers shall be awarded wild cards into the Boys’ and Girls’ 14 and 12 Divisions of the USTA National Clay Court Championships and The USTA National Championships. A total of 4 wild cards will be available for this purpose in the Boys’ and Girls’ 12 Divisions. A total of 2 wild cards will be available for this purpose in the Boys’ and Girls’ 14 Divisions.
• USTA Player Development may hold an invitational wild card playoff competition to which the winner shall be awarded a wild card, provided that the Junior Competition Committee has approved the competition in advance.

Awarding of Wild Cards. The Wild Card Committee will meet as soon as is practicable after the wild card deadline to select from among the Wild Card applicants. The USTA Junior Competition Department will coordinate distribution of applications and the meeting time. As soon as Wild Card players are selected, they are notified by the USTA Junior Competition Department. Once given approval by the USTA Junior Competition Department, the Tournament Director should also attempt to make contact with the player to receive the entry fee and gather additional information that is required.
wild card application link
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SELECTION PROCESS: USTA NATIONAL INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
The TennisLink selection program shall accept players with timely entries into National Championships in the following order:

Method of Acceptance

BG12
National Standing List (endorsement not required)
33
Sectional Quota (minimum quota of 1)
27

Wild Cards
4
Vacancies are filled with players from the National Standings List (endorsement not required)
64

Sectional Quotas per section for National Indoors
Caribbean 1, Eastern 2, Florida 2, Hawaii Pacific 1, Intermountain 1, Mid-Atlantic 1, Middle States 1, Midwest 3, Missouri Valley 1, New England 1, Northern 1, Northern Cal 1, Pacific Northwest 1, Southern 4, southern Cal 2, Southwest 1, Texas 7

Selection process will be done by the National office by Friday or Saturday November 1st or 2nd. After the selection process is done a alternate list will be posted on the website according to National Standings.

Concurrent Entry Into Eddie Herr ITF and National Indoor Championships
The Eddie Herr ITF and the National Indoor Championships have overlapping dates, which makes them concurrent events. Players are permitted to register for both events (permission from both Tournament Directors is not required), but players may NOT participate in both events.Players who registered for and are selected for both tournaments (qualifying or main draw) must notify the Tournament Committees of which tournament they would like to participate in by November 15th. Players who withdraw from one event to participate in the other after the date of November 15th , or who apply for and receive wildcards for one of the events and then subsequently withdraw from the other will be assessed suspension points for withdrawing to play in another tournament. Players may not participate in both events.

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Wilson is nice enough to provide us with match balls. Wilson US Open regular duty balls will be used during the entire tournament

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