TOURNAMENT CANCELLED
We are very sorry but the rain has returned and we will not be able to complete the tournament. Thank you all for your patience today and we wish the weather would have cooperated with us!
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WEATHER UPDATE #2 2:00 PM
Due to wet courts, play at all sites has been delayed:
Please check back by 3:00 p.m. for the next update on today’s
scheduled play. The earliest that play
could start (if the rain stopped soon) is 3:45 p.m. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as
we all deal with the frustrating weather conditions.
Tournament Committee
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Cold Weather Guidelines
Purpose: To establish
a cold weather guideline for USTA Texas Junior and Adult / Senior / Super
Senior Competitive Tennis.
The following guidelines are established for the safety of
our players and are based on the National Athletic Trainers’ Association
Position Statement: Environmental Cold Injuries.
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Wind Chill Temperatures 30 degrees and below, be
aware of potential for cold injury.
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Wind Chill Temperatures 25 degrees and below,
consider delaying start of matches and shortened formats.
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Cover exposed skin
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Wear additional protective clothing.
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Wear multiple clothing layers.
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Wind Chill Temperatures 0 degrees and below,
consider stopping play and/or rescheduling for weather conditions are
appropriate for play.
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Weather Statement
The DTA Winter Challenger tournament committee will be evaluating the
temperature and any decision will be based on the cold weather
guidelines listed in the message above. If any further weather
statements are needed they will appear here by 7:00 AM.
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THE ADDISON ADDRESS IS NOT A PLAYING SITE
The Addison address is our office, not a site. Sites will be published on the tournament home page.
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Is the contact information on players membership correct?
Use the above link to help manage the players USTA account. Double check that email and cell phone are correct.
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Tournament communication
If you did not opt in for tournament communication at registration,
please do so. We will be using this feature for important updates.
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USTA MEDICAL WAIVER AND MEDIA RELEASE FORM
USTA TX medical waiver and media release form is a USTA TX requirement to play in any Challenger, Championship Major Zone (CMZ), or Super Championship Major Zone (SCMZ).
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Challenger 2-Day (12s-18s) and Challenger 1-Day (10s) are now located on separate tournament homepages
The 12s-18s Divisions for this Challenger can be found using the "more info" link. The Tournament ID number for the 12s-18s homepage is 800032519.
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Challenger Information and Schedule
Check out the new Challenger Information page on our Youth Tennis Texas website using the following link! Every Challenger tournament is listed with dates, locations, rules, formats, points, and directions on how to find ranking information!
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DRAWS
Draws will be posted on Tuesday, February 5th not before 6pm. Please recheck your draws Friday (February 8th) evening as well as Saturday (February 9th) morning for any draw changes due to withdraws. We make every effort to notify players regarding changes to their match time however it is ultimately the players responsibility to check and recheck the draw for changes.
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WEATHER
We will react to the weather, not to the forecast. This web page
will be the place for updates, should there be a weather issue. We will
not make any weather related decision before the first day of play.
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Playing Site Information
ALL 10U matches will be played at Samuell Grand Tennis Center. There will be a tournament desk for Orange Ball and a tournament desk for Green Ball.
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How do I find where & when I am going to play? and other junior tennis information
Please use the link to get answers to some of your general questions.
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Refunds
Refunds are only issued if a division does not make. There are NO REFUNDS for withdraws or weather related issues.
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SG O - Samuell Grand Tennis Center ORANGE BALL
6200 East Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
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SG G - Samuell Grand Tennis Center - GREEN BALL
6200 East Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
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Youth Tennis Texas Website: For more information on Challenger, CMZ, or SCMZ schedules, and "Junior Know The Rules," please visit www.youthtennistexas.com
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10 & Under – USTA Texas regulations mandate that all junior sanctioned tournaments offer 10 & Under Orange Ball Division (orange ball, 60 foot court and 25 inch racquet) and 10 & Under Green Ball Division (green ball, 78 foot court and 27 inch racquet). For the full 10 & under regulation, please visit our website www.texas.usta.com, click on 10 & Under Tennis.
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First-off Consolation – All Challengers and CMZs use the First Off Consolation Format. This format will show as Single Elimination on the tournament homepage, but all players are guaranteed two matches. This format eliminates “maybe matches” and almost every player in consolation will play their first consolation match on Saturday. How does it work? Players that lose in the main draw will be fed into the consolation draw in the order that they come off the court (i.e. the first player to come off the court will go on line one, the sixth player to come off the court will go on line six). This new format ensures more players playing on Saturday and an overall better tournament.
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Excessive Overrule Guideline: The USTA Texas Officials Committee along with the Competitive Department has established a guideline in reference to excessive overrules as clarified in the Friend at Court. This guideline states "Once a player has been overruled for a second time in a match, they will be cautioned that after another overrule, they will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct under the point penalty system."
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Inappropriate 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.
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USTA Texas "No Late Entries" Policy for Juniors Due to a new USTA Texas internal procedure, junior division players will NOT be able to register for a tournament after the online published deadline. We are aware that currently parents reach out via email or phone to the USTA Texas staff and/or tournament director requesting to be manually added to the tournament after online registration has closed. If a player misses the registration deadline, then he/she will not be permitted to participate in that tournament
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Registration Confirmation: As a parent or player it is your responsibility to assure registration in the event. Regardless if you register on the website or mobile app after completing the registration you should visit the USTA web driven site and confirm your registration by finding the player in the applicants list. If you select to skip this process please be aware that should any malfunctions of the system occur, players will not be granted late entrance in the event due to a system error.
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, January 28, 2019 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 800003619 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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