DTA Winter Super Champ Major Zone (SCMZ 12-18)

It's show time! Thank you for playing and we are excited to host everyone for the next couple days. As a token of our appreciation, we have teamed up with PGA Superstore and secured a 15% discount for your use while in Dallas. Please refer to the MORE INFO link below to print out your discount validation offer. If you need anything over the weekend, please do not hesitate to reach out. Safe travels and we will see you soon! more info

This weekend we will be collecting shoes for Sole Benefit at each playing site. According to the U.S. Census, over 38 million people in the United States live in poverty. Buying a new pair of shoes isn’t something all families can easily do and children of all ages are bullied at school because of the condition of their shoes. Tennis players often wear out the soles of their shoes to the point where they are not safe to play anymore. These brand name shoes still look great and have plenty of sole left for everyday wear. If all players would consider donating their shoes rather than throwing them away .... WE can make a difference! more info

All Boys 16s - Samuell Grand Tennis Center (SGTC)
All Girls 16s & Boys 12s B draw - Collin County Community College (COLIN)
All Girls 12s & Boys 12s A draw - Richardson High School (RHS)
All Girls 18s - University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
All Boys 18s & Boys 14s - Kiest Tennis Center (KIEST)
All Girls 14s - Fretz Tennis Center (FRETZ)

6220 E Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75223
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2800 E Spring Creek Pkwy Plano, TX 75074
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1271 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson, TX 75080
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2400 Armstrong Dr, Richardson, TX 75080
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2324 W Kiest Blvd, Dallas, TX 75224
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6998 Beltline Rd., Dallas, TX 75254
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This weekend we will be collecting shoes for Sole Benefit https://www.solebenefit.org at each playing site. ... According to the U.S. Census, over 38 million people in the United States live in poverty. Buying a new pair of shoes isn’t something all families can easily do and children of all ages are bullied at school because of the condition of their shoes. ... Tennis players often wear out the soles of their shoes to the point where they are not safe to play anymore. These brand name shoes still look great and have plenty of sole left for everyday wear. If all players would consider donating their shoes rather than throwing them away ... WE can make a difference.

For the December SCMZs, 12s through 18s Super Champ players can choose which tournament they would like to compete in. The points awarded for each draw will be the same in both Dallas and College Station tournaments.

All seeding and selection will be based on Singles Universal Tennis Ratings (UTR) for the 2019 April, July, August and December Texas Tier 4 Super Champ Major Zones (SCMZ). Doubles seeding and selection will be generated based on the pairings' combined Singles UTR with ties being broken with the team with the highest individual's Singles UTR getting the higher spot. more info

In addition to the awarding a sportsmanship award plaque to 1 girl and 1 boy, the DTA Tournament Team will recognize a boy and a girl from 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior during the tournament. These Sportsmanship Award winners will be given an opportunity to participate in the 2020 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas February 7 or February 8 at T Bar M by escorting players on to the court prior to the match. The RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas is proud to honor these players who value sportsmanship, respect their fellow athletes and demonstrate the qualities that will help them succeed well beyond their years as competitive athletes.

There will be no penalty for withdrawing from singles or doubles prior to Wednesday, December 4th at 12 Noon for this Super Champ Major Zone. After that time, if a player withdraws from singles and/or doubles, they will be penalized 2 suspension points for the withdrawal. This includes any withdrawals, walkovers, and retirements after Wednesday, December 4th at Noon until the end of the tournament. The maximum penalty is 2 points per tournament. You will not be penalized twice for singles and doubles withdrawals. If a player does reach the suspension threshold, they will be able to appeal any points at that time.

Each player's Singles Universal Tennis Rating will be pulled from the system between 12 Noon-5PM on Wednesday, November 27th. The UTR's pulled from this time period will be used for the entire pre-tournament process including splitting, seeding, pairing doubles teams, and replacing players

As of April 1st, No Ad will now be played in all Super Champ Level and Major Zone events where singles is also being played. Ad will still be played at the April Doubles Excellence and the Texas Slam semis and finals.

For doubles, if one player in a team withdraws, the partner will have until Wednesday, December 4th at 12 Noon to find a new partner. After Wednesday at Noon, if the remaining player is left unpaired, they will be removed from the draw. After the Noon deadline, teams will be re-seeded into draws based on the updated combined UTR Ratings of the final teams. Any withdrawal made after Wednesday at Noon results in the entire team being withdrawn. The Wednesday 12 Noon deadline gives the TD time to adjust both singles and doubles draws prior to the Thursday 6:00 PM draw posting.

Players may register with or without a partner. Those who register with a partner must indicate their partner through the online registration system before the entry deadline. Players will need to correctly identify their doubles partner during their initial registration process or they may go back later, prior to the entry deadline, and “Edit Registration” to indicate their partner of choice. Correct doubles registration is the player’s responsibility. Immediately after registration, players need to check the Applicant List to ensure they are registered with their partner of choice (and their partner is also registered with them). Remaining individual players will be paired up based on the order of their Singles UTRs. more info

Singles A & B Draw - Feed In Consolation through the Round of 16. Players who lose in the Quarterfinal Round will be placed into their own consolation bracket of four players and the winner of this bracket receives fifth place points. Play-off for the 3rd and 4th place. All singles draws will play a 10 point match tiebreak in lieu of the third set.

Doubles A & B Draw - 8 game Pro-Sets with single elimination. Doubles is now NO AD (see note above)

Singles: A draw of 16, B draw of 16. Doubles: A draw of 16 teams, B draw of 16 teams.
The A & B draw singles begins on Saturday and ends on Sunday.
The A & B draw doubles begins on Saturday and ends on Sunday. more info

All Out of Section applications must be turned into the USTA Texas office two weeks before the entry deadline. Click the link for the application and return it to rfenning@texas.usta.com for approval. more info

First, Second and Third Place medals will be awarded. Consolation winners no longer receive medals. A sportsmanship award is given to the outstanding boy and girl in each designated tournament.

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."

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.

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

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.