Bob Faulkner Super Champ Major Zone (SCMZ 12-18)

Draws are now posted. USTA Texas has already determined that heat indexes will be well above the 100 degree mark so playing formats for the ENTIRE TOURNAMENT WILL BE 2 out of 3 sets, with AD, and 10pt breakers in lieu of full 3rd sets.

University of Texas at Tyler
UT TYLER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR WARMUP COURTS THIS FOR THE DURATION OF THIS EVENT

TJC-B - Tyler Junior College Brookshire Complex (Sunday ONLY)
1010 S. Palmer, Tyler, TX 75701

CCC - Cascades Country Club
903-525-0022
4511 Briarwood Road, Tyler, TX 75709

TASC - Tyler Athletic and Swim Club
903-561-3014
2767 Oak Creek Blvd, Tyler, TX 75703
(The club is located on Oak Creek Blvd which is north of a Restaurant called Bruno’s Pizza and Pasta by about 20 yards. If you are having trouble getting to the club please use Bruno’s Pizza and Pasta as reference)

TJC-J - Tyler Junior College Joann Murphy Courts (across the street from TJC-B)
1010 S. Palmer, Tyler, TX 75701

TJC-B - Tyler Junior College Brookshire Complex (across the street from TJC-J)
1010 S. Palmer, Tyler, TX 75701

HT - Hollytree Country Club
903-581-7788
6700 Hollytree Dr, Tyler, TX 75703

FTC - Faulkner Tennis Center
903-534-5389
410 W. Cumberland Road, Tyler, TX 75703

AS - All Saints Episcopal School
2695 SSW Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
Please note that the main entrance to the school is located on Loop 323, NOT Briarwood Road. Once you arrive at the main entrance drive through and the courts will be on your right next to the baseball field. You can pull over to unload your vehicle (chairs, coolers, bags, ect..) but parking on the street is not permitted. Continue towards the main campus and you will see parking areas.

Holiday Inn Tyler - South Broadway
5701 South Broadway,Tyler, TX 75703
903-561-5800

The Holiday Inn South Broadway is offering overnight accommodations and our full breakfast buffet for $92.00 per night. We are within 4 miles of The Cascades and serve as host hotel for all USTA tournaments in Tyler. Please use the booking link below to make your reservations. Each block will hold rooms for you until the Monday before the tournament.
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For the August 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 the Tyler and San Antonio tournaments.

Super Champ eligible players can participate in both the August 17th and August 31st Super Champ Major Zone and Level tournaments. There is no limit to the number of Super Champ tournaments a player can play in each month. Players cannot participate in 2 tournaments that overlap in date.

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

Each player's Singles Universal Tennis Rating will be pulled from the system between 12 Noon-5PM on Wednesday, August 7th. 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.

There will be no penalty for withdrawing from singles or doubles prior to Wednesday, August 14th 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, August 14th 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.

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, August 14th 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 Texas Standing List ranking 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.

In 2019, the Monday Withdrawal Rule for Super Champ Designated Tournaments will remain in effect. For this tournament, players are required to inform the tournament desk or tournament director the day before of their intent not to complete their matches on the last day of the tournament. This must occur no later than 6pm Sunday for tournaments that end on Monday, or 6pm Monday for tournaments that end on Tuesday, or within 15 minutes of completing their final match of the day (whichever is later). For this tournament, all players must inform the director by Sunday (8/18) at 6pm for Monday (8/19) matches. The tournament director will inform the opponent immediately of any withdrawals. Players who pull out after Sunday at 6pm will have their match coded as a withdrawal and will receive no points for their wins in that tournament. If a player gets injured or ill after that 6pm deadline and they think it's important to "keep their points" they (the player) will need to physically show up on Monday morning and pull out in person at the tournament desk in order to have that match coded a walkover and retain their points. This rule has to do with ranking points, not suspension points. Please see the 2 pt withdrawal rule posted above regarding withdrawals after Wednesday, August 14th at Noon.

Youth Tennis Texas Website:
For more information on Challenger, CMZ, or SCMZ schedules, and "Junior Know The Rules," please visit www.youthtennistexas.com

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.