USTA Intermountain Level 4 Labor Day Masters

WELCOME TO THE 2019 INTERMOUNTAIN LABOR DAY MASTERS TOURNAMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UTAH SPORTS COMMISSION. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO FABULOUS MATCHES AND ARE EXCITED TO HOST THIS GREAT EVENT!

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO ONE GIRL AND ONE BOY FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING BEHAVIOR BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT. A SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO ONE PARENT FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING BEHAVIOR DURING THE TOURNAMENT. A NEW HEAD RACQUET BAG WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH OF THE THREE SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS. A HUGE THANK YOU TO HEAD / PENN RACQUET SPORTS! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE FOR THESE AWARDS - PLEASE ASK THE TOURNAMENT DESK MANAGER TO LET YOU WRITE DOWN THE INFORMATION. THERE IS A PAPER TO WRITE YOUR NOTES ON IN EACH TOURNAMENT DESK BOOK.

The Crystal Inn is located at 818 East Winchester Street, Murray, UT 84107. This hotel is located right off of I-215 and I-15, allowing easy access to all of the sites. It is the closest hotel to the Sports Mall and Cottonwood Country Club. The Crystal Inn offers a NICE complimentary breakfast buffet and complimentary light dinner, free high-speed internet, an indoor swimming pool and hot tub, and an exercise room. The rooms have in-room microwaves and refrigerators. Room rates are $95 + tax for a 2 Queen bed room. Please call (801) 685-9300 and use group code LDT919. The cut-off date for this room rate is August 16th.

There will be no official check-in. Please arrive early to your first singles match to get your tournament t-shirt and give us your emergency contact information.

UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH, CHANGES IN THE DRAWS CAN AND OFTEN DO OCCUR AS PLAYERS MAY DROP OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE. The Utah Tennis Association office will be closed for the Holiday from 4:30 pm on Friday, August 30th, until 9:00 am on Tuesday September 3rd. Draw information will not be available over the phone. Please check your draw carefully online. Doubles matches will start at 3:00 pm on Friday the 30th, and singles matches will start at 8:00 am on Saturday the 31st. Please make your travel plans accordingly.

IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A REFUND IF YOU WITHDRAW FROM THIS TOURNAMENT, YOU MUST NOTIFY ME BY EMAIL (rwise@utahtennis.com) OR LEAVE ME A VOICE MESSAGE STATING THAT YOU ARE WITHDRAWING FROM THE TOURNAMENT ON MY WORK VOICE MAIL AT (801) 944-8782 X113 BY 11:59 PM ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25th. As per Friend at Court "The Tournament Committee shall refund a player's entry fee if the player withdraws no later than seven days before the start date of the tournament. No refund is required beginning six days before the start date of the tournament. The fee for electronic entries is not considered a part of the entry fee and is non-refundable."

Singles matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets. Main draw matches will play out the 3rd set with a 7 Point Tiebreak at 6 games all. All consolation matches will play a 10 Point Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set. Singles matches will begin Saturday morning at 8:00 am.

Doubles matches will be 8 game Pro Sets with a 7 Point Tiebreak at 8 games all, and are Single Elimination. Doubles matches will begin at 3:00 PM on Friday. Please check to make sure that you are paired up with the correct partner. YOUR PARTNER MUST BE IN THE SAME SINGLES GROUP AS YOU. For example, if you are playing in the Boy's 12 Singles Division, your partner can't be playing in the Boy's 14's Singles Division. Unfortunately those types of requests CAN NOT be accommodated due to the potential scheduling and match location conflicts. The doubles event is very important especially for those players who are interested in playing college tennis.

We are sorry that we are not able to remove the play-off for 7th and 8th place from the tournament website. There is no time showing because this match will not take place.

The Referee for this tournament is Jeff Haderlie. Play will be subject to the rules of the USTA. The USTA Point Penalty System will be enforced throughout the tournament. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.

On the third overrule of a player's line calls, the point penalty system will take effect. On the third overrule it will be a point, the fourth overrule it will be a game and on the 5th overrule it will be match.

All seeding for the tournament will be based on the Universal Tennis Rating. As shown in Friend at Court - number of seeds - The number of players seeded shall equal a power of two (for example, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32). The maximum ratio of players to seeds shall be one in three, except that any draw may have two seeds.

If you would like me to pair you up with a doubles partner, you must contact me at rwise@utahtennis.com NO LATER than Monday, August 12th at 4:00 pm. I will pair those players with partners and post them on Wednesday August 14th. I will post the doubles draws earlier than the singles draws so that players can make travel arrangements.

A $15 late fee will be charged for any player who wants to register late for the 2019 ITA Labor Day Masters Tournament. A late registration will only be accepted into the main draw if there are less than 64 players in that division. For divisions with more than 64 players, late registrants will be placed at the bottom of the alternate list. PLEASE SIGN UP ONLINE AND ON TIME.

In order for 10 & Under players to be eligible for this tournament, they must have completed the orange and green requirements in their District.

Players, please remember that as per Friend At Court, the players are solely responsible for learning the time and place of their matches. Tournament desk personnel will give out match times to players if asked, but "The Players should not rely on being told the time of their matches and should always check the draw." The exception to this rule would be if I reschedule a match because a previous match ran long, or GODZILLA TORCHED ALL OF THE TENNIS BALLS, etc. In those types of instances, the Site Director will let the players know the new time that the match will be played. IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CONFIRM YOUR MATCH TIMES AGAINST THE DRAW.

All Tennis Players will be required to wear appropriate tennis attire and dress in a manner consistent with the facilities expectations as well as the expectations of a participant in the USTA Intermountain Labor Day Masters Tournament. Boys - no tank tops or very low riding shorts. Girls - top and skirt must touch when standing. Cut-off shorts, bare midriffs, compression shorts and tights (alone) or any other attire that is simply recreational and not tennis oriented is not acceptable.

There will be a Videotaping Permission Form available at the Tournament Desk. Parents or guardians of the tournament participants will need to fill out this form in order to be able to video tape anything that will include the other player. This form will require a parent or guardians consent and signature to allow the video taping of the full court. You of course can always videotape your own player, but for the protection of the other minor player, you will need to fill out the form prior to videotaping anything that will include the other player.

Please obey all rules and policies for the tennis venues and hotels. Anyone involved in any questionable conduct at guest facilities will be defaulted from the tournament. Please be respectful of others, be courteous to tournament staff and volunteers. An occasional THANK YOU goes a long way! Please help to keep the tournament sites clean by picking up your trash on the grounds and courts. THANK YOU!!!

Due to the size of this event, the number of people coming from out of state, and the tournament format, avoidance's are not available.

Sports Mall - (801) 261-3426. Liberty Park - (801) 328-4711. Salt Lake Tennis Club - (801) 487-3206. Eccles Tennis Center - (801) 581-7075. Oak Hills - (801) 583-9451. THE COTTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PRACTICE OR WARM UP COURTS. Ivory Ridge - (801) 331-6006. Eagleridge Tennis Club - (801) 397-2582. VASA Fitness in Orem - (801) 765-4653. Ogden Athletic Club - (81) 479-6500. Park City MARC - (435) 615-5400.

The last matches of the day on Tuesday the 3rd are scheduled for 1:30 pm. Please make your travel plans accordingly.

ECC = Eccles Tennis Center. CCC = Cottonwood Country Club. SLTC = Salt Lake Tennis Club. SM = Sports Mall. LP = Liberty Park. OH = Oak Hills.

BOY'S 18'S MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT THE ECCLES TENNIS CENTER WITH OVERFLOW MATCHES AT THE COTTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB AND OAK HILLS IF NECESSARY. The Eccles Tennis Center is located at 550 South Guardsman Way, Salt Lake City. The Cottonwood Country Club is located at 1780 Lakewood Drive, Holladay. We are guests at this facility, please access the courts from the path on the East side of the mail building. Parking notice for the Eccles Tennis Center - please park in the parking lot directly East and across the road from the Eccles Tennis Center. There will be a small fee that will be good for all day. There is also parking along the road by the facility with a two hour parking limit - I personally know about that! Do NOT stay in one spot for longer than two hours - or they will ticket your car. DO NOT PARK NEXT TO THE OUTDOOR COURTS - YOU ARE ON CAMERA THERE AND YOU WILL BE TICKETED AND TOWED. Oak Hills is located at 1216 South Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City.

GIRL'S 18'S MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT THE COTTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB WITH THE FINAL DAY'S MATCHES PLAYED AT THE ECCLES TENNIS CENTER. The Cottonwood Club is located at 1780 Lakewood Drive, Holladay, UT 84117. We are guests at this facility. Please access the courts from the path on the East side of the building. The Eccles Tennis Center is located at 550 South Guardsman Way, Salt Lake City.

The entrance to Liberty Park is located at 900 South and 600 East, Salt Lake City. Oak Hills is located at 1216 South Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City.

The Salt Lake Tennis Club is located at 2471 South 1700 East, Salt Lake City. The Sports Mall is located at 5445 South, 900 East, Salt Lake City.

The Sports Mall is located at 5445 South 900 East, Salt Lake City. The Cottonwood Country Club is located at 1780 Lakewood Drive, Holladay.