TOURNAMENT UPDATE: FRIDAY, 10:10AM
HI EVERYONE! PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE DRAWS!! UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES DEALING WITH WEATHER, DRAWS MAY CHANGE! IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLAYER AND PARENTS TO KNOW MATCH TIMES. PLAYERS ARRIVING FOR THEIR MATCH TIMES LATE MAY BE PENALIZED UNDER THE FOLLOWING USTA RULES FOR LATENESS: 1. UP TO 4 MIN. 59 SEC = 1 GAME PENALTY + LOSS OF CHOICE OF SERVE 2. UP TO 9 MIN. 59 SEC = 2 GAMES PENALTY + LOSS OF CHOICE OF SERVE 3. UP TO 14 MIN. 59 SEC = 3 GAMES PENALTY + LOSS OF CHOICE OF SERVE 4. 15 MIN. OR MORE = MATCH IS DEFAULTED WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO PENALIZE PLAYERS, SO PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR YOUR MATCHES!!! All the best, COACH KENDALL RMTC
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Saturday match times are posted!!
Hello Players and Parents! Draws have been posted for Saturday matches. The schedule for tomorrow is 2 rounds of singles and 1-2 rounds of doubles depending on your draw. Please be aware that times may change for doubles depending on match outcomes in singles. Any questions, please call me on the tournament phone at 303-304-6322! Please be sure to check your draws! Good luck tomorrow! Coach Kendall RMTC
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WELCOME!
Welcome to the 2019 Intermountain Level 4 Summer Masters Tournament. We are looking forward to a wonderful event in Boulder, Colorado. Thank you for joining us!
[Update as of 11:30am, Tuesday: Draws are posted. Times will be posted by 3pm today. Sorry for the delay!]
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Important Notes and Playing Format
This is a Level 4 Intermountain Tournament AND a USTA National Level 4 Tournament. To create a better competitive experience for all players competing, Boys & Girls 12 & Under and 14 & Under singles draws have been limited to the 32 highest ranked players to enter each event. All singles will use 32-player compass draw formats, which guarantee each player in the draw an opportunity to compete in a minimum of 4 matches. All doubles draws will be first match consolation, guaranteeing each doubles team two matches.
ALL USTA INTERMOUNTAIN LEVEL 4 SUMMER MASTERS MAIN DRAW SINGLES MATCHES WILL BE BEST OF 3 TIE-BREAK SETS, REGULAR SCORING. ALL SINGLES CONSOLATION MATCHES WILL BE BEST OF 3 TIE-BREAK SETS WITH A 10 POINT TIEBREAK IN LIEU OF THE 3RD SET. ALL DOUBLES MATCHES (INCLUDING THE FINALS!) WILL BE PLAYED USING AN 8 GAME PRO SET FORMAT WITH REGULAR SCORING AND A 7 POINT TIE BREAKER AT 8 GAMES ALL. You are not required to play both singles and doubles. However, if you want to play doubles, YOU MUST REGISTER IN THE SAME AGE GROUP AS THE SINGLES DIVISION YOU ARE COMPETING IN. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THIS EVENT AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING FROM OUT OF STATE, TIME AVOIDANCE REQUESTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. With respect to return flights, people making travel arrangements should schedule their return to ensure that they will complete all rounds of play. All tournament play will be completed by late afternoon on Sunday , AUGUST 11.
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Contact Info
We best correspond by email and check it frequently. The tournament email for 12's and 14's is SumMasters@rmtenniscenter.com. This email address goes to Duke Paluch and Kendall Chitambar. The Tournament Director's phone number is 303-304-6322. The tennis shop's phone number at the Rocky Mountain Tennis Center is 303-449-5033.
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Tournament Director
Kendall Chitambar will be directing both the Boys' and Girls' 12-under and the Boys' and Girls' 14-under. He can be reached at summasters@rmtenniscenter.com.
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Hotel Accommodations
The Rocky Mountain Tennis Center is on the grounds of the Millennium Hotel. For tournament room rates, call 303-443-3850.
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Schedule of Play
All players should be available for the following match schedule: Thursday, August 8th: Singles Round of 32 & round of 16; Doubles First round Friday, August 9th: Singles Quarterfinals; Doubles up to two rounds Saturday, August 10th: Singles Semi-finals (for all draws in the compass format); Doubles Semi-finals Sunday, August 11th: Singles Finals (for all draws); Doubles finals
Please remember that with compass draw formats and first match consolation for doubles, all players are guaranteed 3-4 matches in singles and 2 matches in doubles according to the above schedule of play.
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Tournament Sites and Directions
Boys and Girls 12's are at the Rocky Mountain Tennis Center - Boulder. Boys and Girls 14's are at CU South Tennis Complex All Finals Day matches (Sunday, August 11) will be held at CU South Tennis Complex. Both facilities are about 5-10 minutes apart.
RMTC-Boulder Address: (on the grounds of the Millennium Hotel-Boulder) Rocky Mountain Tennis Center Boulder 1345 28th Street Boulder, CO 80302 Check in at the RMTC-Boulder pro shop (south side of Boulder Creek) for matches.
CU South Tennis Complex (Please drive slowly on dirt/gravel road and entrance to facilities -- Thank you) When using GPS you can type in the address of "South Campus Tennis Complex South Loop Drive, Boulder, CO." From Boulder - head toward Denver on Route 36 and exit Table Mesa Drive. Go straight through the exit ramp light. Travel down that road and turn right at the fork in the road, bearing right going through the green gate then follow the dirt road South to the courts. The courts will be on your left and parking to the south.
From Denver - North on I-25 and west on Hwy 36, exit Table Mesa Drive/South Boulder Road. Take a left at the light. Go under Foothills Parkway and over Hwy 36. After passing over Hwy 36 take a left at the first light. Travel down that road and turn right at the fork in the road, bearing right going through the green gate then follow the dirt road South to the courts. The courts will be on your left and parking to the south.
From Golden - Take CO-93 North to Boulder. Take a right onto Table Mesa Drive. Turn right at the light (third light on Table Mesa) onto South Loop Drive. It's the last light before the HWY 36 junction (Table Mesa will split; straight goes over HWY 36 bridge; veering right is HWY 36 to Denver). Travel down that road and turn right at the fork in the road, bearing right going through the green gate then follow the dirt road South to the courts. The courts will be on your left and parking to the south.
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Seeding
All seeding for this Level 4 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.
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Tournament Sponsors
Thank you to this year's tournament sponsors: Babolat, Millennium Hotel, 5430 Kids' Tennis Foundation, Bobo's Oat Bars, Mountain Ocean, Ltd.
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