4th Annual Serve It Up Tennis Winter Junior Open (Level 5) **ROUND ROBIN FORMAT**

ALL SEMIFINAL MAIN DRAWS ARE POSTED. PLEASE LOOK AT THE CORRECT LOCATIONS AND TIMES. ALL 3RD/4TH PLACE MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT NORTHRIDGE. ALL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT LAKE BALBOA.

ALL SINGLES DRAWS HAVE BEEN POSTED. WE SCHEDULED ALL SIBLING MATCHES AT THE SAME TIME AND DID OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE ALL TIME REQUESTS. WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR 1 MORE BOYS 12S, PLEASE EMAIL IF INTERESTED.

ALL TOURNAMENT DRAWS HAVE BEEN POSTED. ALL SIBLINGS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AT THE SAME TIME FRAME. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL LATER TODAY WITH THE COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE TOURNAMENT. ONLY FIRST ROUND OF THE ROUND ROBIN TIME HAS BEEN POSTED. MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED BACK TO BACK TO BACK WITH A SMALL BREAK BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD MATCH IN A THREE HOUR BLOCK. ALL PLAYERS NEED TO ARRIVE 30 MINUTES BEFORE THEIR POSTED MATCH TIME TO CHECK IN AND PICK UP THEIR PLAYER PACKAGES. PLEASE CHECK EVERY FLIGHT FOR YOUR NAME.


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TOURNAMENT DRAWS WILL BE POSTED ON THURSDAY

PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS, EMAILS ONLY
WE ARE AWARE OF CHANGING WEATHER, BUT AS OF NOW THE TOURNAMENT WILL GO ON AS SCHEDULED.

*EACH AGE DIVISION WILL BE LIMITED TO 16 PLAYERS
*THERE WILL BE 4 FLIGHTS PER AGE DIVISION
*EACH FLIGHT WILL HAVE 4 PLAYERS
*ROUND ROBIN FORMAT. EACH PLAYER WILL PLAY EVERYONE WITHIN THEIR FLIGHT. IF EACH AGE DIVISION IF FIELDED, PLAYERS WILL BE GUARANTEED THREE MATCHES ON SATURDAY. POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR EACH WIN.
*WINNER OF EACH FLIGHT WILL FEED INTO SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL. SEMI-FINAL, 3RD/4TH PLACE MATCH, FINAL WILL BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY.
*IF ANY DIVISION DOES NOT FILL UP, WE WILL CHANGE THE FORMAT TO ACCOMMODATE THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS WE HAVE.

TOP 16 PLAYERS WITH THE HIGHEST UTR RATING FOR EACH AGE DIVISION WILL BE SELECTED OUTSIDE OF THE TOP 50 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. FOR THE 10 AND UNDER AGE DIVISION, THE SCTA RANKING LIST WILL USED FOR SELECTION PROCESS. IN THE EVENT YOU ARE NOT SELECTED FOR A DIVISION AND THERE IS SPACE IN ANOTHER DIVISION, WE WILL ACCOMMODATE A DIVISION CHANGE. YOU WILL BE CONTACT ONCE THE DRAWS HAVE CLOSED.

UTR RANKING WILL BE USED IN A "WATERFALL" METHOD TO PUT PLAYERS IN THE 4 FLIGHTS.

ROUND ROBIN MATCHES WILL BE A PRO-SET 8 NO-AD FORMAT PLAYED ON SATURDAY ONLY.
WINNER OF EACH FLIGHT WILL FEED INTO THE SEMI-FINALS ON SUNDAY.
SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS WILL BE A "BEST OF TWO SETS" REGULAR SCORING, A 10 POINT TIE BREAKER WILL BE PLAYED IN LIEU OF A THIRD SET.

WE WILL BE RAFFLING THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:
HEAD GRAPHENE GRAVITY 360+ TENNIS RACKET (APPAREL AND SHOES)
2 SEPARATE FULL NEW BALANCE OUTFITS
HEAD MONSTERCOMBI 12R RACKET BAG
LASERFIBRE NATIVE TOUR POLYESTER REEL


PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE DISCOUNTS ON APPAREL, SHOES, AND RACKETS. YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SPECIAL ORDER ANY HEAD RACKET FOR A TOURNAMENT SPECIAL.

EACH PLAYER WILL RECEIVE A TOURNAMENT T-SHIRT, GATORADE PERFORMANCE PACKAGE, OVERGRIP, AND COUPONS FOR LOCAL RETAILERS. CHAMPIONS WILL RECEIVE STRINGS COURTESY OF LASERFIBRE. FINALISTS WILL RECEIVE STRINGS COURTESY OF LASERFIBRE.

THIS EVENT WILL START ON SATURDAY AND CONCLUDE ON SUNDAY.

LBTC – LAKE BALBOA TENNIS CENTER
Birmingham Community Charter High School
17000 Haynes Street, Lake Balboa, CA 91406
818-325-9859
(LBTC on Draw)

NTC - NORTHRIDGE TENNIS CENTER
CSUN Zelzah Tennis Courts
Use 9500 Zelzah Ave, Northridge, CA 91325
818-454-5273
(NTC on Draw)

By entering this tournament, you agree to follow the SCTA Code of Conduct for Parents, Coaches, and Spectators. more info

For ages 12-18's players who are ranked in the top 50 will not be allowed to participate in Open Level 5 events. These events are meant for players moving up from Level 6 but not quite ready for higher level events. (Players can play up in the next higher division if ranked in the top 50 of their age group) This does not apply to 10 & under divisions.

The SCTA Section Suspension Point System prohibits signing up for two events: Ths USTA Code of Conduct and Suspension Point System is in effect. You are expected to play the entire event as scheduled. The SCTA Section Junior Competition Committee has adopted the USTA National Suspension Point System for 2015. Please refer to Friend at Court pages 133 and 134, Table 18 for more information. more info

For Southern California open ranking purposes, this tournament is a SCTA Level 5 Special Round Robin event. For 2017 tournaments, Level 5 points will be awarded based on draw size for each individual event. Click on link for points table. more info

REFUND DEADLINE IS MIDNIGHT OF THE CLOSE OF THE ENTRY. BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE, YOU MUST WITHDRAW ONLINE (IF ENTERED ONLINE). ANY CHANGING OF DIVISIONS MUST BE DONE ONLINE. ALL WITHDRAWALS AFTER THE DEADLINE MUST BE DONE BY EMAIL TO THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AND NO REFUND WILL BE ISSUED.

THIS TOURNAMENT WILL USE PRO PENN MARATHON BALLS AND PENN CONTROL+ BALLS.