Tournament Reports
B14 - Alternates as of 3/9 @ 8:18 PM EST G14 - Alternates as of 3/9 @ 8:15PM EST
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COVID-19 Update
Given the heightened concerns surrounding the COVID-19 virus, the USTA has made the decision to postpone this event. At all times, we must put the health and safety of all our constituents at the forefront of our decision-making, and we feel this is in the best interest of players, their families, the tournament staff, and our collective communities. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and review each week. More information regarding entry fee refunds and the possibility of rescheduling will be announced in the coming days. Thank you for your patience.
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AS OF 3/12 @ 8:35 PM EST
Hello again:
Per USTA National: “Given the heightened concerns surrounding the COVID-19
virus, and the ITF and ATP announcements about
postponements to the professional and Junior ITF calendars until the week of
April 20th, the USTA has made the decision to postpone all USTA
National Level 1-3 events scheduled to take place during that same
time period. At all times, we must put the
health and safety of all our constituents at the forefront of our
decision-making, and we feel this is in the best interest of our collective
communities, your staff, the players, and families traveling to compete at
these events. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and review each
week.”
Also, USTA will be giving
direction on the refund procedure soon. As soon as we get the information from
the USTA, we will contact everyone to facilitate refunds. We appreciate
everyone’s patience with this process.
We are disappointed we will
not be able to host this event but look forward to seeing everyone at future
events in Tucson!
Thank you and stay safe!
Reffkin Tennis Center
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AS OF 3/12 @ 5:15 PM EST
Hello everyone:
USTA National
is meeting this afternoon regarding the status of National Junior Tournaments…
At this point, we are still planning on hosting the Tucson BG14s L3 at Reffkin
Tennis Center, but we will wait to hear from National to see if any decisions
have been made for all tournaments, or if it’s up to individual tournaments to
decide whether the event will happen.
Please keep
checking back here for further updates. Once we have an official decision, we
will send update emails out to everyone.
Thank you
all for your patience!
Reffkin Tennis
Center
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ENTRY AND SELECTION PROCESS FOR NATIONAL L3 TOURNAMENTS
Players may choose ONE of the following options, but NOT both: · OPTION 1: ENTER any ONE (1) division of TWO (2) concurrent USTA National Level 3 Tournaments (this may be a different division in each tournament); OR · OPTION 2: ENTER TWO (2) divisions of ONE (1) USTA National Level 3 tournament Players may PLAY in only ONE division of ONE tournament. Players who register for three (3) or more events will be given 5 suspension points and will only be selected into a maximum of two events. PLEASE NOTE THAT PLAYERS WHO ARE ACCEPTED INTO ONE EVENT AT THE TIME OF SELECTION ARE INELIGIBLE FOR THE ALTERNATE LIST OF ANOTHER EVENT. WE URGE PLAYERS TO ONLY SIGN UP FOR EVENTS THEY WOULD PLAY IF ACCEPTED.
For further information about the selection process, please click on the following link. Players are accepted into a USTA National Level 3 Tournament using the most recently published National Standings List as of the date entries close.
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New Hotel Information and Booking Link. $169 -- Includes full breakfast
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Notes
IMPORTANT!
Due to a new policy from the USTA's legal department, tournament
directors will no longer have access to phone numbers and email
addresses of the tournament participants unless the player
re-enters their contact information at time of event registration.
This means that if a player does not enter their phone and email
information each time they register for a tournament, the
tournament director cannot contact them for any reason, including
withdrawals, defaults, byes, rain delays, etc. Your cooperation
will ensure that tournaments can continue to communicate necessary
information to you. Thank you.
Reffkin Tennis Center welcomes the
2020 USTA National L3 Tournament Boys' & Girls' 14s to Tucson,
Arizona!
USTA NATIONAL LEVEL 3 TOURNAMENT
March 21st-23rd, 2020
Table of Contents
1. Dates
2. Location of Tournament
3. Court Surface
4. Events Offered
5. Draw Sizes
6. National Ranking Level
7. Eligibility Requirements
8. Sanctioning Body
9. Singles Draw Format
10. Doubles Draw Format
11. Consolation
12. Singles Match Format
13. Doubles Match Format
14. Entry Deadline
15. Tournament ID Number
16. Entry Fee
17. Instructions on Obtaining Assistance with Tennislink
Troubleshooting
18. Number of Events a Player May Enter
19. Entering Multiple Divisions and Multiple
Tournaments
20. Wild Card Information
21. Contact Information for Tournament Director
22. Name of Referee
23. Tournament Selection Procedures & Alternates
24. Entry Refunds
25. Seeding Method
26. Draw Information
27. Doubles Information
28. Registration Day/Check-In Procedures
29. Tournament Schedule
30. Delayed Weather Policy
31. Dress Code
32. Tournament Ball
33. Maps and Directions
34. Hotel and Airline Info
35. Practice Court Information
36. Competition Training Session - Friday with Smith Perry
Tennis Academy
37. Racquet Stringing Information
38. Hitting Pros
39. Tournament Committee
1. Dates
Saturday, March 21st - Monday, March 23rd
(2020)
Schedule for Monday March 23rd (if no rain delays during the
tournament) for your planning purposes:
*** NOT FINALIZED
Doubles Finals -- 9am
Doubles 3rd/4th playoff -- 9am
Singles Consolation Semis -- 11:30am
Singles Finals -- 11:30am
Singles 3rd/4th Playoff -- 11:30am
Singles Consolation Finals -- 2pm
2. Location of Tournament
Reffkin Tennis Center - 50 S. Alvernon Way
1 Tournament Site = 20 courts for the tournament & 3 courts for
warm-up (19-21)
3. Court Surface
Hard Court
4.Events Offered
BG14s Singles, BG14s Doubles
5. Draw Sizes
32 Player Singles Draw
16 Team Doubles Draw
6. National Ranking Level
National Level 3
7. Eligibility
Requirements
https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/play-as-a-member/national/eligibility.html
8. Sanctioning Body
United States Tennis
Association
9. Singles Draw Format
Feed-In-Consolation thru Round of 16.
QCONS for Quarterfinal losers
3rd/4th Playoff for Semi Losesr
10. Doubles Draw Format
Single Elimination with 3rd/4th
Playoff
11. Consolation
Feed-In-Consolation thru Round of 16 -
Singles
Top 8 Playoff Consolation - Singles
No Doubles Consolation.
12. Singles Match Format
Best of 3 Sets with 10-point
TB in Lieu of 3rd Set
13. Doubles Match Format
8-Game Pro-set with a 7-point
TB at 8 Games all. No-Ad Scoring
14. Entry Deadline
February 27th, 2020 @ 11:59AM
Eastern Time (MORNING)
15. Tournament ID Number
750016219
16. Entry Fee
$124.13
17. Instructions on Obtaining Assistance with Tennislink
Troubleshooting
http://activesupport.force.com/usta
18. Number of Events a Player May Enter
Players may
enter one singles and one doubles in the same age division.
19. Entering Multiple Divisions and Multiple
Tournaments
https://www.usta.com/Youth-Tennis/Junior-Competition/RTSelec_Open/
Players can enter up to two total L3 Tournaments but must email to
get written permission to do so. And players must notify the
tournament director after the selectoin process is completed which
tournament they will be choosing.
20. Wild Card Information
General Wild Card Info
https://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Player-Development/Player-Services/Wild-Cards/
Request for Wild Card Entrant
https://usta.fairplayams.com/AMS/public/sites/tennis/usta/ustaRequestWildcard.aspx
There are NO wild cards for the Level 3 National Tournaments
21. Contact Information for Tournament Director
Jay
Hitchcock
Email -- Jay@reffkintenniscenter.com
All tournament communications done in writing either text or
email.
22. Tournament Head Referee
Rob Grady
23. Tournament Selection Procedures and
Alternates
https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/USTA%20National%20Level%203%20Tournaments.pdf
24. Entry
Refunds
https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/Junior
Competition_Withdrawals and Entry Fee Refunds.pdf
No refunds are given (regardless of the reason) after the online
registration deadline has closed.
25. Seeding
Method
https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/Junior
Competition_Seeding Criteria.pdf
Seeded based on the USTA National Rankings List (Most Recent List
Lableded Seeding List)
26. Draw Information
Draws to be made Monday March
18th
Draws Posted online on Tuesday March 19th
(may be posted earlier)
27. Doubles Information
1. All players entered into
singles will automatically be entered into doubles as well. If you
WOULD NOT like to play doubles, you need to email the tournament
director to withdraw from doubles at
jay@reffkintenniscenter.com.
The deadline to specify a specific partner is Friday, March 13th .
If you do not specify a partner or withdraw from doubles by March
13th, you will be randomly assigned a partner.
3. To register with your doubles partner, you need to email the
tournament director your child's name and USTA number along with
the name and USTA number of their partner. You must CC: (copy) your
doubles partner when you email the tournament director with the
pairing.
28. Registration Day/Check-In Procedures
Info TBD
29. Tournament Schedule
***Subject to change and not finalized
Day 1 - 2 Doubles
--> 2 Singles
Day 2 - 1 Doubles --> 2 Singles
Day 3 - 1 Singles (Main Draw), 2 Singles (Consolation) -->1
Doubles
Doubles will be played first each day unless there are weather
issues except the last day.
30. Delayed Weather Policy
In the event of inclement
weather, we will be posting updates on both this Tennislink
tournament page and the voice message on our pro shop phone line at
(520) 791-4896. Please don't assume anything - always check for
updates! Thank you!
Make sure you are getting our tournament text alerts. If you are
not, please subcribe by
31. Dress Code
All players are required to wear
appropriate tennis attire. Cut off shorts, bare midriffs, and
compression shorts, or any other attire that is simply recreational
and is not tennis oriented is not acceptable.
32. Tournament Ball
Wilson
Extra Duty for Boys
Regular Duty for Girls
33. Maps and Directions
From Tucson Airport to Jim
Reffkin Tennis Center
http://mapq.st/2iBzg9Z
From Phoenix Airport to Jim Reffkin Tennis Center
http://mapq.st/2iBIiE9
34. Hotel and Airline Info
Official Hotel
Accommodations:
Host Hotel:
DoubleTree at Reid Park. $169. Includes Breakfast
Booking Link:
https://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/T/TUSBTDT-U14-20200320/index.jhtml
445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona
520-881-4200
Tucson International Airport -- (8 miles from the Tennis Center,
approx. 18 min)
7250 S Tucson Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85756
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport -- (115 miles from the
Tennis Center, approx. 1 hr & 45 min)
3400 E Sky Harbor Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85034
35. Practice Court Information
1. Catalina Magnet High
School - 10 Courts - 3645 E. Pima Street
2. Himmel Tennis Center - 6 Courts -1000 N Tucson Blvd - Payment
may be required. ($2.50 per person)
36. Competition Training Session with Smith Perry Tennis
Academy
Held on the Friday before the tournament.
4:30-6:30 pm. Register in advance: (520) 791-4896 Cost: $30
37. Racquet Stringing Information
Available on-site at
Reffkin Tennis Center
38. Hitting Pros
Private Hitting Sessions are available
through the Smith-Perry Tennis Academy Call (520) 791-4896 to setup
a hitting sessions with one of our instructors. Cost is $50/hour or
$30/half hour
39. Tournament Committee
Ronnie Smith - Tournament
Chair
Ronnie Smith/Jay Hitchcock - Tournament Directors
Sally Grabham - Committee Chair
John Perry - Committee Member
Thank You:
City of Tucson Parks & Recreation, Reffkin Tennis Center &
DoubleTree Hotel
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, February 27, 2020 11:59:00 AM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 750006020 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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