** THANK YOU TO ALL THE PLAYERS AND PARENTS AND WE WISH YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS **
The Palm Valley Tournament committee and The FELLER FAMILY would like to thank each and every one who participated in the Alec Feller Memorial Junior tournament and making it a tremendous success ! We also would like to thank all the SPONSORS for their help and support. We wish each and every one a VERY HAPPY HOLIDAYS and A HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR !!! We look forward to seeing you next Year.
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** DRAWS FOR SATURDAY DEC. 14th, COMPLETE **
The draws for Saturday December 14th, have been revised. Some of the match times had to be changed due to conflicts with singles and doubles match times. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR NEW MATCH TIMES AND MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO MISTAKES !
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**MATCHES SUSPENDED**
We had rain and some of the matches had to be suspended. We will reschedule the matches. Please Check the Tournament Home Page tonight for new match times. Thanks for your understanding.
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** PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE DRAWS. Thursday, Dec.5th, 10:00 am **
Players and Parents please double check the draws, we had to make a few changes to the draws. There are minor time changes. There were a few last minute player withdrawals due to illness or injury. We also had many time avoidance requests for SAT and ACT.
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** THE DRAWS POSTED, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4th, 2019**
Tournament Participants and Parents, The draws are up and we look forward to seeing you in Palm Desert. We had over 300 participants with a lot of matches to schedule. If you see any errors please email me ASAP! There are a total of SIX tournament sites. We did our best to accommodate time avoidances,however we may have missed a few. Please double check the tournament site before you leave your home or hotel to go to the event, there are always last minute player withdrawals due to illness or injuries. Best of Luck to Everyone.... Coach Gordon.
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** COMPLEMENTARY TACO DINNER FOR PLAYERS AND PARENTS **
There will a complementary Taco dinner on Saturday December the 7th, at 4:30 pm on the patio of the PALM VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB by the center court. ALL the Players and Parents are Welcome! After the dinner there will be a "TURKEY SHOOT" for prizes and around the world contest.. All Prizes donated by WILSON SPORTING GOODS Co.
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** TOURNAMENT SITES **
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1. Palm Valley Country Club. (PVCC)
39205 Palm Valley Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Phone No: (760) 345-2745
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2. MONTEREY COUNTRY CLUB (MCC)
41500 Monterey Ave. Palm Desert, CA 92260. (760) 346-0679
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3. Indian Ridge Country Club. (IRCC)
76375 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Phone No: (760) 772-4432
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4. Mission Hills Country Club. (MHCC)
Address: Mission Hills Country Club, 3 Racquet Club Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 93370, Phone No.760-328-5800
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5. Palm Desert Resort Tennis Club. (PDR)
Address: Palm Desert Resort Tennis Club, 77333 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Phone No: 760-345-2781.
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6. Shadow Mountain Resort Tennis Club. (SMTC)
Address: Shadow Mountain Tennis Club, 45750 San Luis Rey Ave. Palm Desert, CA 92260. Phone No.760-346-6123
State: California Zip: 92260
Phone: 760-346-6123
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** EVENTS **
A PLAYER may enter in three events, ONE gender singles, ONE gender doubles and ONE Mix doubles. You may NOT enter in two age division in singles. We also have 10 and under orange ball,60 feet court event. (One regular no ad set, Round Robin format)
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** USTA TOURNAMENT FORMAT & RULES **
Rules - USTA rules govern play. ALL MAIN DRAW SINGLES matches for Girls and Boys 12,14,16,18 divisions will be best two out of three tiebreak sets, for Girls and Boys 10 and under GREEN DOT BALL event, it will be two out of three sets, in lieu of the third set a match tiebreak (10 - points) will be played. ALL CONSOLATION MATCHES in all age groups( Boys and Girls 10's to 18's) will be an eight game pro set with a set tie break (7- point) at 8 games all. ALL DOUBLES matches will be an 8-game pro-set with a set tiebreak (7 - points) at 8 games all. For Boys and Girls 10 and under Orange ball, 60 feet event it will be one regular no add set. This event is a round robin format. If we do not have enough entries in either genders, it will be a CO-Ed event.
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** TOURNAMENT SEEDS **
Seeds will be done using the UTR system and it will be done by the SCTA Junior Competition committee. The seeding list will be published on Tuesday December 3rd, 2019 Please check the seeding list before the draws are posted on Wednesday December 4th, 2019. If you have any issues, Please contact the Tournament Director by Tuesday December 3rd, before 12:00 noon.
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** TIME AVOIDANCES **
If you have SAT's or ACT's and need time avoidance please send an email to the Tournament Director at gordonzawtun@gmail.com BEFORE the entry deadline on November 27th, and we will do our best to accommodate your requests.
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** TOURNAMENT BALLS **
WILSON ULTRA hard court balls will be used for all the matches. For 10 and under events WILSON Green Dot balls and WILSON Orange balls will be used.
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** TOURNAMENT HOTEL **
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** BEST WESTERN PLUS, PALM DESERT RESORT **
Special Tournament room rate at Best Western for $119.99/night plus tax. All rates include a hot cooked to order breakfast, parking, and WIFI. The special room block is only good till the end of November.
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** WILSON RACQUET DEMO DAY **
On Saturday December the 7th, afternoon during the "TURKEY SHOOT " and "AROUND THE WORLD CONTEST " The WILSON TECH Rep for Western United States will set up a Racquet Demo table for Players to play test the latest and the greatest racquets . He will be available to answer any questions that you might have about the latest racquets and equipment. WILSON Sporting Goods Co. have generously donated prizes for this event !!
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** 2019 SCTA POINTS-PER-ROUND RANKING **
For SCTA points per round ranking purposes, this tournament is a SCTA Level 3 event.
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** STRINGING SERVICES **
There will be experienced stringers at all the tournament sites during the event. labor cost with your own string is $20.00. We also have a large selection of strings and grips in our inventory.
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, November 27, 2019 11:59:00 PM Pacific Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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