USTA Florida Level 4 "Boys 12 - 18" Summer Smash Championships

Events - Alternates by Event

· Some divisions have 3 matches, the draws are up-to-date
· All matches are at the Delray Swim & Tennis Club.... Warm-up 7:25 – 7:55am, none thereafter
· Main Draw: 2 out of 3 tiebreak sets, with a 10-point Tiebreak for the 3rd set (includes NO-AD-scoring)
· Consolation: Two short sets, NO-AD scoring, first to win 4 games by a margin of 2 games (if 3-3, play to 5) with a 7-point tiebreak at 4-games all. A 10-point match Tiebreak played at 1-set all.

Due to our Safety Guidelines, pending the amount of participants per division, and in order to limit the number of potential players competing at the facilities throughout the day, we will host the following (weather pending):
- Saturday, Aug. 22 - Monday, Aug. 24: Boys 12s, 14s & 16s
- Sunday, Aug. 23 - Tuesday. , Aug. 25: Boys 18s Division

Make sure to check the draws/locations on Thursday, Aug. 20. Weather pending:
*Boys 12 & 16: Delray Swim & Tennis (DS) & Delray Beach Tennis Center (DB)
*Boys 14: Boca Lago CC Club (BL: Day 1-2) & Delray Swim & Tennis (DS: Day 3)
*Boys 18: Sunday (Delray Beach sites + Boca Lago CC), Monday - Tuesday (Delray Beach sites)

LOCATIONS:
- DELRAY SWIM & TENNIS CLUB (DS) (561-243-7058) 2350 Jaeger Drive, Delray Beach, 33444. Directions: I-95 to Linton Blvd, head east 3/4 mile, turn right on SW 10th Ave, go to stop sign & take a left (Lindell), go 2 full blocks to roundabout and go left on Dotterel, go 1 block to Jaeger Drive, make left. Clubhouse on the left. Tournament Office. If you have any questions, call the Site Director at 561-665-4104.

- BOCA LAGO COUNTRY CLUB (BL). 9045 Vista del Lago, Boca Raton, Florida 33428 (561-706-1601). Tournament Office: If you have any questions call 561-350-1867. Website.

- DELRAY BEACH TENNIS CENTER (DB) (561-243-7360) 201 W. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, 33444. Directions: From I-95 Exit Atlantic Ave., head east, Tennis Center will be 1 mile on left. If you have any questions, call the Site Director at 561-900-0198.

Everyone must review the event information by clicking 'more info'... Thank you!

The event has the right to take the temperature of all Players and Guests. If anyone denies us the availability to take their temperature and/or if anyone’s temperature is over 100.4, you must leave the facility – no exceptions. This is for your safety and the safety of the other families. Thank you for your understanding.

SAFETY OF EVERYONE. If anyone does not wear a mask on-site, they will be asked to have one on or they must leave the facility. If they do not have a mask on a 2nd time, they will be asked to leave the facility for the day.
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In response to the COVID-19, we will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk technology to help facilitate CDC best practices.

In order to compete in this event, all competitors MUST click the below link to fill out the check-in form, and sign the waiver for this tournament.
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For the safety of all Tournament players, parents, coaches, and staff we will NOT be using a physical tournament desk where the social gathering is most common. We instead will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk to help facilitate CDC guidelines for social distancing. Please click the “more info” link to learn how we will be using VTD to keep you SAFE during the tournament:
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This event is held at multiple sites. Click 'more info.' (below) to view surface type, site locations and check-in at the site where your match is scheduled (check the initials on the draws).

Trainer: Athletic training services will be available at the Delray Swim & Tennis Club site via Medicine Recovery & Performance. If you need their assistance, please go to that site. If you have specific treatment needs or any questions related to sports medicine that you would like to address prior to or during the tournament, please feel free to contact the head trainer, Mike Petrarca (Medicine Recovery & Performance) mike@medicine-recovery-performance.com or (603) 978-1261

WARM-UP:
* Delray Swim & Tennis Club: 16 courts (1st come, 1st-serve from 7:30 - 8am, no courts thereafter). The first matches on (8:10am) will get a 5-minute warm-up because practice courts were available to them. The rest of the players with 1st matches of the day will get up to 10 minutes. All rounds of matches after their first match of the day will get a 5-minute warm-up.

*Delray Beach Tennis Center: No practice courts available. All matches scheduled at this site are the 2nd matches of the day, so these matches will get a 5-minute warm-up

* Boca Lago Country Club. Friday (4pm - dark; call to reserve)... Saturday - Sunday (12 courts (1st come, 1st-serve from 7:30 - 8am, no courts thereafter). * Boynton Beach Tennis Center: (Clay Courts; 10 minutes from Delray Beach): Due to the Pandemic Covid 19 the Boynton Beach Tennis Center has been extremely busy and still has some restrictions. No walkins allowed. All players MUST call in for reservations up to 24 hours in advance 561-742-6575. $8 for Boynton Beach City Limits Residents and $10 for all other players. Water fountains are still unusable. 3111 S. Congress Ave, Boynton Beach, FL 33426. Directions: From I-95 Exit Woolbright. Head West to Congress. Turn left (going South) on Congress. Tennis club on the corner of Congress and SW 30th (on right). * more info

Diadem, the Official Ball of the Summer Smash Sectionals, is the last American brand focusing on providing quality performance balls, rackets, string, and accessories. As former pro players and coaches we understand the need for quality products at a great price in the ultra competitive sport of tennis. We offer packages and discounts for all competitive junior players, and look forward to working with you in your junior career and beyond.
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For updated weather details and/or possible match delays, please check the TennisLink website instead of calling. Updates will be listed on the bottom of the page under the Important Info. tab. DO NOT check the times listed on the draws, as those times will only be changed in the evening (if applicable), not during the day.

DATES: Depending on the draw size, we might start one division on Sunday and play until Tuesday... please check back after the selection for updated notes.

MATCH SCHEDULE: Day 1 (2 singles), Day 2 (1-3 singles), Day 3 (1-3 Singles), Day 4 (TBD).... All divisions will include a 64-singles draw with a Feed-In Consolation (R16), Quarterfinal losers will be fed into it's own Consolation draw... Semifinal losers will play for 3rd and 4th place.

FORMAT:
· - Event consists of a feed-in Consolation thru the Rd of 16; Quarterfinal losers will go into its own consolation draw. There will be a 3/4 Playoff.
· - Singles Main Draw: 2 out of 3 tiebreak sets, with a 10-point Tiebreak for the 3rd set (includes AD-scoring)
· - Singles Consolation: Two short sets, no-ad scoring, first to win 4 games by a margin of 2 games (if 3-3, play to 5) with a 7-point tiebreak at 4-games all. A 10-point match Tiebreak played at 1-set all.
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City of Delray Beach (Host City) is a beach lover’s destination with one of America’s most beautiful seashores and we hope you’ll have some time to take a stroll along the warm surf. We invite you to take a leisurely walk along Atlantic Avenue, enjoy the galleries, boutiques and gourmet restaurants. Click for things to do in Delray Beach

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Diadem, the Official Ball of the Summer Smash Sectionals, is the last American brand focusing on providing quality performance balls, rackets, string, and accessories. As former pro players and coaches we understand the need for quality products at a great price in the ultra competitive sport of tennis. We offer packages and discounts for all competitive junior players, and look forward to working with you in your junior career and beyond.

One Tennis Academy One Tennis Academy is located in the heart of Boca Lago Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. With 14 clay courts and 4 hard courts, turf field, swimming pool, class room and fully equipped dorms we provide our students with all the necessary amenities to succeed on and off the court. Our coaching team has the know-how to work with kids of all levels starting with red dot program and all the way to the Grand Slam level.Specially for those players participating in the USTA L4 tournament held at the academy site we created a one-week pre-tournament training camp. Participants will have the unique opportunity to prepare for the event while taking advantage of quality training with our world class coaching staff. Featuring point construction and match play sessions in the afternoon. One Tennis Academy has a limited number of rooms available in the academy dorms. Dorms are complimentary for players who sign up for the pre-competition training week. Reservation is on first come - first serve basis. For more information on the event and to sign up for pre-competition training camp please visit our website: OneTennisAcademy.com. Contact us: info@onetennisacademy.com. Follow on Instagram: @onetennisacademy. 561.706.1601 (9045 Vista Del Lago, Boca Raton, FL 33428).

Dwight Global Online School — the top online school for student-athletes grades 7-12 — is proud to partner with YellowTennisBall.com Series, host to many of the most prestigious USTA events in the country, to offer qualified student-athletes a flexible, personalized schedule while receiving a world-class private school education. Dwight Global students can train, travel, and compete without missing school. With expert faculty members dedicated to personalizing the Dwight Global experience for every student, athletes are prepared to head straight to the pros or take leadership roles in top college athletic programs. If you have any questions, please call +1-212-724-2420 or email admissions@dwight.global and mention YTB Series for priority admissions assistance.

Medicine Recovery Performance understands beating the competition and taking athletic performance to the next level is important. That’s why we offer private coaching that’s 100% geared towards the athlete, their unique sport, and exactly what it’s going to take to win. Unlike other facilities who just focus on general fitness that doesn’t help you improve, we focus on exactly what you need to make it to the next level. Contact mike@medicine-recovery-performance.com or call (603) 978-1261 for details.

Hey players and athletes, “Hold the ice!” says Mike Petrarca, owner/operator of Medicine-Recovery-Performance and head of athletic trainers for our YellowTennisBall.com series of junior events. “While ice may provide short term pain management and can alleviate swelling symptoms, it does not allow inflammatory cells called macrophages to reach its destination.” Read the English breakdown of this modern science on Mike’s blog
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Click 'more info' for discounted hotels & rental car options... please reserve early as rooms are limited.
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TRN will be sending professional photographer Bill Kallenberg to the GA Jr Open to take action photos for the player profiles on TennisRecruiting.net to be used by college coaches. By entry into this event, players authorize photos to be taken during play. If a player prefers not to have photos taken, please notify the photographer when he comes to the court.

Players may register for more then one division... Player selection begins with the older division first, thus, if a player gets into the older division, they are automatically not selected into the younger division and removed from the younger division's event..

If a player is not selected to either division, they will remain on BOTH alternate lists up until the draws are posted (Wednesday before the tournament) and then they are removed from the older alternate list.

Please call 561.330.6003 to ask which sites to check in as an alternate. more info

This tournament is using UTR to seed the players in each age division. more info

Players and their parents are required to be permanent residents of Florida in order to be eligible for this level tournament. Paperwork (as per the link) proving the parents and player are permanent residents must be RECEIVED in the USTA Florida office and APPROVED three weeks from the start date of the Level 3, 4, or 5 tournament, Players wishing to check their approval can check the Tentative Ranking list published approximately 16 days before the start of the tournament. more info