L4-Jeff Myers Memorial Jr. Masters

B14, B16, B18 will play at Scottsdale Ranch Park – SRP on the draw - SRP is at 10400 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, 480-312-7774.

B12, B14-B, B16-B, B18-B will play at Indian School Park – ISP on the draw - 4289 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, 480-312-2740.

G14, G14-B, G16, G18 will play at Kiwanis - KIW on the draw - 6111 S All American Way, Tempe, AZ 85283, 480-350-8400.


G12 will play at Phoenix Tennis Center - PTC on the draw - 6330 N 21st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85015, 602-249-3712


#####ALL SITES WILL OPEN AT 7:00am FOR PRACTICE####
*****ALL MONDAY MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT SCOTTSDALE RANCH PARK - SRP*****

The use of Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) will be used for the seeding and placement of players in the draws for this tournament. Universal Tennis Ratings provide tennis players worldwide a common scale to determine their level of play. The 16-level scale (from beginners to elite world-class professionals), precisely and reliably determines individual players' ratings based on actual match results without regard for age, gender or where the matches are played. The Universal Tennis website allows visitors to view more than three million tennis results.


For the current Tournament UTR List please click the "more info". more info

Effective Jan 1, 2019, all section L4s with section and national ranking points will be open to out of section players with up to 8 players per age division. Selection will remain to be by UTR. Rationale: To give our section players more and different competition, the SWS Junior Competition Committee voted to open our section Level 4s.

As always locations will be based on size of different draws. Historically we've played the larger draws at SRP due to the availability of courts. *** Final locations will based on the actual size of draws.***Scottsdale Ranch Park – SRP on the draw - SRP is at 10400 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, 480-312-7774. Located at 104th Street and Via Linda, south of Shea.
Indian School Park – ISP on the draw - 4289 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, (480)312-2740. Located on the northeast corner of Hayden and Indian School Roads.


Kiwanis - KIW on the draw - 6111 S All American Way, Tempe, AZ 85283, (480) 350-8400.

Tournament directors do not 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 will not be able 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.

Effective November 1, 2017, the section started a point race which includes the Nov L3, Phoenix L4, El Paso L4, and concludes with the Southwest Junior Closed. The winner of the point race per age division (12-18) is guaranteed an endorsement spot for National Hard Courts and will receive an award.

12s - 18s Yellow Ball: Main Draw and Consolation Matches - .will use a match tie-break in lieu of the third set for all matches.
FIC-R16, with a Quarter Final Playoff. Main Draw Semi-final losers will play for 3rd and 4th place.
Consolation Draw - Best of 3 w/Match TB in lieu of 3rd. FIC-R16, with a Quarter Final Playoff. Main Draw Semi-final losers will play for 3rd and 4th place.

Doubles: Single elimination. 8-Game Pro Set with 7-Point Tiebreak at 8 games all, No-Ad scoring. There will be a 3/4 Playoff.

***We will be using the Pro Penn Marathon Yellow tennis ball.***

You must play singles and doubles in the same age division for L3-4 tournaments. If you have not indicated your doubles partner, please do so by Wednesday, February 5th, 5pm, or you will be matched up. Please email BoilerSal@cox.net with your doubles info. You may email me your name and your doubles partner's name. Only email me, CONFIRMED doubles pairings (you and your partner agree to play together). If you enter online and do not put in your doubles partner's USTA# it WILL NOT match you up. Please help in making the doubles matchups a smooth process. You are only guaranteed to play doubles if you sign up with a partner (and they do not withdraw). 3/4 Doubles Playoff: There will be a 3/4 playoff for all doubles draws that are not round robin format. All L3, L4, and L5 events will have a 3/4 playoff in doubles draws that are not round robin format.

The draw will be held on Friday, February 7th, 9:00 am, at the USTA Southwest office, 7010 E. Acoma Drive, Suite 201, Scottsdale. Draws will not be posted until scheduled over that weekend, and will be posted by Tuesday, February 11th.

Effective Immediately, The use of smart watches or any electronic device that can receive electronic communication, must be in off mode and in bag unless on break between 2nd and 3rd set.

All players are required to wear appropriate tennis attire. Cut off shorts, bare midriffs, and compression shorts alone are not allowed. Shirts should not reference sex, drugs, alcohol, or tobacco.

If a player withdraws or defaults from any sanctioned tournament in the Southwest Section (L3-L6), after entries close, that player will be assessed 4 suspension points unless medical documentation of the injury or illness is provided to the Tournament Director AND Southwest Section Junior Player Development Manager within 48 hours after the completion of the tournament. "Player shall not enter tournament player cannot finish. Player shall not enter a tournament (including mandatory consolation) knowing the player will be unable to finish." p119 Friend at Court.

Once a player has been overruled a second time, they will be cautioned that after another overrule, they will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct under the Point Penalty System: point, game, default.
Rationale: This policy is based on Friend At Court Comment IV.D-15 which states, “An official should consider cautioning a player if there have been two overrules during the same set. Once an official cautions a player that subsequent overrules will be penalized under the Point Penalty System, the official must penalize subsequent overrules.