DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME GOES IN TO EFFECT, SUNDAY, MARCH 8. SET YOUR CLOCKS 1 HOUR FORWARD.
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**IMPORTANT – PLAYER AND PARENT INFO**
March 3
Dear Parent of Player or Player,
Thank you for entering the High Point Challenger. Your draw, along with playing times and sites, is available by clicking on the “Draws” tab above.
This webpage will be used for any updates concerning bad weather, postponements, revised schedules, etc. Tournament staff and/or volunteers will not have the time necessary to call players in case of bad weather, postponements or revised schedules. Players are responsible for checking the website or calling High Point at 972-941-7170, option 4 in case of such event.
It is recommended that all players print their own draw sheets and/or check the tournament homepage frequently throughout the tournament for results and scores. Site directors and tournament volunteers are not responsible for a player’s match times. Players are ultimately responsible for reading the draw sheets correctly.
Please check in thirty minutes before your match time at your playing site.
Thank you.
Tournament Committee
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HERE'S HOW TO CHECK YOUR DRAWS FOR PLAYING TIMES AND WHERE YOU PLAY
To check your draw or your child's draw, please click on "DRAWS" and find your name or your child's name in his/her age group draw. Please note that there are multiple draws, with different colors associated (the colors have no significance). Once you have found your child's name in the draw, please print the draw sheet or carefully note the time and location of the first round match.
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IF YOU NEED TO WITHDRAW YOUR CHILD PLEASE EMAIL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AND PROVIDE PLAYER NAME, EVENT, AGE GROUP AND REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL.
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BAD WEATHER COMMUNICATIONS
In case of bad weather during the tournament, we will post weather delay and schedule change messages as needed on the tournament homepage. Also, weather delays and schedule changes will be sent by text messages and emails through the USTA Communications Center. To receive the text messages and/or emails for this tournament, a player must "opt in" or subscribe to the emails and/or texts sent by the Tournament Director. If a player did not "opt in" at time of registration, he may do so on "My Tennis Page" when logged in to his USTA account.
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PLAYING SITES AND SITE ABBREVIATIONS
ALHS = Allen High School HPTC = High Point Tennis Center JPHS = John Paul II High School PESH = Plano East Senior High School PSHS = Plano Senior High Shool PWSH = Plano West Senior High School.
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PLAYING SITES AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS LISTED BELOW
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ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL,(ALHS) 300 Rivercrest, Allen, TX 75002
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exchange Parkway (Exit 36). Take Exchange Parkway east about ¾ mile and turn right on Rivercrest. Courts are about ½ mile on right.
more info
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HIGH POINT PARK TENNIS CENTER, (HPTC) 421 W. Springcreek Pkwy., Plano, TX 75023
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exit 31 (Spring Creek Pkwy), go left under the highway and stay on Spring Creek for about ½ mile. Tennis Center is on the right side.
more info
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JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL, (JPHS), 900 Coit Road, Plano, TX 75075
Central Expressway North (from Dallas), take President George Bush Turnpike West to Coit. Go north on Coit (turn right) to Plano Parkway, turn right, then left on Woodburn Corners (at baseball field). Parking lot is just north of baseball fields. Tennis Courts are just East of the baseball field.
more info
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PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH, (PESH) 3000 Los Rios Blvd,Plano, TX 75074
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exit 28 (Plano Parkway). Take Plano Parkway east and turn left onto Los Rios Blvd. Los Rios Blvd. dead-ends into Plano East Senior High School. Plano East is at the corner of Los Rios Blvd. and San Gabriel. Courts are on the northeast corner of the campus.
more info
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PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, (PSHS) 2200 IndependencePkwy, Plano, TX 75075
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exit 29 (15th Street, Whitsitt Pkwy, FM 544). Go left under highway (west). Stay on 15th Street until Custer Road. Turn right on Custer and left on Park Blvd. High School is on right side. Entrance to court is on Park Blvd.
more info
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PLANO WEST SENIOR HIGH, (PWSH) 5601 W. Parker Road, Plano,TX 75093
Central Expressway North (from Dallas) to Exit 30 (Parker Road). Take Parker Road West. Plano West is between Preston Road and the Dallas Tollway
more info
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2020 Medical and Media Waiver/Release Information and Form
The 2020 Medical and Media Waiver/Release form is available using the link below. This form must be completed, once per calendar year, by every player prior to participating in their first event of that year. Failure to complete this form prior to the event will make the player INELIGIBLE for that event. For this tournament, players must have the waiver completed by their first match time.
more info
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Challenger 2-Day (12s-18s) and Challenger 1-Day (10s) are now located on separate tournament homepages
The 10s Divisions for this Challenger can be found using the "more info" link. The Tournament ID number for the 10s homepage is 800034020 .
more info
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Challenger Information and Schedule
Check out the new Challenger Information page on our Youth Tennis Texas website using the following link! Every Challenger tournament is listed with dates, locations, rules, formats, points, and directions on how to find ranking information!
more info
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Youth Tennis Texas Website: For more information on Challenger, CMZ, or SCMZ schedules, and "Junior Know The Rules," please visit www.youthtennistexas.com
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10 & Under – USTA Texas regulations mandate that all junior sanctioned tournaments offer 10 & Under Orange Ball Division (orange ball, 60 foot court and 25 inch racquet) and 10 & Under Green Ball Division (green ball, 78 foot court and 27 inch racquet). For the full 10 & under regulation, please visit our website www.texas.usta.com, click on 10 & Under Tennis.
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First-off Consolation – All Challengers and CMZs use the First Off Consolation Format. This format will show as Single Elimination on the tournament homepage, but all players are guaranteed two matches. This format eliminates “maybe matches” and almost every player in consolation will play their first consolation match on Saturday. How does it work? Players that lose in the main draw will be fed into the consolation draw in the order that they come off the court (i.e. the first player to come off the court will go on line one, the sixth player to come off the court will go on line six). This new format ensures more players playing on Saturday and an overall better tournament.
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Excessive Overrule Guideline: The USTA Texas Officials Committee along with the Competitive Department has established a guideline in reference to excessive overrules as clarified in the Friend at Court. This guideline states "Once a player has been overruled for a second time in a match, they will be cautioned that after another overrule, they will be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct under the point penalty system."
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Inappropriate umpire/spectator communication, whether it be about a ruling or any other facet of a tennis event is prohibited while a match is in progress. Being a parent, coach, etc. does not endow special privileges. With the only exception of the right to remove their own child from competition at any time, a parent or coach is merely a spectator.
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USTA Texas "No Late Entries" Policy for Juniors Due to a new USTA Texas internal procedure, junior division players will NOT be able to register for a tournament after the online published deadline. We are aware that currently parents reach out via email or phone to the USTA Texas staff and/or tournament director requesting to be manually added to the tournament after online registration has closed. If a player misses the registration deadline, then he/she will not be permitted to participate in that tournament
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Registration Confirmation: As a parent or player it is your responsibility to assure registration in the event. Regardless if you register on the website or mobile app after completing the registration you should visit the USTA web driven site and confirm your registration by finding the player in the applicants list. If you select to skip this process please be aware that should any malfunctions of the system occur, players will not be granted late entrance in the event due to a system error.
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Watch out For Watches: Due to recent advances in watch technology, many watches now allow communication by text or email. Just a cellphone use prohibited on court, we are going to ask that players not wear watches on court. Please do NOT be offended if you forget and go out on court with a watch and are directed to remove it during play by tournament officials. If your watch or device is a medical necessity to monitor bloods sugar levels as in the case for type one diabetes or you have another medical or ADA consideration, please inform the tournament director and the referee at check-in. Please be prepared to show documentation.
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ATTENTION ALL SPECTATORS (INCLUDES PARENTS, COACHES, RELATIVES, FRIENDS, ETC.) In an effort to promote a more enjoyable and fair experience for all, the following policy is in immediate force and effect, and shall be diligently and stringently enforced. USTA Texas has implemented a “ZERO TOLERANCE” policy for improper behavior.
1. Any attempt by a spectator to speak to the official in an abusive or disrespectful manner regarding a line call or other ruling during match play shall be cause for immediate removal from the playing area and, if warranted, from the premises.
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2. Any spectator behavior deemed unacceptable towards a player, other spectator or staff member shall be cause for immediate removal from the playing area or the entire premises. If said behavior is directed towards a player, either before, during or after a tournament, it shall result in an automatic and immediate suspension of that spectator’s right to attend USTA Texas tournaments, for a period of time to be determined by the USTA Texas Discipline and Grievance Committee. 3. Refusal to adhere to a removal request shall trigger immediate enforcement of the point penalty system against the player with whom the spectator is involved (per point penalty system regulations), including possible immediate default from the tournament. 4. The On-Site Official is the SOLE judge regarding unacceptable behavior. Inappropriate umpire/spectator communication, whether it be about a ruling or any other facet of a tennis event is prohibited while a match is in pro
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Sunday, February 23, 2020 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 809600520 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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