USTA Florida Level 3 "Bobby Curtis" Junior Sectional Doubles Championships BG 16s - 18s

Events - Alternates by Event

7:45AM Matches check in at 10AM. No Play before 10:15AM. 8:45AM Matches report at 11:15AM

National Campus is in a Rain Delay at 8AM. No Play before 9:30AM and next Update at 9:00AM.

16s' and 18s' ONLY
Please follow the link if you were previously entered and would like to participate on the rescheduled date of October 5 - 7, 2019 in the USTA Florida Level 3 "Bobby Curtis" Junior Sectional Doubles Championships. No entry fee will be charged to players who have already paid entry fees for the originally scheduled event on 09/14. DO NOT enter in Tennis Link! By filling out this form you will receive a "Tournament Credit" for the rescheduled date.
If you did not enter the 9/14 tournament or were not selected go ahead and enter through Tennis Link. more info

Please follow the link to provide information if you are not able to participate on October 5 - 7 (16s & 18s) or October 19 - 21 (12s & 14s) and are requesting a refund of your entry fee. Deadline for Refund Request October 31, 2019. The refunds will be processed after November 15th. Same Gender Doubles: $47 Mixed Doubles $35. Active registration fee is non-refundable. more info

Click on link to see host hotels near the tournament location. more info

Post a public photo/video in a public post of you in preparation for, travels to, and/or participating in the tournament on Instagram and include the hashtag #BobbyCurtis in the post as indicate below. Instagram Story images/videos are NOT eligible.


September 28th and October 6th for the 16s & 18s
October 11th and October 20th for the 12s & 14s

Post as often as you like, and each post counts as an entry
We will randomly select two (2) winners for the 16s & 18s tournament AND two (2) winners for the 12s & 14s tournament. We will announce the winners LIVE on Instagram on the following dates:
October 7th for the 16s & 18s
October 21st for the 12s & 14s
*To be eligible the participant must be an eligible participant in the 2019 “Bobby Curtis” Junior State Double Championships
**Entries must be a public post. Story posts are eligible

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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 or check with the USTA Florida office: brown@ustaflorida.com. more info

If you need to change your doubles partner in Tennis Link and the registration is still open please follow the instructions in the link. more info

Each doubles team must have both players register online individually with their partner. If you registered and don't see your partner registered with you, remind them that both of you need to register. Team will not be selected if both players are not entered.

Try the "Bobby Curtis" Facebook page to find a partner. You must sign in to Face Book to utilize this site. more info

Players may only enter mixed doubles in the same division they are playing same gender doubles . For example If you are playing Boys or Girls 16s same gender doubles you cannot enter 18s mixed and vice versa . Mixed doubles results do not count for ranking points .

Players should report to the tournament desk 10 minutes prior to their scheduled match start time prepared to play. Both doubles partners should check in together. Both winners and losers report back to the tournament desk immediately after the match with the winner returning the match balls.Warm-up period is 5 minutes. All practice serves are to be taken during this warm-up period. A player should not practice service returns while another player is practicing their serves. Same Gender Doubles is full 2 out of 3 sets with no add scoring (receiving team chooses who receives the deciding point) and with a match tie break in lieu of a 3rd set. Same gender doubles will have 32 draw Feed-in-Consolation through the Round of 16 where the quarterfinals losers feed into a separate bracket. Mixed Doubles is 8 game pro set with no ad scoring (Gender serves to Gender) and with a match tie break at 7 all. Mixed doubles will be single elimination 32 draw. These formats are subject to change.

Team selection will be based on the USTA Florida Tentative Ranking List published in Tennis Link on September 19th. This tournament will use the UTR doubles rating of both players combined to seed the teams in each age division. The UTR rating is updated daily so the seeds will be based on the UTR posted Thursday. September 26th.
USTA Florida is using UTR as a tool to seed the Level 3, 4, & 5 tournaments. This was started with the Level 3 Bobby Curtis in June 2018. The findings so far are anywhere from 88 to 91% accurate a seeded player will be in the final rounds of the tournament. We are still evaluating the UTR results. Follow the link for more information on UTR. more info

Boys', Girls', Mixed 18s & 16s Hard Court
Limited Practice Courts will be available on site on a first come first serve basis during the tournament.
Surface could change due to participation numbers, weather or other schedule issues.

To play in the tournament you must complete your USTA NATIONAL CAMPUS PROFILE and SIGN THE REQUIRED WAVIER. All players MUST complete a waiver prior to their first match. more info