L3-Southwest Jr Championships

16 player draw limit for each division with selection for this event by UTR and allows 2 players/division from the Intermountain Section that qualifies naturally. If a Southwest player is higher rated, they will have priority. If there is room in a division, more than 2 players from Intermountain can be selected

Alternate list: If a player from INT withdraws, they are replaced with an INT player. If a player from the SW withdraws, they are replaced with a SW player. The Alternate Lists can be found by clicking the "MORE INFO" link below.

The use of Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) will be used for the seeding of players in the draws as well as selection for this tournament. We use the rating for singles and any players for seeds that have same rating to the hundredth decimal, we will look at weekly avg singles. Any players with projected singles ratings are not included in seeding.


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This event has reduced the draw sizes to 16 per division and will be completed in 2 days. There will not be any next/silver draws. 16 players max will be selected per division.

Please view the safety protocol link
Key items to remember:
Player +1 ONLY
mask-wearing
not staying in facility for longer than your match is played more info

The waiver must be completed in order to play in the event more info

The open draw will be held on Friday, December 11th, 10:00 am, at the Southwest Section office. The open draw will be held virtually so if would like to attend, please notify me by December 10th. Draws will not be posted until scheduled over that weekend, and will be posted by Monday.

12s - 18s: Yellow Ball: All draws will play the best of three tiebreak sets with a match tiebreak in lieu of the third set. Regular scoring.


Feed-in through the Round of 16: players that lose (8 players) in the R16 will go into the consolation bracket. Players that lose (4 players) in the Quarterfinals will go into a separate QCons draw. There will be a 3/4 playoff as well.

Matches will be played at:
Mesa Tennis Center located at 4125 E McKellips Rd (14-18U)
Chandler Tennis Center located at 2250 S McQueen Rd (12U)

Gilbert Regional Park-about 10 minutes away from CTC and 20 minutes away from MTC

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.

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

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
In theory, the Junior Competition Committee feels that it is important to adopt and strongly enforce National’s ruling on the Suspension Point System. In recent years, several players have been pulling out of tournaments, especially L3-5 events, on the final day of competition or once a player is in the back draw.

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

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.

Wilson Extra Duty will be the official tournament ball


If a player would like to play each match with 2 cans of balls, please let me know by Friday, December 11th.

To be consistent with the USTA National policy, there will not be refunds issued once entries close for withdrawal from the tournament.