NorCal Boys' 18 & 16 Junior Sectional Championships @ Natomas Racquet Club

1st Weekend:
Casey Morris
Nathan Ang
Dean Stratakos


2nd Weekend:
Ryder Jackson
Andrew Ton
Randy Cory

The OVERALL sportsmanship award winners taking home the customized tournament sweatshirts were:
B18 - Randy Cory
B16 - Ryder Jackson


I must say the sportsmanship at this event was exemplary so thank you to all! ~Chrys Atkinson


*Note: If you did not receive your sportsmanship tag, please see me at tournament desk. Chrys Atkinson


AN OVERALL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNER IN EACH DIVISION WILL BE RECOGNIZED WITH A SPECIAL TOURNAMENT SWEATSHIRT.



In appreciation of good sportsmanship displayed during the tournament, we will recognize recipients on the tournament homepage and with a Sportsmanship Bag Tag from USTA NorCal. Good Sportsmanship is extremely important to this Tournament Committee and good behavior will be rewarded while poor behavior will be subject to the Point Penalty System. We'd much rather reward good behavior.

Please click this link to provide valuable input to the tournament staff and USTA NorCal: more info

PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE REGISTERING! When you register, be sure to provide your email address and cell phone number during the registration process. We do not have access to phone numbers and email addresses of the tournament participants UNLESS the player re-enters their contact information at the time of the event registration.

The Sectional Championships offer the highest tier of competition for the advanced player in the 12, 14, 16, and 18 divisions. Each event is designated as a Level 3 National Ranking Tournament.

DID YOU KNOW? The singles Champion of our B18 Section tournament gets directly into The USTA National Championships (Hard Courts). NOTE: "The June Sectionals Champion gains automatic acceptance as part of the national selection process for the Hard Courts if the player remains age eligible and enters."

TOURNAMENT COMMUNICATION will be handled through email to the Tournament Director Mrs. Chrys Atkinson (chrysa@sparetimeinc.com) and/or Tournament Referee Ms. Carol Kim (ckim410s@gmail.com). We both are able to respond quicker to emails than phone calls. The TD will respond to emails from the tournament site during the tournament as well.

FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES
2730 El Centro Road
Sacramento, CA 95833


All guests receive a Hot Breakfast Buffet served daily, free parking, free Wi-Fi, on-site laundry facility, and a shuttle to bring you to the Natomas Racquet Club with our compliments! There are double beds, king, and executive king suites available in the block of rooms, but please make reservations as early as possible to be sure you have your room choice.


Note: *Shuttle requests to the Natomas Racquet Club must be made in advance to time availability. more info

FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES
2730 El Centro Road
Sacramento, CA 95833


All guests receive a Hot Breakfast Buffet served daily, free parking, free Wi-Fi, on-site laundry facility, and a shuttle to bring you to the Natomas Racquet Club with our compliments! There are double beds, king, and executive king suites available in the block of rooms, but please make reservations as early as possible to be sure you have your room choice.


Note: *Shuttle requests to the Natomas Racquet Club must be made in advance to time availability. more info

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Natomas Racquet Club (NRC), 2450 Natomas Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95833 (15 lighted hard courts will be used for tournament).
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DRAW SIZE• Singles Qualifier and Singles Main Draw Size: 64 singles players compete in the main draw. 32players compete in a qualifying draw - 2 rounds are played to qualify 8 players. The total draw size is 88 players
• Doubles Draw Size: 48 doubles teams - all singles qualifier players eligible to play doubles, regardless of whether they qualify for the main draw singles (that is why the doubles draw size is 48 teams).

DRAW FORMATS
• Singles Draw Format: FIC through R16 with playoff for 3rd & 4th place, and a playoff of quarterfinal round losers for 5th & 6th place
• Doubles Draw Format: Single Elimination playoff for 3rd & 4th place

MATCH & SCORING FORMATS
Regular scoring will be used.
• Main Draw Singles (including 3rd place playoff and singles qualifying main draw matches): best of 3 tiebreak sets
• Consolation Singles (including playoff matches for 5th, 6th, and 8th place and singles qualifying consolation matches): best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set
• Doubles: 8-game pro set through the quarterfinals; best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set for semifinals, finals and playoff for 3rd and 4th place.

TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN: Players must check in at the tournament check-in desk a minimum of 30 minutes before their first match.
MATCH CHECK-IN: a minimum of 5 minutes before your scheduled match time. Once players check-in it means they are ready to go on courts so please use the restroom, fill your water bottle, etc. before you check in. Players are expected to check and comply with all scheduling done by the Tournament Committee. The Point Penalty System for late check ins will be enforced. Don't be late!

Please see link for planned schedule of play which we will follow to the best of our ability: more info

If entries have not yet closed, a player may withdraw themselves on TennisLink tournament homepage and click “Withdraw” under the Edit Registration box. You will need your confirmation number from your original registration to withdraw. The “Location Confirmation Number” is also in the Edit Registration box. Because your credit card will not be charged prior to the entry deadline, no refund needs to be made.

Immediately email the Tournament Referee Carol Kim at ckim410s@gmail.com and copy the Tournament Director at chrysa@sparetimeinc.com if you must withdraw from the tournament. Bona fide reasons for a withdrawal are illness, injury, or personal circumstances.

Withdrawals after Draw is Made: Immediately email the Tournament Referee, at ckim410s@gmail.com. All withdrawals for any reason without the proper written notification are defaults and subject to penalty point assessment.

The required written verification of an injury or illness must be from a medical professional. If a player is withdrawing because of a personal emergency, the player must deliver a written explanation of the situation and the Referee will determine whether the situation is a personal emergency. It can be emailed to ckim410s@gmail.com and chrysa@sparetimeinc.com. Provide the player’s name and be sure to give a return phone number. Also, give your line number on the draw if you can.

Any withdrawal that does not meet the written verification requirements by the last scheduled day of the tournament will result in the player being levied suspension points and any match that is not played will be coded as a Default.


Refunds: A player’s entry fee will be refunded if the player withdraws no later than seven days before the start date of the tournament for a bona fide reason. No refund is given beginning six days before the start date of the tournament for any reason. The USTA fee for electronic entries is not considered a part of the entry fee and is non-refundable.

Avoidances will be granted for ACT testing only. If you request this avoidance it must be done prior to entry close and proof of registration from ACT must be provided via email or fax to the Tournament Director at chrysa@sparetimeinc.com or (916) 859-5949 Fax. We encourage players to test in the Sacramento area if possible. When requesting this avoidance, please be very clear on where you are taking the test and the start time you are requesting. We will grant all reasonable requests.

When entries close, a player shall not be entered in two or more sanctioned tournaments if any parts of the tournaments overlap, unless each Tournament Committee involved understands the situation and concurs in writing. If entries for the overlapping tournaments close on different dates, approval must be received from all Tournament Committees no later than the entry closing date that occurs last. Players who enter a tournament and play it to completion, may then enter another tournament with overlapping dates without permission. A player who is on the alternate list in one tournament is not considered in violation of the Concurrent Tournament Rule if they enter another concurrent tournament.

The USTA NorCal Point Penalty Suspension System (PPSS) will be applied! The purpose of this System is to maintain fair and reasonable standards of conduct by all USTA NorCal players competing in any USTA-sanctioned tournament. For additional information: more info

In an effort to reduce redundancy, the NorCal Junior Tournament Rules are linked below. The Tournament will follow the rules set forth under the Section J. June Sectional Championships - Singles and Doubles Events Held and all subsections from page 10-12. The rules cover player selection (singles/doubles), qualifier, alternates, wild cards among other things. Please click here for all the details:

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To be considered for a Wild Card, a player must submit a timely entry into the tournament and apply for a Wild Card no later than the tournament’s entry deadline. Wild cards are available for the following events: * USTA NorCal Sectional Championships * USTA Zone Team Championships * USTA Intersectional Team Championships * USTA National Team ChampionshipsClick here: more info

Draws will be posted the week of the tournament by 10AM Wednesday of tournament start for singles and by 10AM on Thursday for doubles.

Alternates who entered on time but were not accepted into main or qualifier will be ordered by ranking. If the Tournament Committee decides to accept late entries (unlikely) they would be added after all on-line/on-time entrants regardless of ranking. We highly encourage players to enter before the deadline with good credit card information or you probably won't have the opportunity to play in this important event.

There will be 1-2 dedicated warm-up courts throughout the entire tournament at NRC and players may warm up courts on site before the first match starts each day.

OTHER AREA WARM-UP COURTS: There are some nearby parks with public courts that may be available on a walk-up basis (no guarantees):
North Natomas Community Park (2 courts) - 1867 Cagney Way, Sacramento, CA 95835

Howe Park (8 courts) - 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
Cottage Park (2 courts) - 2993 Cottage Way, Sacramento California 95825

FREE PARKING. The Natomas Racquet Club is hosting a swim meet on June 11 so parking will be trickier on that day. Give yourself a little extra time to park/walk.

Appropriate tennis attire is required at all times. Only shoes with non-marking soles are permitted.

The Wilson US Open ball will be utilized through the tournament. Each match will receive three balls and full third sets will receive three new balls. ALL balls need to be returned to Tournament Desk when reporting scores.

Awards will be presented to all Main Draw singles and doubles finalists (1st/2nd). In singles there will also be awards for 3rd/4th playoff, 5th/6th place finishers along with Consolation Winners and Finalists.

Each player will receive a FREE t-shirt for participating in the event. T-shirts will be printed onsite and customization upgrade options will be available.

Rain is highly unlikely in Sacramento in June. In case it does rain, there will be no back up indoor courts. We may change the match format before the start of play in any round in a draw without notice on the tournament web page when in the Tournament Committee’s discretion the change is necessary to complete the draw after inclement weather causes the tournament to fall behind its published schedule. We will use our best efforts to have all matches in a round in a draw use the same match format. This also will apply to extreme heat although we must get approval from USTA NorCal offices to shorten formats.