Unsanctioned TournamentThis tournament is not sanctioned and will not count for ranking by the governing organization.
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USTA Texas along with the TAP Foundation will be presenting the
TAP World Tour. Stand Up Tennis is a way of playing tennis for
people with different types of physical disabilities who are able
to play standing with some adjustments depending on the mobility of
the player. People with amputations, hemiplegics, hemi paralysis,
congenital malformation and cerebral palsy may participate. All new
players to the TAP tour will be evaluated to determine which
classification and assigned a category. Players are not classified
by pathology or medical diagnosis since there are many physical
disabilities, some players will display the same physical condition
but we know that each person is affected in a very different and
individual way, we also rely on functional criteria, which is what
is being done in adapted sports for years. The events are Mens
Singles and Womens Singles and after the player is classified they
will be put into the following categories. Men and Women will be
combined if not enough entries.
Categories-
A1: Players with optimal functional mobility with impairment
below the knee or motor impairment of one upper limb. E.g. a player
who has an amputation or other disability below the knee or a
player who has an amputation of one arm at joint level or who
displays a congenital malformation in one arm.
A: Players with optimal functional mobility with impairment
above the knee of one or both lower extremities and with or without
alterations in one or two upper extremities. E.g amputation above
the knee, hemiplegic, hemiparesis, congenital malformation and
cerebral palsy.
B: Players with intermediate functional mobility that can
play on a 60 foot tennis court with a orange ball.
C: Players with a functional disability that can play on a
36 foot court with a red ball.
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Classification and Evaluation
If a player does not have a classification on the Circuit they must send a short video of playing tennis to the the TAP World Committee (contacto@fundaciontap.com) in order to be evaluated. The video needs to show forward, backward and sideway movement.
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Players-To enter this tournament:
If you do not have a USTA membership or USTA account see below as to how to set up that account (at no charge) so you can enter.
Go to this login screen: https://tennislink.usta.com/Dashboard/Main/Signup.aspx
Create Your USTA Account
Under: "Do you play in a USTA program (Team Tennis, USTA Flex Leagues, Tournaments) without a "USTA membership" click on "CREATE ACCOUNT". On the next screen, choose "I am new to TennisLink and want to create a new account". Click "Next". Follow the directions on the next screen to create the account. Once your account is created in TennisLink, you will be able to enter the tournament online
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Tournament Headquarters: Life Time Galleria inside the Galleria Mall-copy and paste link below to find more information on the club-
https://www.lifetimefitness.com/life-time-locations/tx-galleria-tennis.html
Tournament Hotel: Westin Oaks Houston in the Galleria Mall-copy and past link below to find more information on hotel-
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houow-the-westin-oaks-houston-at-the-galleria/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2
Call central reservations at 1/800/937-8461 and mention TPA/USTA 2018 Room Block or copy and paste link below-
https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1809141488&key=310571F6
$119.00 plus 17% tax for single or double occupancy; all rooms have king size beds
Deadline to book a room is November 5th
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Player Selection TypeNo Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to USTA Members, USTA Members who have an expired membership and Non-USTA Members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, November 26, 2018 10:00:00 PM Central Time.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 800076918 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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