Thank You for Playing!
We appreciate you coming our tournament. We were blessed with beautiful weather. Hope to see you at our next tournament. We have a Challenger 2-Day April 4th-5th and the Charlie McCleary Waco Open May 30th-31st.
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Welcome to the WTA February Challenger
Thank you for selecting our tournament. Complimentary coffee, hot chocolate, and snacks will be available by the tournament desk for players and families. Should you need to withdraw for any reason, please do so in writing via text or email to Claire 254-717-8789 / mcferranc@aol.com Things to do in Waco: Visit the Texas Tennis Museum & Hall of Fame located on Baylor campus inside the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Admission is free for all USTA members. Watch D1 Tennis at the Baylor Hawkins Indoor Courts on Baylor campus. Saturday, Baylor Women vs Nebraska at 1:00pm and Baylor Men vs Penn at 6:00pm. Free admission. Baylor/USTA Campus Kids Day! 2 sessions on Saturday. 11:30am-12:55pm prior to Women's match. 4:30-5:55pm prior to Men's mactch. Games & Drills for kids 8th grade and younger. Free. Registration is required. Click more info for complete details and registration.
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Draws will be Posted on Tuesday Before Tournament Starts
Green Ball matches will be played at Waco Regional Tennis Center. Orange Ball matches will be played at Ridgewood Country Club. Your match times will be on the draw. See driving directions & check in information below.
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Directions & Check In Information - Waco Regional Tennis Center (WRTC)
900 W. Lake Shore Dr. , Waco, TX 76708 (It shares a parking lot with Hawaiian Falls.) Walk straight through the building and you will see the pavilion. Check in at the tournament desk located at the back of the pavilion. From Dallas: From I35, take Exit 339 (Lake Shore Dr) on the right. Turn right onto Lake Shore Dr for 3 miles. Turn left into River Bend Park. Waco Regional Tennis & Fitness is on the right. From Austin: From I35, take Exit 335C (MLK Jr. Blvd) on the right. Turn left onto MLK for 4 miles. Turn left onto Lake Shore Dr. for 1/2 mile. Turn left into River Bend Park. Waco Regional Tennis & Fitness is on the right. Click here for map.
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Directions & Check in Information - Ridgewood Country Club (RCC)
7301 Fish Pond Rd Waco, TX 76710 Check in will be in the Club House overlooking the courts. From Austin From I35 N take Exit 330B on the right to Loop 340 West/Highway 6. Stay on the road for 5.2 miles. Take the Midway Park Exit on the right. Take the next right onto Fish Pond Rd. Take a left into Ridgewood Country Club. The courts will be on your left. From Dallas From I35 S take Exit 330B on the right. Stay right. Merge onto Loop 340/Highway 6. Stay on the road for 4.1 miles. Take the Midway Park Exit on the right. Take the next right onto Fish Pond Rd. Take a left into Ridgewood Country Club. The courts will be on your left. Click here for map:
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Challenger 1-Day (12s-18s) and Participation Credit 1-Day (10s) are located on separate tournament homepages
The 12-18s Divisions for the Challenger Tournament can be found using the "more info" link. The Tournament ID number for the 12s-18s homepage is 800027020.
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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!
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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.
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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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Let your Love of Tennis put extra cash in your pocket! Become a Tennis Official Today https://www.usta.com/en/home/about-usta/who-we-are/texas/texas-officials.html
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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 all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, January 30, 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: 800027120 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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