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Level 3 in Stockton, CA, about 2048 miles from you, entries close Wed, Sep 9, 2:59pm PDT. 28 in so far, Boys' Doubles 16 & under is the busiest draw (24 of 32). What do you want to know?

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Draws

Best of 3 sets, 10-point match tiebreak for the third · Hard courts · Yellow ball

Division	Entered	Draw
Boys' Doubles 16 & under	24	32
Boys' Doubles 18 & under	17	32
Girls' Doubles 16 & under	15	32
Girls' Doubles 18 & under	3	32

Counts are live from USTA as of the last hour. Selection: Manual.

From the tournament desk

Tournament Overview: Thank you for your interest in playing in the NorCal Junior Doubles Sectional Championship. This is a “Closed” Level 3 Tournament. Residency in NorCal is required; only players who have established their residency in NorCal may enter and play in this tournament. Additionally, this tournament is only open to US Citizens and certain authorized non-citizens. If you have any questions about eligibility, please contact the Tournament Director. Please read the information below before entering.

Tournament Director: Edward Melfort • emelfort@yahoo.com • (209) 423-8295

Doubles Draw Formats: The doubles draw size is limited to 32 teams. A First Match Consolation format with a playoff for 3rd place will be played.

• Entering THIS Tournament and ANOTHER CONCURRENT Tournament: A player desiring to enter this tournament and another Tournament with overlapping dates must receive written approval of both Tournament Committees before the entry deadline. Failure to do this before the deadline may result in the assessment of Suspension Points for improper concurrent entry. If you desire to do this, BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE, please email Hugo Colpart and the tournament director of the other Championship to make this request.

Doubles Entry Information:

Before entries close, follow the directions found at this link to enter doubles: https://customercare.usta.com/hc/en-us/articles/4406587795220-Inviting-a-Doubles-Partner-Accepting-a-Doubles-Partner

Read the rest

THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE WILL NOT RANDOMLY PAIR PLAYERS WHO ARE UNPAIRED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.

Players not registered with a partner by the Registration Deadline have until the end of the day on the Thursday of the week prior to the tournament, to notify the tournament of their partnership to be processed when selection is done on Friday as described under Doubles Selection Information above. Both players must confirm the partnership by emailing Hugo Colpart / hrttournaments@gmail.com. It is highly recommended that one player email and cc the other player so that two separate emails are not required. It is solely the responsibility of both players to confirm the partnership by email by the Thursday of the week prior to the tournament.

Seeding

Number of Seeds: A full doubles draw of 32 for will have 8 seeds. Seeds 1-4 will be seeded numerically. Seeds 5-8 will be seeded alphabetically as the #5 seed.

• First 1/2 of Seeds: The first half of the seeds are ordered based on the Seeding List.

• Second 1/2 of Seeds: Up to the next half are selected based on WTN, but ordered based on the Seeding List, so long as the player/team has a dark blue check mark WTN, and the WTN is better than the lowest rated player/team already designated as a seed under the first step. Note, if any of the Players/Teams seeded under the first step do not have a dark blue check mark, all Players/Teams with dark blue check marks are eligible to be seeded.

Timeline

Entries opened	—
Entries close	Wed, Sep 9, 2:59pm PDT
Selections	After entries close
Draws posted	Usually the week of
Play	Sat–Sun Sep 19–20, 2026

Questions parents ask

Will my junior get in?

No draw is full yet. Selection is by ranking list, so a junior with no ranking can still get in when a draw is not full, and goes on the alternate list when it is.

What is a Level 3?

USTA junior tournaments run from Level 7 (local, open to anyone) up to Level 1 (national). Lower number, stronger field, more points.

Can we enter two divisions?

One event per player at this tournament. Pick the age group that matches your junior's birth year, or the one up if they are ready for it.

When do we know?

Selections post after entries close (Wed, Sep 9, 2:59pm PDT). Draws usually post the week of the tournament. Text Coach Ace and we will tell you the moment either one lands.

Closing soon near you

Want a text before entries close?

Text Coach Ace at (213) 410-2440 with your junior's name and division. Ace keeps the file: deadline, selections, draws, and what to do the night before.

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