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Level 4ID 297CEB10

Bear Creek Stockton Level 4 Junior 12s Excellence - Singles & Doubles

Winner earns up to 540 pts

Oct 24 – Nov 1, 2026

Bear Creek High School Stockton, Stockton, CA

Entries close12dWed, Oct 14, 2:59pm PDT
Entry fee$125Check the entry form
Entries so far16Singles, this hour · Draw size 32
SelectionRankingHighest ranked first
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Match format: Best of 3 sets, 7-point match tiebreak for the third

Courts: Hard · Ball: Yellow ball

What your junior can earn

Points run off the round reached, not the draw size: up to 540 ranking points for winning it.

Champion540
Finalist405
Semifinalist270
Quarterfinalist189
Round of 1697
Each consolation round won19

Standings points, before bonus points for beating a ranked opponent. What a result is actually worth to your junior depends on the six results they are already counting.

Draws

DivisionEnteredDraw
Boys' Doubles 12 & under516
Boys' Singles 12 & under932
Girls' Doubles 12 & under416
Girls' Singles 12 & under732

Counted within the last hour. Selection runs off the ranking list when entries close, highest ranked first, so whether a junior gets in depends on where they sit in this field. Add their USTA ID and we will tell you above.

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From the tournament desk

Please Note: This is a “Closed” Level 4 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.

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

Singles Draw and Match Formats: The singles draw size is limited to 32 players. A Feed-In Championship whereby players are fed into the consolation through the Round of 16 will be played. The losing quarterfinalists will play off for 5th and 6th place and a playoff for 3rd and 4th place will also be held.

• All main draw matches and the 3rd/4th playoff will be the best of 3 Tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak played in lieu of the 3rd set.

Doubles Draw and Match Formats: The doubles draw size is limited to 16 teams. A single elimination format with a playoff for 3rd and 4th place will be played.

• All matches through the quarterfinals will be the Best of 3 Short Sets (4-game sets) with a 7-Point Match Tiebreak played in lieu of a 3rd set. If the score in the seat reaches 4-games all, a 7-point Set Tiebreak will be played.

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• The semifinals, finals, and playoff for 3rd and 4th place shall be the best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the 3rd set.

Selection for Singles Draw: Players will be selected as follows:

• Players from National Standings List. 32 players will be selected from the most recently published National Standings List of the division, in the order in which their names appear on the list.

• Alternates . All players not selected will be placed on an Alternate List that is ordered using the same list used to select the players. The Alternate List will be used to replace players who withdraw from the main draw.

Selection for Doubles Draw: Teams will be selected as follows:

• All players selected for singles and singles alternates are eligible to be selected for doubles, regardless of whether they registered as a team with another player by the Registration Deadline.

• Teams will be selected in the following order: 1) Teams comprising two players in the singles draw will be accepted; 2) Teams comprising one player in the singles draw and one player not in the singles draw; 3) Teams comprising two players not in the singles draw. If there is a tie in one of these steps, selection order is based first, on highest combined standings using the most recently published Individual Doubles Seeding List; and second, if there is a tie, the team with the player that has the highest combined doubles standing on the list shall be selected first, except that no Late Entry and no team comprised of a Late Entry will be selected before a team comprised of timely applicants.

• Combined Standing: The combined standing of a team is the addition of both teammates position on the Individual Doubles Seeding List. For example, if Player A is the #200 player on the list and Player B is the #201 player on the list, the Team of A&B would have the combined standing of 401.

The director's own notes, as published on USTA. Ace reads these too.

Timeline

Entries opened—
Entries closeWed, Oct 14, 2:59pm PDT
SelectionsAfter entries close
Draws postedUsually the week of
PlayOct 24 – Nov 1, 2026

Questions parents ask

Will my junior get in?

No draw is full yet. Selection runs off the ranking list when entries close, highest ranked first, so whether a junior gets in depends on where they sit in this field. Add their USTA ID and we will tell you.

What is a Level 4?

USTA junior tournaments run from Level 7 (local, open to anyone) up to Level 1 (national). Lower number, stronger field, more points. Points run off the round reached, not the draw size: up to 540 ranking points for winning it.

When do we know?

Selections post after entries close (Wed, Oct 14, 2:59pm PDT). Draws usually post the week of the tournament. Text Coach Ace and we will tell you the moment either one lands.

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