Halloween Junior Open

• Our goal is to play all matches on Saturday, with Sunday as a backup date if needed. Depending on the number of entries, we may schedule some divisions on Saturday and others on Sunday to accommodate more players. Participants should be prepared to compete on either day.

SELECTIONS

• Non-ranked to ranked or “Bottom Up”, which means players who have no standing in the points per round ranking system will get selected first above players who have a standing.

• Seeding is to be completed by using the most recently published National Standings List. (Seeds are placed in position based on the rules in the Friend at Court. All other players are placed randomly in draws.

• 8 draw limits for singles in all age groups (TD may increase the draw limit once permission is granted by the STATE OFFICE with proof of adequate number of courts available)

SINGLES SCORE FORMAT

• One standard tiebreak set to 6, 7-point tiebreak at 6 games all.

• One short set to 4, 7-point tiebreak at 4 games all (inclement weather format AFTER approval by NCTA staff)

• No-Ad scoring may be used if the Referee deems it necessary.

SINGLES DRAW TYPE OPTIONS

• Round Robin,

• Round Robin with playoff,

• Compass

IMPORTANT NOTICE – YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING THE INFORMATION BELOW!

• SPORTSMANSHIP IS EXPECTED BY ALL! Please refer to THE CODE (The Players’ Guide to Fair Play and the Unwritten Rules of Tennis) pg. 37 AND USTA NATIONALS NEW CAMPAIGN-GET CAUGHT BEING A GOOD SPORT!

• USTA REGULATIONS STATE THE FOLLOWING: A Player shall not enter two tournaments at the same time. When entries close, a player shall not be entered in two or more sanctioned tournaments, if any part of the tournaments overlap unless each Tournament Committee involved understands the situation and concurs in writing. After a player has been eliminated from a tournament whose schedule of play partially overlaps with that of a second tournament, the player may enter the second tournament. (USTA REGULATIONS IV.C. (Standards of Conduct),2021 Friend at Court, #s 12 through #17 apply). Penalty: (4) Suspension points to player in violation per offense, enforced by either Tournament Committee, and/or USTA Administration.

• WAIVER! PARENTS/GUARDIANS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STEPS, NO EXCEPTIONS! It is up to each Tournament Director to collect waivers for each player. The TD may elect to use Serve Tennis, Jotform, Match App or have on site printed.