OCC Lafayette Gumbo Duo

• Players receive USTA L5 points for every singles and every doubles win.\

• SITES • Main: Oakbourne (OCC) 3700 E. Simcoe St Lafayette, LA 70501

• Secondary : Beaver Park (BVR) 500 Fisher Rd Lafayette, LA 70501 (will be used if more than 40 teams register)

• PLAYER SELECTION & SEEDING

This tournament will use the National Combined Standing List for team

selection.

• POINTS PER ROUND

This tournament carries with it USTA Level 5 points per round. Please click

here for the point tables and refer to the Flighted Draw table on page 4 for this team

tournament.

MATCH SCORING/DRAW SIZE

• Two 8-Player Draws. Teams will be flighted into each draw by their ranking from the Combined National Standings List. Draws may be split into 4 teams RED and BLUE Depending on amount of players registered.

• All singles matches are best of three tie break sets with a 10-point tiebreaker in lieu of a 3rd set.

• All doubles matches are one 6 game pro set with a 7-point tiebreaker at 6-6.

WITHDRAWALS

If there is a withdrawal after the draw has been published, the spot will be

replaced by the next alternate - no matter which draw/bracket it is - if there is

an alternate list.

DEFAULT NO-SHOW POLICY: Players are expected to play all matches including main

draw and consolation. It is mandatory to notify the tournament director in written

communication (via email) that a player needs to withdraw. Failure to notify the

Tournament Director via email will receive a “Default No-Show” and 5 suspension points

per the USTA Suspension Point System (USTA Regulations IV.F.)

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

Players, persons who appear to be associated with a player (including, but not limited

to, parents and coaches), officials, and organizers of any tournament are under a duty

to encourage and maintain high standards of proper conduct, fair play, and good

sportsmanship. They are under an obligation to avoid acts that may be considered

detrimental to the game of tennis. Detrimental acts include, but are not limited to, the

acts set forth in USTA Regulation IV.C (Standards of Conduct). Friend at Court

• Players must adhere to The Code

• Safe Play Policy Click Here

• Entry Information Section

• Note: The below information should be included on every Level 5 tournament under • the “Entry Information Section”

• Important Registration Tip

• If you are encountering issues registering for this tournament, please see this

Customer Care article on Registering Your Child for a Tournament

• If you need to add your child to your USTA Account, so that you can register

them for the tournament, please see this Customer Care article on How to Add

a Child to Your USTA Account

• If you run into further issues with registration, please contact USTA’s Customer

Care at customercare@usta.com or 1-800-990-8782, for assistance.

New Process to Declare Residency on Player Profile Update 2/24/21 As of

February 24, 2021, players that register for Level 1-4 tournaments will need to

declare their residency on their player profiles. This action will only need to be done

once. Please see the below links for more information on how to do this:

How to Declare Your Linked Child’s Residency

New Selection + Seeding Process (Effective May 14, 2021)

As of May 14, 2021, the Southern Junior Competitive Committee has approved the

selection process for Level 3 Closed – Level 5 Open tournaments to return to the

original selection process.

All selections will be off the National Standing Combined List.

Seeding for Singles will be done from the National Singles Seeding List (when

flighted tournament- split will be done from the Singles Seeding List)

Doubles seedings will be done from National Doubles Seeding List

SIGNING UP FOR TWO DIVISIONS

At this time, players may only sign up for one age division in Singles and

Doubles because we cannot support players signing up for two age divisions.