IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT ENTRY AND
COMPETITION INFORMATION
PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE ENTERING.
During the registration process, please provide your telephone number (cell phone preferred) and email address. Failure to provide your contact information will limit the tournament’s ability to contact you.
Tournament Overview
The Pacific Coast Senior and Family Championships has been sanctioned by USTA NorCal and all results from this tournament will count toward USTA NorCal ranking.
All Men’s and Women’s Senior Singles and Doubles Events have been designated as Category II USTA Adult National Tournament events and all results from these events will also count toward national USTA ranking.
The USTA Regulations shall govern all aspects of USTA NorCal sanctioned tournaments; except that the national seeding rules will be used for the events designated as Category II, and except that when a USTA NorCal rule is different than the USTA Regulations, the USTA NorCal rule shall govern play.
Click to view the most recent USTA NorCal Adult Tournament Rules.
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Eligibility
Membership
USTA Membership is required to enter to play in the tournament. Click to visit the USTA Membership website to purchase or renew a membership.
Men’s and Women’s Senior Division Age Eligibility
A player may enter a Men’s and Women’s Senior age division if the player will reach the minimum age by December 31 of the year during which the division is scheduled to start. (USTA Regulation I.G.3.d.iii.)
Family Division Eligibility
Players may enter if the parent and child are related by virtue of blood, legal adoption, or current step relationship. (Death does not destroy any step relationship, but divorce does). (USTA Regulation I.G.3.d.iv.)
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Entry Information
The deadline for submitting an entry is Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 11:59 pm PT. This deadline will not be changed to a later date and time.
- Singles Entry Fee: $70 per singles entry (plus a $5.75 non-refundable processing fee for a total of $75.75)
- Doubles Entry Fee: $50 per singles entry (plus a $4.25 non-refundable processing fee for a total of $54.25)
During the registration process, please provide your telephone number (cell phone preferred) and email address. Failure to provide your contact information will limit the tournament’s ability to contact you.
To register for the tournament, go the the TennisLink tournament home page:
http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=171599
Should you experience any problems registering, please contact Tournament Referee Bard Rickey (bardrickey@hotmail.com or (530) 604-6925).
For information on player gifts, player services, and hospitality offered to all entrants, please click on Hospitality & Player Services.
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USTA NorCal Concurrent Tournament Rule
The USTA NorCal Tournament Rule states: A player shall not be entered at the time entries close in two or more USTA sanctioned tournaments scheduled to take place at the same time, in whole or in part, unless each Tournament Committee involved understands the situation, concurs in writing, and each agrees to accommodate the player’s schedule. The final decision rests with each Tournament Committee. If one tournament agrees to accept concurrent entries and accommodate the player's schedule but the concurrent tournament does not, the player may not enter both. If entries for the overlapping tournaments close on different dates, approval must be received from all Tournament Committees no later than the entry closing date that occurs last. Players who enter a tournament and play it to completion, may then enter another tournament with overlapping dates without permission. If a player violates this concurrent tournament rule ranking points earned in any concurrent tournament played will not count toward USTA NorCal ranking or the USTA NorCal Grand Prix Points Race and the concurrent tournaments will not count toward the minimum tournament requirement to qualify for USTA NorCal Grand Prix. Entrants desiring to enter concurrent tournaments must submit a request in writing to Tournament Referee Bard Rickey (bardrickey@hotmail.com in advance of the entry deadline to give the Tournament Committee ample time to consider the request.
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Tournament Schedule: Men’s & Women’s Senior Divisions
Matches will begin no earlier than 8:00 am each day of tournament play. Players must be prepared to play at any time during the tournament when they register (unless a special scheduling request has been submitted - see below).
Because the tournament will be using its best efforts to schedule around special requests and because the number of entries determines the number of days needed to run an event, it is possible that less than the full May 25-30 sanction period will be needed to run the event.
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Tournament Schedule: Family Divisions
Matches in the Family divisions (Father-Son; Father-Daughter; Mother-Son; Mother-Daughter) will begin no earlier than 4:00 pm on Thursday and Friday, May 26 and 27. Matches on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 28-30, will begin no earlier than 8:00 am. All finals shall be played on either Sunday, May 29 or Monday, May 30.
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Request for Special Scheduling
The tournament will use its best efforts to accommodate scheduling requests if the request is provided before entries close. Please send special scheduling requests in writing to Tournament Referee Bard Rickey (bardrickey@hotmail.com) before entries close, with a copy to Tournament Director Kim Lackey (kim.lackey_btc_10s@aol.com). Be as specific as possible in your request. For example, let us know the date of the conflict and the time by which you must be off the court and what time you could play again later in the day.
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Draw Size
There is no draw size limit, therefore all registered players and teams will be selected for the tournament.
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Draw Format: Women’s Senior Divisions
• When two entries or five or more entries are received, the draw format shall be single elimination.
• When three or four entries are received, a Round Robin shall be played.
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Draw Format: Men’s Senior & Family Divisions
• When two entries or five or more entries are received, the draw format shall be single elimination.
• When three or four entries are received, a Round Robin shall be played.
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Match Format
All matches shall be the best of 3 Tiebreak sets. Regular scoring will be used. In sets that reach 6-games all, the standard 7-Point Set Tiebreak procedure will be followed - the Coman Tiebreak will be used. If a match splits sets, at the option of any player, a 10-minute rest period may be taken.
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Withdrawals Prior to Entry Deadline
Prior to entries closing, you may withdraw and automatically receive a refund of your entry fee by clicking on "Edit Registration" in the blue navigation bar on the left hand side of the screen. Then click on "Withdrawal" and follow the instructions.
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Withdrawals After Entry Deadline
Immediately contact Tournament Referee Bard Rickey (bardrickey@hotmail.com) if you need to withdraw from the tournament after entries close. You will be asked to submit in writing a detailed reason for your withdrawal. Additional documentation from a medical professional may be required if the withdrawal is due to injury or illness. Any written documentation required by the Referee is due no later than the end of the day on May 30.
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Seeding
In compliance with the applicable USTA Regulations and USTA NorCal Adult Tournament Rules, seeding will be done using the All-Factors Method of Seeding. The All-Factors Method is based on the players’/teams’ chances of winning the tournament as determined by the National Seeding Committee. The NSC shall consider all reasonably available information, including ranking lists, standing lists, recent records, types of surface, and particularly head-to-head encounters.
Players who wish to be considered for seeding may send relevant seeding information to Tournament Referee Bard Rickey (bardrickey@hotmail.com) no later than the date and time entries close. Any information received after this time may not be considered.
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Time and Place of Draw
It is anticipated that the draw will take place at the Berkeley Tennis Club. For information on when the draw will take place, contact Tournament Referee Bard Rickey (bardrickey@hotmail.com).
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Posting of Draws & Start Times
Draws with start times will be posted no later than 10:00 am on Sunday, May 17th. Draws can be viewed by clicking the "Draws" tab on the TennisLink tournament home page:
http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=171599
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Ball Type
Each match will be played with three Wilson US Open Tennis Balls. New balls will be provided if a match goes to a 3rd set.
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Inclement Weather Information
Information on if and how inclement weather affects the tournament schedule will be posted to the TennisLink Tournament Home Page as court conditions change (http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=171599).
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USTA NorCal Point Penalty Suspension System
In addition to the use of the USTA’s Point Penalty System, the Tournament Referee shall be enforcing the USTA NorCal Point Penalty Suspension System for any violation of the USTA NorCal and USTA standards of conduct. For more information, click here.
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