DISTRICT BOYS TENNIS

2010

 

THE FOLLOWING BOYS ADVANCE TO THE STATE SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

 

HERSHEY RACQUET CLUB – MAY 28-29, 2010

 

AAA

1.    JUAN ESCOBAR – CONESTOGA

2.    ADAM SALAM – STRATH HAVEN

3.    MICHAEL FURR – UNIONVILLE

4.    DAVID KASAKEVICH – COUNCIL ROCK NORTH

 

AA

DREW HOFFMANN – LOWER MORELAND

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THE FOLLOWING BOYS ADVANCE TO THE STATE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

 

AAA

DYLAN KADY/NORMAN PATTON – COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH

TYLER PULTRO/JON TOPPING – CENTRAL BUCKS WEST

GAVIN STUDNER/RYAN DEVINE – RADNOR

RICARDO & ANDRES PRINCE – WISSAHICKON

 

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SPORT:           Boys’ Tennis – Singles, Doubles and Team Championships

 

CLASSIFICATION: AA & AAA

 

TOURNAMENT SINGLES & DOUBLES:  The Steering Committee seeds a 28 draw for AAA and a 9 draw for AA District One Singles and Doubles Tournaments.  Participation in the District I Tournament is based on the number of schools participating in the League Dual Meets, determined by the scale below.

 

                                                4 to 6 Schools             2 Representatives

                                                7 to 9 Schools              3 Representatives

                                                10+                                4 Representatives

 

SINGLES:  Each League will set up their qualifying procedures to determine their representatives to the Singles Championships.

 

DOUBLES: To determine the representatives for the District I Doubles Championships a sectional or league doubles tournaments will be held after May 1, 2010 so boys that have been eliminated in singles competition may be used as members of the doubles team competition.

 

                    “No-AD” scoring will be used in the first 2 rounds. Twelve Point Tie-breaker

                    will be used if the score reaches six all in any set.

 

                    No school should be jeopardized in league play because they have a boy

                    Participating in District Competition.

 

Participants will be contacted by the League representative regarding starting time for singles and doubles. Contestants not at the courts by these times will lose by forfeit.

 

INDEPENDENT MEMBER SCHOOLS: Qualification procedures for independent schools to participate in the District I Boys’ Championships are as follows:

 

          Singles:

a.    Independent schools, as a group, must organize and run a qualifying tournament. 

In the event arrangements cannot be worked out to the mutual satisfaction of participating independent schools, the resolution will be rendered by the District Committee.

 

b.    Participation to the District I Tournament will be based on the following:

1 to 3 schools competing in qualifying tournament – l Representative

4 or more schools – 2 Representatives

Others upon consideration of the Committee

 

c.     The District I Tennis Chairperson must be notified by Sunday, April 25, 2010 of

Independent participation. Contact should be made with Becky Desmond –

Phone 610-269-4400 (W) or 610-269-8037 (H)-e-mail bdesmond@dasd.org

 

Doubles: to compete in the Doubles Championships schools must be participating in a dual meet League schedule.

 

DATES: District I Doubles – 2010 All Matches will be played at the Healthplex

 

                                       AAA                                    Time                     AA                                  Time

Friday, April 30                1st, 2nd, 3rd Rounds           TBD                      lst & 2nd Rounds          TBD

Saturday, May 1          4th & Final/Consolation  1 P.M.                     Final/Consolation     1 P.M.

 

District I Doubles – 2010 ALL MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT THE HEALTHPLEX

 

 

                                       AAA                                         TIME                     AA                                  TIME

Friday, May 14                 lst, 2nd, 3rd, Rounds                TBD                      lst &2nd Rounds                TBD

Saturday, May 15          4th & Final/Consolation          1 P.M.            Final/Consolation     1 P.M.

 

SEEDING MEETINGS:           SINGLES 2010-Tuesday, April 27th @ 7:30 P.M. @ Pl.Whitemarsh H.S.

                                         DOUBLES –2010-Tuesday, May 11th @ 7:30 P.M. @ Pl. Whitemarsh H.S.

 

DATE OF STATES: May 28, 29, 2010 – Hershey Racquet Club

 

 METHOD OF SEEDING SINGLES & DOUBLES – TBD

 

CHAMPIONSHIP RULES:

 

  1. All P.I.A.A. rules governing athletic events are in effect. U.S.T.A. rules apply.

Reading the rules will be the only warning. First offense- one point; second offense-one game; third offense- out of the tournament. Anyone ejected from 1st three rounds will be unable to advance to  the double tournament. Conduct on the court shall display good sportsmanship.

 

  1. Scoring will be:
    1. The “No-AD” scoring system will be used for the first 2 rounds in AAA and in the

First round of AA.

    1. The twelve point tie-breaker will apply if the score should reach six-all in all rounds.

 

  1. The players will call their own lines, If there should be any questions, players may call

Time out and ask for a decision or assistance from the tournament Committee

Members.  Only Committee members not involved with coaching the match in question may make decisions about the match. No one may leave the courts during this time.

 

  1. Warm-up time is not to exceed 15 minutes including serves. Play is to be continuous.
  2. A two minute break on the court, for coaching, may be taken between first and second set. Only the coaches, designated by the schools of athletes participating, may be on the courts for coaching. A five minute break, off the courts, may be taken if the players split sets.
  3. Break between matches – twenty minutes upon conclusion of match of both players.
  4. At the conclusion of the match, both players report the score immediately to the tournament directors.
  5. Each player is to bring a new can of optic yellow championship balls. The winner will take the new can for the next Round.
  6. No spectators will be permitted on the courts.

 

CONTESTANTS ATTIRE:   TBD

 

AWARDS:   AAA- Medals for lst, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Places

                    AA       Medals for lst  2nd Places

 

STATE QUALIFIERS:

                    AAA – 4 Singles & 4 Doubles Teams

                    AA     l Singles & 1 Doubles

 

PLAYOFF

INSTRUCTIONS:        

                             Coaches: In order to be eligible for District I competition, boys must be

accompanied by either a coach or an adult with written authorization from      their School for the duration of the competition.  Such written authorization must be presented to the tournament Chairperson prior to the start of the event.

 

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SPORT:          Boys Tennis  - Team Championships

 

CLASSIFICATION:  AA & AAA – See PIAA website to determine your school’s  team

                                                          Classification.

 

TOURNAMENT:           The steering committee will seed up to 9 teams for AA and 16 teams for AAA

                             Tournament.

 

FORMAT:          The League champions will automatically be entered into the tournament according

                    to their classification. The selection for the additional positions (wild cards) in the

                    tournament will be based on League record and the team’s record against common

                    opponent teams in District I. In the event a League champion chooses not to

                    participate, this position will become an additional wild card selection and open to

                    any at-large nomination from any League. Steering Committee members must check

                    with their League members as to interest in participating in the Tournament.

 

TEAM:          1. Each Team shall consist of three(3) singles players and two (2) doubles Teams.

                       Players may only play one event (singles or doubles).  Each team, listing students

             in descending order of ability, shall establish a strength ladder line-up from l to10.

                      The ladder submitted for the Team shall represent the strongest line-up for that

                      Team.  The first three (3) students shall play singles in order that they are listed

                      on the strength ladder line-up. Beginning with the fourth student listed on the

                      strength ladder line-up, and four of the remaining seven students may comprise

                      the Doubles Teams.  The doubles Team having the highest level of ability shall

                     occupy the number 1 position and the doubles Team having the second highest

                     level of ability shall occupy the number 2 position. No player shall be eligible for

                     a doubles Team unless they are listed on the Team’s strength ladder line-up. 

                     Teams shall submit their strength ladder line-ups, which shall specify singles

Player #1, singles player @2, singles player #3, doubles Team #1, and doubles  Team #2, at the beginning of the District Team Tennis Tournament. With the

Exception of authorized substitutions for illness, injury, or other extenuating circumstances (as determined by the appropriate Tournament Director), a team’s strength ladder line-up may not be changed throughout the respective District and Inter-District Team Tennis Tournaments.

 

CHANGE OF LADDER POSITION POLICY

 

OPTION #1

SUBSTITUTION FOR A PLAYER

 

Substitutions may be made only in case of illness, injury, or other extenuating cir

circumstances (as determined appropriate by the Tournament Director).  The school’s athletic administration and/or head tennis Coach shall provide supporting documentation for such substitutions.  An ill or injured player may be substituted for and then be re-entered in the same position in the team’s strength ladder line-up, upon documented authorization from a licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine.  Teams are prohibited from making substitutions that would allow an ill or injured player to be moved from playing singles to doubles, and then back to singles when the ill or injured player has recovered, even with a licensed physician of medicine’s or osteopathic medicine’s documented authorization.

 

Substitutions shall be made by utilizing direct-line substitution ONLY.  Substitution of a singles player shall be made from the remaining seven students and shall result in the three singles players playing in order of their ability, in accordance with the Team’s strength ladder line-up.  Doubles Teams do not have to be disrupted in order to replace a singles player.

 

When a singles player substitution is necessary, and a member of one of the school’s established doubles Teams is designated as that substitute, the resulting vacant doubles position shall be filled by a player from the Team’s strength ladder line-up and, therefore, shall not be filled from the school’s other established doubles Team.

 

Substitution of both doubles partners shall be prohibited if only one of the two players experiences an illness injury, or other extenuating circumstances (as determined appropriate by the Tournament Director).  Furthermore, substitution of a player from one of the school’s established doubles Team to fill the spot of an ill/injured player on that schools other doubles team shall be prohibited.  Finally, changing the strength order of the school’s doubles Teams following any appropriate direct-line substitution shall be prohibited.

 

OPTION #2

NO SUBSTITUTION FOR A PLAYER

 

A player from Team #A decides that he cannot play in his assigned match position on his team’s ladder. The match is awarded to Team #B as a forfeit. There are no other changes in the lineup and the overall match procedes with Team #B  leading in the individual match  score  1-0.

 

Moving players around with the intent of gaining a competitive advantage is prohibited and shall subject the Team to default from the Tournament.

 

RULES OF

PLAY:                  1. USTA Rules shall be followed and all rules pertaining to eligibility according   to The PIAA by-laws will prevail.

2.     Scoring will be traditional-best of 3 sets.  If the score reaches “six-all” in

Any set, a 12 point tie-breaker shall be used to determine the winner of the

Set.

3.     The only coaching will be during the 1 two minute break on the court, between 1st and 2nd sets and  between 2nd and 3rd sets if the players should split sets.  They may take a 5 minute break and come off the courts at this time.

4.      A written line-up must be presented simultaneously by both coaches prior to the start of the match.

5. Introductions are to take place at 2:15 p.m. Warm up with the opponent is to

     take place at 2:30 P.M. and play begin by 2:45 P.M.

6.    The modified penalty point system of USTA shall apply.  The first offense is a

Warning. Second offense, one point. Third offense, one game. Fourth offense, default.

7.    If a match is postponed due to weather, it will be played on the rain date. If the Match is aborted due to inclement weather, it must commence at the point of interruption.

8.    The players will call their own score.

9.    Grievances will be handled by members of the Committee that are not coaching teams involved in the grievance.

 

DATES:          District One Team Championships – 2010

                    All dual matches should be completed prior to May 5.

                    The First round                    Monday, May 10          AA & AAA            Rain Date-Tues. May 11th

                    Second Round            Tuesday, May 11     AA & AAA            Rain Date – Wed. May 12

                    Semi/Final                   Wednesday, May 12                                    Rain Date – Thurs.May 13

                    State Team –First Round                  Tuesday, May 18

 

                    The higher seeds will host all matches.  In the event the host team does not have 5

                    Contiguous courts they may designate a home site or play at the opponents’ courts.

                    The semi/final match will be played at Perkiomen Valley High School.

 

SEEDING

MEETING:          Team Championship – 2010          Wedneday, May 5, 7:30 P.M. @ Pl. Whitemarsh H.S.

DATES OF STATES:          May 21, 22 @ Hershey Racquet Club

 

METHOF OF               1. Win-Loss Record      

SEEDING:                      2. Record against teams within District 1 and common opponents to

                                       Include Leagues outside District 1.

 

OFFICAL’S                     The coaches of the playing teams will oversee the preliminary rounds of

ASSIGNMENT:             the tournament.  Both coaches are responsible for water and first aid.

                                       Scorekeepers are to be use if either team has them. The District

                                       Committee will oversee the entire tournament. A tournament official,

                                       Appointed by the chairperson will oversee the semi finals and finals.

 

 

CONTESTANTS

  ATTIRE:                      All tennis contestants are required to wear appropriate tennis attire (i.e. school issued tennis shirt and tennis shorts or skirt.)  No exceptions are permitted. T-shirts without school name/nickname, altered apparel, jeans, jewelry, and advertisements (other than one visible logo/trademark not exceeding 2 ¼ square inches and 2 ¼ inches in dimension on a cap, headband, visor, school issued tennis shirt, and tennis shorts or skirt; and/or a school’s name/nickname) will not be permitted.  The use of tape for the purpose o covering a logo that does not meet the aforementioned specifications WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.   The school’s name/nickname and/or school’s logo are permitted on the front and/or back of the school-issued tennis shirt. Shoes with soles that leave discolored markings on competition surfaces are prohibited.

 

 

AWARDS:                      First place teams will receive a Team Trophy

                                       First and Second Place individuals will receive medals.

 

SCORE                           The winning team must report the score to the chairperson the evening of

REPORTING:                the match.  Call Becky Desmond  610-269-8037 or e-mail results to

                                       bdesmond@dasd.org.

 

MATCH BALLS:          Balls will be provided by District One for the Semi- Finals, Finals & Consolation matches

 

STATE QUALIFYING:   Four teams from AAA District Championships

                                       Individual matches           3 Singles and 2 Doubles

                                       1 Team from AA Championships

                                       Individual matches           3 Singles and 2 Doubles

 

DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON:          Questions should be directed to:

                                                Becky Desmond

                                                Downingtown High School West

                                                445 Manor Avenue

                                                Downingtown, Pa. 19335

                                                Tel. 610-269-4400 (W) or 610-269-8037 (H)

                                                E-Mail  bdesmond@dasd.org

 

                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                        

 

 

 

                                                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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