FOR 2010 SEASON
AAA & AA
TOURNAMENT SINGLES
& DOUBLES
The Steering
Committee seeds a 32 draw for AAA and a 16 draw for AA District 1 Singles and
Doubles Tournaments. Participation in the District 1 Tournament is
based
on the number of schools participating in the League Dual Meets, determined
by
the scale below:
1 to 2 schools 1 representative
10 + 5 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 October 9, 2010 so girls 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 two 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 girl participating in
District competition.
Participants will be contacted by the league
representative, regarding starting time for single and doubles. Contestants not
at the courts by these times will lose by forfeit.
INDEPENDENT MEMBER
SCHOOLS
Qualification
procedures for independent school’s to participate in the District I Girls’
Championships are as follows:
Singles
1 to 3 schools
competing in qualifying tournament – 1 representative
4 or more
schools – 2 representatives
Others upon
consideration of the Committee
610-269-8037 (H), or e=mail bdesmond@dasd.org.
To compete in the Doubles
Championships, schools must be participating in a dual meet league schedule.
SINGLES SEEDING
MEETING
DATES
AAA AA
FRI. OCT 8 - 1ST & 2nd ROUNDS 1ST & 2ND ROUNDS
WED. OCT. 27 - FIANL & Cons. NONE
DISTRICT DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
SEEDING MEETING
DATES
AAA AA
WED. OCT. 20 - 1ST & 2ND ROUNDS 1ST & 2ND ROUNDS
WED. OCT 27 – FINAL & CONS. NONE
THE DISTRICT DOUBLES TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT
FIRST ROUND
AAA
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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
AAA
4 SINGLES & 4 DOUBLES TEAMS
AA
2. SINGLES & 2 DOUBLES
STATE SINGLES & DOUBLES TOURNAMENT DATES
November 5 &
@ HERSHEY RACQUET CLUB
METHOD OF SEEDING SINGLES & DOUBLES
1. Seeding criteria: (In order of importance)
a. Returning District & State medal winners
b. Quarter-Finals
c. Head to head interscholastic competition in current season.
d. Previous District I tournament experience including doubles
e. Middle States ranking/ head to head
f. Similar qualification or insufficient data (to include more than the number of seeds) draw for placement.
2. Seeding Procedure:
Step 1 – Seeding – A. The AAA 32 draw will have a maximum of 12 seeds.
B. The 2A 16 draw will have a maximum of 6 seeds
Step 2 – All league champions will be reviewed using the seeding criteria and will be ranked 1 through 11. League champions will be placed according to the league tournament. This will be the tentative ladder.
Step 3 – Committee members may offer any #2 ranked league player for ladder consideration according to the results of the league tournament. These players will be reviewed using the seeding criteria and if the claim is judged valid, will be placed in the appropriately ranked position on the tournament ladder. The same procedure shall be used for the wild card qualifiers. Example: #2’s could become 11, 12, 13, etc. If the player is placed in the top 11 the other players will drop down accordingly. The #2’s will not be placed higher than a #1 from the same league. The same will hold true for the #3’s and #4’s.
Step 4 – Repeat step 2 for any #3 ranked league player.
Step 5 – Repeat step 2 for any #4 ranked league player
Step 6 – Players on the tournament ladder will be placed on the lines of the draw sheet according to the attached diagram.
Step 7 – The remaining players will be put on the unoccupied lines in the order in which they are drawn starting at the top.
Step 8 – Team members shall not play against each other in the first round. To prevent this from happening, they will be placed on the next comparable line on the opposite end of the draw.
CHAMPIONSHIP RULES
1. All PIAA 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. Conduct on the court shall display good sportsmanship.
2. Scoring will be:
A. The “NO-AD” scoring system will be used for the first 2 rounds.
B. The twelve point tie-breaker will apply if the score should reach six-all in all rounds.
3. 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.
4. Warm-up time is not to exceed 15 minutes including serves. Play is to be continuous.
5. A one 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.
6. Break between matches – twenty minutes upon conclusion of match of both players.
7. At the conclusion of the match, both players report the score immediately to the tournament directors.
8. Each player is to bring a new can of optic yellow championship balls. The winner will take the new can for the next round.
9. No spectators will be permitted on the courts.
The officials are members of the Committee when they do not have a player in the tournament.
CONTESTANTS
ATTIRE
All tennis contestants are required to wear appropriate tennis attire (i.e. school issued tennis shirt and tennis shorts or tennis skirt). No exceptions are permitted. T-shirts, without school name/nickname, altered apparel, jeans, and advertisements (other than one visible logo/trademark not exceeding 2 ¼ square inches and 2 ¼ inches in a dimension on cap, headband, visor school issued tennis shirt, and shorts or skirt; and/or a school’s name/nickname) will not be permitted. The use of tape for the purpose of covering a logo that does not meet the aforementioned specifications WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. The school’s name/nickname and/or school’s logo is permitted on the front and/or back of the school issued tennis shirt. Shoes with soles that will leave discolored marking on competition surfaces are not permitted.
AWARDS
AAA – MEDALS FOR 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH
AA MEDALS FOR 1ST & 2ND
AAA – 4 Singles & 4 Doubles Teams
AA – 2 Singles & 2 Doubles Teams
PLAYOFF
INSTRUCTIONS
Coaches: In order to be eligible for District I
competition, girls 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.
The school’s team classification can be found on the PIAA website.
The Steering Committee will seed up to 16 teams for AA and AAA tournaments. 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.
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 1 to 10. 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, any 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 #l, singles player #2, singles player #3, doubles Team #l, 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.
Substitutions shall be made by utilizing direct-line substitution .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 Teams to fill the spot of an ill/injured player on that
school’s 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.
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:
start of the match.
5 . Introductions
are to take place at
place at
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 I Team
Championships – 2010
All dual
matches should be completed prior to
1st Round Mon., Oct.11 AA & AAA Rain Date Tues., Oct.12
2nd Round Tues., Oct.12 AA & AAA Rain Date Mon., Oct 18
3rd Round AA Final Mon., Oct. 18 AA & AAA Rain Date Tues., Oct. 19
AAA Final Thurs.,Oct.21 AAA Rain Date Fri., Oct. 23
State Team 1st Round Tues., Oct.26
The higher seeds will host all matches. In the event the host team does not have five contiguous courts they may designate a home site or play at the opponents’ courts. The final match will be played at a neutral site that has five contiguous courts.
SEEDING MEETING: Team Championships – 2010 Thurs. Oct. 7,
OFFICIAL’S The coaches of the playing teams will oversee the preliminary
ASSIGNMENT: Rounds of the tournament. Both coaches are responsible for
Water, and first aid. Scorekeepers are to be used if either team
has them. The district committee will oversee the entire
tournament. A tournament official, appointed by the
Chairperson,
will oversee the finals.
CONTESTANTS
ATTIRE: All tennis contestants are required to wear appropriate tennis attire
(i.e.school issued tennis shirt and tennis shorts or tennis skirt) No
exceptions are permitted. T-shirts, without school name/nickname, altered apparel, jeans, and advertisements (other
then one visible logo/trademark not exceeding 2 ¼ square inches and 2 ¼ inches in a dimension on cap, headband, visor, school issued tennis shirt, and shorts, or skirt; and/or a school’s name/nickname will not be permitted. The use of tape for the purpose of covering a logo that does not meet the aforementioned specifications WILLNOT BE PERMITTED. The school’s name/nickname and/or/ school’s logo is permitted on the front and/or back of the school issued tennis shirt. Shoes with soles that will leave discolored markings on competition surfaces are not permitted.
AWARDS: First place teams will receive a team trophy.
First and second place individuals will receive medals.
REPORTING: The winning team must report the score to the chairperson the
Evening of the match. Call Becky Desmond 610-269-8037 or
e-mail results to bdesmond@dasd.org.
MATCH BALLS: Balls will be provided by District I for the finals.
STATE QUALIFYING: 4 Teams from AAA District Champions
Individual matches 3 Singles and 2 Doubles
2 Teams from AA District Champions
Individual matches 3 Singles and 2 Doubles
DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON: Questions should be directed to:
Becky Desmond
610-269-4400 (S) or 610-269-8037 (H)
STATE
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QUARTER FINALS
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