USTA SOUTHWEST ADULT MIXED LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

USTA SOUTHWEST ADULT MIXED LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
18 & Over and 40 & Over - Surprise, Arizona
September 26-29, 2025

Currently registered players for each team

Deadline is Sept. 14- with late fees beginning Sept. 7)

Co-ed fun and a shot at a Section team title will be on the line at the USTA Southwest Adult Mixed League Championships in Surprise, Arizona, September 26-29. 

Matches will be played over four days, Friday-Monday, beginning with the 18 & Over Mixed Doubles on Friday-Sunday and the 40 & Over Mixed Doubles on Saturday through Monday.  This year's Section Championships event will be held at longtime USTA Southwest league championships facility, the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex. 

Co-ed teams of players from all across the Southwest will make their way to Surprise for a chance at Section supremacy, in both the 18 & Over divisions and the 40 & Over divisions. 

These mixed, co-ed teams at all skill levels will put their games to a challenge during the late-summer Arizona heat, fighting it out for the section title in pool play. Winning teams from each division and skill level will not only hold Section bragging rights, but also earn the right to advance on to this year's USTA League National Championships.

This event is one of our more fun and relaxed league championship events each and every year. The co-ed aspect of play really is a huge draw for players, as so few sports give the opportunity for men and women to compete side by side. 

PLAYING SITES
Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex, 14469 W Paradise Ln, Surprise, AZ 85374

This 25-court public tennis center has been a consistent host to both section and national league championship events, a USTA Pro Circuit women's event, NCAA Division II National Championships, and a variety of adult and junior tournaments, local, regional and national.  

LUNCH
Player lunches will be served on Saturday and Sunday. Friday and Monday lunches, players will be on their own. 

HOTEL INFORMATION

The host hotel for this year's event is the Hampton Inn & Suites. 

The room rate for the dates of September 26-29 is $151/night and can be booked HERE.   

The cut-off date for making reservations and receiving the contracted rate is September 4, 2025. On that date, any unused portion of the room block will be released back into the resort’s general inventory and any additional reservations will be made based upon availability of the resort.                         

VIRTUAL CAPTAIN’S MEETING
USTA Southwest will hold a virtual (online) captain’s meeting for this event on SEPTEMBER 23 at 5:30 PM AZ TIME to go over event protocols and procedures. Section League Coordinator (SLC) will send out the event link to qualified captain’s a week prior to the virtual meeting.

Some event items the SLC will go over in detail in the meeting will be: 

-Team Photo Information

-Court Location & Schedule
-Court Rules, Sportsmanship and Yearly League Section Regulations

- Player Amenities and Prizes

-Other General Event Information/Questions

Team Line-Up Sheets: Completed cards must be turned into the Tournament Desk by the team captain at the playing location 30 minutes prior to when the match is scheduled to start.  All team members on the line-up card must be present at the facility before courts and balls will be assigned. A match could start as early as 30 minutes prior to the scheduled time, so it is very important that your team is present and ready to play when the captain turns in the team line-up card.  All players must be prepared to present photo identification to the tournament desk staff prior to going on court.

Tournament Rules- Please review the enclosed tournament rules.  Please keep in mind:

· When you are assigned a court please make sure you are playing the right team and position.

· NO COACHING

· The 5-minute warm-up rule will be strictly enforced

· All Tie Breaks will utilize the Coman Rotation.

· Match format will consist of a Coman 10-point Match Tiebreak in lieu of the third set.

· All courts should report their score immediately after their individual matches before watching their team, a winner and an opponent come to the desk to report the score together.

· When the team match is completed the captain from each team must go to the Tournament Desk, wearing their masks, to turn in scores and SIGN the scorecard.

Awards– Champions and Finalists awards will be given out as play ends on Sunday or after completion of each division’s matches. The USTA Southwest Section, will provide up to 12 awards for each Champion and Finalist team. Additional awards may be purchased at the team’s expense.

MATCH SCHEDULE
A final match schedule will be posted on TennisLink a week prior to the championships.

All teams should initially plan on playing all weekend, with match times beginning Thursday morning and finishing by 2 pm on Sunday. Keep in mind you can be scheduled for any time, and this year Friday-Monday, we WILL be playing night matches! 

Teams will be guaranteed at least 4 matches at Sectionals.  Some divisions may play 5 matches.  Teams must have enough players to fill all the courts for all matches scheduled in the Championship.

Any teams going home early or abandoning the event without tournament director permission will be subject to a sportsmanship grievance, which could result in penalties and suspensions to the entire team  from the USTA League Program. This also includes any team attending without enough players to fill all the courts for all the scheduled matches in their division.  A League Sportsmanship Grievance will be filed and the team may not be eligible to play at the event at all.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow us on all of our social platforms if you would. We post tournament photos and other information many times related to the event on these sites, and we also love sharing photos our players are taking themselves on these sites.  
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