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USTA SOUTHWEST 65 & OVER LEAGUE INVITATIONAL

March 13, 2024


USTA SOUTHWEST 65 & OVER LEAGUE INVITATIONAL
December 1-3. 2023 - Scottsdale, AZ (Scottsdale Ranch Park)

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Our USTA Southwest 65 & Over League Invitational will be making its way toward Scottsdale, Arizona this December 1-3, for our final USTA League event of 2023. 

Teams from across the entire Southwest will battle it out on the courts in Scottsdale over the course of three days, all for the right to call themselves Southwest Section league champions. With a team victory at this event, division winners will also receive a coveted spot into the USTA National 65 & Over League Invitational, held in Spring 2024. 

This is our oldest age division of play for USTA Leagues, but our favorite to watch compete! We'll have multiple teams in 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0 skill levels participating. 

PLAYING SITE: Scottsdale Ranch Park

10400 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
This 18-court public tennis center in the heart of Scottsdale has been a consistent host to local, section and national league championship events, because of its prime location and quality courts.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
The deadline to register for sectionals is November 19th, 2023.  No players will be able to register after that date.
 


HOTEL INFORMATION

The host hotel for this year’s 65 & Over USTA Southwest League Invitational is the Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix/Scottsdale at Shea Blvd (10101 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85253). The hotel is also located nearby to the Scottsdale Ranch Park playing site, and will have a room rate of $150 plus taxes and fees.

Please book HERE or call the hotel directly (before Nov. 16 cutoff date) to make your room reservations. 

We are also using the La Quinta Scottsdale (8888 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260). The hotel is not too far from the playing venue. They will have a room rate of $139 per night plus taxes and fees. Book HERE before the Nov. 9 cutoff date to make your reservations. 



VIRTUAL CAPTAIN’S MEETING

USTA Southwest will hold a virtual (online) captain’s meeting for this event on Monday, November 27 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: 

-Court Location & Schedule
-Court Rules, Sportsmanship and Yearly League Section Regulations
- Player Amenities and Prizes
- Photo Information
-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.


PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

All Players Must Advance From A Local League Team

All players, of any rating type (C or S) are required to play two matches in their local league season to be eligible to compete at the section Invitational, 1 default awarded may be counted as a match played.

No team or individual player waivers are accepted for this event.

 

WILDCARD TEAMS

All teams invited to attend as WILDCARD TEAMS are required to field a full roster, 6 healthy players for each match  in their flight, with the correct rating combinations (at least .5 away from the flight level).


YEAR-END RATINGS
Year-End Ratings Will Be Published on November 30, 2023.

After Year End Ratings Publication, if players are moved up in a level, they may compete at the 65 & Over Invitational in their prior lower rating level as long as they have not been DQ'd by the computer or reached the "Clearly Above Level" in their prior rating level.  Those players would have to play at their new rating level.


MATCH SCHEDULE

A final match schedule will be posted on TennisLink a week prior to the invitational event. Keep in mind, it is tentative and always subject to change based on withdrawals, weather, etc. 

All teams should initially plan on playing all weekend, with match times beginning Friday morning and finishing by 2 pm on Sunday. Keep in mind you can be scheduled for any time!

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.

 


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.  
Facebook |  Instagram  |  Twitter 

#USTASWLeague is the hashtag to use if you're posting. 

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