| Pre-Tournament It is imperative that you download and review the General Information Packet (12 pages). You can access the document by selecting Download General Information Packet at the beginning of this section. Players may ascertain the time of their first match in their packets at registration. Make practice court arrangements accordingly. Players will be given the DRAW at the mandatory players meeting at the DoubleTree Hotel (Headquarters Hotel) on Saturday, July 15, 2006 at 5:15 p.m. Singles play begins at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 16, 2006. Doubles play begins later that same day. All players must check in at the tournament desk before each match. Winners must report match results and return balls after each match to the tournament desk. Losers must report to the desk for FIC match information. The rules of the USTA shall govern play. The set tie-breaker (first to 7 ahead by 2) will be used in all sets tied 6-6. The Point Penalty System, as specified by USTA rules, will be enforced by all tournament officials. The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is providing the official ball, the Wilson Championship Ball. For complete tournament info - Please check Red, White & Blue Book upon arrival at tournament. | WILD CARDS FOR LEGG-MASON |
The Boys' 18 singles champion will receive a wild card into the main draw at the Legg-Mason Tennis Championships in Washington, DC. In addition the Boys' 18 singles finalist and the Boys' 16 singles champion will receive wild cards into the Legg-Mason singles qualifying event. The Boy's 18 and 16 doubles champions will be put on the “short list” for the singles qualifier of the Legg-Mason Tennis Championships. To enter online at www.usta.com, go to tournament ID number 302700206. If you have any questions regarding the procedures for registering, please refer to the materials provided to you by the USTA and information on the Internet. For registration problems only, contact USTA TennisLink team at linkteam@usta.com. All registration and payment of entry fees is being done on the Internet by each entrant or in the case of entrants without access to the internet, by the Sections. Online registration begins on May 11 and ends June 22 at noon Eastern time. No late registrants will be selected for the tournament. The USTA National Boys' 16 Clay Court Championships will use the USTA TennisLink Registration System for ALL entries. You will need access to the Internet, your current USTA number, and a major credit card to apply. Players Without Access to the Internet: Your Section will provide you with an Official Entry Blank and a USTA Release / Medical Release to complete the online registration process on your behalf. Refer to the instructions provided by your Section. | USTA WAIVER AND MEDICAL RELEASE |
The online registration process does not provide the National Championships with a signed copy of the USTA Release required of all participants. Therefore, we are asking that you complete the USTA Waiver and Medical Release that was either printed as part of the online registration process, provided by your Section, or obtained by going to the download area of this site. Please complete this form and return it as soon as possible, so that it's received no later than July 1, 2006. It may either be sent to the following address or faxed to the following number: Jeff Szekely
USTA Boys' National Clay Court Championships
Woodmont Office Center
1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 560
Rockville, MD 20852
Fax No: (301) 309-2271 Each player is responsible for his own medical expenses. He should carry necessary insurance information with him to the tournament. | ON-SITE CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION |
Registration will be on Saturday, July 15th; Boys’ 18 1:15 – 3:00 pm and Boys’ 16 will be from 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm.
The DoubleTree Hotel (Headquarters hotel) Housing will be provided on a limited basis. It will be strictly and solely based on extreme financial need, which will be corroborated by the Section. The Housing Chairperson is Eve Pinsky. Her telephone number is (301) 365-6136. Private residential housing may be requested only by completing the appropriate section of the Private Housing Request Form that is included in the Player Entry Packet. There is a $50.00 (non-refundable) processing fee that must accompany the Private Housing Request Form that is due by June 12, 2006. Please make checks payable to: The USTA Boys' 18 & 16 National Clay Courts. Housing, if requested, will be provided for only those players living outside the Mid-Atlantic Section and in no case will housing be provided for parents, coaches, chaperons, or players accompanied by parents. It is the player’s responsibility to make arrangements for transportation from and to the airport. The host family will pick you up after the Mandatory Meeting on Saturday, July 15th, at the DoubleTree Hotel. The host family will provide breakfast and dinner. The player is responsible for lunch and all other incidentals. Some of the clubs do not have a snack bar, so please plan accordingly. Housing will be provided beginning Saturday, July 15, 2006 and will terminate the morning following the day of elimination from the tournament. Housing before Saturday, July 15, 2006 may be available for players flying across country with limited arrival options. Please call the Housing Chairperson to determine if special arrangements can be made. If housing has been requested, and you later decide not to house, you must inform the Housing Chairperson as soon as possible. Requests for special housing or roommates will be honored, if possible. All placements by the Housing Chairperson will be final. Housing in private homes will consist of sleeping quarters, breakfast and dinner, unless otherwise offered by the host. Players must maintain their sleeping areas and clothing. House rules (i.e., curfew, et al) are expected to be honored. During the tournament, transportation to the courts will be provided at the convenience of the host. If housing hospitality is abused, the Tournament Director may terminate the housing and will report the player to the appropriate Sectional office. Several of the sites require “all white” attire, including collared shirts. This includes shoes, socks, tennis shorts, shirts and hats. All players and coaches should come prepared, as no one will be allowed to play or practice without the proper attire. No obtrusive advertising or offensive graphics are permitted, nor are swimming or soccer shorts. Collared shirts are required for the semifinals and finals of all singles and doubles events. See attire. The selection of singles players in the Nationals is being done by computer immediately after the entries close on June 22nd - the tournament has no discretion as to which players are accepted. On or after June 26th, you may go to the tournament's website at www.ustaclay.com, or www.usta.com to view the list of players that have been accepted into the Singles Draw. As you probably know by now, the Tournament Committee receives far more entries that it can accept. Because of this fact, you should NOT ASSUME that you are in the Tournament. Please review the following USTA Regulation regulations that governs this Championship. If you have a question about whether or not you are within your Section's quota, you should contact your Sectional Endorser. This Championship has no control over the Sectional Endorser's numerical ordering of the players on his/her list. Any dispute in this regard must be resolved within your section. If, prior to the draw on Sunday July 9th, an endorsed player withdraws and it lowers the number of players from his section below quota, his replacement is the next player on the sectional endorsement list of alternates. If a player withdraws who is not endorsed sectionally, he is replaced with the highest listed remaining player on the National Tournament Alternate List. If, after the draw has been made a player withdraws, his replacement will come from the National Tournament Alternate list. After June 26th, please click here to view the Boys’ 18 alternates After June 26th, please click here to view the Boys’ 16 alternates The tournament will notify the alternate if he becomes eligible due to an entrant's withdrawal. If you are an alternate and are not going to be home during the week prior to the tournament, please e-mail Jeffrey Szekely a contact phone number where you can be reached. | NATIONAL TOURNAMENT ALTERNATE LIST |
The National Tournament Alternate List is the numerical list of approximately 15 players that will be alternates into the draw once the draw has taken place. The order in which players are listed is determined using the USTA's most recently published Seeding / Selection List, the Sectional Endorser Lists, and other available data. This year, the draw will be done on Sunday, July 9, 2006 and the National Tournament Alternate List will go into effect at that time. Beginning on Friday, July 14th, the ational Tournament Alternate List will be posted at the DoubleTree Hotel, on this website, and on usta.com. As withdrawals occur, the National Tournament Alternate List will be revised on the Internet and at the DoubleTree Hotel. It is the player's responsibility after checking the website to see if they have been accepted into the draw, to contact the Tournament Director. Players on the National Tournament Alternate List will be accepted into the draw as withdrawals or defaults occur until all entrants have played their first singles match at the completion of the first round of play on Sunday, July 16th and Monday, July 17th. It is your responsibility, to immediately take action, to withdraw from the tournament should circumstances arise which would not enable you to compete. We also ask that you cancel any hotel reservations you made. Withdraws Prior to June 22nd Entry Deadline: Go to www.usta.com and follow the instructions to withdraw from the tournament. Because your credit card will not be charged prior to the entry deadline, no refund needs to be made. Withdraws After Entry Deadline and Before Draw is made on Sunday, July 9th: Contact Jeff Szekely at (301) 309-2022. You will be refunded all but $10.00 of your entry fee unless a medical excuse or verification of emergency is provided. Withdrawals After the Draw is Made on July 9th: No refund will be given. Tournament Check-In will be at the DoubleTree Hotel on Saturday, July 15th - Boys’ 18 – 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm and Boys’ 16 – 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm. If you are a Doubles entrant, the deadline is extended until 6:30 pm. | DOUBLES APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE |
Players who are in the Singles Draw as well as any player who has been endorsed by their Sectional Endorser to play singles may also apply to enter doubles. Additionally, the first and second place finishers in the doubles championships at the National Opens in May, 2006 automatically receive a berth, whether or not they play with the partner with whom they won the May National Open. ON SITE SECTIONALLY-ENDORSED ALTERNATES NOT ACCEPTED into the SINGLES DRAW will also be allowed to enter the doubles draw if it is not full. Although the online registration process allows you to register for Doubles, The Nationals will not finalize any Applications for the Doubles Championships until On Site Registration Day, July 15th. These finalized applications for the Doubles Championships will be taken only on July 15th from 1:00p.m. - 6:30p.m. Both partners must submit the application for entry together at the Registration Desk. At 6:00 p.m. on Registration Day, a "Players Without Partners" Meeting will be held to match any players who do not have partners. The tournament is not responsible for matching a player with a partner. Doubles entries close at 6:30pm on Saturday, July 15th. Doubles Play will begin on Sunday, July 16th. No doubles play will be held on Tuesday, July 18th. 5:15pm on Saturday, July 15th at the DoubleTree Hotel. | FIRST MATCH TIMES AND SITE LOCATION |
The times and locations for an entrant’s first match will be distributed during the On Site Registration Process. | ON-SITE ALTERNATE PROCEDURE |
Alternates not already accepted into the draw prior to the beginning of the play may come to check-in at the DoubleTree Hotel on Saturday, July 15th, between 1:15pm and 5pm. On Sunday, you will need to be available on-site if anyone is unable to play. Alternates must sign-in on Sunday morning prior to matches for which they wish to be alternates. Alternates for the Boys' 18 Singles will sign in at the tournament desk at Woodmont Country Club. Alternates for the Boys' 16 Singles will sign-in at the tournament desk at Indian Spring Country Club. The current alternate list will be located at each tournament desk. Players will sign next to their names and be called in order that they fall on the list to fill any vacancy in the draw. This is not a "first come, first served" procedure.
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