CCS PARTICIPANT INFORMATION BULLETIN
CIF/Central Coast Section
This Bulletin was mailed to all member schools on October 8, 1999
Contact: Howard Jensen (408) 441-9505 - FAX (408) 441-9509
Email: hjensen@cifccs.org

1999 GIRLS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
TEAM & INDIVIDUAL

cc. League Commissioners, Site Directors, News Media, Executive Committee

ATTENTION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS:
Please route a copy of this Bulletin to your HEAD GIRLS TENNIS COACH, and make sure that you and your coach have read the GIRLS TENNIS BYLAWS in the CCS TOURNAMENT GUIDE.

CCS STAFF LIAISON:  Howard Jensen, Events Coordinator

SEEDING MEETING:  SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 1999, 9:00 AM @ CCS Office
(Team Tournament seeding first, followed by Individual Tournament seeding.)

RULES: USTA 1999 Rules will be used.

SPORTSMANSHIP:
It is expected that all players and coaches will perform with great enthusiasm in CCS Championship competition. These events should capture the emotions of participants, fans and coaches. Performance in the highly-charged emotional climate of Play-offs is another step in the educational process for our student-athletes. We wouldn’t want it any other way.

However, it is essential that such competition be completely within the bounds of GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP. We insist on that. Therefore, any player or coach who is disqualified from a Play-off contest for flagrant misconduct or unsportsmanlike behavior shall be disqualified from all remaining contests in that sport.

INCLEMENT WEATHER:
In case of rain, matches will be held the next available date, with the exception of Sunday (i.e., Thursday instead of Wednesday, etc.) until completion of play. If Team competition is delayed, then the Individual Tournament will be delayed until conclusion of the team tournament.

T-SHIRT ORDERS:
The T-Shirt Order Form for Teams to pre-order Championship T-shirts is located in the APPENDIX of the CCS Tournament Guide.  T-shirts will be available at the Seeding Meeting; team orders can also be mailed to the CCS Office.

EVALUATION MEETING: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1999, 5:00 PM @ CCS Office

 TEAM TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

DATES/TIMES/SITES:

FORMAT: 
1.    All teams will enter a twenty-four (24)-team single-elimination tournament bracket.
2.    Each team will participate in seven (7) matches:   four (4) singles and three (3) doubles.
3.   The team line-up used in the final two (2) regularly-scheduled matches will be the line-up used for Section play.

TEAM LINE-UP:  Each League Representative is responsible for having the completed Girls Team Tennis Line-up form (see the CCS Tournament Guide - APPENDIX - Girls Team Tennis Line-up) to the CCS office no later than the Seeding Meeting.

BALLS:  IN ALL ROUNDS, EACH TEAM SHOULD BRING FOUR (4) CANS OF TENNIS BALLS FOR EACH DAY OF PLAY.

OFFICIALS:   Officials are procured by the CCS for the Semi-final and Final matches.

REPORTING RESULTS:  Winning Coaches should telephone Howard Jensen at the CCS Office (408-441-9505) with scores after each day of competition.

TRAVEL SUBSIDY:  A Team Travel Subsidy form is included in the CCS Tournament Guide (see APPENDIX for Team Travel Subsidy form). The form is self-explanatory, and it is the responsibility of each school’s Athletic Director to complete the form and submit it to the CCS Office for payment.

TIMES/DATES/SITES:

TOURNAMENT FORMAT: 
1.    All singles players and doubles teams will enter a single-elimination 16-place tournament bracket, with a
        consolation 3rd/4th-place match.
2.    Each individual match will consist of the best two-out-of-three sets. A set that is tied at six (6) games will use
        the twelve (12)-point tie-breaker, as written in the USTA Rule Book. In the fall season, all post-season play
        will utilize "no add" scoring.
3.    A student may play in only one (1) event, Singles or Doubles. Students must have competed in League
        tournaments in Singles or Doubles, but not both.
4.    The Singles and Doubles entries may play in only one (1) tournament on any one (1) day. Players must be
        present within 20 minutes of set match time, or they will be defaulted.
5.    Coaches must insure that players entered in CCS competition intend to fulfill their obligation to participate. If
        a student has plans to play in another event, her name should not be submitted for seeding in the CCS Tournament.

TOURNAMENT BALLS: Balls are provided by CCS.

GAME OFFICIALS: Officials are procured by the CCS.

CHECK-IN:
Players should report thirty (30) minutes in advance of their scheduled time to play. The school’s Tennis Coach MUST check in his/her players and remain on site throughout their matches. Players will not be allowed to participate if their coach is not in attendance.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS AND COACHES:
The CIF-Central Coast Section is well aware that many other school and non-school activities (AP tests, SAT/ACT tests, proms, plays, holidays, senior trips, religious days, etc.) may occur during CCS Play-offs.  The CCS tries to avoid as many conflicts as possible; however, with so many activities available for today's student-athlete, it is not reasonable to assume that all such activities can be taken into account, and thus, CCS Play-off events will go on as originally scheduled.  Participants and coaches are therefore expected to plan in advance for such possible scheduling conflicts and make those difficult choices as to which events will take precedence for that individual.  Generally, although it is ultimately the personal choice of the student-athlete and/or his/her parent(s), an academic activity should take precedence over an extra-curricular event.