SHA Home

 Easter Bowl Home Player Information Travel Accommodations Sites Special Events Sponsors Photo Gallery Player Pictures

 

Tournament Director:  Seena Hamilton

                                                1161 York Avenue, 12E, New York, NY 10021

                                                Tel:  (212) 308-5368. 

Fax: (212) 753-8742.

                                                E-mail: sha.ny@earthlink.net

                                               Website:  www.seenahamiltoninc.com or www.easterbowl.com

 

 

ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING ENTRIES AND ALTERNATES, PLEASE CONTACT: Darren Potkey at darrenp@scta.usta.com

 

Tournament Dates: April 6th-13th, 2008

Lessons and Workout at Rancho Las Palmas

Hitting Lessons are $65.00/hour; $35.00/ half hour.

Rancho Las Palmas will be running an Easter Bowl Drill Session on Saturday, April 5th.   It will be held from 4-5:30 pm. Cost is $20.00 and space is limited.   Players must sign up in advance.

Please contact Kevin Connolly, Director of Tennis at Rancho Las Palmas, for more information about hitting lessons or to reserve space in the practice workout: 760 837 2342.

Special Work-Out

EASTER BOWL PRACTICE CAMP
Moore Tennis Academy, Desert Princess Country Club

SESSION #1:            Saturday, April 5th ~ 12 noon - 1:30pm                   $50 per junior player

SESSION #2:            Saturday, April 5th ~ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm                 $50 per junior player

The practice sessions are meant to provide court space and hitting partners to warm up and work on all aspects of his or her game prior to match play.  These sessions are not meant for individual instruction.  However, pros are on hand to move kids around, change up drills, and encourage the kids to work hard.  All strokes including ample time for serve practice and also plenty of match play points.  Great opportunity for those kids not set up with their own court space and hitting partners - a rare find at this time of year. 

The checks should be mailed to: Moore Tennis Academy, Inc., 28-555 Landau Blvd, Cathedral City, CA 92234.  Last year we filled up quickly, so it is wise to send in a check early to reserve a spot in one or both sessions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT CHARLIE MOORE @ (760) 322-2293

Easter Bowl Camp at Palm Valley Country Club
 
8 minutes from the main facility, 16 courts available.
 
Wed., April 2nd: 1.30pm - 3pm
Thu., April 3rd: 1.30pm - 3pm
Fri., April 4th: 1.30pm - 3pm
Sat., April 5th: 1.30pm - 3pm
Sun., April 6th: 1.30pm - 3pm
 
Price for each clinic: 40$ per junior player, space is limited, players must sign in in advance.
 
We also offer hitting lessons before and during the tournament with our certified pros: $65/hour, $35/half hour
 
FOR  FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT FORMER TOUR COACH AND DIRECTOR OF TENNIS,
OLIVER VORWALD@ (760)345-2745


 Referee: Darren Potkey (Rob Roy, Deputy Referee)           

Practice Court Info: check out sites tab

 

Events:

Boys & Girls 18s – ITF B1 and USTA Level 1 event

Competitors will be playing for top USTA points as well as top ITF points.  After the Orange Bowl, the Easter Bowl is the next highest rated ITF event in the United States and it is only open to Americans.  Singles:  64 draw; Doubles: 32 draw.  3/4 playoff singles and doubles.  ITF Age Eligibility rules in effect for these two events. 

 

Boys & Girls 14s, 16s – will remain as USTA Spring Championships

Singles 128 draw, Feed-In-Consolation, 64 doubles draw, 3/4 Playoff singles and doubles. A player should expect to play two rounds of singles and 1 doubles or one singles and two rounds of doubles on a given day.  USTA Age Eligibility rules will continue to apply for these National Championships.

 

Special Events:

Welcome Reception & Referee Meeting: TO BE ANNOUNCED

Player’s Dinner & Party: TO BE ANNOUNCED

 Daily special events: drawings, prizes, snacks, sponsor booths in Players Tent at host site.

Ball:  Wilson Heavy Duty; hard-court                          Surface:  Hard 

 

Entry Fee: 18s Division: $50 (ITF rule)                      Trainers will be onsite

            14s and 16s Divisions: $75

 

Refund:

The Tournament Committee shall refund a player’s entry fee if the player withdraws before the draw has been made (Tentative date on making the draw 3/31/2008) or 7 days before tournament starts.  A player shall not withdraw from a tournament except for a bona fide reason such as illness, injury, or personal emergency.

 

Entry Procedures:

Entries open January 31, 2008, close March 13, 2008 and must be made using the USTA TennisLink Registration System available at www.usta.com and received by 12:00 P.M. (NOON) Eastern Standard Time.  Do NOT wait until the last minute to register. Late entries will not be accepted.  Players without access to the internet should call their Section.  Special usta.com tournament search number (The 18s divisions are listed separately from the 14s and 16s):

Boys and Girls 14s and 16s will use the following code to search for find the Easter Bowl on www.usta.com: 651790208. 

The Boys and Girls 18s events will use the following code to search for their age division on www.usta.com: 651709308.

It is a player’s responsibility to check the applicant list at www.usta.com for his/her name and the selection process list for a checkmark next to his/her name to ensure successful completion of the registration process.  Selection Process for Easter Bowl B&Gs 14s and 16s is the same as in ‘07.

On-Site Registration:

B14s and G14s: Saturday, April 5, 12-6pm

B16s and G16s: Sunday, April 6, 12-6pm

G18s: Sunday, April 6, 12-4pm

B18s: If not already registered, can register at the tournament desk on Monday, April 7 before 4:00 pm

Doubles Registration:

ALL PLAYERS: PLEASE MAKE AN EFFORT TO PICK YOUR DOUBLES PARTNER BEFORE YOU REGISTER AND LIST THEM WHEN YOU REGISTER ONLINE.  You must play doubles in the same age category as your singles. Players must sign up for doubles with their partner at on-site registration—SEE ABOVE TIMES FOR DOUBLES REGISTRATION DEADLINES.   Players without partners are responsible for finding a partner and signing up as a team before 4:00 p.m. on their age division’s designated registration day.  The tournament is not responsible for matching partners.  National Alternate players may apply for doubles provided the draw is not full.

We will accept notification of doubles teams in advance of the tournament via fax or e-mail.  Once tournament singles selections have been made it is the players responsibility to let us know his/her doubles partner.  It is extremely helpful if you can assist the tournament by letting us know your doubles partner prior to arriving at the event.  Please send this confirmation after singles admittance is verified by fax to (212) 753-8742 or by e-mail to darrenp@scta.usta.com.

USTA/ Medical Release will be provided when you register electronically. Please fill it out, have your parent sign it and bring with you to on-site registration. 

Selection Notification:

Will be published to the Internet www.usta.com no later than five days after the entries close.

 

*New Information* Easter Bowl ITF B1 Acceptance Process

The Easter Bowl 18 and under event has been a closed ITF Grade B1 event since

2005. The same acceptance process has been used each year.

Step 1

In an agreement with the International Tennis Federation Juniors Committee, a

truncated list of the top 50 Americans on the ITF Junior Ranking List is created. If any

of the players on this list enter they receive direct acceptances. The March 10, 2008

ITF ranking list will be used to create this truncated list. In 2007 the 50th boy was

ranked ITF 600. The 50th girl was ranked ITF 577. As has been the case every year,

not all 50 players enter the tournament. In 2007, 36 boys and 35 girls from this

truncated list entered the Easter Bowl. In accordance with the agreement with the

ITF, this is the last time that ITF rankings are used for acceptance or the ordering of

alternates.

Step 2

According to ITF rules, eight (8) wild cards are available for a 64 draw event. Four (4)

of the eight wild cards are reserved for the semi-finalists of the USTA National Spring

Championships played in Mobile, Alabama if they are not already accepted in step 1.

In 2007, 1 girls’ wild card and 2 boys’ wild cards were used. Unused wild cards revert

back to the wild card committee.

Step 3

The remaining vacancies are filled with players not already accepted from the Boys’

and Girls’ 18 and under National Standing List in the order in which they appear on

that list. The list from March 12, 2008 will be used for this purpose.  In 2007, 20 boys and 21

girls received direct acceptance from this list. The last boy accepted was NSL 73 and

last girl accepted was NSL 61.

Step 4

Alternates are ordered using the March 12, 2008 Boys’ and Girls’ 18 and under

National Standing List in the order in which they appear on that list.

 

 

Alternates Notification:

Players on the National Alternate List will be notified by telephone if they have been accepted into the draw when a withdrawal has been confirmed.   If you are planning to attend the tournament, even though you are not in the draw (On-site alternate), you must register as an alternate and check in at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa no later than the following times: For Boys & Girls 14s, 4:00 p.m. Saturday April 5th; For Boys and Girls 16s and Girls 18s, 4:00 p.m. Sunday April 6th; For Boys 18s, 4:00 p.m. Monday April 7th.  Please contact the tournament if your flight is coming in after this time and you can not make it to check in at the times designated.

 

Withdrawal:

Before or on the Entry Closing Date (To Be Announced), the entrant must withdraw via the Internet.  After the entry closing date (March 13th) it is your responsibility to notify your sectional endorser and tournament committee in writing, fax or e-mail (see above numbers) ASAP so that a National Alternate may be notified immediately.   Please remember to cancel hotel/airline/car reservations.

 

USTA rules of play for Boys & Girls 14s and 16s:

Set tiebreak will be played at 6 all throughout.  Point Penalty System will be enforced.

 

ITF rules of play for Boys & Girls 18s:

ITF Junior Circuit Rules and Regulations will be followed.

 

Dress code: 

ITF requires collared shirts must be worn.  Appropriate tennis attire is required at all other sites and collared shirts must be worn from quarters on.  Check with each sites’ rules.

 

Transportation: 

We recommend a car rental.  Avis offers special rates - See our "travel" page. Easter Bowl bus will originate from Rancho Las Palmas Resort and will transport players to/from ancillary sites four times a day.

 

Please note:  Maps and directions will be included in the Players Packet handed out at registration.