2012 USTA Pacific Northwest Junior Competition Rules
In addition to the rules, you will also find details regarding the 2012 USTA Pacific Northwest Junior Sectional Tournament which will be held August 16-19 at Yakima Tennis Club in Yakima, Wash., as well as the 2012 Competitive Junior Tennis Pathway that was developed to serve as a guide for competition opportunities for Junior Championship level players in the section.
If you have any questions about junior competition rules for 2012, please feel free to contact Jim Markin, USTA Pacific Northwest Director of Junior Player Development by email at jmarkin@pnw.usta.com or by phone at (503) 520-1877, ext. 12.
New 2012 Rules for 10 and Under Jr. Champ & Challenger Tournaments
In compliance and support of both the USTA and ITF rule change for 10 and Under Tennis, the following rules will be implemented by the USTA Pacific Northwest Section for Jr. Champ and Challenger 10 and under division tournament competition in 2012. Please click here to view the rules.
USTA National Junior Ranking System Point Tables to Change in 2012
Beginning January 1, 2012 the USTA ranking point tables for junior competition will change significantly. The new ranking tables were unamimously approved in September 2011 by the USTA Junior Competition Committee with the support of the national USTA Player Development Staff. These changes will affect only Junior Champ level players in the USTA Pacific Northwest.
Please click
here for more information and FAQs on the point table changes. If you have additional questions, please contact USTA/PNW Junior Player Development Director Jim Markin at
jmarkin@pnw.usta.com.
"OVER the NET" reports November - December 2011 tournament results
Read the latest "OVER the NET" column from Zack Elliott as he reports results from the last USTA Pacific Northwest Junior Championship tournaments in 2011, including the November Endorsements and the Bally, Sunset and AV Tennis Center events.
Have tennis news or results you would like to share? Or maybe you would like to be the next "Over the NET" interview? We'd love to hear what you have to say. Contact Ben Elliott (right in photo) at elliottben0@gmail.com or Zack Elliott (left in photo) at zack_elliott@comcast.net.
Juniors invited to apply for USTA/PNW Travel Assistance Grants
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Junior tennis players participating in USTA Pacific Northwest (USTA/PNW) sanctioned championship-level tournaments or a USTA National Championship tournament may apply for a need-based Travel Assistance Grant. The purpose of the USTA/PNW Travel Assistance Grant program is to provide financial support to players who would not otherwise have the means to travel and participate in sanctioned section tournaments and/or national tournaments.
Please note that the applications for section tournament travel grants and national tournament travel grants are separate. You may be considered for both grants but you must complete both applications in their entirety to do so. Please click
here to view and print the USTA/PNW Section Travel Assistance Grant application. Please click
here to view and print the USTA/PNW National Travel Assistance Grant application.
Travel Assistance Grants are to be used for travel and tournament expenses incurred by the player only, and may not be used for family members, coaches or any other expense. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jim Markin, USTA/PNW Director of Jr. Development, at
jmarkin@pnw.usta.com.
Junior Tennis Resources
Points Per Round - Frequently Asked Questions
Please click here to view the answers to frequently asked questions regarding the Points Per Round system.
Interested in High Performance Coaching in 2012?
Click here to learn more about the USTA Player Development philosophy.