≡ 2009 January News ≡

≡ 01/29/09 ≡ Tentative Regionals Squad Formed

With the addition of Kingson Leung, the coaches have completed the roster of 8 Men, 8 Women, in contention for a spot representating UCLA at the Regional Championships. While the team roster has not been set in stone, the coaches will not be fielding any additional tryout requests barring extenuating circumstances and/or an exceptional series of match results.

In back: Coach Adeline Yang, Redshirt Jordan Heitzner, Rhea Escano, Amanda Lin, Emily Wu, Chikako Shimura, Brett Nissinoff, Sarah Lowe, Alex Preece, Alyssa Chen, Coach Mark Otten

In center: Takashi Hirase, Kingson Leung, Michael Sims, Keith Edwards

In front: Spencer Cohen, Steven Nguyen, Ricky Wu, Andre Michelin

Lastly, Player Results, including the latest CT matches and the last few CT tryout matches, have been updated.

Regionals Announcement!
Join us on facebook and RSVP to the premier Collegiate Club Tennis tournament of Southern California: The 2009 Southern California Regional Championships!
Place	LATC, right off Bruinwalk
Date	February 21st-22nd
Time	9AM-7PM
Cost	Absolutely free admission!
If you're a team looking to apply for a spot at Regionals, please contact Linda Milan via the facebook link.

We hope to see you all there!

≡ 01/10/09 ≡ Tryouts Concluded

Congratulations to Steven Nguyen, Men's Champion, and Kingston Leung, the runner-up!

Alex Bataller defeated Matt Gertler for the Men's Consolation round,

Alison Headley defeated Brett Nissinoff for the Women's title,

and Annarose Mittelstaedt won the Women's backdraw!

Champion, Steven Nguyen

Champion Alison Headley and Runnerup Brett Nissinoff

≡ 01/10/09 ≡ Sunday Tryout Draws Posted

We have added one more chance for several players to make it! The following Men's player's are included the Backdraw:

Bataller	Bishara	Dell'Anno	Funston
Georgiadis	Gertler	Jayanti	Lam
J. Lee	Luxenberg	M. So	Tavassoli
Tsao	Venturino	Yeung

Play begins at 9AM.

Semifinals for the main draw are now at 12PM

Men's draws

Women's draws.

≡ 01/10/09 ≡ Tryout Draws Posted

It is now 1:48AM, and with Tryout signups closed at 11:59PM, the draws are now posted!

There are a few important things to take note of:

Play format	2 out of 3 sets, NO AD (sudden death at 3-3 aka 40-all)
	First to 5-points Tiebreaker played at 6-6 in the set
	If set score is 1-1, play a 5-point tiebreaker to decide
Timeliness	Some matches will go overtime, so subsequent matches may start later
	Showing up more than 15 minutes late after a court is ready for you WILL result in a default
Tournament format	Double-Elimination
	If you lose first round, check the draw! You WILL get one more match on Saturday and/or Sunday! Check the Tier II/Backdraw to see when you play next.
Sunday End Time	Finals are scheduled for 12:30PM Sunday, but may go later. Check back Saturday night.
	Matches with times led by "Sunday" are played on Sunday. If there's no mention of a day, they are played on Saturday
Issued invites	There is no pre-set quantity of invites the coaches will distribute. It may just be the finalists; or, it may go as far as the quarters!
How will I know I'm invited?	The coaches will contact you by e-mail or facebook.
How do I know who got invited?	Check the "Player Results" page post-Tryouts.
Competitive Team	There is a set number to how many players will be chosen to participate in Regionals.
	8 Men (There are currently 6 already in Competitive Team practice)
	8 Women (There are currently 6 already in Competitive Team practice)
Tournament Purpose	Please keep in mind that doing well in Tryouts may earn you an invite to CT practice, but does NOT guarantee you will be selected for the Competitive Team.
	As of this moment, we are looking to select 8 men and 8 women from those IN/JOINING CT practice.
	If you ask: how many spots are open for the CT? The answer is: ALL OF THEM!

Post By Competitive Team Coach Adeline Yang

Please click here for the Men's draws, or here for the Women's.

≡ 01/08/09 ≡ Competitive Team Tryouts (2)

Post by Coach Adeline Yang

Location: Sycamore courts
Start time: 9AM
Saturday finish time: 5PM
Sunday finish time: TBD
Play format: probably 6-game proset

The ending time on Sunday depends on the size of our draw and how many matches are completed Saturday. Please be sure to check the draw either late Friday night/early Saturday morning (it should be on the club website, http://www.uclaclubtennis.com, by 4AM).

Also, please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled match time and check in with an officer. If we have free courts you can warm up, or we could start your match sooner. Being more than 15 minutes late without notice may result in a default.

Good luck to everyone!

≡ 01/07/09 ≡ Competitive Team Tryouts

This tournament is specifically for competitive players who would like to become a part of UCLA Club Tennis' Competitive Team!
Represent UCLA as we fight for our sixth-consecutive Regional Championship Title in February, and strive towards the National Championships in April!
Success at the tryouts will NOT guarantee placement onto the regionals and/or nationals teams, but will give you one more (important!) chance to impress the coaches.
The tournament will take place throughout Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 9AM.
Signups will be accepted in two ways:

1) Post the following information on this facebook event wall:
--- Name
--- Sex
--- Graduation Year

2) E-mail Coach Adeline with the above information (Name, sex, graduation year)

Sign-ups close Friday at 11:59PM, and the draw will be posted a few hours later.

Good luck, and -

SEE YOU OUT ON THE COURTS!

From Coach Adeline Yang

≡ 01/06/09 ≡ Welcome to Winter Quarter 2009!

Congratulations on starting one more quarter here at our beloved campus of UCLA! Club Tennis has some exciting updates for you, too:

General Practices are now MR 8-10PM courts 4-7 at LATC

Open Practice begins JANUARY 12TH

Adidas orders will take some time to arrive. Thanks for your patience!

UC Irvine will be hosting the next ToC event on January 17th.

Tryouts are tentatively scheduled for January 10th, but the date may change pending court reservations.