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Ratings shown on EastTexasTennis.com are not official USTA ratings.

Players enter their own rating on EastTexasTennis.com and are also responsible for changing it when their USTA rating changes

Some players may not have changed their EastTexasTennis rating so please check www.USTA.com for official updated ratings:

How to change your personal rating shown on EastTexasTennis.com when your offical USTA rating changes:

From the player's profile page, click on the Ratings tab at the top of the page.

Enter your rating in the "BASE Singles & Doubles" rating box

You do not need to enter anything in any of the other boxes. You will need to change your rating anytime your rating changes. Rating can be found on the USTA website. The USTA ratings are the only official ratings the USPTA leagues play by.

2019 BNP Paribas Open – March 10-15, 2019 - Indian Wells, California

Incredible tennis may be what first attracts fans to the BNP Paribas Open, but it is the beautiful setting and onsite excitement that keeps them coming back. Not only is the BNP Paribas Open the largest ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and WTA Premier combined event in the world, it is housed in one of sport’s most beautiful venues: the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The BNP Paribas Open is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a WTA Premier event on the women's tour. Both draws feature almost all of the top 100 pros in the world competing for the men’s and womens titles. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden has become a staple not only in the Coachella Valley but also in the world of professional tennis. It is revered, respected and admired as the home of a premier tennis tournament and its recent renovations and improvement ensure that it remains a place for fans to enjoy world-class tennis matches; unparalleled dining options; and some of the most scenic views anywhere in the world. The desert tennis oasis dazzles players, fans and sponsors with its stunning 54-acre landscape, state-of-the-art facility and 16,100-seat Stadium 1, the second largest in the world. As the home of the BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells Tennis Garden allows this beloved tournament to grow in size and popularity. Indian Wells, located about 15 miles southeast of Palm Springs, is a premier vacation destination in Southern California. Home to luxurious resorts, world-renowned golf courses and the BNP, the city of Indian Wells has become a mecca for tennis fans from far and wide.

The tournament is being held March 4-17, 2019. Hotel & ticket packages are available for March 10-15. Package prices depend primarily on the choice of hotel as well as the location of your seats. Hotel choices include the Marriott Renaissance Indian Wells Resort, The Waldorf Astoria La Quinta Resort & Spa, The Holiday Inn Express Rancho Mirage and the Hilton Hampton Inn Palm Desert. Ticket packages are available with upper level Prime Loge Stadium 1 seats or lower level boxes. All tickets include an assigned seat in the main stadium (stadium 1) as well as first come first served seating in all other stadiums. All package prices are based on double occupancy and include (5) hotel nights, tickets, taxes and resort fees. The Renaissance & Waldorf also include hourly shuttle to/from the tennis gardens.

Palm Springs International airport is located approximately 25 minutes from the tennis gardens and hotels. The hotels do not provide shuttle to/from the airport. Other nearby airports include Ontario (70 miles), San Diego (90 miles), Orange County (90 miles) or LAX (110 miles).

Hotel & Ticket Package March 10-15

Sunday March 10 – Arrival & check in at the hotel of your choice

Monday March 11 – Prime Loge Day ticket & Lower Level Box seat evening ticket (upgrades available)

Tuesday March 12 – Prime Loge Day ticket (upgrades available)

Wednesday March 13 – Prime Loge Day & Lower Level Box seat evening ticket (upgrades available)

Thursday March 14 – Prime Loge Day ticket & Lower Level Box seat evening ticket (upgrades available)

Friday March 15 – Check out and departure

Prime Loge Tickets – Front Section of the upper bowl in main stadium 1

Lower Level Box Tickets – Very close to the court rows 9-12

All prices shown below are for (5) nights hotel as well as the ticket choices shown above. Additional tickets can be added for Tuesday evening and various ticket upgrades are available for all sessions as outlined below. Seats are guaranteed together will all on your itenerary but not necessarily with the entire group. Requests of seats together for large groups will be honored if possible. All Day session tickets included in the basic package will be located in the NW, SW, N or S sections of the stadium to provide best view and best possible shelter from the sun. Evening session tickets will be in various sections all around the stadium.

Hotel Choices when combined with basic ticket package offered above:

Marriott Renaissance Indian Wells Resort $2016 per person / double occupancy

https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pspsr-renaissance-indian-wells-resort-and-spa

Waldorf Astoria La Quinta Resort & Spa $2256 per person / double occupancy

https://www.laquintaresort.com

Holiday Inn Express Rancho Mirage $1850 per person / double occupancy

https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/rancho-mirage/plmrm/hoteldetail

Hilton Hampton Inn Palm Desert $1720 per person / double occupancy

http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/hampton-inn-and-suites-palm-desert-PLMHSHX/index.html

Tickets only for 3^rd/4^th person in above rooms: $910 added to the package price per extra person

(Extra tickets not available at discounted price without package purchase)

Single Supplement for single occupancy in above rooms: Renaissance & La Quinta $1050 added to package price; Holiday Inn & Hampton Inn: $585 additional added to package price above

Renaissance & La Quinta Resort provide hourly shuttle to/from hotels and tennis gardens

Holiday Inn Express is immediately across the street from Hilton Garden Inn which provides shuttle service to/from tennis gardens (at this time not sure if Holiday Inn guests will be provided transportation but should be able to use shuttle from Hilton Garden Inn if it’s the tournaments shuttle)

Non Refundable Deposit per package due at time of booking: 50% of total package price

Final balance due January 21, 2019

All payments should be by check payable to Hollytree Tennis

Hotel reward points are not offered by any of our hotels with our special group bookings

BNP Paribas Open 2019

Ticket Upgrade Options

The following ticket options are considered upgrades to the tickets offered in the basic hotel/ticket package. These tickets are not available to be purchased outside of a hotel/ticket package. The prices shown are added to the package price and are per person if both or all persons in your group choose to upgrade. Certain upgrades are limited.

*Tuesday evening tickets are not included in the basic package but may be added at above cost per ticket

Best of the Best Hotel/Ticket Package (only 1 package available / based on double occupancy)

La Quinta or Renaissance Room for 5 nights arriving Sunday March 10

1^st & 2^nd Row Premium Box Seats Monday-Thursday Day & Evening Sessions – includes padded box seat with cup holder and access to the VIP ticket holders lounge on the main concourse (daily 10:30am – 8pm) with closed circuit TV showing all matches, restroom for lounge guests only, an outdoor patio area, full service bar snack and complimentary wine & beer.

$4,800 per person

Best of the Best (4) Night Hyatt Regency Hotel/Ticket Package (only 1 pkg. available)

Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Presidential Villa or Two Bedroom Villa with butler service for 4 nights arriving Friday March 8; 2^nd Row Premium Box Seats Friday-Sunday both day & evening sessions – includes padded 2^nd row box seats in the corner of the court as well as access to the Front Box ticket holders lounge serving beer, wine and light snacks daily from 10:30am-8pm. $5290 per person

If you have any questions about the packages offered please contact

Jim at 903.581.7788 or email jsciarro@gmail.com

All Checks should be made payable to: Hollytree Tennis 6700 Hollytree Drive Tyler,Tx. 75703

2018 East Texas USPTA Fall League!

Last Day to add players: Sunday September 9 at 9pm

Players cannot "change" teams after August 19, 2018

Please begin using http://EastTexasTennis.Topdoglive.com to log in from now on

www.EastTexasTennis.com will be removed in the near future.

Schedules were posted on this site July 31st. Please look over your schedules carefully and poll your players to make sure you have enough players to play all your matches. If a team defaults both lines in a single match their score is a -4 for that week. Captains must manually enter all scores in topdog. Scorecards for each match with players names from both teams are available from this site. Line #1 is worth 5 points and Line #2 is worth 3 points. If a team wins both lines they win 8-0 and this score must be manually entered in the yellow boxes by the captain entering that weeks team score. Both captains are responsible for making sure the score is entered within 24 hours of the match. The most common mistake is captain forgetting to enter the team score for the match after entering the match results. The first captain online should record the score and the second captain should confirm it.

Please make sure you're email is on your player profile and check that you do want to receive emails from this site.

Winners of each division will advance to Houston January 18-20, 2019

In order to advance with winning teams players in round robins with less than 9 scheduled matches must play twice (default wins do not count)

Players on teams with 9 or more scheduled matches must play a minimum of (3) local league matches to advance with their winning team. More information on Houston is posted on facebook: USPTA Texas State Team Championships

League Information:The East Texas USPTA adult league is open for all players ages 18 & above as of the end of 2018. Players do not have to be a member of the USTA or USPTA to participate. Teams consist of a minimum of 6 players eligible to compete at the team’s level of play. Players should play by their most recent published USTA rating. Any player who was DQ'd at any time after January 2018 ratings were published must play at that higher rating. If a player appealed his/her rating he/she must play by the appealed decision. If a player already has a self rating from earlier leagues and no published rating then that self rating must be used. Players with no rating may join any team he/she feels he/she is eligible for. Self rated players are subject to review and disqualification at any time by USPTA pros committee.Ratings entered by players on their EastTexasTennis.com account are not always current.

Team Registration:WWW.EastTexasTennis.com will be used for all USPTA team registrations. All players should login to www.EastTexasTennis.com and create a free account. When you fill out your free account informationPLEASE be sure and fill out all information requested so we can contact you with schedule changes and league updates. All players must pay the $20 player fee during registration with a credit or debit card. When you register please be sure and write down your user ID and password. Duplicate accounts can cause problems with team scores so please don’t create two accounts. If you have forgotten your password please click the "email me my password" button so you do not end up with two accounts and not get credit for your matches played. After you register you should see your name on the team roster within a few hours.

To Captain a Team:If you will be captaining a team go to www.EastTexasTennis.com and once you create your account if you don't already have one click on “Create New Team” and follow the steps.If your home court facility is not found please email Jim at tennishollytree@gmail.com and we will add your facility before you can complete the team registration process. Most East Texas area clubs and schools should already be in the database.Always try various spellings and words such as THE Cascades and not just Cascades to find your home courts.Once you have created your team follow the steps below to “join” the team. Forming your team and selecting yourself as a captain does not register you to “play” on that team but only to captain it. If you’re going to be a player you will need to “join the team” after creating the team. If you are only captaining the team and not playing on the team you do not need to "join" the team after registering to be the captain.

To Join a Team:Go to www.EastTexasTennis.com and create a free account if you don't already have one. Click "email me my password" if you have an account but forgot your login information. Please do not create another account or your scores and matches will not be recorded properly. Please be sure and fill out all requested information so you can be contacted with league updates, schedules, scores, etc. Once you have created an account click on the red “Sign Up” button next to the division you would like to enter and select your captain’s name. Once you pay the $20 league fee you will be listed on the roster! There are no additional fees for the online registration. Follow these same steps if you would like to join another team at a different level of play. Refunds cannot be given for any reason but we will have the ability to move players from one team to another at no additional charge if necessary prior to theSeptember 9 player add deadline.

League Details:

League format will be two lines of doubles play each week – Line #1 worth 5 points and Line #2 worth 3 points for the win (captains must not only enter scores weekly but must also enter the points won)

Match starting times will be scheduled between 6:00 and 8:30 p.m / Facilities allowing several teams to play on a given night could have 8:30 match starting times which will follow the 6pm or 7pm matches.

Anyone with permission to reserve two lighted outdoor hard courts for the length of the season may form his/her own team.

Facilities are not required to provide “warm up courts” prior to the match start time.Please check with your home facility for any policies they might have on requirements for forming teams.

The length of each league season will be based on the number of teams entered / some levels may be divided into two flights and some may have a playoff

Teams may have a few matches scheduled on days other than “normal” day of play - this is due to scheduling and court conflicts not a team’s choice

Winning teams will advance to the USTPA Texas State Team Championships in Houston January 18-20, 2019.The Houston tournament will play matches both indoors and outdoors in 2019.

Players must play at least two regular season local league matches (and at least one playoff match if applicable) to advance to state championships. If a team is scheduled to play 9 or more matches then a player must play in at least (3) regular season matches + a playoff match if applicable in order to advance to the state championships. Defaults do not count as a match played.

All matches will be 2 out of 3 tie-break sets with a 10-point super tiebreak for split set matches

Players should play by their January 2018 rating or their current self rating if not in the published ratings. Appeals honored by the USTA prior to September 9, 2018 will apply for this league.

Home team is responsible for providing new balls for each home match.

For larger schedules mandatory rain make up dates will be listed. Please try to make up your rain outs as soon as possible.

Teams are not permitted to reschedule matches for any reason other than wet courts unless both teams agree to AND play the match PRIOR to the scheduled date.For no reason other than weather related issues should a match be postponed to be played at alaterdate unless rescheduled by or with the league coordinator.

Teams will receive 5 points for winning line #1 and 3 for line #2. If one line must be defaulted the defaulting team may choose which line it will be. It is out of courtesy that the defaulting team notify the opponents about the default but it is not mandatory.

Players are permitted to play on as many teams as desired but only one team per level. Playing on two teams is not a reason to call your opponent and try to reschedule a team match even if both matches happen to be scheduled for the same time. If a team defaults both lines in a given match the team will receive a -4 for their score.

All grievances should be emailed to coordinator within 24 hours. The local grievance committee will consist of (3) local USPTA pros. Please send emails to league coordinator within 24 hours of the issue.

All captains must have a minimum of 6 players registered by Tuesday, July 24. The league coordinator will have the ability to move players to other teams by request but no refunds will be given once a player has registered and paid online.Teams may continue to add players until September 9, 2018.

League Play Begins:

Women 3.0 & 4.0 most matches on Mondays beginning August 20 (3.0 & 4.0 will not play Monday Sept 3 (Labor Day)but might play a different day that week);

Men 3.0 & 4.0 most matches on Tuesdays beginning August 21;

Men 3.5 & 4.5 and Women 4.5 most matches on Wednesdays beginning August 22;

Women 3.5 most matches on Thursdays beginning August 23;

Roster Deadline: Tuesday, July 24 (teams must have 6 players listed);Last Date to add players (more than the original 6 required to be on roster by July 26) will be September 9.

Please call Jim or Jessica in the Hollytree Tennis Shop for more information or for help registering yourself or your team.

Jim Sciarro

USPTA League Coordinator

903.581.7788 or tennishollytree@gmail.com

Revised 5/10/2018