SEEDING PROTOCOL FOR SOUTHWEST DESIGNATED TOURNAMENTS AND SOUTHWEST TOURNAMENTS FOR WHICH NATIONAL POINTS ARE AWARDED
1.
Lis 1. List, in order, the top players in the division representing the number of available seeded positions from the most recent USTA Southwest standings list for the division.
2. Identify players from the following groups for potential seeding consideration:
a. Players who appear in the top 10 of the most recent USTA Southwest standings list for the next-younger age division.
b. Players who appear in the top 5 of the most recent USTA Southwest standings list for the two times-younger age division.
c. Players who have aged up within the immediately preceding six months AND whose names appeared in the top 10 of the USTA Southwest standings list for the next-younger division or the top 5 of the USTA Southwest standings list for the two times-younger age division, published in the month just prior to the player’s birth month.
d. Players identified as outstanding based on available evidence. This may include, but is not limited to, a strong national or International Tennis Federation (ITF) standing, players new to the section with a short but significant win pattern, out-of-section players with a good standing in an identified strong section and players who are returning to competition following an extended illness or injury.
3. The seeding and selection committee shall make seeding determinations from the above groups based on the available factual evidence. Such evidence might include a strong win pattern over players with a higher standing than the lowest originally seeded player, a strong win pattern in head to head encounters with the original seeded group, a high national standing compared to the original seeded group, independent evidence of a player’s current level of play, compared to their prior level, following an extended absence due to illness or injury, etc.
4. The seeding and selection committee shall consider wins played in any age division as long as they occurred within the immediately preceding 6 months.
PLAYER SELECTION INTO ALL FLIGHTED TOURNAMENTS
The southwest standings list used to make selections should be the most currently available (list should be published on the day selections will be made) and should include all tournaments which have taken place prior to the one for which selection is being made. This list should be published to the Internet simultaneously.
PLAYERS ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE DRAW IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
(A) Up to 3/4 of the total number of players in the draw shall be selected from the following groups (1), (2) and (3) (i.e. 24 players in a draw of 32, 18 players in a draw of 24, etc.):
(1) Up to two players from the USTA Southwest Section MAY be accepted into ANY age group draw at the discretion of the seeding and selection committee.
(a) The player’s tournament schedule is primarily comprised of National level 1, 2 and 3 and/or ITF tournaments AND
(b) The player is highly competitive at the National or World level as evidenced by a strong National or ITF Junior Ranking.
(2) Section players, from the most current USTA Southwest standings list for the division, in the order in which the names appear on the list.
(3) Out-of-Section players, in open tournaments, by decision of the seeding and selection committee.
(B) Up to 1/8 of the total number of players in the draw shall be selected from the top 10 of the most current USTA Southwest standings list for the next-younger division, in the order in which the names appear on the list (i.e. 4 players in a draw of 32, 3 players in a draw of 24, etc.).
(C) Up to 1/8 of the total number of players in the draw shall be selected from players who have aged into the division within the immediately preceding 6 months AND whose names appeared in the top 10 of the southwest standings list for the next-younger division, published in the month just prior to the player’s birth month (i.e. 4 players in a draw of 32, 3 players in a draw of 24, etc.).
(D) Remaining players, from the most current USTA Southwest standings list for the division, in the order in which their names appear on the list.
(E) Remaining players, from the most current USTA Southwest standings list for the next-younger division, in the order in which their names appear on the list.
PLAYER SELECTION FOR SWEET 16
The USTA Southwest standings list used to make selections should be the most currently available (list should be published on the day selections will be made) and should include all tournaments which have taken place prior to the one for which selection is being made. This list should be published to the internet simultaneously.
PLAYERS ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE DRAW IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
(A) Up to 3/4 (12 players) of the total number of players in the draw shall be selected from the following groups:
(1) Up to two players from the USTA Southwest Section MAY be accepted into ANY age group draw at the discretion of the seeding and selection committee.
(a) The player’s tournament schedule is primarily comprised of National level 1, 2 and 3 and/or ITF tournaments.
(b) The player is highly competitive at the National or World level as evidenced by a top 100 standing on the most recently published national standings list for the division, a top 50 standing on the most recently published national standings list for the next-younger division or an ITF ranking.
(2) Players from the most current USTA Southwest standings list for the division, in the order in which the names appear on the list.
(B) Up to 1/8 (2 players) of the total number of players in the draw shall be selected from the top 5 of the most current USTA Southwest standings list for the next-younger division, in the order in which the names appear on the list.
(C) Up to 1/8 (2 players) of the total number of players in the draw shall be selected from players who have aged into the division within the immediately preceding 6 months AND whose names appear in the top 5 of the USTA Southwest standings list for the next-younger division, published in the month just prior to the player’s birth month.
(D) Remaining players, from the most current USTA Southwest standings list for the division, in the order in which their names appear on the list.
(E) Remaining players, from the most current USTA Southwest standings list for the next-younger division, in the order in which their names appear on the list.