2020 UIL CLASS 6A REGION I TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington

Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28-29, 2020

Boys and Girls Tennis Competition Arlington Tennis Center

Arlington, Texas

2020 UIL CLASS 6A REGION I SPRING SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS Hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington

Table of Contents Pages

Welcome Letter 3

General Boys and Girls Tennis Information 4

Boys and Girls Tennis Tournament Information 5-6

Addendum – Arlington Tennis Center Policies and Parking 7-10

Arlington, Texas Hotel Information 11

UIL Class 6A Spring Meet District Alignment 12

Billing Invoice 13

Dear UIL Class 6A Region I Participants: On behalf of our University President, Dr. Vistasp Karbhari, I want to welcome you to The University of Texas at Arlington for the 2019 UIL Class 6A Region I Spring Sports Championships. We feel privileged and grateful for the opportunity to host these important and prestigious events. We are confident that we will be able to provide the setting for your students to excel in their competitions. Please use this information handbook, which can also be found online on our UT Arlington Athletics website- www.utamavs.com, as a guide for these UIL competitions. This handbook has been prepared to provide you with helpful information concerning all aspects of the Class 6A Region I Boys and Girls Tennis Tournament competition. Please direct questions to your district representatives listed on the following pages. If your district representative cannot help you, please do not hesitate to contact the UT Arlington UIL office. The individuals who will be instrumental in the facilitation of your Boys and Girls Regional Tennis competitions will be Diego Benitez, our head men’s and women’s tennis coach and, Diego Brunicardi, assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach. Randy McDonald will serve as the USTA Tournament Referee. The information that follows in this electronic handbook is specifically related to the Regional Boys and Girls Tennis Championships. For lodging/housing information during your visit to Arlington, please go to the housing link of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau for the UIL regional spring sports championships at www.arlington.org/uil/ . The last page of this information handbook is a 2020 Class 6A Region I Boys and Girls Tennis Championships billing invoice for your use in processing the entry fees for your individual student athletes and teams participating in these UIL Regional events. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions whatsoever regarding the entry fees for these regional championship tournaments. If you or any of your students are interested in any information on UT Arlington or in making a campus visit during your time in Arlington for these competitions, please contact our Student Welcome Center at (817) 272-8687. We hope you will have an exciting and memorable experience during these competitions here at UT Arlington. Sincerely, Jon Felmet, UIL Class 6A Region I Director

2020 CLASS 6A REGION I TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS The University of Texas at Arlington Assistant Athletic Director: Jon Felmet

Office: (817) 272-6766 Fax: (817) 272-5037

Site: Arlington Tennis Center Alternate Site: UT Arlington Tennis Center

500 West Mayfield Road 909 Greek Row Drive

Arlington, Texas 76014 Arlington, Texas 76019

817-459-6163 817-272-2593

Date: Boys and Girls: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28-29, 2020

Weather Make-up Dates: Thursday, April 30, 2020 at the Arlington Tennis Center.

Courts Available for Practice at ATC and UT Arlington – Monday, April 27, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

(or conclusion of Coaches Meeting) at UT Arlington Tennis Center

ATC offers a limited number of courts (10) from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. for practice.

Coaches will need to call ahead and reserve no more than two courts in hour blocks for team practice.

All court users must check in at the front desk for practice courts.

Coaches Meeting for Seeding and Draws: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Maverick Stadium Classroom located on the west side of the stadium. Parking available behind the stadium and on the south end. PLEASE SEND QUALIFER’S NAME, SCHOOL, AND UTR (single, doubles, or mixed) TO JON FELMET at jon.felmet@uta.edu, BY 5 PM ON MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020. Players must register for their event on the tournament UTR page at: https://www.myutr.com/events/21162, passcode: 2020

Entry Fee: $50 per player per event in the Regional Tournament

Tournament Director: Jon Felmet, Assistant Athletic Director

Office: (817) 272-6766 Cell: (214) 293-0670

Tournament Coordinator: Diego Benitez, UTA Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach

Office: (817) 272-2232 Cell: (817) 797-2089

Tournament Assistant Coordinator: Diego Brunicardi, UTA Assistant Tennis Coach

Office: (817) 272-2546 Cell: (561) 670-3334

Head UIL Official: Randy McDonald

Arlington Tennis Center Director: James Helvey Jr.

2020 UIL Class 6A Region I Boys and Girls Tennis Tournament Information Dates: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 and Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Sites: Arlington Tennis Center: 500 West Mayfield Road, Arlington, Texas 76014 Director: James Helvey Email: james.helvey@arlingtontx.gov Coaches Meeting: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 6:00 pm at Maverick Stadium Room #100 1309 W. Mitchell St, Arlington TX 76019 Tournament Director: Jon Felmet 817-272-6766 Cell 214-293-0670 Tournament Coordinator: Diego Benitez 817-272-2232 Cell 817-797-2089 Tournament Referee: Randy McDonald 214-796-7402 Entries and Fees: All entries and fees of $50.00 per person per event, (non-refundable) must be

sent to the UIL 6A Region I Business Manager: Tony Burken – Associate Athletics Director for Business Operations University of Texas at Arlington Athletics Department, Box 19079 1309 W. Mitchell St, Arlington, Texas 76019 All entries must be sent IMMEDIATELY after the District tournament. Pairings: Seeding and pairings will take place at the Coaches Meeting at 6:00 pm on

Monday, April 27, 2020 at Maverick Stadium, located at 1309 W. Mitchell St, Arlington TX 76019. All coaches attending the seeding meeting must bring the win/loss records and other information on the players for seeding purposes. PLEASE SEND QUALIFER’S NAMES, SCHOOL, AND UTR PRIOR TO COACHES MEETING.

Schedule: Following the coaches’ meeting, a schedule will be prepared and posted. Any coach who does not attend the meeting should report to the Arlington Tennis Center no later than 7:30 am on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 to pick up draw sheets and enter participants. Players should arrive 30 minutes before their match.

TUESDAY: 8:00 a.m. – Boys and Girls Single Match Play WEDNESDAY: 9:00 a.m.

Match Warm Up: UT Arlington Tennis Courts will be designated for match day warm up for the

mid-morning/afternoon matches. ATC will be designated for the 8am match warm ups.

Balls: Arlington Tennis Center has once again graciously offered to provide Wilson US

Open tennis balls for the tournament. Stringing: A stringer will be available at the Tennis Center. Cost of each stringing job is $14.00 if string is purchased from ATC, $16 if players bring their own string. Prior arrangements must be made with the Tournament Director and the Arlington Tennis Center staff for any stringing to be done on site.

Parking: There is no charge for parking at the Arlington Tennis Center. However, space

is limited. Priority in the parking will be for officials, schools dropping off and picking up student-athletes, and participant coaches and administrators. General parking spaces are available around the Tennis Center on a first come, first serve basis. NO BUS OR OVERSIZED VEHICLES MAY PARK AT THE ARLINGTON TENNIS CENTER.

Awards: Awards will be present at the final matches in each event. Both the first and

second place winners qualify to the state meet. Third place winners will also receive medals.

T-Shirts: Regional participant t-shirts will be available for sale on-site during the first day

of the Regional Tournament. There will be a 2020 UIL Tennis Championship online store available this year. Link to follow soon!

ADDENDUM TO THE 2020 UIL CLASS 6A REGION I TENNIS TOURNAMENT The following guidelines and regulations should be added to the UIL Class 6A Region I Tennis Championships Guidelines Handbook which was emailed recently to District Directors, Athletics Directors and Coaches. While UTA Athletics serves as the host and the UTA coaches are serving as the Tournament Coordinators, all persons participating in and facilitating the Regional Tournament must adhere to the Arlington Tennis Center facility use regulations at all times as noted below.

Regional Tournament Director – Jon Felmet Office: (817) 272-6766 Cell: (214) 293-0670 Tournament Coordinator – Diego Benitez Office: (817) 272-2232 Cell: (817) 797-9330 Assistant Coordinator - Diego Brunicardi Cell: (561) 670-3334

Arlington Tennis Center Policies and Procedures for the 2019 UIL Class 6A

Region I Tournament Communication with the Arlington Tennis Center • Use only the main telephone number for the ATC which is (817) 459-6163. Practice Court Availability at Arlington Tennis Center • 12:00 PM- 8:00pm

• Call to make a reservation for your team Practice Court Availability at UT Arlington • 10 courts Alternate Site: UT Arlington • Should weather cause delays, we will use the courts at UT Arlington as an alternate site. Facility Rules • Pets: Pets are prohibited in the Arlington Tennis Center Pro Shop/building and inside the fenced

areas around the courts. If alternate locations are used for the event, it is the player's responsibility to learn in advance any regulations at specific facilities regarding pets, and to abide by those policies.

• Smoking: Smoking is prohibited in the Arlington Tennis Center pro shop/building and inside the fenced areas around the courts, as well as 50' from any fence line or entry/exit. If alternate locations are used for the event, it is the responsibility of age eligible players (or their guests) to learn in advance the smoking policies at specific facilities regarding smoking, and to abide by those policies.

• Stringing: Costs for stringing: $16 if customer provides string, $14 + cost of string if string is purchased from ATC. Waivers are required for racquets requested to be strung out of recommended tension range, or for customers who bring their own string.

Parking • There is no charge for customer parking at Arlington Tennis Center. • NO BUS OR OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING at ATC. 2 • ATC staff have arranged off-site parking for busses and other oversized vehicles in the softball

complex parking lot located at Bob Duncan Center, 2800 S Center St, Arlington, TX 76014, which is located 0.8 miles from ATC. See map below. Note: Do not park in the small lot just south of BDC. That area is reserved for BDC customers. Park near the softball fields.

Arlington Tennis Center

Bob Duncan Community Center

Busses and Large Transport Vehicles

Park Here April 17-18

Welcome to Arlington! On behalf of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau, we are excited to welcome the student-athletes, coaches and parents to the 2020 UIL Class 6A Region I Spring Sports Championships!

It is no secret that Arlington is quickly gaining a reputation as a destination where champions are crowned. Just in the past year, Arlington has hosted the NCAA Men’s Final Four, the UIL State Football Championships and the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship. We welcome you to a city that embraces athletic competition at every level!

Known as the center of hospitality and tourism in North Texas, Arlington is proud to be the home of great shopping venues such as The Parks at Arlington Mall, the Arlington Highlands and Lincoln Square; and exciting entertainment attractions such as Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, plus sporting teams such as the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team and the Dallas Cowboys Football Club.

You have a standing invitation to return to Arlington throughout the year to take advantage of our many exciting events including concerts at the Levitt Pavilion, art exhibits at the Arlington Museum of Art, events at College Park Center, the Art on the Greene festival or our annual Fourth of July parade.

We salute your accomplishments and wish you the very best in your endeavors to be the very best in the great State of Texas!

Sincerely,

Ronnie Price, President and CEO

Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau

Housing/Hotels Link – www.arlington.org/uil/

Region 1

District 1 El Paso Americas, El Paso Coronado, El Paso Franklin, El Paso Montwood, El Paso Pebble Hills, El Paso Socorro District 2 Amarillo Tascosa, Midland, Midland Lee, Odessa, Odessa Permian, Wolfforth Frenship District 3 Abilene, Euless Trinity, Haltom City Haltom, Hurst Bell, N Richland Hills, Richland, San Angelo Central, Weatherford District 4 Arlington, Arlington Bowie, Arlington Houston, Arlington Lamar, Arlington Martin, Ft Worth Paschal, Ft Worth Trimble Tech, FW Young Men's Leadership Acad, FW Young Women's Leadership, North Crowley District 5 Denton Guyer, Keller, Keller Central, Keller Fossil Ridge, Keller Timber Creek, Northwest Eaton, Northwest Nelson, Southlake Carroll District 6 Coppell, Irving, Irving MacArthur, Irving Nimitz, Lewisville, Lewisville Flower Mound, Lewisville Hebron, Lewisville Marcus District 7 Cedar Hill, De Soto, Grand Prairie, Mansfield, Mansfield Lake Ridge, Mansfield Summit, South Grand Prairie, Waxahachie District 8 Dallas Molina, Dallas Skyline, Dallas White, Duncanville, Richardson, Richardson Berkner, Richardson Lake Highlands, Richardson Pearce

2020 UIL Class 6A Region I Spring Sports Championship

Billing invoice

April 28-29, 2020 Boys and Girls Tennis

FULL SLATE OF ENTRIES PER DISTRICT:

Tennis-Boys 2 2 teams of 2 $50 per individual per event ______ singles doubles Tennis-Girls 2 2 teams of 2 $50 per individual per event ______ singles doubles Tennis- mixed doubles 2 teams of 2 $50 per person on ______ mixed doubles team Total enclosed: _________________________ Submitted by: _________________________________ Date: ____________________ District: ______________________________________

Please complete all information on this Regional billing invoice. Make one check for Boys and Girls Tennis payable to UT Arlington Athletics

Department!

If the District Chair or designee is paying for all the District participant entries, the total amount of the check for both the Boys and Girls Tennis entries should

be $800 per District.

MAIL TO: ATTN: Tony Burken, Associate Athletics Director for Business Operations

UIL Class 6A Region I Business Manager Office: 817-272-2070 UT Arlington Athletics Department, Box 19079

1309 W. Mitchell, Arlington, Texas 76019