122ND ANNUAL JUNIOR SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
USTA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
JUNE 8-9; 14-16, 2024
USTA Southern California Junior Sectional Championships
Boys’ & Girls’ 12/14/16/18s
Level 3 Closed
Los Angeles County/Orange County, California
Click here to register for the tournament!
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR:
Dianne Matias
USTA Southern California
(310) 208-3942
dmatias@scta.usta.com
El Dorado Tennis Center
2800 N. Studebaker Rd.
Long Beach, CA 90815
Fountain Valley High School
17816 Bushard St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Great Park Tennis Center
8242 Great Park Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92618
Irvine Valley College
5500 Irvine Center Dr.
Irvine, CA 92618
Lakewood Tennis Center
4212 Clubhouse Dr.
Lakewood, CA 90712
Marina High School
15871 Springdale St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
BOYS’ & GIRLS’ 18s
2024 – Michael Seversen & Yilin Chen
2023 – Avery Tallakson & Claire Zhang
2022 – Hudson Rivera & Alyssa Ahn
2021 – Learner Tien & Iva Jovic
2020 – Alex Michelsen & Rebecca Lynn
2019 – Alexander Petrov & Maya Pitts
2018 – Siem Woldeab & Taylor Johnson
2017 – Brandon Nakashima & Hannah Zhao
2016 – Timothy Sah & Hannah Zhao
2015 – Brandon Holt & Jada Hart
2014 – Kalman Boyd & Ena Shibahara
BOYS’ & GIRLS’ 16s
2024 – Rishvanth Krishna & Kara Garcia
2023 – Nathaniel Suh & Brooke Kwon
2022 – Brody Nejedly Krall & Nicole Weng
2021 – William Hsieh & Eliana Hanna
2020 – William Hsieh & Emily Deming
2019 – Sebastian Gorzny & Midori Castillo
2018 – Timothy Li & Maxi Duncan
2017 – Aditya Gupta & Katrina Scott
2016 – Brandon Nakashima & Elizabeth Goldsmith
2015 – Cody Lin & Julia Haynes
2014 – Timothy Sah & Carson Branstine
BOYS’ & GIRLS’ 14s
2024 – Kaiden Somaratne & Anya Arora
2023 – Tyler Lee & Mingyue Deng
2022 – Roshan Santhosh & Sophie Suh
2021 – Jagger Leach & Haley Tran
2020 – Mason Bui & Sophia Yan
2019 – Andy Nguyen & Carla Pacot
2018 – Masato Perera & Calissa Dellabarca
2017 – Ryan Morgan & Midori Castillo
2016 – Julian Steinhausen & Jennifer Kida
2015 – Jacob Bullard & Britt Pursell
2014 – Robert Baylon & Taylor Johnson
BOYS’ & GIRLS’ 12s
2024 – Nathan Lee & Kareena Cross
2023 – Ryan Meis & Ania Zabost
2022 – Kaiden Somaratne & Shaya Jovanovic
2021 – Andrew Johnson & Julieta Pareja
2020 – Rishvanth Krishna & Maria Aytoyan
2019 – Cayden Wang & Tianmei Wang
2018 – Steve Nguyen & Carla Pacot
2017 – Alex Michelsen & Katherine Hui
2016 – Ryan Morgan & Anne Christine Lutkemeyer
2015 – Griffin Daehnke & Winta Woldeab
2014 – Emilio Nava & Amanda Chan
BOYS’ & GIRLS’ 10s
2020 – Stefanos Constantinides & Fiona Tseng
2019 – Andrew Johnson & Thea Frodin
2018 – Rishvanth Krishna & Mikayla Hickman
2017 – Hovhannes Khulouyan & Rachel Lee
2016 – Hovhannes Khulouyan & Samantha Wang
2015 – Steve Nguyen & Iris Berman
2014 – Lawee Sherif & Midori Castillo
Registration for the event is now open on usta.com.
Registration closes on May 29, 2024.
Draws are limited to 64 players (with no qualifying).
The selection process will be based on NSL at the time selection is made. Up to four wild cards may be awarded per draw, to be determined by the USTA Southern California staff.
SEEDING:
This tournament will utilize World Tennis Number (WTN) for seeding purposes. Ties in WTN are automatically broken by the program (the program recognizes WTN by the hundredth, thousandth, etc).
Saturday & Sunday, June 8-9
Play through the Round of 16 (R64, R32, R16).
Friday, June 14
All quarterfinal matches and start of voluntary consolation matches (if needed). Please note that it’s possible that some R16 matches may be played on this day.
Saturday, June 15
All semifinal matches and voluntary consolation matches.
Sunday, June 16
All Finals, 3/4 playoffs, and voluntary consolation matches.
BOYS’ & GIRLS 14-18s
R64, R32, R16:
Two out of three sets with a ten point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set with a three minute break for coaching between the second set and the match tiebreak, regular scoring.
Quarterfinals, Semifinals, 3/4 Playoffs, Finals:
Best two out of three tiebreak sets (full third set) with a 10-minute rest period with coaching between the second and third set, regular scoring.
All Consolation Matches:
Two out of three sets with a 10 point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set with a 3 minute break for coaching between the second set and the match tiebreak, NO-AD scoring.
BOYS’ & GIRLS’ 12s
All Matches (Main Draw & Consolation):
Two out of three sets with a ten point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set with a three minute break for coaching between the second set and the match tiebreak. Regular scoring for all main draw matches (including 3/4 playoffs); NO-AD scoring for all consolation matches.
Voluntary consolation will be offered to first match losers. VC will start as early as Friday, June 14th. If you cannot play or intend to play in another tournament the weekend of June 15-16, please do not enter the consolation as this will lead to double entry penalties.
Voluntary Consolation only applies to the following:
- Players that lose in the first round of the main draw
- Players who have advanced to the second round of the main draw via bye then lose in the second round
- Players who have advanced to the third round of the main draw via double-bye then lose in the third round.
- IMPORTANT! Players who advance to the second round of the main draw via walkover/withdrawal/default/retirement that lose in the second round of the main draw CANNOT be added to the voluntary consolation draw!
The deadline to enter in the Voluntary Consolation (VC) is Tuesday, June 11th at 5PM. Please email Eric at lakewood10s@gmail.com if you would like to enter. You MUST email Eric in order to be placed into the consolation draw. Consolation will start as early as Friday, June 14th (no time requests). Please do not enter if you do not intend to play.
IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO ANY TOURNAMENT THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 15TH, YOU ARE INELIGIBLE FOR THE VOLUNTARY CONSOLATION. FURTHERMORE, IF YOU ARE ON AN ALTERNATE LIST FOR A TOURNAMENT ON JUNE 15-16, YOU MUST REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE ALTERNATE LIST AS SOON AS YOU ENTER THE VOLUNTARY CONSOLATION.
Failure to comply will result in removal from both tournaments as well as suspension points.
Each day during Junior Sectionals, two players are acknowledged as Player of the Day not just for their competitive accomplishments, but also for their spirit and sportsmanship.
We encourage all of our players to compete with good sportsmanship and to #PlayHardPlayFair this week and every week!
More information coming soon!
Winners of Boys’ and Girls’ 18s singles at the USTA Southern California Junior Sectional Championships will receive a wild card entry into a summer 2024 SoCal Pro Series (USTA Pro Circuit) event. Runner-up finishers will receive a qualifier entry at a SoCal Pro Series event.
In Boys’ and Girls’ 16s, the champions at Junior Sectionals will also receive qualifier slots in a summer 2024 SoCal Pro Series event.
A Tournament Committee will choose which tournament the player will receive their wildcard. The USTA SoCal staff and Pro Series Tournament Committee will award wildcards after reviewing all players’ sportsmanship and suspension points. A player with poor sportsmanship or excessive suspension points may not be awarded wildcards. The committee reserves the right to rescind wild cards for cogent reasons.
Official photos will be available on PhotoShelter after the event.
