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darckage
08-09-2008, 11:35 AM
can anyone describe the system they use to catagorize jr. tournaments? like some tournaments same level 7 or level 6 or 8. is the higher the level the harder? or the lower the level the harder?


same if this question has been posted before. i couldn't find a straight answer on the USTA website.
babolat15
08-09-2008, 12:05 PM
it depends diff sections have diff ways to distinguish levels
10isDad
08-09-2008, 02:25 PM
As stated above, each section has different ways of categorizing their tournaments. Too bad - it would make sense if the USTA and its sections were consistent in the way these things are managed.

If you're specifically inquiring about your own section, you should post the section in this thread. Chances are somebody from your section will know the answer and respond. Barring that, you could check the junior handbook for the section and/or contact the person in charge of junior tournaments in your section (contact info should be on the section's website).
darckage
08-09-2008, 04:55 PM
im from eastern Massachusetts. i mean yeah i would make sense wouldnt it to have consistent rules and regulations...
Brendan
08-09-2008, 07:28 PM
Im also in MA. what age group you in?

level 8 is easiest, then 7,6, etc
Katlion
08-09-2008, 07:41 PM
darckage and Brendan, what are your rankings in your age groups? For I am also from MA... mine's number 9 in G12's, 32 in G14's.
Gmedlo
08-09-2008, 07:55 PM
I've always thought the NE area tournaments have weird classifications; in the PNW we do it the same way as Texas, with three levels, only we have different names for them, ours being rookie->challenger->champs, Texas =ZAT's->champs->superchamps. We also have separate ranking categories for each classification except rookie, which has no rankings.
Brendan
08-10-2008, 07:09 PM
darckage and Brendan, what are your rankings in your age groups? For I am also from MA... mine's number 9 in G12's, 32 in G14's.

Im ranked pretty bad in the 14s and i have a rank like 350 in the 16s.

not to get off topic but you hear about Herb from nashua? he died from heart attack. pretty sad he was a great guy always bringing those bagels