Junior Interclub, USTA & Norcal Information
The club provides four avenues for juniors to compete:

TEAM TENNIS
INDIVIDUAL TENNIS
Junior InterclubThe interclub tennis on the mid-peninsula is an introduction and less competitive.
Club Tennis Ladder On Friday's the club hosts ladder tennis play for juniors. Check back for future postings.
Junior USTA TennisMore competitive team competition occurs through play through USTA sanctioned team tennis in Northern California.
Norcal Junior TennisFor more advanced tournament play, the club encourages junior participation in these sanctioned tournaments.
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Registration: Please contact Todd Edwards by email or phone 650-494-8279 to discuss competitive junior tennis at the club. In consideration of competitive play at the club, we ask that the parent and child review and sign a participation pledge statement

Important Links:
 
Printable Registration & Medical & Liability Release Form
Online Registration Form    NOW AVAILABLE!
UCPA Tennis Parent Pledge Form  (print, sign & return to us)


INTERCLUB:1998 Mid-Peninsula Junior Interclub Champions
1999 Mid-Peninsula Junior Interclub Cup Champions
2001 Mid-Peninsula Junior Interclub Champions
2005 Mid-Peninsula Junior Interclub Champions
JUNIOR INTERCLUB PHILOSOPHY: Interclub is a less competitive form of competition than USTA. It is designed to be a fun, organized team competition against other clubs in the Mid-Peninsula area.
 
REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to serve at least 15 out of 20 serves in the correct service box.
 
SEASON: The Junior Interclub season begins the week of June 15th and runs through the second week of August.
 
PRACTICES: Both USTA and Interclub players practice at the same time. Practice runs three times per week. Boy's and Girl's 10's and 12's Coed Practices is from 1pm-2: 30pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Boy's and Girl's 14's, 16's and 18's practices are on the same days from 2:30pm to 4pm. Players are encouraged to set up challenge matches on Thursdays.
MATCH DAYS: All Junior Interclub matches are played on Friday afternoons from 1pm until 4pm. Players are asked to show up at 12:30 on match days. Members have priority over non-members for match play.
PARENT DRIVERS: Parent drivers are needed for away matches. All help is greatly appreciated. Please contact us to sign-up.
 
REFRESHMENTS: During home matches players will be assigned to bring refreshment or snacks on a rotating basis.
 

FEES:

Early-Bird Registration for 1, 3, 6 or 9 week packages - register before Monday June 15, 2009

  Members Non Members
9 out of 9 weeks $595 $700
6 out of 9 weeks $505 $595
3 out of 9 weeks $335 $390

After 6/15/09 Players will be charged the weekly rate of $130 for members & $150 for non members.

All packages include USTA matches, Interclub & the Interclub Party

Interclub Matches Only
Entry Fee: members $15, non members $18
$10 mandatory team uniform shirt

Note: Team uniform shirt must be worn for all matches. If forgotten, a new uniform shirt will be provided at an additional cost of $10.

No cancellation for group packages after 6/15/09


JUNIOR ACES: For the high level interclub player and USTA player who wants to sharpen their skills and progress at a rapid rate. The junior aces clinic is recommended as a supplement to the interclub workouts. This clinic meets Monday through Thursday for 9A.M to 11A.M. Cost per session: Members $144/Non Members $168
U.S.T.A. 1989 Boys 12's Northern California Winner
1991 Boys 12's Northern California Winner
1994 Boys 15's Peninsula Champions
2002 Boys 15's Northern California Finalist
USTA PHILOSOPHY: USTA teams are primarily "competitive" in nature, the object being to field a team that can win team matches and advance to post-season playoffs.
REQUIREMENTS: Playing on the USTA team is by invitation only. Players must be asked to play by Head Pro Todd Edwards. Players must be of tournament caliber.
 
PRACTICES: Same times as interclub. Some practices will be missed and substituted with league match play. During match play the coach will carefully observe each player.
 
POSITIONS: The position or seeding that the player plays in competitive matches against opposing teams will be determined by several factors: Performance, attitude and effort.
 
IMPORTANT DATES: Please note that if any team makes the playoffs, they are scheduled for the first week of August. The season is a five-week season that begins at either the end of June or the beginning of July, depending what day the team plays. Including playoffs the season last for approximately six weeks.
MATCH DAYS: Schedules will not arrive until May. Last year the teams played on various days. I will not know the days until the schedule arrives. USTA team fees is $15 per match / $18 non members.
PARENT DRIVERS: Parent drivers are needed for away matches. All help is greatly appreciated.
Fees: USTA team fees is $15 per match / $18 non members


JUNIOR NORCAL TOURNAMENTS
UCPA encourages our Junior players, (18 & under), to participate in sanctioned NorCal Tournaments.

Entry Information:
USTA Northern California Standard Entry For.m This entry blank may be used for all tournaments sanctioned by the USTA NorCal.
NorCal Junior Homepage A good place to start for current news or rule changes.