Section 1. SCHEDULED MEETINGS
A.    Seeding:    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2001, 9:00 AM @ the CCS office
B.    Evaluation: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2001, 5:00 PM @ the CCS office

Section 2. TOURNAMENT DATES
The 2001 CCS Girls Individual Tennis Championships will be conducted:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, & TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2001.
(If Monday, Nov. 19th is rained-out, the first and second rounds will be moved to Tuesday, Nov. 20th.)

Section 3. TOURNAMENT FORMAT
A.    All singles players and doubles teams will enter a single-elimination 16-place tournament bracket,
        with a consolation 3rd/4th-place match.
B.    Each individual match will consist of the best two-out-of-three sets.  A set that is tied at six (6)
        games will use the twelve (12)-point tie-breaker, as written in the USTA Rule Book.  All
        post-season play will utilize "no add" scoring.

Section 4. QUALIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS
A.     League Champions in Singles & Doubles, plus selected At-Large Singles & Doubles players,
        form a 16-place Tournament bracket.
B.    When two or more basic Leagues join together to form supplemental Leagues, the following shall
        apply:
        1.    When two (or more) supplemental Leagues are formed by the joining of two (or more) basic
                Leagues that each had one (1) Automatic Qualifier to CCS Play-offs, the new supplemental
                Leagues shall retain the total of their previous Automatic Qualifiers (e.g. Leagues A and B
                each have one (1) Automatic Qualifier.  When the new supplemental Leagues are formed
                combining A and B, they will have a total of two (2) Automatic Qualifiers).
        2.     The League Board of Managers having governance authority over the supplemental
                Leagues, shall determine in its by-laws how those Automatic Qualifiers will be allocated
                from the supplemental Leagues.  In the absence of a basic League tournament to
                determine Section qualifiers, the basic League MUST allocate an automatic berth to each
                of the supplemental League Champions.
C.    A League unable to determine its Singles or Doubles Champion by the Seeding meeting will NOT
         be considered for seeding, or an At-Large selection.
D.    A student may play in only one (1) event, Singles or Doubles.  Students must have competed in
        League tournaments in Singles or Doubles, but not both.
E.    The Singles and Doubles entries may play in only one (1) tournament on any one (1) day.
        Players must be present within 20 minutes of set match time, or they will be defaulted.
F.    Coaches must insure that players entered in CCS competition intend to fulfill their obligation to
        participate.  If a student has plans to play in another event, her name should not be submitted
        for seeding in the CCS Tournament.

Section 5. AT-LARGE SELECTION AND SEEDING PROCEDURES
(AT-LARGE SELECTION)
A.    Each League Representative is responsible for nominating the League 2nd-place Singles and/or
        Doubles players for At-Large selection.  If there is no nomination from that League
        Representative, the Committee will not consider the 2nd-place finishers from that League.

Section 5. AT-LARGE SELECTION AND SEEDING PROCEDURES (continued)
(AT-LARGE SELECTION) (continued)
B.    The criteria considered for At-Large selection is as follows, not in any rank order:
        (a)    Current interscholastic head-to-head results.
        (b)    In extraordinary or unusual circumstances, a League Representative may present for
                the Committee's consideration a request to include an eligible player(s), other than the
                2nd-place finishers, for At-large selection.  A majority vote of the Committee will resolve
                the issue.
        (c)    In the Singles selection, National and NCTA rankings will be considered.
        (d)    In the Doubles selection, when rankings are considered:
                (1)     A ranked Doubles team is considered first;
                (2)     Two ranked players competing as a Doubles team are considered second;
                (3)     A Doubles team with one ranked player is considered third.
        (e)    In the case of Singles or Doubles players without ranking, a blind draw of League
                Runners-ups will complete the draw spots.
        (f)     An alternate Singles player and Doubles team will be selected for the tournament.
(SEEDING)
C.    Up to the top eight (8) Singles players and Doubles teams will be seeded.
D.    Criteria to be considered by the Committee to seed up to the top eight (8) players will include:
        - League records;
        - Interscholastic head-to-head competition;
        - Strength of League; and
        - Record against common opponents.
        Because of the date of release of the NCTA published rankings in relation to the CCS season,
        the Committee will consider the latest computerized list of rankings as part of the criteria in its
        selection process.
E.    Seeds 1 on line 1 and Seed 2 on line 16; Seeds 3 & 4 are drawn for lines 5 & 12; Seeds 5 & 6
        are drawn for lines 8 or 9; Seeds 7 & 8 are drawn for lines 4 & 14.
F.    The authority of the Committee to seed up to the top eight (8) players does not extend to
        "placing" any number of additional players.
G.    Once the seeded players have been written in, the draw is completed through a process of
        drawing the names of the remaining players and putting them on the unoccupied lines in the
        order in which they are drawn, starting at the top and moving downward in sequence.
H.    In the drawing procedure, when seeded or unseeded players are brought together in the same
        half of the draw, and are members of the same family, school or League, the Committee shall
        place the second name drawn in the opposite half of the bracket on the first available line,
        whenever possible.
I.     Should an error in placement be made during the draw process, the second drawn shall be
        exchanged with the first "non-conflicting" slot, beginning with line 8 in the upper half of the draw.
J.    League Representatives are responsible for their League entries and must submit the names
        and schools of League Champions.
K.   League Representatives are responsible for notifying League tournament participants of At-Large
        selection and opponents immediately following the Seeding meeting.

Section 6. SUBSTITUTIONS
A.     In case of illness or hardship between the end of League play and the CCS Seeding meeting,
        the League Runner-up shall be the League representative and 3rd-place League finishers will be
        eligible for At-Large berths.
B.     If a Singles player or Doubles team cannot participate in the tournament after the draw has been
        completed, and before play has begun, the alternate player/doubles team will fill that spot on the
        draw.  If the Singles player or Doubles team that withdraws from the tournament were seeded,
        the entire tournament will be re-seeded, following USTA procedures, but will include the CCS
        policy of placing family, League or school-mates in opposite halves of the brackets.

Section 7. COACHING
The School Coach (one [1] per school) may coach a player or team only on change-overs.  Coaches are expected to follow proper tennis decorum and remain for the duration of matches involving their players.

All student athletes competing in any CCS contest (scrimmages, alumni contests, pre-season, League and CCS Play-offs) must be accompanied by a coach that meets the following criteria, as addressed in CIF Bylaws 307 and 506:

Section 7. COACHING (continued)
A.     MUST BE THE "REGULAR COACH"
        The coach of either a public or private school team or athlete must be a coach of record for that
        school for the current season and must comply with all requirements of CIF Bylaw 506.
        1.     PUBLIC SCHOOLS - All public school teams must be coached by a person who meets
                the requirements of the California Education Code and the California Administrative Code
                Title V.
        2.     NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS - In the case of a non-public school, a person engaged by that
                school on a yearly contract basis as a regular member of the school coaching or teaching
                staff and certified by the administrator for that school as competent for the position held.
B.    EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
        In the case of an emergency ONLY, the principal of the school may designate an alternate
        coach, as long as it is done in writing prior to the contest and submitted to the League
        Commissioner for all pre-season and league contests and the CCS Commissioner for CCS
        Play-off contests.  Any alternate coach MUST be an individual who meets all the conditions
        required in Section 7.A.-1 above in the case of a public school; and Section 7.A.-2 above in
        the case of a non-public school.
C.     NO COACH PRESENT - STUDENT INELIGIBLE.

Section 8. RULES
A.    Current USTA Rules will be followed.
B.     It is expected that all participants in the tournament will wear acceptable tennis attire.  All
        decisions for acceptable mode of clothing will be made at the discretion of the Tournament
        Director (e.g., no bathing suits, cut-offs, etc.).
C.    All players will be expected to play in accordance with the "Code."

Section 9. OFFICIALS/LINESPERSONS
A.    CCS will make every attempt to have a minimum of one certified USTA Official present during
        the Finals of match play.  Participants are expected to score and call their own matches in
        accordance with the "Code."  If there is a dispute, players may contact the Official-in-Charge
        and request a line judge for the remainder of their match.   Every attempt will be made to secure
        such an individual.
B.    For the Singles and Doubles Finals, the Official will make every attempt to have a person serve
        as a solo chair.

Section 10. PROTEST COMMITTEE
A Protest Committee shall be utilized during the CCS Tournament.  The Committee shall consist of the Tournament Director and two other persons appointed by the Tournament Director.

Section 11. AWARDS
A.    Twelve (12) medals will be awarded as follows: Champion, Runner-up, Third- and Fourth-Place
        finishers in Singles and Doubles.
B.    Participant Pins will be given to each participant in the Tournament.

Section 12. BALLS
CCS will provide balls for the Tournament matches.

Section 13. SPORTSMANSHIP
A.    The member schools of the CIF/Central Coast Section are committed to providing a
        sportsmanlike environment for students, coaches and spectators.

Section 13. SPORTSMANSHIP (continued)
B.    The following behavior is unacceptable at all CIF/CCS High School contests:

C.    To this end, each school is required to submit a signed Sportsmanship Contract for each of the
        three seasons-of-sport before any of its teams is allowed to participate in any CCS Play-off
        contest.
D.    Each Principal is required by the CCS Board of Managers to meet with any individual athlete(s)
        from his/her school participating in the CCS tournament to review CCS Sportsmanship
        Information.  (See APPENDIX for REQUIRED PRE-GAME SPORTSMANSHIP MEETING INFORMATION SHEET)

Section 14. ELIGIBLE ATHLETES
A.    No athlete will be allowed to compete who is not accompanied by a coach or faculty member
        of the school which she is representing.
B.    All student-athletes must be in good standing with their League, school, and CCS in order to
        compete.  No ineligible athletes will be allowed to compete.
C.    Any participant or coach ejected from any CCS Championship contest as a result of FLAGRANT
        MISCONDUCT or UNSPORTSMANLIKE BEHAVIOR is disqualified from all future contests in
        this sport for the duration of this season's championship series.

Section 15. FACULTY SUPERVISION
Adequate student/spectator supervision MUST be provided by each school participating in the tournament.  School administrators/faculty who attend any contest in this capacity, should introduce themselves to the CCS Site Director, and tell him/her where they will be located throughout the contest in case their assistance is needed.  It is the responsibility of the school supervisory personnel to prevent and correct any inappropriate behavior of their schools' students and spectators.

Section 16. TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The Participant Information Bulletin will be mailed to all schools and the media approximately three weeks prior to the start of the tournament.