The USTA Missouri Valley

SuperSport Sportsmanship Initiative

Grand Prize- A trip for two to the 2024 US Open

Match Tennis App is excited to partner with USTA Missouri Valley to bring you the USTA Missouri Valley SuperSport Sportsmanship Initiative, with winners receiving a trip to the 2024 US Open. The initiative is designed to promote good sportsmanship and a positive environment for all who participate in tennis. Read below for how to nominate deserving players directly from the app and more on the other exciting prizes being given away.

How To Vote:

STEP 1

Log in to the Match Tennis App if you already have an account.

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If you do not yet have an account, click the “Sign Up Now” button below to create your free Match Tennis App account.

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  • Important – Ensure that you input your player’s USTA number on the registration process to associate the event with your new account.

    STEP 2

    After Signing in, from the top of the Match Tennis App homepage, click the “Vote” button to cast your sportsmanship vote.

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    From the tournament details page of the event click the blue sportsmanship button and cast your vote.

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    STEP 3

    Cast your vote by selecting a player from the dropdown and hit the submit button

     

    What:

     SuperSport Sprint Grand Prize 

    Timeframe: January 1st-July 31st 

    Awarded: to the Junior player with the most nominations during this timeframe

    Awarded: to the Adult player with the most nominations during this timeframe

    Prizes: 

    • Two US Open Tickets (one session during the first week) 
    • $500 Hotel Grant 
    • $800 Airfare voucher 
    • $30 gift card to the US Open Store 

    *The Grand Prize Giveaway will be announced the first week of August after the July 31st contest cutoff for the US Open trip. 

    SuperSport Race – Award Details 

    Districts 

    Juniors 

    • Draw one name/month 
    • $30 Prize Amazon gift card 
    • Reset each month 

    Adults

    • Draw one name/quarter 
    • $30 Prize Amazon gift card 
    • Reset each quarter 

    Section 

    • Semi-Annual 
    • January 1st-June 30th 
    • July 1st-December 31st 

    Junior and Adult 

    • 5 nominations receive a branded item from the USTA MV Store 10 nominations receive a coupon code for use at the USTA MV Store valued at $50. 
    • Reset July 1st and January 1st 

    The Tournament Director who nominates the most players 

    • $25 coupon code to use at USTA MV Store 

    The official who nominates the most players 

    • $25 coupon code to use at USTA MV Store

    When:

    This contest will run from Jan1- July 31, 2024. 

     

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    Who can vote?

    Players, parents, tournament staff, and coaches are entitled to nominate up to 3 players at each individual tournament held within the USTA Missouri Valley section who have demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship during the designated contest period.

    Who is eligible to participate?

    Any player from USTA Missouri Valley player competing in USTA L3-L7 or Jr Circuit tournaments within the USTA SoCal section during the designated contest period is eligible to participate in the USTA Missouri Valley SuperSport Initiative.

    Rules and Regulations:

    1. Family members cannot vote for their own family
    2. Players cannot vote for themselves.
    3. For equity and fairness, each player will be capped at 5 nominations per tournament with an allowance of one additional nomination given to the player who received the most nominations in an event, for a possible total maximum of 6 nominations per event.
    4. All players who accumulate a minimum of 5 nominations between January 1- July 1, 2024 will receive a sportsmanship bag tag in recognition of their exemplary sportsmanship.
    5. The top Junior and Adult player who receives the most approved nominations between Jan 1 – July 31, 2024 earns trip for two to the 2024 US Open (player + guardian for Junior). 
    6. If a player receives a code violation, 2x the number of code violation points will be deducted from their accumulative nomination points to date in conjunction with the removal of nominations received from the coded event.
    7. If a player receives a 2nd code violation within the designated time period of the contest, they will be automatically removed from the USTA Missouri Valley SuperSport  Sportsmanship Initiative for the year.  
    8. All nominations received are subject to validation by the Sportsmanship Committee.
    9. Each player, parent, coach, or tournament official may nominate up to 3 players per tournament and may replace that vote at any time during the tournament up through the last day of the tournament.

      Grand Prize Tie Break:

      If there is a tie for the grand prize, the winner will be selected based on the following criteria:

      1. The total number of nominations received by a player throughout the entire time period, exceeding the maximum limit of 5 nominations per tournament, will be considered if there is still a tie after the first criteria is evaluated.
      2. A number will be computed by counting the number of tournaments where the player received the highest number of nominations. This count will be compared to other tied players to determine the winner.

        Officials/Referees/Non-VTD Directors

        Please follow these steps to nominate a player for good sportsmanship.

         

        1. Register for free Match Tennis App
        2. Search in MTA (by Tournament ID or Tournament Name)
        3. Save Tournament to My Events
        4. From the tournament page click the Sportsmanship button to cast votes

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