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V. POST-TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS
A. Responsibilities of Tournament Committee and Referee After Completion
of Tournament
1. Submit draw sheets to USTA within seven days. Within seven days after
the completion of a tournament, the Tournament Committee shall submit
to the body issuing the sanction complete, legible draw sheets containing
first and last names of all players, match scores, and other information
that is required by the body issuing the sanction. Failure to submit these
reports may bring about disciplinary action by the sanctioning body. The
foregoing also applies to Feed-In Championships and consolations
conducted as part of the tournament.
2. Reports on players whose prize money was withheld. Within three days
after the completion of a tournament, the Tournament Committee shall
file a report with the USTA Grievance Committee on any player whose
prize money was withheld pursuant to USTA Regulation IV.C.1. Failure to
submit these reports may bring about disciplinary action by the
sanctioning body.
3. Referee reports violations of USTA Regulations within three days. Within
three days after the end of a tournament, the Referee shall file a written
report of all violations of USTA Regulations and penalties imposed with
the Sectional Association where the tournament was held and with the
Sectional Association where the player is domiciled. If the tournament
was a junior tournament published on the National Junior Tournament
Schedule, the Referee also shall file the report with the USTA Junior and
Collegiate Competition Department. A Referee’s failure to file the written
report within three days after the end of a tournament shall not invalidate
any post-tournament disciplinary action based on violations of USTA
Regulations nor shall it invalidate any penalties imposed.
B. Grievances
Any official, volunteer, player, or person associated with a player (including,
but not limited to, a parent or coach) who observes a violation of USTA
Regulations, standards of conduct, fair play, or good sportsmanship may file
a written grievance according to the grievance procedures of the Sectional
Association where the tournament was held; except if the conduct arises out
of any of the following tournaments, the grievance shall be filed with the
Chairperson of the USTA Grievance Committee, c/o USTA Executive Director,
70 West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, New York 10604:
• Junior tournaments on the National Junior Tournament Schedule;
• Adult, Senior, and Family tournaments on the National Adult, Senior, and
Family Tournament Schedule;
• USTA National Intersectional Team events;
• Category I USTA Wheelchair National Championships, or
• International competitions in which USTA players participate.
(See USTA Bylaw 43 for procedures and time frames for the filing of grievances
and appeals.)
C. Suspensions by Sectional Associations
A Sectional Association that imposes a suspension from participation in
tournaments as the result of a grievance arising out of a sectional matter or as
a result of a suspension imposed under its Suspension Point System shall
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