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the eligibility criteria of USTA Regulation IX.A.2.a may play on the U.S.
Virgin Islands or United States international teams. Once a player has
competed for one team, the player may not compete on the other team
unless reinstated.
B. Junior National Suspension System
1. Application. The USTA Suspension Point System shall apply to
tournaments listed on the National Junior Tournament Schedule. It applies
to conduct:
• During all matches (main draw, compass draw, consolation,
qualifying, and doubles);
• During tournament activities;
• At tournament facilities; and
• At facilities, such as hotels, dormitories, and homes where
players stay.
Additionally each suspension point assessed at ITF tournaments becomes
one suspension point under the USTA Suspension Point System.
2. Suspension points. The USTA Junior and Collegiate Competition
Department shall record suspension points upon being notified of the
violations listed in Table 19.
3. Persons authorized to file suspension point reports with the Referee.
The following persons are authorized to file suspension point reports
with the Referee for offenses they personally witness:
• Tournament Committee members
• Chief Umpire
• Deputy Referees
• On-court officials (including Roving Officials)
• Court Monitors, if specifically authorized by the Referee
• Club or facility managers
• Hotel or dormitory managers
• Families housing players
• Player Development staff
FAC Comment IX.B-1: The USTA Junior and Collegiate Competition
Department, 10399 Flores Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33428 has forms that are
used to report code violations and suspension points that are assessed.
Suspension points are assessed by the Referee, Sectional junior staff, or
National junior staff. They are not assessed by the Tournament Director,
Roving Umpires, Chair Umpires, or Line Umpires.
4. Notification to Director of Junior Competition and Sectional Associations
of points levied. The Tournament Committee shall promptly inform the
Director of Junior Competition (hereinafter “Director”) of any points levied
against any player (foreign or American). The Director shall then inform
the player’s Sectional Association of the suspension points and any
resulting suspension, and the Sectional Association shall have the
opportunity to submit, on behalf of the player, any additional
information for consideration. Failure of the Director to notify a
Sectional Association of suspension points and any resulting
suspension shall not invalidate the points or the suspension.
182 USTA REGULATIONS IX.B. (Junior National Suspension System)