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any appeal shall be barred unless it is made in writing within 21 days of
the Director’s mailing the notice of suspension and shall be mailed first
class, certified, or registered mail to the Grievance Chairperson, c/o
USTA Executive Director, 70 West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, New
York 10604.
9. Effective date of suspension.
a. If an appeal of a suspension is not made to the USTA Grievance
Committee, the suspension begins 21 days after the Director mails
the certified notice of suspension to the player or such earlier date
as may be requested in writing by the player under USTA Regulation
IX.B.7.
b. If an appeal of the suspension is made to the USTA Grievance
Committee and if the initial decision affirms the suspension, the
suspension begins on the date the decision is mailed unless the
decision states otherwise or unless a stay is granted.
C. Junior National Rankings
1. Divisions ranked. The USTA shall publish rankings in the Boys’ and Girls’
18, 16, 14, and 12 Divisions.
2. Eligibility for National rankings. Players eligible to play in USTA Junior
National Championships are eligible for a National ranking. See USTA
Regulation IX.A.2.a. for these requirements.
3. National Ranking Tournaments. The following tournaments shall be
known as National Ranking Tournaments and only results from these
tournaments shall be considered for junior National rankings:
• USTA National Championships;
• USTA National Opens;
• USTA Team Championships;
• USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 18 Interscholastic Championships
(East/West);
• USTA Regional Tournaments;
• USTA International Tournaments;
• ITF tournaments listed on the National Junior Tournament
Schedule; and
• Sectional Ranking Tournaments (as defined in USTA Regulation
IX.C.4.).
4. Sectional Ranking Tournaments. Each Sectional Association shall
designate 12 Sectional Ranking Tournaments during the year. The
relative weights of these tournaments shall be determined as set forth in
USTA Regulation IX.C.6., provided, however, that each Sectional
Association shall be assigned the same number of tournaments with the
same relative weights and ranking points accumulated for winning
rounds.
5. Ranking points. Players shall earn ranking points in singles and doubles
as follows:
i. Points Per Round. Points Per Round are those points that are
awarded based on the round that the player or team reached.
ii. Bonus points. Bonus points are those points that are awarded
based on wins over highly ranked players.
6. Assignment of ranking points. Annually the Junior Competition
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