What is a sanctioned tournament?
A sanctioned tournament is one that is approved by the USTA. The club, organization, or person running the tournament has paid a sanction fee to the USTA and agrees to run the tournament following USTA MS Tournament rules and regulations. Complete tournament schedules are available on the USTA Middle States Section web site, middlestates.usta.com. USTA Middle States Section will provide a paper copy of the tournament schedule for both juniors and adults. Sanctioned national tournaments are listed in the USTA National Junior Tournament Schedule or on the USTA website (www.usta.com). Levels of competitive tennis and tournament • District level – This level is for local competition and players but events are normally open to players from other districts. Section level – This level includes the following states in the USTA Middle States Section: These events include players from each District within the Section and are not open to players from outside the section. • National level – Encomp
