Jun 30, 2020
The National Youth Tournament Series Program was established to provide youth players the opportunity to compete against their peers in USPA-sanctioned outdoor tournaments. At each qualifier, All-Stars are selected by an appointed committee. All-Stars are then eligible to be selected to compete in the NYTS Championship Cecil Smith Cup and Girls All-Star Challenge. The NYTS qualifier has been designed for upper-intermediate to advanced youth players, those capable of holding a minimum of a “-1” handicap. A rewarding experience, NYTS Qualifiers offer the chance to see your club represented at the championship level. The 24 players at the 2019 NYTS National Championship represented 20 different clubs across the United States and Canada. Click here for more information.
Host Site: Houston Polo Club, Houston, Texas.
Teams
Bill Fick Ford
Ashvath Bhatia
Charlie Fridge
Christian Fridge
Niklaus Felhaber
Horsegate
Francesca Felhaber
Joe Bob Lequerica
Johann Felhaber
Lance Stefanakis
Vintage Polo
Grace Parker
Isabel Artzer
Lily Lequerica
Vance Miller
Results
Bill Fick Ford def. Horsegate 2-1
Vintage Polo def. Horsegate 2-1
Vintage Polo def. Bill Fick Ford 4-1
All-Stars: Lily Lequerica, Niklaus Felhaber, Vance Miller, Lance Stefanakis, Joe Bob Lequerica.
Best Playing Pony Award: Willow, played by Lily Lequerica.
Host Site: Gardnertown Polo Club, Newburgh, New York.
Teams
Gardnertown
Connelly Cashen
Nico Diaz Alberdi
Elizabeth Leudesdorff
Jonathan Wallace
Barton Farm
Eduardo Palacios-Garcia
Vlad Tarashansky
Matteo Chaux
Max Gundlach
Results
Gardnertown def. Barton Farm 6-5
All-Stars: Nico Diaz Alberdi, Matteo Chaux, Max Gundlach, Eduardo Palacios-Garcia.
Best Playing Pony Award: La Mancha, owned by the Alberdi family and played by Nico Diaz Alberdi.
Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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