Great Tournament. Thanks Sponsors
Another great tournament. Congratulations Mike Tammen for winning the double gold ball (singles and doubles), Wesley Cash - gold doubles, Ken Koelling - double silver ball (singles and doubles), Paul Hoffstein - silver doubles, Luiz Penna - bronze singles, Tom Lucci and Kevin Shaw - bronze doubles. Thanks to the Marriott Residence Inn for your lodging sponsorship. Jake Putnam for taking all the photos and posting on the web. All the staff at the Boise Racquet & Swim Club, especially GM Bill McGrath for his support and Jim Elliot for helping run the tournament desk. Please fill out the survey. I'm always looking to improve my service. The full feed in consolation format seemed to have worked out so we'll use it again next year. Tell your friends to come.
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Updated results for Tuesday.
Please Check your times and day of match. Matches start at 8:00 am Wednesday. Be ready. Robert Sterk Tennis Pro. At your service.
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Please check draws for adjustments
You guys are so cool. No high drama. Please check draws to see if things are correct. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the morning to discuss how great a job I do.
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Greg Patton
Please let me know how best I can serve you. I report directly to Greg Patton, BSU Men's Coach, and am wishing to improve my customer service. Please ask about the Davis Cup experience in Boise.
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Singles draw has been posted. Please check dates
Players - Monday's play is in the Founder's Court building (courts 9 - 12). Make sure you get a chance to practice in there beforehand. Matches start at 10:00 am, Monday. If you're playing doubles be aware that you will have three matches on Tuesday if you lose your singles main draw match in the morning. You're playing your consolation match after doubles. I posted the seeds for doubles and will confer with the seeded teams on which one of the 5th seeds should be eliminated.
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Practice Courts
Players - Tuesday - I have courts but may have to work with membership to make sure. Wednesday - Sign up sheet - First come first served. Friday/Saturday - continue training. if you're coming in ealier than Sunday, May 5th then you'll need to contact me directly to reserve practice courts. Practice courts are available starting Sunday at 1:00 pm . No Cost. Call BRSC at 208-376-1052 to reserve courts. Also practice courts are available Monday morning until 10:00 am. I'm giving priority to the players who have a match that day and haven't been on the courts yet. 30 minute time slots. Call me to reserve.
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Consolation Match Format - Match Tiebreak (10 poin
Both the singles and doubles consolation events will use a match tiebreak (first to 10 points by a margin of 2) in lieu of the third set. Regular format for tiebreaker (switch sides at six points).
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Doubles Draw
I can help you find a partner if you need assistance. I provide contact info on potential partners by their permission then you two make the decision on if it works. I make the draw Monday nght (doubles starts on Tuesday) so we have some time to figure it out. However, if you're still looking by Monday night then you'll be paired with whoever is left.
Looking for a partner -
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Lodging
We suggest the following properties for your stay in Boise.
Residence Inn - 208-385-9000 Located within 2 blocks walking distance.
Candlewood Suites- 208- 322- 4300 Located within 2 blocks walking distance.
Bond Street Motel Apartments- 800- 545-5345 Lodging with Full Kitchen in room.
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Tentative seeds have been posted
Please check if you are seeded and what seed you are. If you did not get seeded let me know if you should be considered. I used the all factors method - Rolling standing list, head to head comparison, recent results, past performance at this tournament, surfaces and consulted with the USTA seeder to come up with the seeds. You'll have until Saturday, April 27th, 6:00 pm to respond. I'll make the singles draw Monday/Tuesday and post to TennisLink on Wednesday, May 1st. There are 44 singles players so I'll start the round of 64 on Monday, May 6th. All seeded players will have a first round bye and begin play on Tuesday. The singles main draw final is scheduled for Saturday, May 12th and the Full Feed in format in the back draw creates a Sunday final for the consolation draw. The doubles draw will be made Monday night, May 6th. Robert Sterk 208-602-1493 robert@robertsterk.com
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Big News for 2013. We're going to a Full Feed in Consolation
(through quarterfinals) Format. More points, More play. We start
the tournament Monday, May 6th and have historically finished by
Saturday. No promises on the end date but if player numbers grow,
due to this being such a great tournament (thanks for the excellent
surveys), then we may go into Sunday, May 12th. Check with me
before you make travel arrangements so that you don't have to
change plans during the week. Call me if you have any questions or
Jake Putnam at 208-631-1500. Find us on Facebook - USTA Men's 55
Indoor Championships, Boise Idaho and photos on flickr.com -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jack9999p/7178865162/
ITF Sanction - Grade A National Championship. We will continue to use all factors seeding. Foreign players can obtain a free USTA account for entry by going to https://www.usta.com/en/home/account/create-account.html, or register directly with the tournament director. This tournament is sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) as a national championship. Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. This tournament is a USTA CAT 1 National Championship and fulfills the eligibility requirement for USTA CUP selection. The Coman tiebreak will be used.
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2013 USTA National Tournament Survey - Attention Players, your feedback is important to us! Copy this link into your web browser: https://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/3374g525ce
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No Selection Process. All registered players will be selected.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, April 22, 2013 11:59:00 PM Mountain Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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