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PLEASE READ THIS TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE THOROUGHLY FOR IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT INFORMATION. THANK YOU!
INDIVIDUAL FIRST MATCH TIMES All players will start at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Please plan to check-in with the Tournament Desk at least 15 minutes early so that we know you are on site and will be ready to play at 10am. Practice courts (outdoors) will be available if you want to get here early to practice. Draws will be posted by Thursday night (June 20). Seeding for this tournament will be done using the most current Midwest Standing Lists for Boys and Girls 10.
In addition to being a great Midwest Section Level 4 tournament, this BG10 NEMTA Midwest Qualifier tournament is also played to determine which players from our district will qualify for the Midwest Section BG10 Junior Closed Outdoor Championship scheduled for July 12-14 in Indianapolis, Indiana. There will be two NEMTA quota spots from both the G10 and the B10 events.
IMPORTANT NOTE - Players who will turn 11 years old in July can play in this June BG10 qualifier tournament, and receive points for matches won, but they will NOT be eligible to play in the Indianapolis tournament in July.
ELIGIBILITY - This tournament is open only to those players who reside permanently in the Northeastern Michigan District.
PLEASE PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN REGISTERING - When registering for the tournament please make sure you enter all requested contact information so that we have it in case we need to contact you about any important or last minute changes in the tournament. Thank you.
POINTS PER ROUND AND DRAW FORMAT - For USTA/Midwest Points per Round ranking purposes this is a Sectional Level 4 tournament. All matches will be played outdoors, weather permitting. The tournament will feature a Full Feed-In Consolation Draw format (all players who lose in the Main Draw through the semifinals will feed into the Consolation Draw. A player must play and complete all scheduled matches to be eligible to advance to the July Championship tournament. The Stage One Green Dot ball will be used for all matches. Scoring format will be two out of three sets, with a Match Tiebreak (first to 10, ahead by 2) in lieu of a full third set.
USTA OFFICIALS - This is a USTA-sanctioned tournament and USTA officials wlll be on-site throughout the tournament. Players who need assistance during a match when an official is not directly on their court should go to the net and raise their racquets. An official will assist as quickly as possible. IMPORTANT: In USTA-sanctioned tournaments there should not be any communication between players and spectators (parents, coaches, friends, etc.) at any time during the match except during an authorized rest period (on the 3-minute rest period between the finish of a second set and the beginning of a third set match tiebreak). And, unless a match is completed players should not leave the court for any reason without notifying an official.
SEEDING/DRAWS/INDIVIDUAL FIRST MATCH TIMES - The SEEDING and DRAWS will be done on Tuesday, June 18, using the most recent USTA/Midwest Standings List. INDIVIDUAL FIRST MATCH TIMES will be posted on this site by noon on Wednesday, June 19. IMPORTANT: Some matches may need to be scheduled for Friday, June 21 (not to start before Noon) and players must be available to play if scheduled for a Friday match. It is also possible that a few matches may need to be played on Monday, June 24, so please be prepared for that possibility. DRAWS will be posted on this site by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.
PRACTICE COURTS - Information about practice court availability will be posted on this site when Individual First Match Times are posted on Wednesday, June 19.
TOURNAMENT WITHDRAWALS - All withdrawals prior to the entry deadline must be done on this site (see Edit Registration above). All withdrawals made after the entry deadline must be made by phone and in writing to Wendy Franz, Tournament Director. Phone is 989-631-6151, Extension 103, email is franz@midlandtennis.com. All requests must include PLAYER NAME, USTA NUMBER & A DETAILED REASON FOR THE WITHDRAWAL. There will not be any refunds issued for withdrawals made after noon on Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
HOTEL INFORMATION - We highly recommend these great Midland hotels: SpringHill Suites by Marriott 989-837-2700; The H Hotel 989-839-0500; Holiday Inn Midland 989-794-8500; Valley Plaza Resort 989-496-2700; Fairview Inn 989-631-0070; Hampton Inn 989-837-4000; Sleep Inn 989-837-1010.
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MAPS, DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND AREA RESTAURANTS
The following link will take you to the Midland Community Tennis Center website. Once there click on the 'Tournaments' tab and scroll down the page for links to a Midland Map, Driving Directions, and Midland Area Restaurants.
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