USTA Midwest Level 4 East Tournament

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LEVEL 4 MIDWEST USTA POINTS PER ROUND and NO NATIONAL POINTS PER ROUND

IMPORTANT-MUST READ- NO Multiple Registrations except for different age divisions
One age division registration:
When signing up for this event, you are NOT allowed to sign up for two sites in one age division. You must choose the East Site or the West Site in one age division
After selections are posted and you are an Alternate for the site you chose, you may, IF the second site is not full, EMAIL the Tournament Director and ask to be entered as a "late entry", again, only if there are not 32 players entered
If you are successfully entered and now a Competitor in the secondary late entry site you MUST email the Tournament Director of your first choice site and request that your name be removed from the Alternate list
You cannot be a Competitor on one site and an Alternate on another site in the same age division and if you are, you will be issued five suspension points by the USTA Midwest Section and will not be issued a refund. See rule below under "USTA/MIDWEST SECTIONS SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM….."


Two age divisions registration:
You ARE allowed to sign up for two age divisions at two sites. You MUST EMAIL both Tournament Directors on the same email informing them of what you are doing.
You will be considered for the older age division first and if you make the 32 draw you will not be considered for the younger age division selection.
If you are an Alternate in the older division, you will be considered for the younger division.
If you are a Competitor in the younger division, you may remain an Alternate in the older division till the Wednesday before the tournament begins at 6pm. At that time you need to make a decision of what you would like to do because after 6pm on Wednesday you cannot be a Competitor in one event and an Alternate in another and if you are, you will be issued five suspension points by the USTA Midwest Section and will not be issued a refund. See rule below under "USTA/MIDWEST SECTIONS SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM….."

If you are an Alternate in both events, you may remain on both lists for as long as you like with no penalty and hopefully you will be offered a spot in one of those events. If you then become a Competitor in one event, you must have your name removed from the Alternate list of the other or you will receive five suspension points. See rule below under "USTA/MIDWEST SECTIONS SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM….."



INFORMATION ON MIDWEST LEVEL 4'S
Instead of having a 64 draw in one location per age division, these Level 4's have two 32 draws in two locations, one on the East side of the Section and one on the West side. This allows for less or no traveling and less expenses for the players and their families. These events can be played by a variety of players:
For the player who has been playing local District Level 5 events who has accumulated some Midwest points and wants this to be their "first" Midwest Elevated Tournament
For the player who is aging up and wants to get a jump start on their points for the next age division since these events are worth a little more than double the points of the Level 5's
For the player who is nationally ranked and is not looking for points but a chance of head to head competition for their TennisRecruiting.net ranking, where the ranking lists are heavily viewed by College Coaches for recruiting.




IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
2014 Midwest/National schedule
2014 NEW Points Tables
2014 NEW Midwest Tournaments used for National Ranking/National Tournaments used for Midwest Ranking
Midwest Evaluation Form
For all this information and more: http://www.midwest.usta.com/Juniors/tournamentrankings/?intloc=headernavsub2



TOURNAMENT WILL BE A 32 DRAW SINGLES AND INCLUDE A FEED-IN CONSOLATION. 
Due to this being a two day event, the Main Draw and Consolation will play a MatchTiebreak (SuperTiebreak) in lieu of the third set, with up to three matches a day for both the Main Draw and Consolation. The Main Draw will be completed and the FIC consolation will stop at the Finals.




PLAYER SELECTION AND NUMBERED ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED BY THE MONDAY AFTER THE FRIDAY DEADLINE BY 6PM



USTA/MIDWEST SECTION SEEDING & SELECTION CRITERIA 
All USTA/Midwest Sectional and Designated Tournaments will adhere to the following Seeding and Selection Criteria as set by the USTA/Midwest Section Junior Competition Committee. Players will be selected based on the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List at the time of the tournament entry deadline. Players will be selected by the following 1. Four (4) players from the top 100 of the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in next lower division (except in the boys and girls 12s divisions where 2 players will be selected) 2. 28 players from the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the current age division of the event (except in the boys and girls 12s division where 30 players will be accepted) Remaining vacancies and/or alternates will be selected from the USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the division of the event. Alternates will be numbered with this Midwest Standings List. Seeding will be done based on the USTA/Midwest Section Standing List the following week. 




SCORING 
All Main Draw and Consolation matches will play a Matchtiebreak (Supertiebreak) in lieu of the third set with advantage scoring on all matches. Some players may be playing up to three matches in a day. A player will be entitled to a three minute break after splitting sets and before playing the Matchtiebreak. 


LOCAL HOTELS
Holiday Inn Toledo-Maumee
Courtyard by Mariott - Maumee
Comfort Inn West
Country Inn & Suites


PRACTICE/WARM-UP COURTS
Laurel Hill 419-381-9661 will be offering a limited amount of Practice Courts on Friday night, Full court for an hour for the reduced rate of $20 per hour. Warm-Up Courts start Saturday at 7am and are on a Half Hour basis only. On Saturday we will have limited warm-up courts. You will need to pre-pay for the courts with a credit card.




ADDITIONAL PRACTICE COURTS
Shadow Valley 419-865-1141


FIRST ROUND REPORT TIME INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS BY 6PM 
Come back to this page on and click on the blue "Future Match Info Report" to find out your first match time as well as your Win/Loss time (W/L). Please be careful when reading this. The W/L times are in parentheses. Players from the same District will not play each other first round unless an alternate fills a spot or more than half the draw is from the same District.


SEEDED PLAYER WITHDRAWS AFTER START TIMES ARE POSTED
The Tournament Director is not required to re-seed his draw if a withdraw occurs after Friday at 12 noon before the tournament begins. The Alternate may be inserted on the draw line where the seed withdrew and no match times are affected for the remaining players. If the Tournament Director would like to re-seed the draw and change start times after the Friday, 12 noon deadline, he may. It is not required.



ORDER OF PLAY

SATURDAY
Play begins at 9 amMain Draw will play the Rd of 32, Rd of 16 and Quarters and the FIC will play the Qualifying Rd of 16 and the Rd of 16.

SUNDAY
Play begins at 9am. Main Draw will play the Semi-Finals, Finals or 3/4 playoff . FIC will play the Qualifying Quarters, the Quarters and the Semi-Finals. FIC does not finish and stops at the Finals.


DRAWS WILL BE POSTED ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE EVENT BEGINS BY 9PM


NO REFUNDS AFTER PLAYER SELECTION IS COMPLETE 



USTA/MIDWEST SECTIONS SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM AND SIGNING UP FOR TWO TOURNAMENTS
Signing up for two events: All players will be given five (5) suspension points for entering two or more tournaments that take place at the same time, in whole or in part, unless you have followed the Multiple Registration Guidelines for this tournament (first paragraph above) OR if signing up for a Level 5 Local District Event, you have emailed both Tournament Directors for permission to do so. This applies to all players who signed up for the MW Elevated tournament(s) including alternates and is a general USTA rule for all events.


WE CANNOT CONTACT YOU UNLESS YOU PROVIDE US YOUR CELL NUMBERS AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. 
If you don't provide an email address and/or cell number(s) when you register for this tournament then we will be unable to notify you about any possible changes in the tournament.




USTA/MIDWEST SECTION DOMICILE RULES: 
The USTA/Midwest Section Closed Junior Championships, the district qualifiers, the USTA/Midwest Section Designated Tournaments and USTA/Midwest Section Junior Davis & Wightman Cup events are open to citizens of the U.S., permanent resident aliens in possession of a valid alien registration card, individuals who are applicants for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status and who can present a USCIS receipt for a pending unadjudicated form I-485, aliens who have resided continuously in the US for more than one year and who are members of families of persons in the diplomatic or consular corps and aliens who have been granted Refugee Status, Asylee Status or Temporary Protected Status.




QUESTIONS? Email kplhstc@aol.com or call 419-381-9661. Email preferred with the quickest reply. Happy to answer any of your questions.

Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.

Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Friday, October 17, 2014 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.

In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 850008714 from the searchable schedule homepage.

Division and Draw Type Abbreviations Legend

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