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First Round Start Times
First Round Start Times are now available! Please click on Future Match Info Report above to find your time. Please note that W/L times are tentative and subject to change. See the Tournament Desk for your official time.
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Notes
PLEASE READ THIS HOMEPAGE AND IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS,
PLEASE EMAIL, jchen@mvpsportsclubs.com
LEVEL 3 MIDWEST USTA POINTS PER ROUND and NO NATIONAL POINTS PER
ROUND
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.
MUST READ INFORMATION:
� Multiple Entry Guideline
� 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
IMPORTANT - NEW RULE- MUST READ
USTA/MIDWEST SECTION PLAYER MULTIPLE ENTRY GUIDELINES FOR DUAL
PAIRED LEVEL 1/3 AND LEVEL 2/3 TOURNAMENTS ON THE SAME
WEEKEND:
You must read this document before signing up for this event. You
are no longer allowed to sign up for both events on the same
weekend until after the selections for the higher level event have
been posted. If you are a Competitor of the higher level event
(Level 1 or 2), you will not be allowed to sign up for the lower
level event (Level 3). If you are an alternate for the higher level
event and a competitor in the lower level and do not remove your
name from one of the lists by the Wednesday before the tournament
begins at 12 noon, the Tournament Director will remove your name
from the alternate list and issue Five Suspension Points. For more
info:
http://assets.usta.com/assets/640/15/Multiple_Entries_Info_Sheet1.PDF
PLAYER SELECTION AND NUMBERED ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED BY
THE FRIDAY AFTER THE WEDNESDAY 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.
TOURNAMENT HOTEL
Country Inn & Suites
3251 Deposit Drive
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Please mention USTA MVP for the tournament rate.
(616) 942-7000
http://www.countryinns.com/grand-rapids-hotel-mi-49546/migreast
PRACTICE/WARM-UP COURTS
Limited warm up courts will be available for $12/hour or $6/half
hour. Please call (616) 784-8760 for reservations. Please
mention "USTA Warm up" when making reservations. Requests for
courts left on voicemail will not be returned.
Additional warm up courts may be available on a limited basis at
MVP Sportsplex, located at 4035 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids. Cost is
$16/hour, $8/half hour. MVP Sportsplex's phone number is (616)
254-8810.
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 8am. Main 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 8:30am. Main Draw will play the
Semi-Finals, Finals and 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 AT
9PM
NO REFUNDS AFTER PLAYER SELECTION IS COMPLETE (one exception in
Multiple Entry Guideline)
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 Entry Process (above) for Midwest Elevated
Events 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 jchen@mvpsportsclubs.com. Email preferred
with the quickest reply. Happy to answer any of your
questions.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, February 19, 2014 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 855800714 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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