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CAITLIN FISHER FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO WON THE SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD. PLEASE READ THIS HOMEPAGE AND IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS,
PLEASE EMAIL, Tennis and Tournament Director Katie Orlando
atKatie_orlando@towpathtennis.com
All correspondence must be via email.
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
PLAYER SELECTION AND NUMBERED ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED BY
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.
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
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.
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
The host hotel is the Courtyard Marriot Akron/Stow at
4047Bridgewater Parkway Stow, OH 44224. The phone number is
330.945.9722 The group rate is $99/night and includes breakfast.
Cut off for this rate is 4/11/14. You must identify yourself as a
participant in the USTA Level 3 Girl's 14s Tournament. An alternate
hotel is the Staybridge Suites Akron-Stow-Cuyahoga Falls at 4351
Steels Pointe Dr. Stow, OH 44224. The phone number is
1.877.238.8889.
Courtyard:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/cakcy-courtyard-akron-stow/
Staybridge Suites:
http://www.ihg.com/staybridge/hotels/us/en/stow/stwoh/hoteldetail
PRACTICE/WARM-UP COURTS
Practice courts are available at Towpath Tennis Center Saturday and
Sunday from 7am on. The courts will become limited after 9am. Court
cost is $15/half hour. Call the front desk at 330.928.8763 to
reserve. You will be required to leave your credit card number to
book the court.
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE COURTS
Two other local indoor clubs may be contacted for indoor
practice.
Springside Racquet & Fitness Club: 215 Springside Drive Akron,
OH 44333, 330.666.3778
LaTuchie Tennis Center: 3200 Darrow Road, Stow, Ohio 44224,
330.688.6085
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 could begin at 8am-9am. Check for your own starting
times. 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 8am. 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.
AWARDS
Trophies will be given to the following players: Champion,
Finalist, 3rd & 4th place, and to both FIC Finalists. In
addition, a Special Sportsmanship trophy will be awarded.
DRAWS WILL BE POSTED ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE EVENT BEGINS AT
9PM
NO REFUNDS AFTER PLAYER SELECTION IS COMPLETE
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 Katie_orlando@towpathtennis.com, or call Towpath
Tennis Center at 330.928.8763.
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 Friday, April 11, 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: 850010214 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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