Notes
Congratulations to our sportsmanship winner, Jack
Martin-Dyer.
1. We have had a very large number of withdraws and MANY FIRST
MATCHES TIMES HAVE CHANGED. More withdraws may occur so be
sure to check the future match info report through Friday evening
to stay on top of any additional changes.
2. Practice Courts
Four Practice courts all days of the events are available at Harlem
Middle School (735 Windsor Rd Loves Park ,IL 61111).
Two practice courts are available all days of the event at the
Guilford Road tennis courts (5800 Guilford Rd, this is a small
community park, not to be confused with the 14 court Guilford
Tennis Center).
Five courts will be available for warm up all day Saturday and
Sunday at the Guilford Tennis Center (5702 Spring Creek Rd Rockford
IL 61114).
Eight courts available 7:00 AM - noon, Saturday, Jefferson High
School (4145 Samuelson Rd, Rockford, IL 61109)
Courts will be available at the tournament sites for warm up prior
to the start of each day's matches at 7:00 AM.
3.Stringing
Stringing will be available on a first come first serve basis at
the Forest City Tennis Center (7801 E. State Street Rockford IL
61108) . Saturday and Sunday rackets can be dropped off from
8:00 AM-noon and then from 3:00-7:00 PM. Club phone is
815-708-0901.
4. Match Check In
Match check in will take place for you at your first match site 15
minutes prior to the start of your first match. Tournament t-shirts
can be picked up from the Guilford Tennis Center Saturday up until
the end of the day's matches.
Practice Courts: Friday: All day Guilford Tennis Center
Saturday-Sunday: Five courts available all day at Guilford Tennis
Center Saturday-Tuesday: Four courts available at Harlem Middle
School at 735 Windsor Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111.
PLEASE READ THIS HOMEPAGE AND IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS,
PLEASE EMAIL, dannyb@forestcitytennis.com
LEVEL 2 MIDWEST USTA POINTS PER ROUND and LEVEL 4 NATIONAL
POINTS PER ROUND
TOURNAMENT WILL BE A 128 DRAW SINGLES AND INCLUDE A FEED-IN
CONSOLATION and a 64 DRAW DOUBLES
The Main Draw will play 2/3 full sets, FIC will play a
Matchtiebreak (Supertiebreak) in lieu of the third set and Doubles
with play an 8 game Pro-Set that is single elimination. Both the
Main Draw of Singles and of Doubles will finish each of the draws.
The FIC Consolation Singles does not finish and will stop at the
Semi-Finals due to the tournament lasting only four days.
PLAYER SELECTION AND NUMBERED ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED BY
THE MONDAY AFTER THE FRIDAY DEADLINE BY 6PM
SITE INFORMATION
The tournament will be played at 4 outdoor sites and (if
necessary) 1 indoor site.
Outdoor:
Guilford High School "GHS" (also called Guilford Tennis
Center)5702 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, ILNortheast side of
highschool.
Jefferson High School "JHS"5254 35th Street, Rockford,
ILSouth side of high school. (For JHS take Bonanza Way off of 35th
street).
Harlem High School "HHS" 1 Huskie Cir, Machesney Park,
ILNorthwest side of highschool.
Belvidere North High School "BNHS"9399 Beloit Road,
Belvidere, IL. Right hand turn on Squaw Prarie Road.Northeast side
of highschool.
Indoor:Forest City Tennis Center 7801 E. State Street,
Rockford, IL (south east side of resort)
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)- 26 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 13
players will be selected (2)- 102 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 115
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.
MUST READ 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 HOTEL
The Clock Tower Resort and Convention Center has a room block under
"Tennis" with rooms available for $79 per night. Call 815-398-6000
and press 0 to speak to the operator. Ask to make a reservation
under the "FCTC Employee Rate" (this is what it is called though it
is for tournament players). The address is 7801 E. State Street,
Rockford, IL 61108
PRACTICE/WARM-UP COURTS
Friday:Guilford Tennis Center: Open all day. Free of
charge. First come first serve. 14 court site. 5702 Spring
Creek Road, Rockford, ILNortheast side of highschool.
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.
RECOVERY RULE
Recovery Rule: Extended length of rest between singles matches in
Junior, Adult, Senior, NTRP and Wheelchair Divisions. In all
singles matches in Junior, Adult, Senior, NTRP, and Wheelchair
Divisions in which the match format is two out of three standard
tiebreak sets or more, a rest period of two hours shall be offered
by the Referee before the player's next singles match. This Rule
does not apply to short set matches and matches that play a
tiebreak in lieu of a final third set, nor to any match played
indoors where the duration of the match is less than 120
minutes.
SCORING
All Main Draw Singles will be playing 2/3 full sets, FIC will play
a Matchtiebreak (Supertiebreak) in lieu of the third set and
Doubles an 8 game Pro-Set with advantage scoring on all matches. A
player will be entitled to a three minute break after splitting
sets and before playing the Matchtiebreak in singles and doubles
where coaching is allowed.
TROPHIES
The trophies that will be distributed are as follows: Champion,
Finalist, Third & Fourth Place for Main Draw Singles and
Doubles, four Semi-Finalist FIC & Midwest Sportsmanship
Winner.
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. Doubles will play Rd of 64.
Singles follow. Main Draw will play Rd of 128 and Rd of 64 singles
followed by the Qualifying Rd of 64 FIC .
SUNDAY: Play begins at 8am. Doubles will play Rd of 32.
Singles follow. Main Draw will play Rd of 32 and Rd of 16. FIC will
play the Rd of 64 FIC, Qualifying Rd of 32 and Rd of 32.
MONDAY: Play begins at 8am. Main Draw will play Quarters and
Semi-Finals. FIC will play the Qualifying Rd of 16 FIC and Rd of 16
FIC. Doubles to follow
TUESDAY: Play begins at 8am. Main Draw will play the Finals
or 3/4 Playoff. FIC will play Qualifying Quarters and Quarters. FIC
stops at the Semi- Finals. Doubles to follow.
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, for Midwest Elevated
Events OR if signing up for a Level 5 Local District Event, 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 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, 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.
DRESS CODE
Acceptable tennis attire and tennis shoes.
QUESTIONS? Email dannyb@forestcitytennis.com . Email
preferred for quickest reply.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Friday, July 11, 2014 11:59:00 PM Central 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: 850011814 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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