USTA Midwest Level 3 Tournament

Congratulations to the Sportsmanship winner: Thomas Pries.
LEVEL 3 MIDWEST USTA POINTS PER ROUND TOURNAMENT WILL BE A 64 DRAW SINGLES WITH FEED-IN CONSOLATIONMain Draw and FIC will be playing 10 points Matchtiebreaker in place of 3rd set. Main Draw will be played to completion and the FIC will stop at Semifinals.PLAYER SELECTION AND NUMBERED ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED BY THE MONDAY AFTER THE FRIDAY DEADLINE BY 6PM SITE INFORMATIONThe tournament will be played at as many as 4 outdoor sites and (if necessary) 2 indoor site.Outdoor: Guilford High School "GHS" (also called Guilford Tennis Center), 5702 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, IL. Northeast side of high school. Jefferson High School "JHS", 5254 35th Street, Rockford, IL. South side of high school. (For JHS take Bonanza Way off of 35th street). Harlem High School "HHS," 1 Huskie Cir, Machesney Park, IL. North East side of high school. Belvidere North High School "BNHS", 9399 Beloit Road, Belvidere, IL. Right hand turn on Squaw Prarie Road. Northeast side of high school. Indoor: Forest City Tennis Center, 7801 E. State Street, Rockford, IL (south east side of resort). Premier Tennis & Fitness "PTF", 3410 Bell St, Janesville, WI 53545. 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)- 8 players from the top 100 of the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in next lower division (2)- 56 players from the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the current age division of the event 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 FormFor all this information and more: http://www.midwest.usta.com/Juniors/tournamentrankings/?intloc=headernavsub2TOURNAMENT HOTELThe 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 COURTSFriday: Guilford Tennis Center: 5:00 pm till dark. Free of charge. First come first serve. 14 court site. 5702 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, IL. Northeast side of high school.Saturday: Guilford Tennis Center: 14 courts for 6:00-8:00 AM & 5 courts for rest of the day. Free of charge. First come first serve. 5702 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, IL. Northeast side of high school.Harlem High School: 7:30-8:00 AM. Free of charge. First come first serve. 1 Huskie Cir, Machesney Park, IL. North East side of high school. Sunday:Guilford Tennis Center: All day 5 courts available. 14 court site. Free of charge. First come first serve. 5702 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, IL. Northeast side of high school.Harlem High School: 7:30-8:00 AM. Free of charge. First come first serve. 1 Huskie Cir, Machesney Park, IL. North East side of high school. Monday: Guilford Tennis Center: 6:00 AM till tournament is over, 5 courts available. Free of charge. First come first serve. 5702 Spring Creek Road, Rockford, IL. Northeast side of high school. 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 Main Draw and FIC will be playing 10 points Matchtiebreaker in place of 3rd set. A player will be entitled to a three minute break after splitting sets and before playing the Matchtiebreak where coaching is allowed. TROPHIESThe trophies that will be distributed are as follows: Champion, Finalist, Third & Fourth Place for Main Draw, four Semi-Finalist FIC & Midwest Sportsmanship Winner. SEEDED PLAYER WITHDRAWS AFTER START TIMES ARE POSTEDThe 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 PLAYSATURDAY: Play begins at 8am. Main Draw will play Rd of 64 and Rd of 32 followed by the Qualifying Rd of 32 FIC. SUNDAY: Play begins at 8am. Main Draw will play Rd of 16 and Quarterfinal Rd. FIC will play the Rd of 32 FIC, Qualifying Rd of 16 FIC and Rd of 16 FIC.MONDAY: Play begins at 9am. Main Draw will play the Semifinals and the Finals. FIC will play the Qualifying Quarterfinal Rd and Quarterfinal round. DRAWS WILL BE POSTED ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE EVENT BEGINS BY 9PM. NO REFUNDS AFTER PLAYER SELECTION IS COMPLETEUSTA/MIDWEST SECTIONS SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM AND SIGNING UP FOR TWO TOURNAMENTSSigning 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 CODEAcceptable tennis attire and tennis shoes.QUESTIONS? Email tournament@forestcitytennis.com . Email preferred for quickest reply.

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, September 19, 2014 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.

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