PLEASE READ THE HOME PAGE INFORMATION
FUTURE MATCH REPORT IS NOW POSTED with your FIRST MATCH times as well as your WIN/LOSS time. PLEASE REMEMBER except for your FIRST Match TIMES all other times are subject to change and you must go by your GOLD card that you will receive with future match times after your FIRST MATCH is played. PLEASE CHECK IN 15 minutes before your first match time at the MSU Outdoor courts on campus and park on the EAST side of the tennis courts. You will receive your tournament player bag and gift at this time.
STRINGING of TOURNAMENT RACKETS WILL BE DONE ON SITE AT THE MSU OUTDOOR COURTS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND MONDAY & TUESDAY at the EAST LANSING HIGH SCHOOL SITE.
IF YOU ARE STILL INTERESTED IN DOUBLES PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL (SELKE.SUE@COURTONE.COM) WITH YOUR PARTNERS NAME OR LOOKING FOR A PARTNER AND I WILL PUT YOU ON THE LOOKING FOR A PARTNER LIST. THE DEADLINE FOR LOOKING FOR A PARTNER IS 12:00 NOON EST. ON THURSDAY, JULY 17. AFTER THAT TIME I CANNOT GUARENTEE YOU A PLACE IN THE DOUBLES DRAW.
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STILL HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL, selke.sue@courtone.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
Matches will be held at the MICHIGAN STATE
UNIVERSITY OUTDOOR (MSU) TENNIS COURTS. There is not physical address to the
courts but they are located on the west side of the campus at the corner of
Chestnut and Wilson Road across the street from East Wilson Dorm on campus
ADDITIONAL PLAYING
SITES. East Lansing High School (ELHS) 509 Burcham Dr., East Lansing, Mi 48823 WILL BE USED ON Monday and Tuesday.
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
When making a reservation use the name of the
tennis tournament: USTA/Midwest G 14 Level 2 Open Championships.
TOURNAMENT HOTEL MARRIOTT EAST LANSING:
(517)337-4440, 300 M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing, MI., 48823 Rate: $119.00 plus
tax. Room Deadline is July 11 for this rate.
All rooms are non-smoking. Lots of restaurants
downtown East Lansing.
COURTYARD MARRIOTT: 2710 Lake Lansing Rd.,
Lansing, Mi 48912. Call: 517-482-0500. $109.00 room rate, deadline July 14.
COMFORT INN: 525 N.
Canal Road, Lansing.Mi. 48917 Call: 517-627-8381, $79.00 room deadline July
14th.
COMFORT INN: 9742 Woodland Dr., Dimondale, Mi
Call: 517-345-6101, $95.00 room deadline is open.
HAMPTON INN & SUITES: 2200 Hampton Place,
Okemos, Mi 48864. Call: 517-349-6100, $104.00 room deadline:July 12.
QUALITY SUITES HOTEL: 901 Delta Commerce Road,
Lansing, Mi 48917. Call: 517-886-0600. $95.00 Room deadline July 12.
KELLOGG HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER: 219 S.
Harrison Rd. East Lansing, Mi. 48824. Call: 517-432-3086. $100.00 deadline is:
July 8. Use code UST071814
PRACTICE/WARM-UP COURTS:
There are no warm up courts at the
Court One Athletic Club facilities:
These are available practice courts
on a first come first serve basis.
Patriarche Park 960 Alton Street East Lansing,
MI., 48823
Chippewa Middle
School 4000 Okemos Rd., Okemos, Mi 48864
Fee Hall Tennis
Courts, 909 Fee Rd, East Lansing, MI,48824
Okemos High School,
2800 Jolly Rd., Okemos, MI, 48864
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE COURTS
Haslett
High School, 5450 Marsh Road, Haslett, Mi 48840
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. Main Draw will play Rd of 128 and Rd of 64 singles
followed by the Qualifying Rd of 64 FIC . Doubles to follow.
SUNDAY: Play begins at 8am. 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. Doubles to follow.
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.
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