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CONSOLATION DRAWS
Any player losing in the first 2 rounds of Men's and Women's Singles or Men's and Mixed Doubles will have the option to enter a consolation draw. Matches for the consolation draw will be played Friday and Saturday. Players wishing to enter the consolation draw must notify tournament staff immediately following their loss. Once the draws are created, they will be posted at this link.
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
A tentative schedule for the tournament is posted below in order to help accommodate travel plans, hotel reservations, etc. This schedule is intended to serve as a general guideline and tournament staff reserves the right to alter it at any time, With several players playing 3 events we need the flexibility to be fluid with the schedule. Thanks and good luck.
Thursday, June 18, 2015 Show Courts
Starting AT 4:30 PM 10 Men's Singles (Round of 32) and 2 Women's Singles (Round of 32)
Not Before 5:30 PM 3 Women's Singles (Round of 32)
Not Before 6:30 PM 8 Men's Singles (Round of 16)
Not Before 7:00 PM 2 Men's Doubles (Round of 16)
Friday, June 19, 2015 Show Courts
Starting At 9:00 AM 8 Women's Singles (Round of 16)
Not Before 11:00 AM 4 Men's Singles (Qtrs)
Not Before 12:00 Noon 4 Women's Singles (Qtrs)
Not Before 2:00 PM 4 Men's Doubles (Qtrs)
Not Before 4:00 PM 4 Mixed Doubles (Qtrs)
Saturday, June 20, 2015 Show Courts
Starting At 10:00 AM 2 Women's Singles (Semi) 2 Men's Singles (Semi)
Not Before 12:00 Noon 2 Men's Doubles (Semi) 1 Women's Doubles (Semi)
Not Before 2:00 PM 2 Mixed Doubles (Semi)
Sunday, June 21, 2015 Show Courts
Starting At 9:00 AM Woman's Singles (Final)
Not Before 10:00 AM Men's Singles (Final)
Not Before 12:00 Noon Woman's Doubles (Final)
Followed By Men's Doubles (Final)
Followed By Mixed Doubles (Final)
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TOURNAMENT HOTEL INFO
The Commons Hotel is the official tournament hotel of Baseline Tennis
Center. The Commons Hotel is within
walking distance of Baseline Tennis Center (no car is necessary to get
to and from the hotel and tournament site).
There are several other
area hotels that are within 5-10 min of Baseline Tennis Center.
Downtown Minneapolis, Roseville and anything on the U of M campus will
be within this distance. If you need additional help deciding on
accommodations please reach out directly to tournament staff.
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Player Requirements
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All players are required to complete a "US Open National Playoffs Player Release and Consent Form" prior to the player's first match. Click here to download and print a PDF file of the form. You will be asked for this form upon check-in at the tournament so please bring the completed form with you.
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Notes
This tournament is part of the US Open National Playoffs - a
series of tournaments that gives any player 14 years of age or
older who meets the eligibility requirements the opportunity to
qualify for the 2015 US Open. Sectional Qualifying Tournaments will
be held across 14 USTA Sections to include men's singles, women's
singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Tournaments will take place between April 1 and July 4.
With a maximum of a 256 singles draw and a 128 doubles team draw,
players/teams will compete in a single elimination draw. Singles
players will play to the best-of-three tiebreak sets and doubles
teams will play two tiebreak sets, no-ad scoring, with a match
tiebreak in lieu of a third set. Within each singles division,
players will now be seeded based on their Universal Tennis Rating
(UTR) at the Tournament Referee's discretion. Within each doubles
division, the top two teams will again be seeded based on their
ATP/WTA computer ranking (if any).
The winner or top available finisher of each Sectional Qualifying
Tournament in each division (men's singles, women's singles, men's
doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles) will advance to the US
Open National Playoffs Championships in their respective division
taking place in New Haven, CT at Yale University during the
Connecticut Open, an Emirates Airline US Open Series event (August
21-24 for singles, August 25-28 for men's & women's doubles,
August 26-29 for mixed doubles).
The winner of each Singles Championship (1 male, 1 female) will
receive a wild card entry to compete in the 2015 US Open Qualifying
Tournament, the winner of the Mixed Doubles Championship (1 team)
will receive a wild card entry to compete in the 2015 US Open Mixed
Doubles Championship and the winner of the Men's & Women's
Doubles Championship (1 men's team, 1 women's team) will receive a
wild card entry to compete in the 2015 US Open Doubles Championship
at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Go to
USOpen.org/NationalPlayoffs for additional information. Good
luck!
Player Selection TypeThe tournament director will run a "Lottery Selection Process" via TennisLink within 24 hours after the entry close date which will automatically accept all entries if the total number of entries into the tournament is less than or equal to 256 for men's singles, less than or equal to 256 for women's singles, and less than or equal to 128 teams for mixed Doubles; and, if applicable, less than or equal to 128 teams for men's doubles, and less than or equal to 128 teams for women's doubles. If the total number of entries into the tournament is greater than the above, then the "Lottery Selection Process" will determine accepted entries at random. A player's entry fee will only be processed if he/she is accepted into the tournament. All players accepted into the tournament will receive an email notification via TennisLink indicating as such and will be posted online once the "Lottery Selection Process" is run. All players not accepted into the tournament will receive an email notification via TennisLink indicating as such once the "Lottery Selection Process" is run.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, June 8, 2015 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: 550023315 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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