USTA National Selection Tournament- February

DIRECTIONS TO THE CLUB
4940 Plainfield, Grand Rapids MI, 49546, (616) 363-7769

Tournament Hotels
Courtyard by Marriott
4741 28th Street
Grand Rapids MI 49512
Rooms are only $97 "Ask for the National Tennis Tournament rate Call 616 954-0500 to reserve a room.


Holiday Inn Express & Suites Grand Rapids Airport5401 28th St Ct SEGrand Rapids MI 49546(616) 940-8100 Ask for the tennis tournament rate
Rooms $109 Breakfast Included




We will begin play with a round of doubles on Saturday morning, all selected players need to email your name and doubles partners name, if you need a partner please let me know, if you do not wish to play doubles please let me know that as well. PLEASE EMAIL, steve@inthezonetennis.com.
WILL BE A 32 DRAW SINGLES AND INCLUDE A FEED-IN CONSOLATION.
Main Draw and Consolation will play two out of three set with a MATCH Tiebreak in lieu of the third set. The FIC Consolation will be completed and finish on Monday.
. A player will be entitled to a three minute break after splitting sets and before playing the Matchtiebreak. The player is allowed to leave the court, talk to a coach or parent, make a phone call, etc. We recommend you DO NOT leave the court because of the short time frame, and we will allow coaches, parents, etc to talk with you behind the tarp of the court but not on the court. If a player is late coming back to the court, the penalty is loss of a game, which in this case results in Loss of Match.FREEZE DEADLINE
For information regarding entering more than one division and the freeze deadline, please visit USTA's Junior Competition site (Entering Two Divisions). Players selected for a National Selection Tournament are not eligible for a Regional Tournament. The Freeze Deadline is generally 16 days prior to the start of the tournament. However, the Freeze Deadline for this event has been moved to February 6, 11:59 am EST (note time and time zone) for this tournament. The Freeze Deadline is the date by which a player must notify the TD of the National Selection Tournament AND the Regional Tournament about their preference to stay as an alternate for the NST or as a participant in the Regional Tournament. Suspension points may be assessed to players who withdraw after the deadline from a Regional Tournament to play in a National Selection Tournament.

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DRAWS and FORMATS
Draws are limited to 32 in Singles and 16 teams in Doubles.
- The draw process is done using the USTA's TDM software (as required).
- When possible, the top four players from each Section will be separated into the four quarters of the draws.
- Draws will not be done more than seven days prior to the start of the tournament. Tentatively, draws will be electronically done Saturday, February 8, after 8:00 AM. (Note: Scheduling the matches is a separate process from performing the electronic draw.)
- Draws will be posted no less than four days prior to the start of the tournament (Tuesday, February 11). Draws will be updated as players withdraw and alternates are placed.
- Draws will be updated at least nightly during the tournament.

Singles
- Draws of 32 players
- Main draw semi-final losers will playoff for 3rd/4th place
- Quarter final losers will be fed into a separate draw to play off for 5th/6th place
- Main draw finals, main draw semi-finals and 3/4 playoff will be chaired
- FIC through the round of 16
- FIC is best of three sets, regular scoring, with a 10-point tie-break in lieu of third set

Doubles
- Draws of 16 teams
- Eight-game prosets, regular scoring, seven-point tie-break at eight games all
- Single Elimination
- Required playoff for 3rd/4th place
- Doubles final will be chaired

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PRACTICE/WARM-UP COURTS
Practice courts are available by the half hour for $10.00 at Riverview Athletic club starting at 5pm Friday Night and 7:00am Saturday and Sunday morning. Call 616-363-7769 to reserve after January 20. Courts must be paid for by credit card and are not refundable.
Come back to this page on and click on the blue Future Match Info Report to find out your first match time. Please do not call the club for your start times, our front desk does not have them. 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.
DIRECTIONS TO THE CLUB
4940 Plainfield, Grand Rapids MI, 49546, (616) 363-7769
WE CANNOT CONTACT YOU UNLESS YOU PROVIDE US YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
The USTA Legal Department has determined that they cannot provide contact information to tournament directors unless the customer provides the contact information during the registration process. Previously the home phone number and email address were pre-filled from the USTA Membership database when a player went through the online registration process. The pre-fill was removed due to privacy concerns. If you don't provide an email address and/or telephone number when you register for this tournament then we will be unable to notify you about any possible changes in the tournament.
USTA/MIDWEST SECTIONS SUSPENSION POINT STYSTEM AND SIGNING UP FOR TWO TOURNAMENTS.
Signing up for two events: The USTA Code of Conduct and Suspension Point System is in effect. You are expected to play the entire event as scheduled. The USTA/Midwest Section Junior Competition Committee has adopted a new Suspension Point System. 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 each Tournament Committee involved agrees with the multiple entries in writing via e-mail. This applies to all players who signed up for the tournament including alternates.
USTA/MIDWEST SECTION DOMICILE RULES:
This event 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.
DRAWS WILL BE POSTED ON THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST ROUND
NO REFUNDS AFTER PLAYER SELECTION IS COMPLETE
QUESTIONS? Email, steve@inthezonetennis.com or call (616)889-5571. Email preferred with the quickest reply. Happy to answer any of your questions.

National Selection Tournament

Entry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:59:00 AM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.

In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 850003716 from the searchable schedule homepage.

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