Tournament Reports
Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info G 12 Alternates B 12 Alternates B 14 Alternates G 14 Alternates
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SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS:
Congratulations to this years 2016 USTA Midwest Closed Outdoor Tournament SPORTSMANSHIP WINNERS:
B 12: Mujtaba Ali-Khan: CHICAGO
G 12: Reese Brantmeier: WISCONSIN
B 14: Muhammad Dossani: CHICAGO
G 14 Whitney King: SEMTA
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FRIENDLY REMINDER: T-SHIRTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM 9AM-12NOON TOMORROW, TUESDAY, JUNE 28
THIS IS LAST CALL FOR T-SHIRTS BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING PRINTED FOR THE TOURNAMENT AT THE CLUB. PLEASE STOP BY COURT ONE ATHLETIC CLUB BY 12:00 EST, ON TUESDAY JUNE 28. FRIENDLY REMINDER AS NO SHIRTS CAN BE SHIPPED AFTER THIS TIME AS THEY WILL NOT HAVE BEEN PRINTED.
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IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO CHECK IN FRIDAY NIGHT PLEASE READ BELOW:
IF YOU DID NOT CHECK IN ON FRIDAY, GO DIRECTLY to your SITE at your scheduled time on Saturday. Your player packet and t-shirt will be at the Court One Athletic Club - East Club, 2291 Research Circle, Okemos, Mi 48864. The hours are 9am - 6pm Saturday - Tuesday. 12:00 noon.The t-shirts are being printed on site at the club. After Tuesday the t-shirt and player packet will no longer be available. No t-shirts will be shipped.
Saturday, all players are asked to
report 30 minutes prior to their first round match time at the site of their
first match time.
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DOUBLES TIMES
Doubles times will be given out on Saturday at your singles site after your singles match has been played.
There will be 2 rounds of Doubles on Saturday and 2 rounds of Doubles on Sunday. Monday Semis of Doubles - all age groups at Okemos High School (OHS) Tuesday: Final of Doubles - all age groups at Okemos High School (OHS)
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FUTURE MATCH REPORT WITH STARTING TIMES IS NOW AVAILABLE
Please locate under TOURNAMENT REPORTS The future match report is listed by the Alternates lists.
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DOUBLES - NEW for Midwest Closed 2016
The doubles draws will be 64 team single elimination draws. Doubles will play 2 out of 3 sets with a 10 point Match Tiebreaker for the 3rd set. The deadline to sign up for doubles is THURSDAY, JUNE 23 at NOON ET. If both players did not enter with their partner online before the singles deadline, BOTH players MUST email the Midwest Office at jrtourney@midwest.usta.com with your team's names, gender, age division, and cell phone # to be entered into the doubles draw. If you wish to be paired with a partner at random, please mention that in your email and we will put you on a list with other players who want to be paired in your age division. Please do not contact the tournament director for entry into the doubles draws, as this will be handled solely by the Midwest Office.
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SINGLES PLAYER SELECTION & SEEDING
Player selection is determined based off of the USTA/Midwest Quota system. Please use the following link for more details about the player selection process.
32 players will be seeded in each singles draw. The top 16 seeds will be done using Universal Tennis Rating (UTR). The remaining 16 seeds will be based on the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standings list.
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There will be no refunds after player selection has been made.
You must qualify through your district endorser to qualify
for this tournament.
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PLAYER CONTACT INFORMATION POLICY
If you do not provide an email address and/or cell number(s) when you register for this tournament, then we will not be able to notify you about any possible changes in the tournament.
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POINTS PER ROUND
This tournament carries with it Level 1 USTA/Midwest points per round and Level 3 USTA National points per round. For more information on USTA/Midwest points per round, please visit the following link:
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MATCH SCORING
The Singles Draw will play best 3 tiebreak sets. The Doubles Draw will be played as best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10 point tiebreak in lieu of a third set.
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ORDER OF PLAY
ORDER OF PLAY
This is the schedule for play: If no
rain
Saturday, 1 singles and 2 Doubles rounds
Sunday, 1 Singles Main Draw, 1 Singles FIC and 2 Doubles rounds
Monday, 1 Singles Main Draw, 2 Singles FIC, Semis of Doubles
Tuesday, 1 Singles Main Draw, 2 Singles FIC, Finals of Doubles
Wednesday, 2 Singles Main Draw, 2 Singles FIC
Thursday, Finals and 3/4 Playoffs of Main, 2 Singles FIC
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TOURNAMENT HOTEL INFORMATION
EAST LANSING MARRIOTT AT UNIVERSITY PLACE (517-339-4440), 300 M.A.C. Ave, East Lansing, Mi. 48823. RATE: $130.00 CUT OFF DATE: June 10th, 2016. CODE: 2016 USTA Midwest Level 1Boy's & Girl's 12 & 14 Outdoor Closed.
CAUSEWAY BAY LANSING HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER (1-800-333-8123), 6820 S. Cedar St., Lansing, Mi, 48911. RATE: 98.50. CUT OFF DATE: May 24, 2016.Use Code: USTA 2016 Midwest Closed Level 1 outdoor.
SPRING
HILL SUITES (517) 627-0002, 111 South Marketplace Blvd, Lansing, MI 48917. RATE:
$119.00. CUT OFF DATE: June 3rd, 2016. Use code:
USTA Midwest Level 1 Closed Championships.
HYATT PLACE LANSING/EASTWOOD TOWNE CENTER, 2401 Showtime Drive, Lansing,Mi 48913. RATE: $129.00. CUT OFF DATE: June 1, 2016. Use code:
USTA Midwest Level 1 Closed Championships.
QUALITY SUITES HOTEL (517) 886-0600, 901 Delta Commerce Road, Lansing, Mi.
48917. Room Rate is: $95.00. Cut-off date is: June 10, 2016. Use the name USTA/Midwest Level 1 Closed Tennis Tournament when making a
reservation.
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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES EAST LANSING (517) 333-0300, 2924 West Rd.
East Lansing, Mi 48823.. Room Rate is: $129.00 dbl. Cut-off date is: June 6th,
2016
Use the code USTA/Midwest Level 1 Closed Tennis Tournament.
HAMPTON INN & SUITES EAST LANSING (517) 324-2072. 2500 Coolidge Rd. East
Lansing, Mi 48823 RATE: $129.00 CUT OFF DATE: May 24, 2016 Use code: USTA
Midwest Level 1 Outdoor Closed Championships.
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PLAY SITE LOCATIONS & PRACTICE COURTS
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL: (DEWIT), 13601 Panther Dr., Dewitt, Mi., 48820 Boy’s 12 (Mon - Wed)
EAST LANSING HIGH SCHOOL (ELHS), 509 Burcham Dr., East Lansing, MI 48823 Boy's 12 (Mon), Boy's 14 (Tues -Wed)
FEE HALL TENNIS COURTS (FEE), 909 Fee Road East Lansing, MI 48824, Boys 14 (Sat-Mon)
HOLT HIGH SCHOOL(HOLT), 5885 W. Holt Rd, Holt, MI 48842, Girls 14 (Sat-Mon)
LANSING CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (LCCHS):
501 Marshall St., Lansing, Mi 48912,
Boy’s 12 (Sat & Sun)
MASON HIGH SCHOOL (MASON), 1001 S. Barnes Street, Mason, MI 48854, Girls 14 (Sat-Mon)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY OUTDOOR (MSU) corner of Chestnut and Wilson, across
from Case Hall on West side of Campus , Boys 12 & Boy 14 (Sat & Sun)
OKEMOS HIGH SCHOOL (OHS), 2800 Jolly Rd., Okemos, MI, 48864, Girl's 12 (Sat-Thurs) Boy's 14 - (Mon, Tues & Thurs), Girl's 14 (Tues-Thurs), Boy's 12 (Thurs) All DOUBLES SEMIS (Monday) AND FINALS (Tuesday) OF ALL AGE GROUPS WILL BE PLAYED AT OKEMOS HIGH SCHOOL.
WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL (WILL), 3939 Vanneter Rd, Williamston, MI 48895, Girls
12 (Sat-Tues)
PRACTICE COURT SITES: Warm-up, practice courts are available before 8am each morning at all sites Other sites available on first come first serve bases are:
Chippewa Middle School, 4000 N Okemos, Mi 48864
East Lansing High School, 508 Burcham Rd, East Lansing 48823 (only available Sat & Sun) site for B12 and B14 Mon-Wed.
Haslett High School, 5450 Marsh Rd, Haslett, Mi
Mt. Hope Park, on Mt. Hope rd between
Pennsylvania Ave and Cedar St.
Sharp Park, 1399 Elmwood Dr. Lansing, Mi 48917
Slater Park, 2700 Mark Ave., Lansing, MI 48912
Fee Hall Courts on MSU Campus on Tues-Thurs (Site of Boy's 14 on Sat-Mon)
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FIRST MATCH TIMES
FIRST ROUND MATCH TIMES:
To receive your first match time and site click on the Future Match Report
above in blue print on the tournament website. This will also show you your next singles time win/loss.
Times will be available on the Future Match Report by
Wednesday,June 22, 6pm.
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STRINGING
STRINGING
Tournament stringing will be available. Racquets can be dropped off and pick up at
Court One Athletic Club, 2291 Research Circle, Okemos, Mi 48864. The stringing fee is
$17.00 if own string is provided and prices vary based on sting if Court One provides the
string,
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CODE VIOLATIONS
The Deity Rule will be in effect for this tournament. Deity Rule - Players outburst with reference to a deity (God,
Jesus, Allah, etc.) with or without cursing shall be coded if their
words have been heard by parents, spectators.
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VIDEO TAPPING
PLEASE NOTE: Video tapping will not be allowed at this TOURNAMENT since the playing sites are to spread out to monitor this activity. Thank you for your cooperation.
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PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK
If you have questions about USTA/Midwest tournaments, please email jrtourney@midwest.usta.com. Also, please take a minute to tell us what you thought about this tournament using the following link:
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PROPER TENNIS ATTIRE SHOULD BE WORN
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Friday, June 17, 2016 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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