BEXLEY OPEN 2017 CANCELLED
Due to a marked decrease in registrations this tournament is being cancelled for this year. Perhaps we can find a more suitable date for the tournament and come back even stronger in 2018. No one that registered will be charged for this year's tournament.
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TOURNAMENT LOCATION
The tournament will be held at the varsity tennis courts at Bexley High School in Bexley, Ohio, school address and map listed above.
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TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR & SANCTION
The tournament director is Alann Leinwohl, whose cell phone number and
email address are listed above. If you have any questions please call. Alann Leinwohl usually assists with stringing, please contact him
to confirm, if you need racket assistance. Alann has a new
cell phone number for contact: (614) 902-0927. This is a USTA sanctioned tournament, so all junior singles players must be USTA members of good standing. All matches won will contribute points to the players District and Sectional ranking in their age group.
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TOURNAMENT FORMAT
All matches will be the best two out of three sets, with a full third set used in the front draw while the backdraw will use the match tie break (first
player to 10 points) used in place of a full third set. Be prepared to
play up to 2 matches a day so we can complete the event within our
allowed time frame. The draw will be FMLC (First Match Losers Consolation), so every player will have at least 2 matches.
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ACCOMODATION FOR PLAYERS IN OVTA DISTRICT TOURTNAMENTS
The OVTA district tournaments are being held June 10-13. A few junior matches may start on Monday depending on dsitrict tournament schedules. If you are still playing in the district tournament you will not be scheduled until Tuesday the 13th or Wednesday the 14th, but may be required to play two rounds those days. Please contact the tournament director if you are still in the draw for the district tournament or have any questions or concerns about this. The goal is still to finish all junior singles events by Friday.
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REGISTER EARLY
Please register as early as possible. No one is charged until the first day of the tournament, so there are no negative facets. Per experience over the last 20 years, the more that are signed up early, more players are attracted overall. The larger the numbers, the better the competition and playing experience.
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MULTIPLE DIVISIONS
We do not want to limit any players desire to play, but if you sign up for multiple divisions, expect to play back to back matches on occasion. The USTA rule is 60 minutes rest between matches in the SAME AGE DIVISION. If a player is registered in the 14's and 16's for example, they may have back to back matches on multiple occasions, if they keep winning. The rest only applies to the 14's division if played first, but there may be a 16's match scheduled immediately after the 14's and you are going to have to play immediately, no rest. We know that experienced players may want to do this, but rookies sometimes bite off more than they can chew, so, please be warned.
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MATCH TIMES
Matches will begin on Monday at noon and will begin daily at the same time. Depending on draw sizes will affect playing times, which may continue most of the day. Matches
during the rest of the week will generally be for juniors during the day, with matches beginning at 5:30 for adults. Please get with Alann if you have any reasonable special requests. Violin lessons or dance practice are not legit requests.
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REQUESTS
Please remember that requests are just that - requests. It may be impossible to accommodate everyone, though we go to great lengths in an effort to make it possible for everyone to play. The Official USTA position is that if you are going to play in a tournament - COMMIT TO IT. Doing the draws for a good sized tournament is like putting together a giant jig saw puzzle, one piece out of line affects many others. One match request will affect up to a dozen others, and getting them competed in our limited number of days becomes very difficult. We try, but please don't expect every request to be able to be granted .
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FLUIDS, GEAR, TOWELS
PLEASE - Make sure you bring lots of fluids with you, You are
responsible for yourself, no one else. Summer can be brutally hot on
court. Rule of thumb is a minimum of a GALLON OF FLUIDS PER MATCH, on
court with you, water or sport drink. Buy 2 water jugs of a gallon each,
they are cheep, so you always have a back up if you have a very long
match. Bring towels and extra tee shirts or outfits. You are responsible
for your performance, and your gear, I.e. Band Aids, braces, wraps,
sweat bands, hats, shoe strings, dry socks, etc.
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JUNIOR SINGLES & SEEDING
All junior singles divisions, in this tournament, are USTA sanctioned.
All participants must be a current USTA member of good standing Seeding for each division will be per the latest USTA MIDWEST RANKING lists, published online every Tuesday.. General
format will be FMLC (first match losers consolation) for all junior
singles events. All participants will play at least 2 matches. Results
will be used for computation of current USTA singles rankings. Every
match a players wins will generate USTA Midwest points for future
ranking purposes.
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ADULT SINGLES & ALL DOUBLES
Divisions offered for adults will be Men's Open, 35, 45, and 55
singles, Women's Open, 35 and 45 Singles; Men's Open, 35, 45, and 55
Doubles. Women's Open, 35 and 45 Doubles; Open Mixed
Doubles. Entry fees for these divisions which are NOT USTA sanctioned
is $20 for singles and $20 per doubles team which may be paid at your
first match. To enter, please send an e-mail to ableinwohl@hotmail.com
with your entry information which should include, Name, Address, e-mail,
phone, division you wish to enter and doubles partner, if applicable.
Note that the tournament committee may combine divisions if necessary.
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JUNIOR DOUBLES
All doubles events, both juniors as well as adults, are non sanctioned.
We will offer Boys and Girls 18d and 14d. To enter these divisions
please send an e-mail to ableinwohl@hotmail.com with your entry information.
Entry fee is $20 per doubles team which may be paid at your first match.
No USTA doubles points will be awarded for any matches won.
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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 Saturday, June 10, 2017 9:00:00 PM 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: 850135817 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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