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MONDAY WARM-UP COURT ASSIGNMENTS
Monday Warm-Up Court Assignments 8:00-8:50a
Courts 1-6 will be available for warm-up from 8-8:50a.
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NEW INFO TOURNAMENT HOTEL
The Graduate Hotel Minneapolis, is the official tournament hotel of the Baseline Tennis Center.
To book a room, please call the hotel directly at 612-379-8888 or the toll free number 800-822-6757. When booking a room, be sure to ask for the Baseline Tennis Center - Nationals Block" Rooms are available at a rate of $209 per night. The University rate previously posted is no longer available.
Guests can also reserve online at http://www.graduatehotels.com/minneapolis 1. Click on "Book Now" 2. Enter your dates of stay. We are holding rooms for October 6th & 7th, 2018. 3. Under “Group Code”, enter 100618BASE and click “check availability”
General info on the hotel can be found by clicking "more info" below.
The Graduate Hotel is within walking distance of the Baseline Tennis Center. It is also located on the Twin Cities Metro Transit Light Rail System. The light rail system allows passengers to board at the MSP International Airport and be dropped off right at the front door of the hotel. i.e. No rental car is necessary for your trip to Minnesota.
Any hotel listed in the downtown or University areas would be the closest options. Anything in the Roseville area would be about a 15 minute drive to campus. The closest options are as follows:
http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/minnesota/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-minneapolis-university-area-MSPUNDT/index.html
https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/minneapolis-minnesota/days-inn-hotel-university-ave-se/overview
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mspdc-courtyard-minneapolis-downtown/
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WHO TO CONTACT
Please direct all questions to Mason Hemmer at hemme039@umn.edu or 612-625-2444 (email is preferred).
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IMPORTANT LINKS
* USTA Junior Tournament Regulations: https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/2018%20USTA%20Junior%20Tournament%20Regulations.pdf
* Entry and Selection Process: https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/USTA%20National%20Level%202%20Tournaments.pdf
* Withdrawal and Entry Fee Refund Policy: https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/Junior%20Competition_Withdrawals%20and%20Entry%20Fee%20Refunds.pdf
* Seeding Criteria: https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/Junior%20Competition_Seeding%20Criteria.pdf
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SCHEDULE OF PLAY
SATURDAY
8-8:30a: Mandatory player meeting 8:30-9:20a: Assigned warm-up courts with doubles partner for 25 minutes per player/team 9:30a: Doubles round of 16 10:30a: Doubles quarterfinals Not before 10:30a: Singles round of 32 Singles round of 16 and back draw round 1 to follow
SUNDAY 8-8:50a: Assigned warm-up courts for 25 minutes per player 9a: Doubles semifinals Not before 9a: Singles quarterfinals and back draw round 2 To follow: Singles semifinals and back draw quarterfinals
MONDAY
8-8:50a: Assigned warm up courts 9a: Doubles Final and Doubles 3/4th Playoff as well as any back draw semi, 5th place playoff, 1st or 3rd place singles matches as available To follow: Consolation Final
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MATCH AND DRAW FORMAT
• Main Draw Singles (including play off for 3rd & 4th place): Best of 3 Tiebreak Sets • Feed-In Championship Matches and Quarterfinal Playoff Matches: Best of 3 Tiebreak Sets with a 10-Point Match Tiebreak in Lieu of a 3rd Set; regular scoring. • Doubles Matches: Single elimination (playoff for 3rd & 4th Place) 6 Game Pro Set with a 7-Point Tiebreak at 6 games all; No-ad scoring
Consolation is mandatory and will be played to completion.
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PARKING AROUND THE TENNIS CENTER
Due to the close proximity of the Baseline Tennis Center to 4 major athletic venues, parking may be at event rates (up to $10.00/car) with no in/out privileges. Metered parking is available behind the building at $1.25/hr as available. Please consider carpooling, walking a longer distance, etc. to minimize the impact of these events. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. A campus map is at the link below to help facilitate your travel around the tennis center.
http://www.pts.umn.edu/park/eventparkingcalendar
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OFFICIAL BALL
Wilson US Open Extra Duty will be the ball used.
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PRACTICE COURTS
Each player receives 25 minutes on half of a court, courts will be assigned the evening prior on the tournament homepage.
Saturday will have designated indoor warm up courts free of charge from 8:30-8:55a and 8:55-9:20a. Sunday will have designated indoor warm up courts free of charge from 8-8:50a. Monday warm-up courts will be assigned from 8-8:50a.
Indoor practice courts are available prior to Saturday at a junior rate of $28/hr. How to book practice courts prior to Saturday will be released 1 week prior to the start of the tournament. Please check back to this homepage then.
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HITTING PARTNERS
Please contact Dana Young at danayoung11@gmail.com to arrange a hitting lesson prior to Saturday.. Hitting lessons are $90/hour and include the hitting pro fees and court fees.
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RACQUET STRINGING
A stringer will always be on site during business hours. We are able to turn around any racquet within 24 hours. For most requests, we are able to complete in a couple hours. If players provide their own string, we charge only $19 per racquet. If you require string, we carry most Babolat synthetic string brands.
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TOWELS AND ICE
Ice is provided for any injury and water is available at all levels of Baseline. We do not have a towel service on site, please bring your own court towels.
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ON SITE TRAINER
There will not be a trainer on site during this event.
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WHO TO CONTACT DURING THE EVENT
A tournament hotline is available to contact the tournament desk and referee immediately with any concerns or questions: 612-363-9331
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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, September 13, 2018 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: 550000518 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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