2009 Midwest Junior Indoor Open - B14

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CONGRATULATIONS to Patrick Wildman of Cincinnati, OH who is our 2009 Sportsmanship Award Winner!! He exhibited an exemplary attitude and conducted himself as a Good Sport and a Fair Player both on and off the court! Because of this, we are recognizing him as our Sportsmanship Award Winner! Way to go, Patrick!!!

This message is for all those who are on the Alternate list! It is my duty to inform you that Chase Peery is planning on being here "On-Site" on Saturday in the event that someone cancels at the last minute. I am notifying all of you in this manner because he is at the bottom of the Alternate list. If anyone is interested in being an "On-Site" Alternate, they must be at the club for all of the 1st match starting times. They must also notify me by 2:00 PM on Friday Oct. 30th of their intent to do so. If there are multiple "On-Site" Alternates in attendance then whoever is highest on the Alternate list at the time will be the first to fill an open spot and so on and so forth. If you have any questions please contact Tim Eiff.

Alternates are listed numerically. You must verify that you wish to remain on the alternate list by e-mailing Tim Eiff at: eifft@lcclub.com. We need to know by 7:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2009 if you wish to stay on the Alternate list or be removed from it. Players who are on the alternate list and who are signed up for another tournament may receive Five Midwest Suspension points for signing up for two events unless they have written consent of both tournament directors. Thank you for your cooperation!

For the past 4 years we have hosted this tournament, we have had a party on the Friday night before the tournament starts including a dinner and a fun event with prizes that are awarded and raffled off. Plus we have given a "goodie bag" of gifts to the players as well as a packet for the parents and coaches who attend. This was all due mainly to the generosity of our Fabulous Sponsors! Although we do have great Sponsors again this year, like most everywhere else due to the economy, we are having to scale back what we do this year. As disappointed as we are, we are going to have to suspend having our Fabulous Friday Night Party! We will, however, continue to have: a Great T-shirt, "Goodie bags" for the players, something for the parents and coaches, a great meal on Saturday for all the players, a raffle for some great prizes for the players, the Best trophies of all the Indoor Opens and possibly more... Then as the economy comes back, we will work towards bringing back our Friday Night Party! We look forward to seeing you during the tournament! Travel safely!

Our Tournament Hotel is the Marriott Milwaukee West again this year. They do such a great job there! They are giving the tournament participants a Fabulous rate! It is $79.00/night plus tax (this is less than last year's rate!) They are also going to be opening their restaurant earlier this year to accommodate our participants who are in need of food early for their match play and practice time. To reserve a room you can either call at: 877-651-7666 or 262-574-0888 or you can use the reservation link below and register online. Either way you need to identify yourselves as being with the Midwest Jr. Open Group. Reservations should be made on or before October 20th. Please use our Host Hotel!

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I have spoken to the reservation people at the Marriott. They are willing to extend our signup for rooms at the $79.00 rate until Friday, October 23, 2009 at 6:00 PM. So, I encourage you to sign up for your rooms, if you are intending to stay there, ASAP.

Practice courts are available on Friday October30, 2008, by calling 262-367-4999. The courts will be unavailable from 4:00-6:00 PM because of an event at the club, but will be available other than that. The courts cost $20.00/hr and $10.00/half hour. Please give us the names of all the players, parents and coaches who will be playing on the court when you call. Also, please remember that it is first come first serve for the court. Also, please be considerate of the other players who want to use the courts. If you have booked a court and cannot use it then give the club notification ASAP so they can open the court up for someone else to use.

Warm-Up courts are available Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning before 8:00 AM when play starts. Please call: 262-367-4999 to make a reservation. Please refer to the paragraph above titled, “Practice Courts” for more information regarding booking a court.

This tournament is designed to bring together the top 14 and under Boys in the Midwest. Last years tournament had 64 players who were in the top 200 of the Midwest Section. Any player in the Midwest Section is encouraged to apply however in the past only players on the USTA/Midwest Section or USTA National Standings List have been accepted into the tournament

The USTA/Midwest Section Closed Junior Championships, the district qualifiers, the USTA/Midwest Section Designated Tournaments and USTA/Midwest Section Junior Davis & Wightman Cup events 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.

Players may play up to three matches on Sunday if they are in the consolation. Please note that with the new Feed In Consolation Format a total of 16 players will be competing on Monday morning. Due to the increase of matches, the final rounds will end much later into Monday as in previous years

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

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.

All USTA/Midwest Sectional and Designated Tournaments will adhere to the following Seeding and Selection Criteria as set by the USTA/Midwest Section Junior Competition Committee. Players will be selected based on the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List at the time of the tournament entry deadline. Players will be selected by the following 1. Eight (8) players from the top 100 of the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in next lower division (except in the boys and girls 12s divisions where 4 players will be selected) 2. 56 players from the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the current age division of the event (except in the boys and girls 12s division where 60 players will be accepted) Remaining vacancies and/or alternates will be selected from the USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the division of the event. Seeding will be done based on the USTA/Midwest Section Standing List on 10/15/09

Saturday Play begins at 8 a.m. Main Draw will play 1st and 2nd round matches followed by the 1st round of the FIC (Feed In Consolation) Sunday Play begins at 8 a.m. Main Draw will play round of 16 and Quarterfinals FIC Will play the 2nd, 3rd and 4th round of consolation Monday Play begins at 8 a.m. Main Draw Semifinals, Finals and 3/4th playoff FIC Will play the qualifying quarterfinals, quarterfinals. Finals of the FIC will not be played out. Scoring

All matches consist of two tiebreak sets (with a set tiebreak at six games all), followed by in lieu of a third set, a match tiebreak (first player to 10 points with a 2 point lead). Advantage scoring will be used for all matches.

The Player Selection and Numerical Alternate list will be posted on this tournament website on Monday, October 19, 2008 after 6:00 PM.

Come back to this page on October 28th and click on the Future Match Info Report to find out your first match time.

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