USTA Midwest Level 3 Tournament

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LEVEL 3 MIDWEST USTA POINTS PER ROUND AND NO NATIONAL POINTS PER ROUND

TOURNAMENT WILL BE A 32 DRAW SINGLES AND INCLUDE A FEED-IN CONSOLATION.
Due to this being a two day event, the Main Draw and Consolation will play a Matchtiebreak (Supertiebreak) in lieu of the third set, with up to three matches a day for both the Main Draw and Consolation. The Main Draw will be completed and the FIC consolation will stop at the Finals.

IMPORTANT - NEW RULE- MUST READ
USTA/MIDWEST SECTION PLAYER MULTIPLE ENTRY GUIDELINES FOR DUAL PAIRED LEVEL 1/3 AND LEVEL 2/4 TOURNAMENTS ON THE SAME WEEKEND:
You must read this document before signing up for this event. You are no longer allowed to sign up for both events on the same weekend till after the selections for the higher level event have been posted. If you are a Competitor of the higher level event (Level 1 or 2), you will not be allowed to sign up for the lower level event (Level 3 or 4). Click here PDF link.

REMINDER: THIS IS A TWO DAY EVENT
This tournament takes place on Saturday and Sunday and was created primarily for those players not able to make the draw of the Level 1 taking place on the same weekend. It was also created for those players and families who do not want to miss school and/or work, therefore finishing on Sunday. This will create many matches in two days, all Matchtiebreaks with the FIC not finishing to completion

PLAYER SELECTION AND NUMBERED ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED BY FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 8TH BY 6PM


USTA/MIDWEST SECTION SEEDING & SELECTION CRITERIA
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. Four (4) 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 2 players will be selected) 2. 28 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 30 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. Alternates will be numbered with this Midwest Standings List. Seeding will be done based on the USTA/Midwest Section Standing List the following week.

SCORING
All Main Draw and Consolation matches will play a Matchtiebreak (Supertiebreak) in lieu of the third set with advantage scoring on all matches. Many players will be playing up to three matches in a day. A player will be entitled to a three minute break after splitting sets and before playing the Matchtiebreak.

TOURNAMENT HOTEL:
Hampton Inn, 1655 Yeager St., Port Huron, MI 48060, 810.966.9000. $99.00per night. Reference Boys 14 Tennis Tournament when making reservations. Includes breakfast. Click here for link.

PRACTICE/WARM-UP COURTS
Port Tennis House will be offering a limited amount of practice courts on Friday night, 2.15.13, for an hour at a reduced rate of $20.00per hour. Warm up courts starting on Saturday morning, 2.16.13, will be limited to a half hour only. Saturday and Sunday warm up courts will be available in the morning only.

FIRST ROUND REPORT TIME INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15th at 6PM.
Come back to this page on and click on the blue Future Match Info Report to find out your first match time as well as your win/loss times. 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.

ORDER OF PLAY

SATURDAY	SUNDAY
Play begins at 8:00am. Main Draw will play the Rd of 32, Rd of 16 and Quarters and the FIC will play the Qualifying Rd of 16 and the Rd of 16. </</td>	Play begins at 8am. Main Draw will play the Semi-Finals, Finals or 3/4 playoff . FIC will play the Qualifying Quarters, the Quarters and the Semi-Finals. FIC does not finish and stops at the Finals.

DIRECTIONS TO THE CLUB
1903 Sanborn St., Port Huron, MI. 48060, 810.987.6868. STAY IN THE RIGHTHAND LANE, on I94 when coming into Port Huron. Exit right to Pine Grove Ave / M25, turn left / north onto Pine Grove Ave at the light. At the third traffic light, Sanborn Street, turn right, turn left at the first drive on the left side of the road. You have arrived.

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 SYSTEM 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:
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.

DRAWS WILL BE POSTED AT THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT.

NO REFUNDS AFTER PLAYER SELECTION IS COMPLETE

MIDWEST EVALUATION FORM
At the end of our event it would be very helpful to us to better serve you, if you could fill out a Midwest Evaluation Form that is online using this link.Click here for link.

QUESTIONS? Email, Tennishouse.dbrown@yahoo.com or call (810) 987-6868. Email preferred with the quickest reply. Happy to answer any of your questions.
Player Selection Type

Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.

Entry Type

Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, February 6, 2013 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.

Quick Reference

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