SUNDAY RAIN POTENTIAL - INDOORS
There is a chance of rain on Sunday. We have all the indoor courts available for the tournaments, so please report for your matches at the scheduled time. We will play inside if it is raining.
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*** DRAWS ** ONLINE ** CONSOLATION ***
Draws are posted. With a large number of players competing in 2 divisions, flexibility will be the word of the day. We will try and keep things on schedule as much as possible, but if a player is involved in a match in play, in another division, it must end before, before yours can begin. We will be using a third set match tie break in lieu of a third set to keep things moving. Some matches in the consolation rounds will be played indoors to speed play. Front draw matches will all be outside, except for rain.
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LOCATION
The tournament will be held at Elysium Tennis Club, which is located in Dublin, Ohio. Seen on the map, just outside of Columbus. We are 200 yards over the county line so we have a Plain City mailing address. We are only 1.5 miles from the Jack Nicklaus Muirfield Village Golf Club where the Memorial Golf Tournament is held, so there are over 5,000 hotel rooms in close 5 mile vicinity.
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*** RAIN SCHEDULE *** TOURNEY FORMAT ***
If there is rain - no problem, we will play inside. Same match schedule, just indoors, so please be on time. THIRD SET MATCH TIE BREAK - To facilitate completeing the tournament in two days, if teams split the first two sets, we will use a match tie break in place of a full third set.
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USTA REQUIREMENTS and TOURNAMENT FORMAT
All players must be current USTA members in good standing to participate, and receive prize money. USTA memberships may be renewed or purchased online at www.usta.com. The tournament will be held over 2 days, Saturday and Sunday, at Elysium Tennis Club. The format will be FMLC (First Match Losers Consolation) so everyone will play at least 2 matches. Be preared to play up to three matches a day if needed.
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DIVISION MINIMUMS
We require 4 teams in each age group to hold that age group and pay prize money in that division. Groups with less than 4 teams may be combined with another division to ensure enough teams for competition.
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PARTICIPANT BONUSES
All participants will receive a tournament gift - shirt, hat or other item for being a part of the tournament. We will also have a food event on Saturday afternoon for all tournament participants. Spectators and fans may also partake n the food event, but must pay for their own food and drink cost.
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PRIZE MONEY
This is a prize money tournament, in lieu of trophies. Prize money will be awarded by Bernie Master at the completion of the final in each age division on Sunday.
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NO RAIN POSTPONEMENTS
We will have no rain delays to speak of. If there is inclement weather, we will play inside. Please be on time for your match, the only slight delays will be walking inside and reassigning the courts.
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SEEDING INFO
Please submit any information that may be influential to determining your seeding by emailing the tournament directors at the email address above. ATP, ITA, WTA, USTA, High School , NASCAR, NRA, whatever you think may be pertinent. USTA seeding is a "feel" art form, encompassing the totality of a teams accomplishments, and potential for victory, not like the ATP or WTA which is strictly by rankings.
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AMATEUR REIMBURSEMENT FORMS
If you are an amateur playing on a college team and wish to recover some of your playing costs you must fill out the reimbursement forms listed in the link. Fill out the one that pertains to you, depending on what level of college you are playing. HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENTS.
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HOTELS - 5 MILE RADIUS
Due to being less than 2 mile away from the Jack Nickluas Muirfield Golf Club, whre teh Memorial is held every year, ther are over 5,000 hotel rooms in relatively cose proximity. Click on the link to get the list of what people use the most, per our experience.
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This is a prize money tournament. The Men's total prize money is
$4,500 and Women's is $1,500. The divisions are of the following:
Men's Open, 35, 45, 55, 60, 65 and 70 Doubles, plus Women's Open
Doubles. *** WE NEED A MINIMUM OF 4 TEAMS IN A DIVISION OR IT WILL
BE CANCELLED OR PERHAPS COMBINED WITH ANOTHER AGE GROUP ***. WE
WILL LET YOU KNOW IF THIS HAPPENS. WE NEED A MINIMUM OF 8 TEAMS FOR
THE MEN'S OPEN DIVISION TO RECEIVE PRIZE $ IN THE SEMIFINAL ROUND.
The tournament will start on Saturday morning and end on Sunday,
late afternoon.
PRIZE MONEY PAYOUT IS AS FOLLOWS BELOW. ALL AMOUNTS ARE PER TEAM,
half going to each partner, with the players going their own
allocations. ONE CHECK PER TEAM, so please bring a means to pay
your partner if you were to win prize money.
Mens Open Division - Champions - $ 1,500, Mens Finalists - $800,
Mens Third Place Team - $400, Back Draw Champs - $200. Mens 35, 45,
55, 60. 65, 70 divisions - Champions - 30% of Division Revenue.
Finalists - 15%. Third Placers - 10%. Consolation Champ - 10%.
Womens Open Division (minimum 6 teams) - Champions - $200.
Finalists - $100, Third Place - $50. With more entries, WD prize
money will be increased accordingly.
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 Thursday, July 9, 2015 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: 856352915 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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