ORANGE BALL EARNED ADVANCEMENT TOURNAMENT - Port Huron Tennis House

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF ENTRANTS

Limited draw. This event will start at 11am and end approx. 1:30pm. Event will be a compass or round robin format on 60' courts using the Orange Stage Ball. Scoring format based on number of entrants (min. 4, max. 8). Players will receive recognition points for Earned Advancement (no Points Per Round).


Facility is willing to run two events, if entrants warrant.


For more information on the 10 and under Tennis Pathway, please visit www.tenandundertennis.com. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER: FREE FIRST TIME 1 YEAR USTA JR. MEMBERSHIP FOR 10 & Under Players. Follow membership link at www.usta.com, use source code: "FYF15CNS"


SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DOES NOT ALLOW JUNIOR TOURNAMENT ENTRIES
AFTER THE TENNISLINK DEADLINE. All competitors (phone in, mail in and tennislink) MUST show up on TennisLink at the time of deadline. If you are aware of a Southeast Michigan Tournament adding players after the TennisLink deadline, please notify the District Office immediately (email: semta@aol.com or call 1-734-421-1025). Exceptions to this rule are Novice Tournaments or any division with three (3) or less entrants after deadline.


Earned Advancement for the 10 & Under Player: _The USTA/Midwest Section has introduced an Earned Advancement for tournament players under the age of 10.
This is being done to ensure that players are using the appropriate ball, racquet, and court size for their level of play. Within this system, players will have the opportunity to experience appropriate levels of competition at each stage of the USTA/Midwest Junior Tennis Pathway. The rules and regulations put in place will allow players to progress through the different stages at a pace most suitable to the player based on his or her competency, age, participation in competitive play, and results in competition.


Stages of Earned Advancement
Red Ball Tennis to Orange Ball Tennis
Orange Ball Tennis to Green Ball Tennis
Green Ball Tennis to Yellow Ball Tennis


Grandfathered Players Exempt from Earned Advancement:
Players with 20 or more USTA/Midwest Section ranking points on the final 2013 USTA/Midwest Section Final Ranking list are not subject to this Earned Advancement policy.


Earned Advancement Tournaments will be clearly marked on TennisLink. See TennisLink at www.usta.com for a complete list of Tournaments,including Earned Advancement events.


ORANGE BALL to GREEN BALL ADVANCEMENT - 60' court to 78' (regulation) court
Age Eligibility: Any Player until the first day of the month of their 11th birthday.
Tournament Formats:_ _Non-Elimination Formats (Round Robin or Compass Draw)
Single Day Tournaments
Scoring Formats:_ _See Scoring Formats list on our website: http://www.semich.usta.com/quickstart_tennis/earned_advancement_for_the_10_under_player/


Advancement Criteria: _In order to advance to Green Ball Tennis, players must complete one of the following:
1. A player may advance on the first day of the month of the player's 10th birthday.
2. A player wins at least one (1) Designated Advancement Orange Ball Tournament.
3. A player participates in at least four (4) Designated Advancement Orange Ball
Tournaments


Tournaments Available:_ _Southeast Michigan will offer a minimum of one (1) Earned
Advancement Orange Ball Tournament per month
Points Per Round:_ _Southeast Michigan District Level 6 Points Per Round and each
player will receive one (1) participation point per tournament completed on the
Midwest Earned Advancement List.


GREEN BALL to YELLOW BALL ADVANCEMENT - 78' (regulation) court
Age Eligibility:_ _Any Player until the first day of the month of their 11th birthday (who
has advanced from Orange Ball Tennis).
Tournament Formats:_ _FMLC or Non-Elimination Formats are acceptable.
Scoring Formats:_ _FMLC (Best of 3 sets with 10 point match tiebreak in lieu of a
3rd set) or Non-Elimination Formats Allowed


Advancement Criteria:_ _To Advance to Yellow Ball Tennis (12-18 and Under
Divisions), players must complete one of the following:
1. A player who has already advanced to Green Ball from Orange Ball may
advance to Yellow Ball Tennis on the first day of the month of the player's 10th
birthday.
2. A player wins at least two (2) Green Ball Tournaments.
3. A player participates in at least four (4) Green Ball Tournaments.
4. A player reaches the quarterfinals of the USTA/Midwest Section Outdoor Closed
Championship or the semifinals of any other USTA/Midwest Section Level 1 Green
Ball Tournament.
Tournaments Available:_ _Southeast Michigan will offer a minimum of one (1) Earned
Advancement Orange Ball Tournament per month
Points Per Round:_ _Southeast Michigan District Level 1-4 points per round AND
USTA/Midwest Section Level 1-5 points per round as per the most current
USTA/Midwest Section Points Per Round Tables.
For further information regarding 10 & Under Earned Advancement, please visit:
http://www.semich.usta.com/quickstart_tennis/earned_advancement_for_the_10__
under_player/ OR contact the District Office (734) 421-1025 or email:
tennis@semich-usta.com


Player Reminders:
1) When either tournament entry closes, a player may not be entered in two or
more sanctioned tournaments if any part of the tournaments overlap, unless all
Tournament Committees/Directors understand the situation and agree in writing.
Written approval from both Tournament Committees/Directors must be received in
the District Office prior to the deadline of either tournament. This information can
be sent via fax, mail or email; however, it is the parent/legal guardian's
responsibility that the District Office receives such written notice to ensure
suspension points are not issued.
2) All players are expected to play and complete all scheduled matches during a
tournament. A player shall not withdraw from an event (whether during the course
of a match or before the start of a match in any round). All players withdrawing
from a tournament after the tournament entry deadline FOR ANY REASON will be
subject to suspension points. Withdrawing players will receive 2 suspension points
- defaulting players will receive 5 suspension points.
FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THESE RULES MAY RESULT IN SUSPENSION POINTS.
(Refer to the "Juniors" tab on the Southeast Michigan District website for more information on Code Violations and Suspension Point

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 Wednesday, June 10, 2015 11:59:00 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: 850142315 from the searchable schedule homepage.

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