Notes
12/23 UPDATE 6:00 p.m. - - the draws are now posted. G16s
will finish on Monday (both front draw and back draw). B14s and
B16s finals will be Tuesday morning (with the possibility of back
draw finals being on Tuesday morning if they cannot finish Monday
night). B14s and B16s back draw times (as well as front draw
semifinals times) will be on Monday afternoon through early-evening
(those times will be posted once certain front draw matches (that
impact scheduling) are completed). Please make sure that your have
your times and check here as consolation times are assigned
depending on outcomes of matches that impact scheduling. We look
forward to seeing you on Monday! Because this tournament begins the
day after Christmas, if any questions do arise you are welcome to
contact the Tournament Director (listed below) anytime, including
on December 25th.
CONTACT: Steve Haas, the tourney director's cell is
630-660-1943.
Please read through this homepage before signing up for the
tournament as many questions are addressed here.
This is a one day plus event. Matches will begin as early as 8 a.m.
and play throughout the entire day. Players may have as many as
three matches on the 26th. Draws may be limited so that the
events finish in 2 days. Players are selected using the most
current Midwest Standing List. FMLC (players are guaranteed a
minimum of 2 matches), backdraw may not be played to
completion.
GET SIGNED UP/WHY WAIT?:
Please do not "wait" for other players to sign up. This is
something that circles back and then few people sign up until the
last minute. If you are free and want to play...sign up. Other
"waiting" people will see names and then sign up too and
Tah-Dah...we have a nice draw with healthy competition for
all!
FIRST MATCH START TIMES:
Once the draws are posted, please click to find your times there.
We do not email or call participants to tell them times. It is the
player's responsibility to find that on the tournament home
page.
TOURNAMENT SITE:
is: Naperville Tennis Club1011 East Benton Avenue, Naperville
60540
WITHDRAWALS/MIDWEST SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM:
If you need to withdraw while registration is still open, please go
to the tournament homepage and in the left margin click on "Edit
Registration" and proceed to withdraw. No reason is necessary while
the registration is still open. If registration has closed and the
tournament has not yet begun, please email/call the Tournament
Director at the club (info@napervilletennis.com) and list the
reason for your withdrawal. If the tournament has started, please
call the club and speak directly with the Tournament Director.
Remember, when withdrawing from a USTA tournament once the
selections have been made, the only reasons that are accepted by
the USTA Referee without incurring FIVE (5) suspension points are
injury, illness, or a family emergency.
REFUNDS:
NO REFUNDS once player selections have been made at the close of
the entry deadline.
SIGNING UP FOR TWO EVENTS/MIDWEST SUSPENSION POINT
SYSTEM:
The USTA/Midwest Section Suspension Point System is in effect. You
are expected to play the entire event as scheduled. 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 Director involved agrees with the multiple
entries in writing via email. The applies to all players who signed
up for the tournament including alternates.
FORMAT:
Regular scoring, 2 our of 3 sets with a 10 point tiebreaker in lieu
of a 3rd set.
USTA CONTACT INFORMATION:
Procedure for tournament registration: because of Privacy Laws,
your contact information from USTA membership does not show up in
the Tournament Director's software anymore. Only what you indicate
during the registration process shows up. We have no way of
contacting you if you leave those fields blank when signing up.
This means, for example, if your opponent withdraws at the last
minute due to injury, illness, or a family emergency you might make
a trip to the tournament and not need to if we had a way of
reaching you. You must indicate all phone numbers, home and cell (a
MUST), email addresses and more for each USTA tournament
registration, EACH and EVERY time, for each and every tournament
you enter, even if you have played a tournament with Naperville
before.
QUESTIONS?:
Please call/email Naperville Tennis Club (630)355-5600 or
info@napervilletennis.com. Make sure you reference the name of the
tournament, player's name, and age group as we do have a lot of
tournament overlap.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 850025716 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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