Notes
Update as of 6/30 9:00 PM: All of the times for the Sunday
matches have been updated. The front draws are playing through the
finals. Some of the back draws may not be playing through to the
finals. If there is not a time listed for a particular match in the
back draw, it means that match will not be played. If you should
have any questions, please contact Steve Haas at 630-660-1943. We
look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Update as of 6/29/2018 at 12:15 AM: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING
NOTES AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE
TOURNAMENT. This is an outdoor tournament (unless it rains)
which will be played at both Nike Park and Naperville North High
School. The address for Nike Park is 1520 North Mill St,
Naperville, IL 60563 and the address for Naperville North High
School is 899 Mill St, Naperville, IL 60563 (these locations are
about 1 mile from each other). On the draws, "Nike" is the
abbreviation for Nike Park and "NNHS" is the abbreviation for
Naperville North High School. For those of you not familiar with
these locations, please use GPS to find the general location before
you drive to the courts. Please be advised that if you use the
"USTA Mobile App" on your phone, DO NOT USE THE MAP LOCATION
FEATURE in the app as this will direct you to the Naperville Tennis
Club, which is located 4-5 miles away from these outdoor
courts. The rain backup site (indoors) for this event will be
the Naperville Tennis Club, 1011 East Benton Ave, Naperville, IL
60540. This tournament will start on Saturday morning and run all
day Saturday and continue into Sunday morning through early
afternoon.
We realize that there is an "excessive heat watch" for the
Chicagoland area this weekend, and we will be monitoring the heat
index throughout the tournament and, if necessary, the Tournament
Director/Staff may adjust certain break times based on USTA
guidelines. Based on the "excessive heat watch", PLAYERS, PARENTS
AND SPECTATORS are encouraged to bring lots of water, juice, etc.,
along with sunscreen, hats and other items as necessary. While
there are some bleacher seats by the tennis courts at Nike Park, we
would encourage you to bring any comfortable chairs you might have
(e.g., camping chairs) and you are also welcome to bring items to
keep you shaded (e.g,. umbrella, camping canopies, shade tent,
etc.).
The draws are posted so please check for your match times. You will
notice that many back draw times are not yet listed and there are
some front draw Final match times which are also not listed. These
matches will be played on Sunday (starting as early as 8:00 am) and
continue through the early afternoon on Sunday. We need to wait
until the Saturday afternoon matches are completed to determine how
many back draw matches need to be played (based on players who
receive byes in the first round of the front draws), and once these
Saturday afternoon matches are completed, we will be able to
schedule the Sunday front draw Final times, along with the Sunday
back draw times (some back draw times for Sunday are already
posted). Please note that due to the large number of players in
this tournament (well over 100+ players), some back draws may not
be played out to completion (i.e., some back draws may stop after
the first round or at the QF or SF stage). After the Saturday
afternoon front draw matches are completed, we will be able to
determine how far in the back draw we can play.
Also, please note that we have a few available courts on Saturday
around 5:30 pm with which to play some back draw matches, so after
the early-to-mid-afternoon Saturday matches, we will know whether
we can schedule a few back draw matches around 5:30 pm-ish on
Saturday, so some players may have an additional match on Saturday
that is not yet listed.
If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact the
Tournament Director, Steve Haas, at 630-660-1943.
This event will play rain or shine! If the weather does not
rain we will be having this tournament at 2 outdoor locations -
Nike Park and Naperville North High School, both of which are
located about a mile from each other. The address for Nike Park is
1520 North Mill St, Naperville, IL 60563. The address for
Naperville North High School is 899 Mill St, Naperville, IL 60563.
In the draws, NNHS is the abbreviation for Naperville North High
School.
Naperville Tennis Club is the rainy day location. Check here, call
the Tournament Director, Steve Haas, at 630-660-1943, or call
Naperville Tennis Club at 630-355-5600 for up to date information
about a possible move inside if it rains.
We look forward to seeing you and hope everyone plays well and has
a great tournament!
Meredith Pollack will act as referee.
A note about the outdoor sites:
Please note that Naperville North High School's tennis courts only
have a port-a-potty near the court. There are many restaurants and
gas stations just east and west of Naperville North High School on
Ogden Avenue (the main east-west street running by the high school)
which can also be used. There is a McDonald's a little west of the
high school and a BP Gas Station a little east of the high school.
Nike Park does have restroom facilities near the courts Also,
please note that Ribfest will be taking place in Naperville during
this time so plan on extra time to get to the facility where you
will be playing your matches.
Please read through this homepage before signing up for the
tournament as many questions are addressed here.
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:
The tournament, as it is a "one-day plus" event, means that players
may need to play 3 rounds on the 1st day of the tournament, and
some divisions may need to finish up on the 2nd day of the
tournament (depending on the total number of player registrations).
This event must start in the a.m. in order to be a one-day-plus
event. Matches will begin as early as 8 a.m. and play throughout
the day.
The main sites are:
Naperville North High School
899 Mill Street, Naperville 60563
and
Nike Sports Complex
1520 North Mill Street, Naperville 60563.
The major roads near the park are Diehl Road and Ogden Avenue.
Please allow extra time before your first match so that you find us
on time.
Should there be rain, please check here or call the club
(630)355-5600 in order to find out if the event has been moved
indoors.
Indoor back-up site, in the event of rain, is:
Naperville Tennis Club
1011 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:
Due to the number of matches for the day: no-ad scoring, 2 out of 3
sets with a 10 point tiebreaker in lieu of a 3rd set. Players may
come off the court for 3 minutes should they split sets.
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 Wednesday, June 27, 2018 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: 850055518 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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