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G12 Endorsed Players to the Midwest Closed - You must enter the Closed to be considered for the draw.
1.Olivia Manson 2.Anna Wiskowski 3.Jessica Popiol 4.Sophie Baker 5.Stela Vlaisavljevic 6.Sofia Olaru 7.Calista Chang 8.Sophia Kim 9.Mira Kernagis 10.Madison Liu 11.Alina Shyani 12.Chloe Goins 13.Aarna Prashanth
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G12 Altrenates to the Midwest Closed - You must enter the Closed to be considered for the draw.
Your number on this list makes no difference as all Alternates will go into the Midwest Alternate pool and be selected based on Midwest points.
1.Addison Lanton 2.Kotryna Tomas 3.Mia Batenic 4.Valentina Bellagamba 5.Megan Trifilio 6.Jacinta Villalobos 7.Juliana Singeorzan 8.Katrine Boianov 9.Crystina Lee 10.Anastasia Sukovic 11.Abby Ma 12.Rina Matsunaga 13.Abigail Gambla 14.Priyanka Bhogaraju 15.Luciana Parilli 16.Trinity Hardin 17.Tess Trieu 18.Meredith Garcia 19.Allie Trifonov 20.Riley Lepsi 21.Katelyn Wu 22.Aleksandra Stanojevic 23.Sandy Levin 24.Lily Brecknock 25.Sydnay Shuster 26.Claire Lopatka 27.Ariane Lesterhuis 28.Elizabeth Isyanov 29.Gabrielle Lee 30.Tara Markovic 31.Gabriela Cilella 32.Abigail Lee 33.Amy Oku 34.Nadia Barbieri 35.Paola Almeda 36.Kaitlyn Strilich 37.Estela Louriero 38.Elizabeth Dabiza 39.Sophia Denizov 40.Neela Brown 41.Hafsah Khan 42.Chelsea Boruff 43.Helena Klooster 44.Shriya Ramesh 45.Lorenza Foster-Simbulan 46.Kriti Mohan 47.Julie Kokonets 48.Haley Goins
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Please use the link below to read important information on the Play & Complete Requirement
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Notes
Important
On Saturday the facility will not open
until 10AM and access to the parking lot will be allowed only after
9:30AM due to a race taking place on the grounds. Feel free to use
the outdoor courts to practice at no charge from 9:30-10:15AM when
matches start or try to use vicinity parks, please do not try to
come before 9:30AM. Thank you!
Draw and Schedule
Draw and schedule for all 4
days are available now (including consolation draw) ... please
click the "Draws" link to see the complete schedule ... Schedule is
subject to changes if needed ... Players are asked to check in 15
min. prior to match schedule ... At the time of check in players
MUST BE READY TO PLAY and have addressed all needs (equipment,
water, restroom use ...)...Important: In case of inclement
weather players should report at the same site and at the same
time as we will be using indoor backup courts with minimal or
no schedule delays...Indoor practice courts will be released to
sell only on the same day ($24/hour and no guest fees) and only if
the weather is nice.
Important
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION
BELOW
To be considered for endorsement to the Midwest Closed as a
Quota Player or an Alternate, a player must PLAY AND COMPLETE
his/her final match. Play and Complete is defined as playing all
points including the final point of the match. (see details
below).
General Tournament Information
We are located at 1300
Forest Gate Rd (please use 1450 Forest Gate Rd for accurate GPS
directions), Oak Brook IL 60523. We have 8 indoor USTA
Blue/Green tennis courts, all viewable from a higher point which
makes all courts easy to see.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Players cannot access any electronic devices during the match
except during an off court split set break.
START TIMES
First Match start times will be available Wed, May 30 by
7PM.
Tentative schedule: Saturday after 10AM, Sunday after 8AM, Monday
after 3PM and Tuesday after 3PM.
Practice courts
During the tournament schedule most or
all of the outdoor courts are used for official matches. Outdoor
practice courts might be available before matches start for the
day. Indoor practice courts (weather permitting) might be available
when all the outdoor courts are used. You can book indoor or
outdoor practice courts in half-hour increments at a special Junior
Stand By rate of $24/hour for indoor courts or no charge for
available outdoor courts with no guest fee by calling the front
desk at 630-990-4660.
PLAYERS PLEASE NOTE
By Midwest Regulations BG12,14,16 & 18 players may apply and
play in ONE QUALIFIER AGE GROUP. The only exception is the BG10
which can play in both the BG10 & BG12 Qualifier.
GENERAL
This is a Chicago District and Midwest Section Level 3 event with a
limited draw of 64 in each age group. This tournament will be used
to determine which players the CDTA will endorse to the Midwest
Closed Outdoor Championships on June 23-28, 2018. DO NOT enter this
event if you cannot, or have no intention to play the Midwest
Closed.
ELIGIBILITY
This tournament is open to Chicago District players who have shown
proof of US Citizenship (US Birth Certificate, US Passport, valid
Alien Registration Card, I-485 Letter). If you are applying to play
this tournament for the first time, you must mail, fax, or e-mail a
copy of your US Birth Certificate, US Passport, valid Alien
Registration Card or I-485 Letter to the CDTA office no later than
Monday, May 21, 2018. Send to CDTA, 2200 E. Devon Ave., Suite 319,
Des Plaines, IL 60018, fax 847-803-2383, e-mail cdta@msn.com. If
you did not submit citizenship documentation in 2003-2017, it must
be received in the CDTA office by May 21, 2018. Receiving the
documentation does not guarantee your acceptance into the event.
Please e-mail us at cdta@msn.com to make sure we received your
documentation before the entry deadline.
ENTRY DEADLINE
Tournament entry is by TennisLink only. The entry deadline is
Monday, May 21, 2018 at 11:59pm. When entering this event on-line,
you must list your current phone numbers and e-mail information in
the space provided. Be sure to print out your confirmation number
after completing the entry. You can check your entry status in the
applicant area of the tournament site.
PLAYER SELECTION CRITERIA
The following selection criteria will be used for the BG12
divisions: 1. Four (4) players from the top 100 of the most current
USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the next lower age division.
2. 60 players from the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing
List in the current age division of the event. Remaining vacancies
and/or alternates will be selected from the USTA/Midwest Standing
List in the division of the event.
ALTERNATES
Alternates will be posted in order and will be notified if a space
becomes available.
LATE ENTRIES
Late entries will ONLY be accepted by email to the Tournament
Director of the division. If an alternate list exists, the late
entries will be placed at the bottom of the alternate list in the
order of which their email was received by the Tournament Director.
Otherwise, the late entries will be placed directly onto the
competitor's list in the order that their email was received by the
Tournament Director. Note: Once the seeds and draws are created,
any late entry players on the alternate list that would be seeded
will be removed because they would invalidate the draw and seeding
(USTA Regulation I.H.3).
CONFLICTS
Players must be available to play at all times during the
tournament. The only conflicts we will try to accommodate are
school sessions (weekday matches are scheduled after noon), school
testing, and a player's graduation ceremony. Conflicts must be
submitted in writing and received by the Tournament Director by May
21, 2018.
PLAY SITE
All matches will be played outdoor at Oak Brook Tennis Center, 1300
Forest Gate Rd, Oak Brook IL 60523. Indoor back-up courts are at
the same location..
SCORING FORMAT
Main draw is 2 out of 3 sets, regular scoring, with a full feed-in
consolation. A Match Tie Break in lieu of a 3rd set will be used in
the consolation rounds up until the last consolation round where 2
out of 3 sets will be played. The consolation draw will be played
only up to the qualifying spots for endorsement purposes.
START TIMES
First Match start times will be available Wed, May 30 by 7PM.
Tentative schedule: Saturday after 10AM, Sunday after 8AM, Monday
after 3PM and Tuesday after 3PM.
RAIN PROCEDURES
Players should report to their proper site at the designated match
time unless (1) you receive instructions from the Site
Director/Tournament Director, or (2) a rain update on this site has
specific instructions. A short period of rain may delay matches,
but will not automatically move matches indoors. Please be patient
with the tournament staff as they work through any rain or other
delays.
DRESS CODE
Proper tennis attire is required. No matter how professional
players are attired, we will be enforcing the following
regulations. Clothing NOT considered proper tennis attire can
include, but not be limited to: - Sports bras worn alone (without a
shirt) - Shirts with reference to sex, drugs, alcohol, tobacco or
violence. - Compression shorts worn alone (not covered by shorts or
a skirt). - Girls tops must cover midriff when arms are at rest. -
Boys: no tank tops or cutoff t-shirts.
ENDORSEMENT PROCEDURES FOR 2018
The Chicago District has been allocated 13 "Quota" spots for
automatic selection to the 2018 Midwest Outdoor Closed tournament
this year. The Endorsement process has been updated to select
players from the Chicago District Championships - District
Qualifier event in the BG 12-18 age divisions.
1) 8 Quarterfinalists from the Main Draw will be automatically
endorsed.
2) 4 players are selected from those that advance to the
Consolation Quarterfinal Round from the Consolation Quarterfinal
Qualifier Round.
3) From the 4 players that did not advance to the Consolation
Quarterfinal Round from the Quarterfinal Qualifier Round, 1 will be
selected in ranking order from the Midwest Ranking list published
the week prior to the tournament.
4) Alternates will be selected from the tournament Competitors in
the ranking order from the Midwest Ranking list published the week
prior to the tournament.
5) If a player does not reach an automatic qualifying position in
the draw and wants to be considered for an alternate status for the
Midwest Closed, the player must have played and completed their
final match.
Play and Complete is defined as playing all points including
the final point of the match.
No Appeals of the Play and Complete Requirement are
permitted.
ENDORSEMENT TO THE MIDWEST CLOSED
There is no paperwork to fill out. To be accepted into the Midwest
Closed draw players must (1) ENTER THE CLOSED ON-LINE, (2) APPEAR
ON THE DISTRICT LIST AS ONE OF THE 13 ENDORSED PLAYERS. Alternates
must also ENTER THE MIDWEST CLOSED ON-LINE and appear on the
District alternate list. Midwest will then determine which
alternates will get in based on records of all players in the
alternate pool. BG12 Midwest Outdoor Closed Championships.
Midwest Closed BG12-14: 850066318 - Entry deadline is Thursday,
June 14 at 10:59pm CST.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Monday, May 21, 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: 850097018 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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