TOURNAMENT UPDATE--NOVEMBER 30TH
OUR TOURNAMENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC. OUR NEXT EVENT WILL BE IN FEBRUARY. LETS ALL HOPE WE ARE ON THE DOWNWARD SLOPE OF THIS CRISIS BY THEN.
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USTA TOURNAMENTS IN ILLINOIS/STATE OF ILLINOIS DIRECTIVES
On July 29, Governor Pritzker of Illinois issued a directive on youth sports that aims to minimize the risk of the spread of Covid-19 by limiting gatherings at youth sport events and interactions of players from different Emergency Medical Services (EMS) regions. Even though tennis is identified as a low-risk activity, the State feels that certain types of events include a heightened risk of exposure due to the involvement of many more participants, family members and spectators. As such, in order for USTA to host junior tournaments in Illinois, USTA will be following strict Covid-19 safety protocols and making selections of players based on EMS region.
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THIS TOURNAMENT IS ONLY FOR PLAYERS THAT RESIDE IN EMS REGION 6- East Central
Following State of Illinois Guidelines, Decatur Athletic Club is only allowed to host players from Region 6 - East Central: Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, and Vermillion counties. If you do not live in one of these counties, please do not sign up for this event as you will not be selected to play. See link with Regional Map.
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COVID-19 TOURNAMENT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
*Players
will have their temperature taken when entering the facility for the first
time.
*Players must wear masks in the lobby until they arrive on court
*This
is a “player plus one” event. You may
only have one coach or spectator (mask required)
*Players
must bring their own water, ice and chairs.
None are provided at the tournament. *Players
and their spectator should arrive only 10 minutes before matches and leave immediately
after reporting their score and receiving their next match time. *If you feel ill, please withdraw yourself from the tournament immediately.
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Tournament Schedule
Matches may start as early as 8 am on Saturday depending on draw sizes. This is a one-day plus tournament so we will play all main draws of 8 or less in one day. Draws of more than 8 and some consolation matches may finish Sunday morning/early afternoon.
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What Is A One Day Plus Tournament?
All draws of 8 or less will be played entirely on Saturday (DISCLAIMER: THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR WILL BE ABIDING BY SELF-IMPOSED COVID SAFEGAURDS WHICH COULD OVERRIDE THE CONVENIENCE OF A ONE-DAY EVENT). Any draws that exceed 8 will have matches played on Sunday.
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Scoring
No-ad scoring for entire tournament. Match Tie-breaker used for third set.
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Draw Posting
All draws will be posted Saturday morning.
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Refunds
There will be no refunds once the draws are made.
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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 Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:59:00 PM Central 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: 850191520 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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