ELYSIUM B/G-18 COMPASS CHALLENGE

Due to a lot of illnesses and emergencies, we have low numbers in this weeks sign up. We need at least 8 participants for the computer to produce a compass draw. With 6 each in the B18 and G18 divisions, we will switch to a regular full feed in draw. Maximum points are still awarded - 220 Ohio Valley and 44 Midwes to the winner, with the usual points of rthe fianlists and other place winners.

The first matches will start on Friday night at 6 PM. The first matches on Saturday night will begin at 5 PM. All players are responsible for checking the draw and arriving at the tennis facility fifteen minutes before their scheduled match time to check in. Be sure to click on the "Draws" selection and write down your first match time. Please allow yourself ample time to get here if it is during a time of expected heavy traffic.

All tournament participants will receive a tee shirt. There will be a pizza party on Saturday night for all participants of the tounament.

Email is our preferred method of communicaiton. Email can be completed at any hour and leaves an electronic trail which clears up any questions of timing and whether messages were sent or receevied. Please direct emails to the email address listed above.

All 16 players selected to play in the compass draw, chosen from the total group of registrants, will play 4 matches, 2 on Friday night and 2 on Saturday night.

Per the USTA Midwest guidelines, the highest ranked 16 players, as of the most recent Midwest rankings, will be selected to participate in this tournament. Players that register for the tournament online, but are not among the 16 selected to play, will not be charged an entry fee.

The Compass Challenge will use the best 2 out of 3 sets with regular scoring to determine the match winner. If a set is tied at 6-6, a set tie break will be used to decide the set. A set tie break is the first player to win 7 points, winning by a margin of 2 points or more. If the players split the first two sets, the match tie break will be used to determine the winner of the match. The match tie break is the same as a set tie break, except for it will be the first player to win 10 points, by a margin of 2 points or more.

This link is to the latest edition of the Midwest Junior Tennis Guidebook. It contains just about all the information, and answers most of the questions, any junior player or parent could want reagarding junior tennis in the Midwest Section and Ohio Valley District. Midwest points per round charts and info are included. It is a PDF file 48 pages long, but is worth down loading and committing to memory. more info