MIDWEST OPEN CHAMPOINSHIPS G16'S

Wednesday's new doubles start times were posted at 4:00 p.m. today. We will play only one round of doubles this evening.

Check in for the tournament will be Sunday, August 1, from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. If you are traveling and cannot make the check in time, please email jmbraden@purdue.edu or call 765-494-3600 by Saturday, July 31. If you do not come to the Sunday check in, you must arrive 1 hour prior to your match time for check in at the Schwartz Tennis Center. You may be playing at a different site, but all check in is mandatory at the Schwartz Tennis Center prior to your first match. You must also check-in for each singles and doubles match, at your playing site at least 15 minutes prior to your match time. Your parent, guardian, or coach, may not check you in for your matches. Also your doubles partner may not check you in for your doubles matches. Doubles entries for current competitors will be finalized by 9:45 a.m. on Monday, August 2. Alternates and on site alternates may enter doubles between 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., if space is available.

All participants will receive a MATCH CARD in their player packets. Each player is responsible to show their MATCH CARD when checking in for their matches and having it available for the site director to sign after each singles and doubles match. Please keep your card in a safe place, preferably in a zipped pocket of your tennis bag. There is a $5.00 fee (cash or we will take a credit card number at the site) for each lost match card or not being able to present your card at match check-in or after the completion of your match. This includes leaving it in the hotel room or at home.

Doubles entries for current competitors will be finalized by 9:45 a.m. on Monday, August 2. Alternates and on site alternates may enter doubles between 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., if space is available. Weather permitting, we will play the first round of doubles on Monday, after singles. Doubles draws and start times will be available after 1:00 p.m. online, at the Schwartz Tennis Center control desk indoors, or at the Jefferson High School courts.

SCHWARTZ TENNIS CENTER, 1324 St. Rd 526, West Lafayette, IN 47906 CUMBERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COURTS, 600 Cumberland Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47906 JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL COURTS, 2345 Gregory Ave., Lafayette, IN 47905 (See Direction Below, Directions will be provided at Check-IN)

DIRECTIONS to Schwartz Tennis Center: 1324 State Road 526, West Lafayette, IN 47906 From Indianapolis: Take I-65 north to St Rd. 43 South (Exit 178), turn left off of the exit. Follow to St. Rd. 26 West (State Street) and turn right at the McDonald's. Follow to (St. Rd. 526/Airport) and turn right, this turns into McCormick Road. The Schwartz Tennis Center is about one mile ahead on the left, just before the stop sign at Cherry Lane. From North: Take I-65 south to St. Rd 25 (Exit 175). Turn right off of the exit. Follow to Hwy 52, turn right. Continue into West Lafayette. Turn left at Yeager Road. Follow signs to Purdue. Turn right on Cherry Lane, follow to McCormick Rd (526). Turn left onto McCormick, the Schwartz Tennis Center will be on your right about 1/8th mile. From South/I-74: Take St Rd. 231 north toward Lafayette/West Lafayette to St. Rd. 26 (State Street). Turn left. Follow to St. Rd 526/Airport, and turn right, this turns into McCormick Rd. The Schwartz Tennis Center is about one mile ahead on the left, just before the stop sign at Cherry Lane. DIRECTIONS TO JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS: FROM SCHWARTZ TENNIS CENTER: Turn right out of the driveway onto McCormick Rd. Continue to State St (St. Rd 26) and turn left at the traffic light. Continue through campus, go over the bridge into Lafayette. Continue on St. Rd 26, up the hill. Turn Right on Main St., and then turn right onto 18th St. Take 18th St. to State Street and take to Earl Ave. Turn right onto Earl Ave., go past the football stadium and turn left onto Gregory Ave. The tennis courts and parking will be on your right. Address: 2398 Gregory Ave., Lafayette, IN 47905 FROM I-65: Take the Dayton/Exit 168. Go toward Lafayette. Continue on St. Rd. 38 to Earl Ave. Turn left onto Earl Ave. and continue past the football stadium. Turn left onto Gregory Ave. The tennis courts and parking will be on your right. Address: 2398 Gregory Ave., Lafayette, IN 47905

All participants will begin play on Monday, August 2. We will start matches as early as 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 2. We understand many of the participants are coming here from other events, however to finish all of the rounds we must start play early on Monday. Please check your start time on Saturday, July 31, as times may change due to withdrawals and/or seeding changes. MONDAY: 1st and 2nd Rounds Main Draw Singles, 1st Round Consolation, 1st Round Doubles TUESDAY: 3rd Round Main Draw Singles, 2nd & 3rd Round Qual. Consolation Singles, 2nd & Round of 16 Doubles WEDNESDAY: Round of 16 & Qtr. Final Main Draw Singles, 3rd, 4th Round Qual & 4th Round Consolation, Quarterfinal Doubles. THURSDAY: Semifinal Main Draw Singles, Quaterfinal Qual. & Quaterfinal Consolation, Semifinal & Final Doubles FRIDAY: Final Main Draw Singles, Playoff for 3rd Place, Semifinal and Final of Consolation **Schedule subject to change based on weather and player schedules

MAIN DRAW SINGLES: All main draw singles matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a 5 minute warm up prior to the start of play. If players split sets we will play a full 3rd set A 10 minute break will be used between the 2nd and 3rd sets. New balls will be provided for the 3rd Set. A 7- point Tiebreak will be used at 6 games all in all sets. A playoff for 3rd and 4th place will be held. FEED-IN CONSOLATION SINGLES: All consolation singles matches will be best 2 out of 3 sets with a 5 minute warm up prior to the start of play. If players split sets we will use a 10-point Tiebreak in lieu of a 3rd set. Players will not receive new balls for the 10-point Tiebreak. A 7-point Tiebreak will be used at 6 games all in the first 2 sets. DOUBLES: All doubles matches will use an 8-game pro set format with a 5 minute warm up prior to the start of play. A 7-point Tiebreak will be used at 8 games all.

SEEDS Seeding for the tournament will be posted on Monday, July 26 after 6 p.m. DRAWS: Draws will be posted on the morning of Sunday, August 1.

Practice and warm up courts will be available at the Schwartz Tennis Center, Lafayette Jefferson High School, Cumberland Elementary School and other locations around the Lafayette/West Lafayette area. A map and court locations will be available at check-in.

*Players not previously selected with 100 or more ranking points on the Girl's 16 Regional Tournament Standings List will be listed in the order their names appear on the RTSL *Players not previously selected or listed with 100 or more ranking points on the Girl's 14 Regional Tournament Standings List will be listed in order their names appear on the RTSL. *Players not previously selected or listed will be listed in the order their names appear on the Girl's 16 Regional Tournament Standings List. *Players not previously selected or listed will be listed in the order their names appear on the Girl's 14 Regional Tournament Standings List. *Late Entrants will be listed below all other alternates by the date and time on which the late entry is made. If multiple late entries are received at the same time, they will be ordered by lot. Late Entrants ARE NOT ordered by strength of record. The Alternate List will be published to the TennisLink Tournament Home Page as soon as possible and no later than three days after entries close. The order of players on an Alternate List WILL NOT be changed if a new Regional Tournament Standings List is published. Alternates selected to fill the draw will be contacted by the Tournament as soon as possible and arrangements will have to be made to pay entry fees. On-Site Alternates. The Tournament Committee has established a procedure for checking in on-site alternates. The procedure includes the following: • On each day in which alternates may be accepted into a draw, any alternate desiring admittance must check in and be ready for play no later than 15 minutes prior to the first scheduled match time of the event for which they are an alternate. Section 9 - 7 • The order of the alternates is based on the original Alternate List published by the tournament, not a more recent National Standings List, and not in the order in which the players check in. On-Site Alternates may be admitted into the singles main draw to replace withdrawing players until the completion of the first round of play. Any player receiving a bye in the first round can also be replaced by an on-site alternate in the second round because this player has not yet played a match in the event. This does not apply to players receiving withdrawals or retirements as these are considered matches won. On-Site Alternates may not play in the Feed-In Championship or Modified FIC unless they have first played in the singles main draw. On-site alternates must check in at the Schwartz Tennis Center by 7:30 a.m. on the first day of the event and remain on site until notified of any withdrawals.

The Schwartz Tennis Center will be the rain back-up site for the tournament. Rain delay or match reschedule information will be posted on this website as information can be provided. Information will also be available at 765-494-3600.

Stringing will be available at the Schwartz Tennis Center. There is a $15.00 per racquet charge if players have their own string. String types and cost vary. Stringing will be done starting at 6:00 p.m. each evening and will be ready for pick up by the next morning or later that evening. We cannot guarantee stringing will be available at all times during the day. We will be available to string racquets at check in on Sunday evening.

The tournament WILL NOT be providing water, sports drinks, or snack items during the event. Please be sure to bring plenty of water to your matches. The Schwartz Tennis Center DOES NOT have an ice machine for player use. We will have ice and bags available at each site for emergency purposes only. Please provide your own ice for coolers.

Late entries will be accepted, but can only be placed on the LATE ENTRY ALTERNATE LIST which follows the alternates who entered before the entry deadline. The late entry alternates will be placed in the order in which they are received by the tournament director.

*26 players will be selected from the top 200 players on the most recent Girl's 14 Regional Tournament Standing List *98 players will be selected from the most recent Girl's 16 Regional Tournament Standings List *4 players will be selected by Wild Card. Unused Wild Cards will be filled by players from the Girl's 16 Regional Tournament Standings List. Players must be eligible for national ranking to receive a Wild Card. *Remaining vacancies will be filled by players from the Girl's 16 Regional Tournament Standings List. The Tournament Committee will no later than 5 days after entries close, provide the Selected List of Players and Alternates. The Tournament Committee will make their selections based on the July 7, 2010 Regional Tournament Standings List. Only the players selected will be charged the entry fee. Selected players will receive a confirmation email, if an email address was provided upon registration. Additionally, the selected players will be posted as accepted and the non-selected players will be posted as alternates to the TennisLink Tournament Home Page.

Of the the 4 available Wild Cards, the Tournament Committee will make their Wild Card decisions based on request from a player/parent. Only those who have written or emailed jmbraden@purdue.edu a request for a Wild Card, will be considered. Requests must be received by July 9, 2010 at 11:00 am. Match results for these players will be reviewed by the Tournament Committee and Wild Cards will be granted by committee decision. The Tournament Committee reserves the right grant 0 to 4 Wild Cards. If one or more Wild Cards are not used, those positions will be filled from the Girl's 16 Regional Tournament Standings List.

We cannot contact you unless you provide us your telephone numbers and your e-mail address. The USTA Legal Department has determined that they cannot provide contact information to tournament directors unless the customer provides the contact information during the registration process. Previously the home phone number and email address were pre-filled from the USTA Membership database when a player went through the online registration process. The pre-fill was removed due to privacy concerns. If you don't provide an email address and/or telephone number when you register for this tournament then we will be unable to notify you about any possible changes in the tournament.

Host Hotels: Please ask for the Purdue Rate or the Midwest Open Rate. UNIVERSITY PLAZA HOTEL, (765) 463-5511, 3001 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47906, $96.00 per night. HILTON GARDEN INN, (765) 743-2100, 356 E. State St., West Lafayette, IN 47906, $96.00 per night OTHER HOTELS: The Union Club Hotel, (765) 494-8900, 101 N. Grant, West Lafayette, IN 47907 Holiday Inn Select City Centre, (765) 423-1000, 515 South St., Lafayette, IN 47901 Homewood Suites, (765) 448-9700, 3939 State Road 26 East, Lafayette, IN 47905 Courtyard by Marriott, (765) 449 - 4800, 150 Fairington Ave., Lafayette, IN 47905

USTA/Midwest Section Suspension Point System and Signing Up for Two Tournaments: The USTA Code of Conduct and Suspension Point System is in effect. You are expected to play the entire event as scheduled. The USTA/Midwest Section Junior Competition Committee has adopted a new Suspension Point System. 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 Committee involved agrees with the multiple entries in writing via e-mail. This applies to all players who signed up for the tournament including alternates.