Tournament Reports
IMPORTANT 2/9/17 UPDATED SINGLES FIRST MATCH TIME REPORT ORDERED ALTERNATE LIST - updated 2/5/17
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Sportsmanship Award
Congratulations to Sonya Macavei from Loveland, Ohio, the sportsmanship award winner for this tournament. Nice job, Sonya!
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UPDATE- Thursday, February 9 - UPDATED FIRST MATCH TIMES SINGLES
IMPORTANT!!!!
We regret that the initial seeding done for this tournament was done with the incorrect seeding list. The seeds have been corrected using the 2/2/17 National Seeding List, and the draw has been remade, creating a change in the singles first match time for some players. We have sent an email to all players regarding this update, and we do apologize for the inconvenience. Doubles seeding will be done using the 2/2/17 National Seeding List, Individual Doubles. Doubles will still be played at 9am on Saturday.
DOUBLES MATCH TIME FOR SATURDAY - We will be playing the first round of doubles at 9am on Saturday. We plan to have a full draw, so ALL players will play doubles at 9am. Doubles first match times DO NOT show up on the Individual SINGLES First Match Times report posted above... those match time are for SINGLES ONLY.
Players are asked to register at the tournament desk at least 30 minutes prior to the beginning of doubles on Saturday, and then at least 15 minutes prior to matches after that.
Singles matches will begin at 10am, following the completion of doubles (and a 30-minute rest period). To view your personal SINGLES first match time, please click on the link above (under Tournament Reports).
Singles and Doubles Draws will be posted on this site by 7pm on Friday, February 10.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you here soon, and to a terrific tournament!
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Monday, February 6 - TOURNAMENT INFORMATION UPDATE
An email was sent today to all players with important information about practice court reservations, order of play, the new doubles scoring format for 2017. A Player Information sheet was also included with the email. If we had an incorrect email address for you and you did not receive this information, please email Wendy Franz at franz@midlandtennis.com and we will forward that information to you.
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ORDERED ALTERNATE LIST
Click on the above link (Ordered Alternate List) to view the alternates, ordered as such: Online (timely) entrants ordered by the 1/19/17 Girls 14 National Standing List. Late entrants placed behind all timely entrants in the order received.
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FOR PLAYERS WHO MISSED THE ENTRY DEADLINE
The ENTRY DEADLINE for this tournament was Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 11:59 am. (NOON). If you missed the entry deadline and would like to be added to the ALTERNATE LIST, please email Wendy Franz, Tournament Director, with your name, USTA number, and a phone number you can be reached at so that we can contact you quickly if a spot opens up for you.
IMPORTANT- All players who missed the entry deadline can be accepted as late entrants and will be placed on the ALTERNATE LIST behind all on-time entrants, in the order received.
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TOURNAMENT WITHDRAWAL INSTRUCTIONS
Written Notification Requirements for Withdrawals. If you need to withdraw, please email the Tournament Director, Wendy Franz, at franz@midlandtennis.com immediately and include your name, USTA number, and the reason for the withdrawal. I will respond as quickly as possible to confirm receipt of your withdrawal. If you do not receive a written confirmation, you are not withdrawn from the tournament. Please see below for the written verification that we will also need to receive.
Bona fide reasons for withdrawal are illness, injury, or personal circumstances only.
Injury or Illness Written Verification Requirement: If you are withdrawing because of an injury or illness, please send written verification of the injury or illness to the Tournament Director no later than the last scheduled day of the tournament.
Personal Circumstances Written Verification Requirement: If you are withdrawing because of a personal circumstance, please send a written description of the situation to the Tournament Director no later than the last scheduled day of the tournament.
There are no refunds for withdrawals.
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NEW STANDING LISTS AND SELECTION PROCESS FOR 2017
The Selection Process for 2017 National Tournaments has been changed from that of 2016.
Because younger-division players will now be appearing on the National Selection Lists of the next-older age
division even if they have no older-division results, the Junior Competition Committee has also changed the
selection process for the USTA National Level 2 Tournaments (formerly the USTA National Selection
Tournaments).
Beginning in 2017, players will be selected for USTA National Level 2 Tournaments ONLY from the
National Selection List of the division of the tournament; players will no longer be selected from the
next-younger division National Standings List.
Please click on the following link for more information about the new standings lists and National Level 2 selection process.
more info
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DRAW SIZE/TYPE AND MATCH FORMATS
This is a USTA National Level 2 tournament, and will have a 32-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. The
tournament will begin on Saturday, February 11th and will finish on Monday, February 13th. The singles draw has a Feed-In Consolation (FIC) that feeds players
in through the Round of 16. The quarterfinal losers of the main draw will be
fed into a separate draw to playoff for 5th and 6th place. The semifinal losers will playoff for 3rd and 4th place.The FIC shall be
played to completion. Doubles is single
elimination with a playoff match for 3rd and 4th place. Players are expected to play and complete all
scheduled matches. Please plan accordingly and be prepared for Monday matches if you are still in the tournament.
The Main Draw match format (including 3-4 playoff) is the best of 3 tiebreak sets. FIC match format (including Quarterfinal Playoff) is two out of
three sets with a Match Tiebreak in
lieu of a full third set, regular scoring. Doubles match format is a 6 game pro set with
a 7-point Tiebreak at 6 games all, no-ad scoring.
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Tournament Hotel
SpringHill Suites by Marriott 800 Joe Mann Boulevard Midland, MI, 48642
Phone 989-837-2700 for reservations and mention this tournament. Room rate is $116. Reservations can also be made online using using the following link (more info).
more info
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Doubles Event
All players who are accepted into the singles event for this tournament are also eligible, and highly encouraged to play doubles. If your name does not appear on the doubles list and you would like to play doubles, please contact the tournament director via email (franz@midlandtennis.com) to enter doubles, confirm your doubles partner or request assistance finding a partner. We cannot provide you with contact information for another player but we can forward your information to them with your permission.
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Entry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, January 19, 2017 11:59:00 AM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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