$7,500 USTA 2011 MIDWEST INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Regular ad scoring - plus we will be using a match tie break in place of the third set. If you split sets - a match tie break is the first to 10 points by a 2 point margin. Same rules as a set tie break, except the winner is the first to reach 10. USTA rules are in effect - and the referees will enforce them. The three step disqualificatin process will be enforced. Keep the voice volume to a low level or Santa will come dump snow on your campfire. The non-deity rule is in effect now for the USTA, so no loud beseeching or requesting assistance from a greater power not on the court.

Please use email to communicate with us, using the director email address listed above. Emails can be written, sent and answered at any time, leaves a definitive message trail and usually leaves no doubt as to what some one is trying to say or the answers they receive. Definitely ends the problem of lost voice mail messages. For last minute calamities - player illness, injuries or emergencies, please call us on the tournament director cell phone, 614-296-7695.

Please be advised that this is a prize money tournament. We return 60% of the entry fees as prize money, everyone seems to appreciate this. Instead of trophies trophies, we give out cash to the placers. Please click here to go to Elysium web site. Click on the 2011 MW Indoors link in the center of the page to see a breakdown of the prize money. more info

Pizza Nights for all the participants will be the 28th and 29th, from world famous kitchens of Papa John's. We usually have some extra for the siblings, but please do not bring the whole neighborhood from home. LOL.

For all amateurs playing in this tournament we recommend that you get persission from your individual college coaches and athletic directors. Our big concern is that something may happen which will affect your college eligibility. Click here for the ITA College Player Reimbursement Forms which your school will certainly require for you to complete in order for some of your expenses to be reimbursed by the prize money you may win. There are different forms for different divisions. All of them are linked on this page. Discuss it with your coach and administrators before hand. more info

Elysium Tennis Club is located just north of the intersection of State Route 33 and State Route 161 (Post Road) on the northwest section of Columbus northwest of the I-270 Outerbelt. For more information and directions to Elysium Tennis Club, please click here. more info

Please send all pertinent seeding info that you may consider significant to the directors email address listed above. We will try to consider everything when doing the seeding.

Elysium is only 2 miles from the Jack Nicklaus Muirfield Village golf Club where the Memorial Golf Tournament is held every year, so there are plenty of hotels close by. We have a new addition - ultra budget hotel - American Inn (614) 873-1400,which is not listed on the hotels web page. 3 miles away, $45 per night, lot of truckers, take your chances. Great for college kids. Please click here for the regular corporate chain list. more info

There are NO REFUNDS for any player withdrawing after the draws are published. Participants need to be aware of this and is standard practice for the USTA.