Notes
Please note the 8am start time for the Boys 12s
draw on Sunday October 7th. Girls 12s draw will be starting at 9am
on Sunday.
General Tournament Information
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT MATTHEW TANULANOND AT
m.tanulanond@yahoo.com OR (708) 527-0249. Play will include a First
Match Losers Consolation. All players will have at least two
matches. Due to the size of the draws, some players may have to
play 3 matches in a day. For directions to the club, go to
ScoreTennis.net
Tournament Officiating
USTA Officials will be utilized.
Scoring
All matches will consist of two out of three sets regular scoring.
Instead of a third set a Match Tiebreak will be used (first player
to 10 points with a 2 point lead).
Schedule of Play
Play may begin Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 12 noon, and Sunday as
early as 8 a.m.
Draw Size
32 players
Selection Process
Players will be selected by using the current USTA/Midwest
Standings List.
First Match Times
Will be available by 9:30 p.m., two days before the tournament
begins.
Withdraws/Midwest Suspension Point
System
If you need to withdraw while registration is still open, please go
to our homepage and in the left margin click on "Edit Registration"
and proceed to withdraw. No reason is necessary while the
registration is still open. If registration has closed and
tournament has not begun yet, please email the tournament director
and list the reason for withdraw. If tournament has begun, please
call the tournament director. REMEMBER when
withdrawing from a USTA event once the selections have been made,
the only reasons that are accepted by the USTA Referee without
incurring FIVE (5) suspension points are injury, illness or family
emergency. Having a soccer game, a family dinner, or not feeling
like playing the consolation are not accepted reasons.
Signing Up for Two Events/Midwest Suspension Point
System
USTA/Midwest Section Suspension Point System 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. This applies to all
players who signed up for the tournament including
alternates.
USTA Contact Information
Procedure for tournament registration: because of Privacy Laws,
your contact information from USTA membership doesn't show up in
the Tournament Directors' software anymore. Only what you indicate
during the registration process shows up. We have no way of
contacting you if you leave these areas blank. For instance, your
opponent is sick. You may make an extra trip here and not need to.
You must indicate all phone numbers, home, cell (a must!), work and
your email address on each registration, EACH and EVERY time, for
each and every tournament you register for.
Seeding Regulations
The number of players seeded shall equal a power of two (for
example 2,4,8,16,32). The maximum ratio of players seeded shall be
one in three, except that any draw may have two seeds. No more
seeded players at #'s 5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, etc. For reference
Friends of Court 2010, Page 73, FAC Comment II.A-1
Refunds
No refunds after player selection is complete.
Awards
Trophies to Champion, Finalist and FMLC Champion.
Questions?
-Please contact Matthew Tanulanond at m.tanulanond@yahoo.com or at
(708) 527-0249.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, October 01, 2012 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 850015912 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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