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Future Match Info Report Alternates By Event Withdrawn Players By Event
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Please refer to Match Cards for Start Times - Do not rely upon Website
Players - the match card times and sites are your Bible! Please do not rely upon website times and sites, as Tournament Desk may change things!
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MFIC for K-Swiss Explained
There are 4 separate FIC rounds for K-Swiss. All 1st round main draw losers get fed to a 1st round Consolation draw. All 2nd round main draw losers get fed to their own 2nd round Consolation draw.
All 3rd round main draw losers get fed to a 3rd round Consolation Draw. All 4th round losers in main draw get fed to a 4th round consolation draw.
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Alternate updated Thurs 02-07-08 @ 4:15pm CST - please check start times!
If you are one of the next six alternates in line and want to play, please be sure we have a good cell phone number for you...going forward you will have just a half hour to confirm otherwise, we will move on to the next alternate to be fair to all waiting and wanting to play.
All alternate e-mails should be addressed to lauriefujimoto@aol.com with a copy to billdahm@aol.com.
You may also leave a voicemail message on Laurie's cell phone: (630) 207-7655.
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Practice Courts - at both sites before 8am start times
Free practice courts will be available throughout the tournament in the morning before play begins at 8am.
On Friday, we will have courts at both sites beginning at 6:30am - 8:00 am. Please note: 4 players to a court, so everyone has a chance to warm up, NO parents or coaches on the courts--we want everyone to have a chance to hit. (There aren't many other indoor courts in the area with time available.)
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Start times and Draws
Start times will be posted late Tuesday night, 02/05/08. Draws will not be posted until Thursday.
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Alternates - Please note change in how alternates are ordered per USTA
Please note the Player Selection and Alternate Status directive from the National Junior Comp office has required us to order alternates as follows: 1st) take those in the age division of the draw with more than 99 national points, 2nd) take those in the age division below, trying to play up, with more than 99 national points, and then 3rd) we return to the age division of the draw and order all the players with a national standing of 99 points or fewer as the next alternates in line.
Note: No refunds will be offered for players already selected. All Alternates - your credit cards WERE NOT charged. If we call you to play, you will need to bring a check made out to K-Swiss or cash to check-in. We cannot take credit cards at the site.
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Please be sure to register and include your e-mail and cell phone contact #
We no longer receive contact information from the USTA. If you want us to be able to contact you regarding alternate status or any tournament updates, please be sure to provide this information on Tennis Link for us to utilize.
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Player Selection & Alternate Order - per 2008 Jr. Nat'l Comp. Committee
Tournaments with draw size of 64:
i. 12 Players will be selected from the top 200 players on the most recent NSL
of the next-younger age division.
ii. 50 Players will be selected from the most recent National Standing List (NSL)
of the division of the event 2 Players may be selected by wild card.
(NOTE: K-SWISS WILL SELECT 52 FROM THE AGE DIVISION OF THE EVENT, AS NO WILD CARDS
WILL BE AWARDED.)
Alternates - Alternates for Regional Events are to be ordered in the following manner:
1. Alternates shall be ordered using the same National Standings List used for
acceptance.
2. Players with more than 99 points shall be listed in the order in which they appear on
the National Standing List of the age division of the event.
3. Players with more than 99 points in the next lower age division of the event shall be
listed in the order in which they appear on the National Standing List of the next
younger age division.
4. Any remaining alternates shall be listed in the order in which they appear on the
National Standing List of the age division of the event until that list is exhausted.
5. Any remaining alternates shall be ordered using the National Standing List of the
next lower age division until that list is exhausted.
6. Any remaining alternates shall be ordered by lot.
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Two Sites for Tournament Play
We will be using both the Vaughan Athletic Center (VAC) formerly known as the Aurora Tennis Club (ATC), and Rush Copley Healthplex, (RCH.) >>Vaughan Athletic Center (VAC) is located at 2121 W. Indian Trail, Aurora, IL 60506. Tel (630) 907-8067. >> Rush Copley Healthplex (RCh) is at 1900 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504. Tel (630) 978-6280. (Note: Bill Dahm, Tournament Director, does not work at either of these clubs...please contact him via e-mail: billdahm@aol.com, or contact Laurie Fujimoto: lauriefujimoto@aol.com with any questions you may have.)
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Tournament Hotel and other hotel information
Hotels Near Vaughan Athletic Center (VAC) / aka Aurora Tennis Club. Special Tournament Rate - $82 / night King or $92 / 2 dbl beds (breakfast included) at the Fairfield Inn - see "more info" link to register. PLEASE MENTION K-SWISS. (Note: This hotel is 8.3 miles from VAC and located near a new lifesyle shopping mall: The Geneva Commons, which features upscale shopping and many restaurants.) >> Fairfield Inn Tel: 630-845-5500 - 2096 Bricher Rd, St Charles, IL 60174 630-845-5500 >> Hampton Inn: Tel: 630-907-2600 (1.29 miles from the ATC / VAC) 2423 Bushwood Dr, Aurora, IL 60506, US (Note: This hotel is the closest to VAC)
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Hotels Near Rush Copley Healthplex (RCH)
Holiday Inn Express Chgo-Oswgo Tel: 630-844-4700 2055 Wiesbrook Rd, Oswego, IL 60543 (2.06 miles away from RCH) >> Comfort Inn Tel: 630-896-2800 111 N Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505 (3.01 miles away from RCH) 630-896-2800
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Free Housing
Limited free housing at the homes of area families is available for players and/or coaches on a first come first serve basis. However, transportation to/from the airport and meals may or may not be provided, based on the host. Once at the home, the host will provide transportation to/from the tennis clubs. If interested, send an email to Bob Nasenbeny at bob_nasenbeny@yahoo.com.
more info
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Note: This tournament starts at 8:00 am on a FRIDAY, February
8th, and runs thru Sunday, February 10th. Girls 14s will play on
Friday at Vaughan Athletic Center and Girls 18s will play on Friday
at Rush Copley. Girls 16s will plan on Friday at both sites - one
half of the draw at each site. Player sites may change on Sat. and
Sun. (Site requests are not an option.) This website will be
updated frequently - updates will be posted when available.
For entry, use the USTA Registration System.
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members, however, acceptance to the events is by Tournament Director selection only. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 856290108 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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