USTA Midwest Level 4 Tournament

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LEVEL 4 MIDWEST USTA POINTS PER ROUND and NO NATIONAL POINTS PER ROUND

TOURNAMENT WILL BE A 32 DRAW SINGLES AND INCLUDE A FEED-IN CONSOLATION.
Due to this being a two day event, the Main Draw and Consolation will play a Matchtiebreak (Supertiebreak) in lieu of the third set, with up to three matches a day for both the Main Draw and Consolation. The Main Draw will be completed and the FIC consolation will stop at the Finals.

PLAYER SELECTION AND NUMBERED ALTERNATE LIST WILL BE POSTED BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd BY 6PM


IMPORTANT - NEW RULE- MUST READ
USTA/MIDWEST SECTION PLAYER MULTIPLE ENTRY GUIDELINES FOR DUAL PAIRED LEVEL 1/3 AND LEVEL 2/4 TOURNAMENTS ON THE SAME WEEKEND:
You must read this document before signing up for this event. You are no longer allowed to sign up for both events on the same weekend till after the selections for the higher level event have been posted. If you are a Competitor of the higher level event (Level 1 or 2), you will not be allowed to sign up for the lower level event (Level 3 or 4). Click here PDF link.
USTA/MIDWEST SECTION SEEDING & SELECTION CRITERIA
All USTA/Midwest Sectional and Designated Tournaments will adhere to the following Seeding and Selection Criteria as set by the USTA/Midwest Section Junior Competition Committee. Players will be selected based on the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List at the time of the tournament entry deadline. Players will be selected by the following 1. Four (4) players from the top 100 of the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in next lower division (except in the boys and girls 12s divisions where 2 players will be selected) 2. 28 players from the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the current age division of the event (except in the boys and girls 12s division where 30 players will be accepted) Remaining vacancies and/or alternates will be selected from the USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the division of the event. Alternates will be numbered with this Midwest Standings List. Seeding will be done based on the USTA/Midwest Section Standing List the following week.

SCORING
All Main Draw and Consolation matches will play a Matchtiebreak (Supertiebreak) in lieu of the third set with advantage scoring on all matches. Some players may be playing up to three matches in a day. A player will be entitled to a three minute break after splitting sets and before playing the Matchtiebreak.



PRACTICE/WARM-UP COURTS
Practice Courts will be available beginning Friday, March 1st at MVP Athletic Club for $6/half hour or $12/hour. Please call MVP at (616) 784-8760 to reserve your court. Please mention USTA Level 4 when booking your court.

FIRST ROUND REPORT TIME INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, AT 6PM.
Come back to this page on and click on the blue Future Match Info Report to find out your first match time as well as your win/loss time. Players from the same district will not play each other first round unless an alternate fills a spot or more than half the draw is from the same district.

ORDER OF PLAY
SATURDAY SUNDAY Play begins at 8am. Main Draw will play the Rd of 32, Rd of 16 and Quarters and the FIC will play the Qualifying Rd of 16 and the Rd of 16.

Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.

Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.

In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 855800713 from the searchable schedule homepage.

* For tournaments with start dates between today and December 2013 the fees displayed include a non-refundable processing fee and apply for events entered in one transaction. Additional fees may apply for events entered in separate transactions. For tournaments with start dates after December 2013 the total fee will be displayed at checkout.

Division and Draw Type Abbreviations Legend

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