USTA Midwest Level 5 Tournament

LEVEL 5 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 Match Tiebreak (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 MONDAY , APRIL 15th BY 6PM


PRACTICE COURTS
Limited practice courts will be available Friday evening as well as Saturday and Sunday morning before play begins for a reduced rate of $28/hour. Reservations must be made via email to gactournaments@gmail.com or by text to Jason Wisser (517) 320-3284. This is so we have a written record of your reservation.

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.

USTA/MIDWEST SECTION SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM AND SIGNING UP FOR TWO TOURNAMENTS
BEFORE THE DEADLINE- Signing up for two events: The USTA Code of Conduct and Suspension Point System that has been adopted by the USTA/Midwest Section Junior Competition Committee is in effect. An email MUST be sent to each Tournament Director BEFORE the entry deadline informing them which events you are signing up for. All players who DO NOT 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. This applies to all players who signed up for the tournament INCLUDING Alternates. You are expected to play the entire event as scheduled. AFTER SELECTION- PLEASE FOLLOW THE MULTIPLE ENTRY GUIDELINES INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

USTA/MIDWEST SECTION PLAYER MULTIPLE ENTRY GUIDELINES FOR LEVEL 1-5 TOURNAMENTS ONLY:
Players may register for multiple USTA/Midwest Section 1-5 Tournaments and Age Divisions held during the same dates. However, in order to avoid receiving five USTA/Midwest Section points, a player must adhere to the following requirements. The following timelines have been established and all players must adhere to in order to avoid receiving five suspension points and/or receiving a refund for multiple entries:

*15 Days prior to the start of the tournament:
Entry deadlines for all USTA/Midwest Section Level 1-5 events.

*11 Days prior to the start of the tournament:
All players who are accepted into more than one Tournament and/or Age Division shall have until 6:00 p.m. to withdraw from all Tournaments and/or Age Divisions other than the one they choose to play. To withdraw from a Tournament or Age Division, the player must notify the Tournament Director by email that the player wishes to withdraw. All players who have been accepted into more than one Tournament and/or Age Division and who have not withdrawn from all Tournaments and/or Age Divisions other than the one they choose to play in, by 6:00 p.m. will be eligible to receive five USTA/Midwest Section suspension points. All players that comply with receive a refund of the tournament entry fee minus the TennisLink processing fee.

*8 Days prior to the start of the tournament:
1. All players who have been accepted into a Tournament may remain on the alternate list for other Tournaments or Age Divisions. However, players must decide by 6:00 p.m. EST whether they will play in the Tournament they were accepted into or whether they will remain on the alternate list of another Tournament and/or Age Division. All players who decide to play in the Tournament they were accepted into must notify by email the Tournament Director of each Tournament where they are on the alternate list that they no longer wish to remain on the alternate list. All players who decide to remain on the alternate list of another Tournament or Age Division, must notify by email the Tournament Director of the Tournament they were accepted into that they are withdrawing from the Tournament. No refunds will be available.

Players not accepted into a tournament may remain on the alternate lists of multiple tournaments. However, players on multiple alternate lists who are accepted into a Tournament must remove themselves from all alternate lists by notifying the Tournament Director by email immediately that they wish to be removed from the alternate list. Players who fail to do so will be eligible to receive five USTA/Midwest Section suspension points.

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.

FIRST ROUND REPORT TIME INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th AT 6PM.
Come back to this page on and click on the blue Future Match Info Report to find out your first match time. Please do not call the club for your start times, our front desk does not have them. 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 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.
SUNDAY Play begins at 9am. Main Draw will play Semis and Finals. FIC will play up to Finals.

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 Friday, April 12, 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: 850040713 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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