USTA Midwest Level 2 March Designated Series

The USTA/Midwest Section Junior Pathway Committee has approved a pilot program in which the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system will be used in combination with the Points Per Round standings system. The goal of the pilot program is to identify if the new system will ensure that top-level players will be selected for specific Midwest junior tournaments.

UTR will be used for a portion of the player selection and seeding for this and other events. For more information, please click the following link: more info

ymcatenniskzoo@gmail.com
Oak Saad

This tournament carries with it Level 2 Midwest points per round and National Level 4 points per round. For more information on Midwest points per round, please visit the following link: more info

If you are interested in signing up for more than one division of this tournament or the other Midwest Level 1-4 tournament that it is paired with, please first read the regulations detailed at the following link: more info

The Singles Main Draw will play best 2 out of 3 tiebreak sets and Consolation will play regular scoring in best 2 out of 3 sets with a 10-point super tiebreak in lieu of a third set. The Consolation round stops at the semi-finals.

The tournament hotel is the Radison located in downtown Kalamazoo. This hotel is located in the center of the three facilities used for the tournament. Restaurants located inside the hotel as well as walking distance around the hotel. Rooms can be booked for a discounted rate of $129 per night. Please visit the website below and enter your check in and out dates. Then click on "more search options" and enter the code GD18 and then search. The discounted rate will appear for you to continue your reservation. more info

The tournament hotel is the Holiday Inn West ( 2747 South 11th Street, Kalamazoo MI 49009, 269-375-6000) which is also located in between all of the sites. The rate for the room reservation is $99. Please use the link below to complete your reservation. more info

Maple YMCA = MaplY
Portage YMCA = PortY
Markin Center = Markn

Addresses:
Maple YMCA - 1001 West Maple Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Ph: 269-345-9622
Portage YMCA - 2900 West Centre Street, Portage, MI 49024 Ph: 269-324-9622
Markin Center - 1200 Academy, Kalamazoo, MI 49006

Warm up courts will be available for reservation beginning Wednesday, February 25th at 8am. All warm up court fees are due at time of reservation. No refunds will be permitted. Court fees at $10/half hour. Warm up courts available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Portage Y. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at the Maple Y. And, Saturday and Sunday at the Markin Center. Please call 269-345-9622 Ext. 163 for the Maple Y or Markin Center and 269-324-9622 for the Portage Y.

Come back to this page and click on the blue “Future Match Info Report” to find out your first time as well as your Win/Loss time (W/L). Please be careful when reading this. The W/L times are in parentheses. 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.

Saturday: 2 rounds of main draw and 2 rounds of consolation singles
Sunday: 2 rounds of main draw and 3 rounds of consolation singles
Monday: 2 rounds of main draw and 2 rounds of consolation singles

If you do not provide an email address and/or cell number(s) when you register for this tournament, then we will not be able to notify you about any possible changes in the tournament.

Trophies will be given to the following players: Champion, Finalist, 3rd & 4th place, and FIC Semi-Finalists. In addition, a Sportsmanship trophy will be awarded.

The USTA/Midwest Section Closed Junior Championships, the district qualifiers, the USTA/Midwest Section Designated Tournaments and USTA/Midwest Section Junior Davis and Wightman Cup events are open to citizens of the US, permanent resident aliens in possession of a valid alien registration card, individuals who are applicants for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status and who can present a USCIS receipt for a pending unadjudicated form I-485, aliens who have resided continuously in the US for more than one year and who are members of families of persons in the diplomatic or consular corps and aliens who have been granted Refugee Status, Asylee Status or Temporary Protected Status.

If you have questions about USTA/Midwest tournaments, please email jrtourney@midwest.usta.com. Also, please take a minute to tell us what you thought about this tournament using the following link: more info