Midwest Level 3 NEMTA District Qualifier (BG18-10)

Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info

In addition to being a great Level 3 Sectional tournament, the NEMTA Midwest Qualifier tournament is also played to determine which players from our district advance to the Midwest Level 1 Outdoor Closed Championships (MOCC). The top two finishers (Main Draw Champion and the winner of a playoff between the Main Draw Finalist and Consolation Draw Winner) from each age division will qualify for entry into the MOCC. The playoff will happen even if these two players have played each other already once during the tournament in the Main Draw. This NEMTA Qualifier will feature a Full Feed-In Consolation Draw format, meaning that all players who lose in the Main Draw will feed into the Consolation Draw. A player must PLAY & COMPLETE all scheduled matches to be eligible for the endorsement. Winners and finalists should be prepared to represent NEMTA at the MOCC. Northern Eastern Michigan possesses two Quota spots in each division for the Midwest Closed.

Should an Endorsed Quota Spot Player not be able to play in the Midwest Outdoor Closed Championships, that Quota Spot will either be filled by a "wildcard" or will be lost (only 1 wildcard per division is available) and added to the Alternates pool of the Midwest Closed Outdoor Championships. All other players who play and complete the Northeast Michigan Qualifier will be endorsed as Alternates into the Midwest Closed Outdoor Championships in order of their Standing Position on the Midwest Section Standing List published after the last weekend of all District Qualifiers (June 20th). Alternates will be taken into the Midwest Closed Outdoor Championships from ONE pool of alternates at the Midwest Section level.
If a player does not reach an automatic qualifying position in the draw and wants to be considered for an alternate status for the Midwest Closed, the player must have played and completed their final match.
Play and Complete is defined as playing all points including the final point of the match.

All divisions are playing in Midland - BG 18-10.


USTA/MIDWEST POINTS PER ROUND
For USTA/Midwest Points per Round ranking purposes, this is a Sectional Level 3 tournament. All matches will be played outdoors, weather permitting.

GENERAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
In addition to being a great Level 3 Sectional tournament, the NEMTA Midwest Qualifier tournament is also played to determine which players from our district advance to the Midwest Level 1 Outdoor Closed Championships (MOCC) scheduled for June 24-26 (BG18-12) and July 8-10 BG10). The NEMTA Qualifier will feature a Full Feed-In Consolation Draw format, meaning that all players who lose in the Main Draw through the semifinals will feed into the Consolation Draw. A player must PLAY & COMPLETE all scheduled matches to be eligible for the endorsement.

SEEDING/DRAWS/MATCH TIMES & MORE
Seeding and draws will be done on Tuesday, June 6, using the most recent USTA/Midwest Standing List for each age division. Individual First Match Times will be posted on this site by 6 pm on Wednesday, June 7. Some matches may be scheduled for Friday, June 9 and players must be available to play on Friday, if scheduled. For larger divisions it may be necessary to play some final matches on Monday, June 12, or Tuesday, June 13 (these will be scheduled outside of school hours). Please be prepared for this possibility. Draws will be posted on this site by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8.

Match Formats
Main and consolation draws for BG18-12 will play best of three set matches with a set tie break (first to 7) at 6 games all. BG 10s will play two out of three sets, with a Match Tiebreak (first to 10, ahead by 2) in lieu of a full third set for all matches.


TOURNAMENT BALL
The Wilson Regular Duty ball will be used for BG18-12, the Stage One Green Dot ball will be used for all BG10 matches.

TOURNAMENT WITHDRAWALS
All withdrawals PRIOR to the entry deadline must be done on the TennisLink site. All withdrawal AFTER the entry deadline must be made in writing to the tournament director. ALL requests must include PLAYER NAME, USTA NUMBER, AND A DETAILED REASON FOR THE WITHDRAWAL. There will be no refunds for withdrawals received after tournament deadline.