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Tournament Reports
Events - Alternates by Event
Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info
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Site Change: All matches in Belvidere today, Sunday 7/22/2018, will be indoor at FCTC
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Congratulations to Cameron Coates, the Sportsmanship Award Winner on 7/21/2018
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All Saturday Doubles Matches now Indoors 7:00 PM at FCTC
All Saturday Doubles Matches now Indoors 7:00 PM at FCTC
255 South Lyford Rd. Rockford IL 61108
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TOURNAMENT HOTEL INFORMATION
The Garden Inn by Hilton has a special event rate of $129 per night. 7675 Walton St, Rockford, IL 61108, near to the center of all tournament sites. Call 815-229-3322 and mention the USTA room block or click on the "More Info" tab right below to follow the link to book at the special rate. Rooms must be booked by 7/13.
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WARM UP COURTS
Free outdoor practice courts are available Friday through Tuesday at the Guilford Tennis Center, 5702 Spring Creek Rd, Rockford, IL 61114
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Match Sites
Note: Please pay close attention to the abbreviation of the sites while reading the future match info and the draw, especially the Belvidere North High School / BNHS and Belvidere High School / BHS.
The tournament will be played at 2 outdoor sites and (if necessary) 1 indoor site.
Outdoor:
Harlem High School "HHS" 1 Huskie Cir, Machesney Park, IL Northwest side of high school.
Belvidere High School "BHS" 1500 East Ave, Belvidere, IL 61008
Indoor:
Forest City Tennis Center 225 South Lyford Rd , Rockford, IL
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Stringing
Stringing will be available on a first come first serve basis at the Forest City Tennis Center (7801 E. State Street Rockford IL 61108) .
Saturday and Sunday rackets can be dropped off from 8:00 AM-noon and then from 3:00-7:00 PM. Club phone is 815-708-0901.Any rackets dropped off after 6:30 pm will available for pick-up next morning. The club will open at 8:00 am on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Due to the limited selection of string FCTC has, please bring your own string if you have strong string preferences. Stringing price: $21 with your own string; $21 + String with string from FCTC
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MATCH SCORING/DRAW SIZE
The Singles & Consolation Draw will play best of 3 tiebreak sets with a 10-point super tiebreak in lieu of a third set. 64 MFIC singles draw and 32 SE doubles draw.
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PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK
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:
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NITA Wants to Hear from YOU!
NITA appreciates feedback on any tournament that you attend as a player or parent. Our ultimate goal is for all tournaments held within the Northern Illinois District to be models in following USTA rules and regulations while also providing excellent customer service to players and their parents. Please feel free to send your positive comments and constructive criticism directly to NITA using the following email link: feedback@northernillinoistennis.com. Thank you!
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PLAYER CONTACT INFORMATION POLICY
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.
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POINTS PER ROUND
This tournament carries with it Level 2 USTA/Midwest points per round and Level 4 USTA National Singles points and Level 3 USTA National Doubles points per round. For more information on USTA/Midwest points per round, please visit the following link:
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TOURNAMENT FEES
1) If your credit card has been declined, please contact the tournament director immediately. You have until noon Monday to pay for the tournament. The tournament director has the option to withdraw you from the competitors list if you have not communicated with them. 2) No refunds after player selections.
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DUAL ENTRY POLICY
Please see link if you have signed up for two tournaments on the same weekend.
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PLAYER SELECTION & SEEDING
This tournament will use a combination of USTA/Midwest Points Per Round and Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) for player selection and seeding. Players will be selected for the tournament in the following order:
1 -44 Players based on the most recent USTA/Midwest Standings List in the age division of the tournament
2 - 20 Players based on UTR
Players will be seeded for the tournament in the following order:
1 - Top 8 seeds based on UTR
2- Seeds 9-16 based on USTA/Midwest Standings List
If you have questions regarding player selection and/or seeding, please contact the USTA/Midwest Section office at jrtourney@midwest.usta.com.
For more information about UTR please click the following link:
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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. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, July 12, 2018 11:59:00 PM Central 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: 850019518 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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