TWO SITES THIS WEEKEND!
We will be using two sites this weekend. Be careful when viewing your match times on the draws because your site is listed next to the time you play.
College Park East - indicated by EAST on the draws 2223 Half Day Road Bannockburn, IL 847.948.5330
College Park West Marriott- indicated by WEST on the draws 10 Marriott Drive Lincolnshire, IL 847.276.2400
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CONSTRUCTION AT COLLEGE PARK EAST/ALLOW EXTRA TIME
We are improving our club and under construction till August. Our entrance is temporarily on the north side of the building. You can park in our usual parking lot or park on the north side office building's parking lot (no tickets will be issued). It will take a bit longer than usual to get up to the tournament desk. Parents- you will still have unobstructed viewing on all 9 courts once you get upstairs. Our lobby area is now downstairs and not on the same floor as the tournament desk.
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Notes
PLEASE READ THIS HOMEPAGE before signing up for this
tournament since every question you may have is answered here.
From late May to mid August we USUALLY take all players that
sign up and have unlimited draws.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR TIP
Please do not "Wait" for other players to sign up. If you are free
on this weekend and this tournament sounds good to you, please sign
up. Other players will see that you signed up and they will sign up
too and the tournament gets going. If you are all "waiting" nothing
is going to change.
GENERAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
* This is a Level 4 tournament that is open to both
Unranked and Ranked players with points earned for each
round won.
* Trophies given to Main Draw Champion, Finalist and
Consolation Champion. (2 trophies for small draws)
* All Main Draw and Consolation matches will play two 2/3
sets with a Matchtiebreak for the third set.
* First Match Losers Consolation (FMLC), where each player
is guaranteed at least two matches. Our consolation will finish all
the way through to a Consolation Champion and each player is
expected to play.
* College Park will always schedule USTA Officials for all
our events. In the case where a USTA Official is not available
(rare ), we will schedule additional experienced College Park Staff
to be on court for any issues that may arise.
* All participating players will receive a coupon for 15%-
50% off apparel, shoes, bags and accessories to be used in our Pro
Shop. College Park East has a very extensive pro shop , one of the
best in the Chicago area with over 800 pairs of shoes in stock and
several apparel brands carried like Nike & Asics.
* Draws are mostly unlimited from late May to mid August.
During the indoor season- 16 draw limit per age division, and 8 per
draw in BG10's
* Please plan on arriving for your match at least 30 minutes
before your scheduled match time. There is lots of traffic in our
area, especially on Friday evening. If you will be late, please
call and ask for the tournament desk. The USTA point penalty system
will be in effect. Lateness up to five minutes- Lose one game and
loss of toss, ten minutes- two games, up to fifteen minutes-three
games- after fifteen minutes- Loss of match.
* All matches will be held on 9 indoor "heated/air
conditioned" hard courts with unobstructed viewing on each
court.
* Please email Patty Lambropoulos after you have read this
homepage with any questions, PattyL58@comcast.net
FIRST MATCH TIMES
Draws will be posted by Wednesday at 6pm. Please check your start
time as well as weekend schedule by viewing the draws.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Tentative schedule is as follows: Friday 5pm &
Saturday/Sunday as early as 1030am but usually 3pm. We may need to
adjust these times (earlier/later) based on the number of entries.
We may need to adjust these times based on the number of entries.
If you have a conflict please do not sign up for our tournament. We
will not be able to accommodate any special scheduling. We also
have no idea how many players will actually sign up or what time
what age divisions are playing until after the deadline and
selections, seeds and draws have been made, BYES placed, etc.
Please do not email and ask what time a specific age group plays.
If you are not available within the tentative time frame above,
please do not sign up. Most players sign up the very last day hours
before the deadline, so we cannot make any scheduling decisions,
till after the deadline. We will post this online as soon as we
post start times.
SELECTION PROCESS
Draws are limited to 16 per age division except in BG10's and/or
Youth Progression where we are limited to 8 per draw. From late
May to mid August we usually take all players that sign up and have
unlimited draws. When taking all players, this creates BYES or
empty spots in the draw where many players will have to wait for a
result of a match to know if they play or not. We can't control the
BYES. If we are limiting and we have more than 16 players, the top
ranked players will be selected from the most current Midwest
Standings List in the age division of the event. We encourage all
ranked and unranked players to sign up. Most times the majority of
players are unranked.
MATCHTIEBREAK INFORMATION
When using the shortened match format and playing a MatchTiebreak
(Supertiebreak) in lieu of the third set, a player is allowed a 3
minute rest after the second set and before the MatchTiebreak where
coaching is allowed.
WITHDRAWS/MIDWEST SUSPENSION POINT SYSTEM
If you need to withdraw while registration is still open, please go
to our homepage and in the right margin, click on "Edit
Registration" and proceed to withdraw. No reason is necessary. If
registration has closed and tournament has not begun yet, please
email PattyL58@comcast.net and list the reason for withdraw. If the
tournament has begun, please call the club and ask for tournament
desk. REMEMBER when withdrawing from a USTA event once the
selections have been made, the only reasons that are accepted by
the USTA Referee without incurring FIVE (5) suspension points are
injury, illness or family emergency. Having a soccer game, a family
dinner, or not feeling like playing the consolation are not
accepted reasons.
SIGNING UP FOR TWO EVENTS/MIDWEST SUSPENSION POINT
SYSTEM
The USTA/Midwest Section Suspension Point System is in effect. You
are expected to play the entire event as scheduled. All players
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,
unless each Tournament Director involved agrees with the multiple
entries in writing via email. This applies to all players who
signed up for the tournament including alternates.
USTA CONTACT INFORMATION
Procedure for tournament registration: because of Privacy Laws,
your contact information from USTA membership doesn't show up in
the Tournament Directors' software anymore. Only what you indicate
during the registration process shows up. We have no way of
contacting you if you leave these areas blank. For instance, if
your opponent is sick and you didn't enter a cell # or email
address, we will not be able to contact you. You must indicate all
phone numbers, home, cell (a must!), work and your email address on
each registration, EACH and EVERY time, for each and every
tournament you register for.
SEEDING REGULATIONS
The number of players seeded shall equal a power of two (for
example 2,4,8,16,32). The maximum ratio of players seeded shall be
one in three, except that any draw may have two seeds. No more
seeded players at #'s 5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15, etc. For reference
Friends of Court 2018, Page 73, FAC Comment II.A-1
REFUNDS
No refunds are given once selections are made which is immediately
after the deadline.
QUESTIONS
After you have read this homepage and still have questions, please
contact Patty Lambropoulos at PattyL58@comcast.net or call
(847)948-5330 X3209. Email preferred with the quickest reply. Happy
to answer any of your questions.
Player Selection TypePlayers are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry TypeEntry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Monday, May 20, 2019 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
Quick ReferenceIn the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 855408319 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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