Tournament Reports
Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info with Win and Loss Times - Update as of 1/22/19 at 7:50pm EST
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DRAWS
The Draw will be posted at 12pm EST Friday, January 25th. PLAYERS - Please double check you start time with the draw posted to make sure you have the correct start time and location. Additionally, there were multiple withdrawals of players including seeded players recently. These withdrawals have caused changes to the original draw created. All players with changes to their start times have been notified. All changes to the draw followed the USTA protocol through the tournament referee.
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UPDATED WARM UP COURTS/START TIMES INFORMATION
Due to low entries in the draw, many players may only play one match on Saturday. Due to low entries we have decided to start matches at 8:30am each day instead of 8am. Start times will be available by 8pm EST Tuesday Night. You may call for warm up courts beginning 12pm EST WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23rd. Please no phone calls earlier than that time.
Warm up courts will be available at Maple YMCA and Portage YMCA for $10 per 1/2 hour. Court fees are due at reservation time and no refunds will be given. Warm up courts may be reserved starting Wednesday January 23rd at 12pm EST. Warm up courts will be available Friday evening. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday warm up courts may be booked between 7am until first matches at 8:30am and can be reserved for a maximum of 30 minutes. For warm up courts at Maple YMCA call: 269-345-9622 For warm up courts at Portage YMCA call: 269-324-9622.
There will be 1 Warm up court AT MAPLE SITE available on Saturday only between 10:30-2pm that can be booked for 1/2 hour increment for players with first matches starting later in the day.
Warm up courts at KCollege will be first come/first serve between 12-12:30pm on Saturday Only. We do not have access to the KCollege facility until 12pm, please do not arrive earlier than that time for warm up courts. We ask that players share the 4 courts at this location with a minimum of 4 players per court based on the amount of players looking to utilize KCollege. There is no fee for the 1/2 hour warm up courts at KCollege and there are no reservations accepted for this time period.
Additional warm up courts may be available at West Hills throughout the tournament by calling 269-387-0410. Court fees at West Hills may be different from those offered at host location Maple YMCA and Portage YMCA.
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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: All 16 seeds are done using UTR. 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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POINTS PER ROUND
This tournament carries with it Level 3 USTA/Midwest points per round. For more information on USTA/Midwest points per round, please visit the following link:
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MATCH SCORING/DRAW SIZE
Feed-in consolation draw (through the Round of 16). Quarter-final losers will be fed into a separate consolation draw to playoff for 5th and 6th place. Semi-final losers will playoff for 3rd and 4th place. All matches are best of three tie-break sets with a 10-point tie-breaker in lieu of a 3rd set. 64 FIC-R16
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PLAY SITE LOCATIONS & PRACTICE COURTS
Tournament Sites: 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 Kalamazoo College Fitness and Wellness Center - 131 Catherine Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
For Warm up Courts, see section above listed Update Warm up Courts/Start Times section.
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TOURNAMENT HOTEL INFORMATION
TownPlace Suites by Marriott 4572 South 9th Street, Kalamazoo MI 49009 $99 per night + tax. Cutoff date is 1/18/19. Call 269-353-1500 and ask for Boys USTA Midwest Block or Click the "more info" link below.
Delta Hotels - Marriott 2747 South 11th Street, Kalamazoo MI 49009 $109 per night + tax. Cutoff Date is 1/21/19. Call 269-375-6000 and ask for the "2019 USTA Boys 14U room block".
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ORDER OF PLAY
SATURDAY - 2 rounds of main draw and 1 round 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.
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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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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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TOURNAMENT FEES
1) If your credit card has been declined, please contact the tournament director immediately. You have until noon Monday to pay the entry fee. 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 selection.
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DUAL ENTRY
Please see link if you have signed up for two tournaments on the same weekend.
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Entering YMCA Facilities
NOTE: PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO YOUR SITE. You will be required to fill out a sign in as a guest of our facilities when entering the YMCA facilities. Photo Identification is required to enter the facility. Anyone 16 years of age or older will be asked for Photo ID to enter the facility each time you enter.
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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, January 17, 2019 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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