THIS TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW SIGN UPS!
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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
THIS IS A PILOT LEVEL 4 TEAM FORMAT USING SHORTENED NO-AD
SCORING COUNTING FOR MIDWEST LEVEL 4 POINTS. PLEASE READ THIS
ENTIRE HOMEPAGE.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT AND SCORING - YOU MUST PLAY BOTH
SINGLES AND DOUBLES AND MUST REGISTER WITH A
PARTNER!!!!!!
This tournament is a Team Event. Each division will have 16 teams
that consist of 2 players for a total of 32 players per division.
GUARANTEED TO BE A SUPER FUN EVENT!
COMPASS DRAW
All Teams will play 4 rounds (assuming we have full draws,
otherwise less matches). Both singles and doubles will play
best of 3 Short Sets, with No-Ad scoring. Short Sets or Fast Four
is a fun new format used in Australia this year. A modified version
is also being used in College Tennis. This event counts for Level 4
points even though we are using short sets.
MATCHES AGAINST OTHER TEAMS WILL CONSIST OF 2 SINGLES AND A
DOUBLES
Win two out of three of your matches to progress in the draw as a
"win". The three matches will be your doubles match, your singles
match and your partner's singles match. The higher ranked singles
player will be player "A" and the other player "B".
SELECTION PROCESS
Midwest singles standings number from the most recent Midwest list.
Both players' numbers will be averaged for selection. We will not
be selecting players from the Midwest Doubles Standings List.
DOUBLES PARTNERSHIPS
The point of this tournament is that you chose a friend to team up
with. We prefer that you find your doubles partner. If you know of
a player that you would like to play with, but do not have their
contact information and cannot contact them using social media,
email PattyL58@comcast.net and she can contact that player and ask
him/her to pair up with you.
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 12pm &
Saturday/Sunday as early as 8am. . We may need to adjust these
times (earlier/later) 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.
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 2019, 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, July 22, 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: 850122219 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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