2019 U. A. FALL OPEN - COGP

Walt Thieman is the Tournament Director for this tournament, assisted by Alann Leinwohl.
If you questions, or need assistance with information, please contact Walt.

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Walt Thieman Cell - 614-397-0510.
Walt Thieman Email - wthieman@hotmail.com.

Alann Leinwohl Cell - 614-902-0927
Alan Leinwohl Email - ableinwohl@hotmail.com.

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The tournament will be played Saturday and Sunday on the varsity tennis courts at Upper Arlington High School, in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
The address is listed above and a map is available.

CHECK HERE FOR WEATHER UPDATES, OR TIME CHANGES.

Matches and play begin each day at 9:00 AM and may continue to 6 PM, maybe later, hopefully not. Weather is the most difficult factor to overcome, so we allow lots of leeway in order to get all the matches completed. If weather is bad we may run a bit later.


Anyone playing in both our tournament and the Doubles Compass at Elysium, should expect to play up to 2 singles matches at 9:00 and 11:30 at UA. The Elysium doubles will not start until 2 pm.

PARENTS - We seem to be getting a lot of questions about scheduling. Sorry, this is not a soccer or football game, so 22 players do not start and stop at a given time. Individual matches may last from 1 hour to 3 hours. We may have 25 players in one age group, which could take 4 or 5 rounds to complete, and 4 players in another, which may be completed in three hours. We will not know who will play when until after registration is closed at 5 PM Thursday, so by Friday morning we will know how many participants there are in each division. Then we can start putting together the draws.

As per usual, most of the parent calls come form the younger age groups, which we expect. It takes a while to learn the ebb and flow of bigger tournaments. We hate to tell you, but if your child really becomes good, you will sitting in Indianapolis, or Lansing, Michigan for a week, because the draws are so large. In a 128 draw, with full feed in, there are close to 200 matches, a day, to be played, just in one age group. Multiply that by 8 age groups and divided by high schools with 8 courts, and you can see why scheduling, or trying to predict when someone's 12 year old may be playing, is near impossible.

* FLUIDS * TOWELS * FLUIDS * TOWELS * FLUIDS 8 TOWELS *

Thanks.

If you would like to enter Junior Doubles or any adult divisions you should send an e-mail or text to Alann Leinwohl at ableinwohl@hotmail.com or 614-902-0927 with your entry information and you partner's name if you are playing doubles. The junior doubles divisions that are offered is G14d, G18d and B14d. Adult divisions are MWsd, M35sd, M45sd, M55s., M65s, Mxd and 35Mxd. These divisions are not USTA-sanctioned to keep the overall entry fees reasonable and encourage play. Entry fee for adult singles is $20 and for all doubles is $20 per team.

Draws and results for these divisions will be posted here. Players are responsible for checking their first match time.

Tournament Format is FMLC - First Match Losers Consolation, so every player has at least 2 matches. We will play best of three sets for the win, with advantage (regular) scoring. We will use a MATCH TIE BREAK in place of a full third set, if players split the first 2 sets. Match tie break uses the same rules as a set tie break - except the winner of the match is the first player to 10 points, by a 2 point margin. Trophies will be awarded to first and second places and back draw champion.

The Upper Arlington HS Tennis Courts are located close to Kingsdale Shopping Center where there are many places to eat. Giant Eagle is nearby and many items can be obtained that may have been forgotten, plus having a restaurant and bathrooms. The high school may not be open, so the bathrooms at the Wendy's, Panera, Giant Eagle, Donato's and the other restaurants are greatly appreciated.

PLEASE REGISTER EARLY !!! No one will be charged until the day before the tournament starts, so do it as soon as possible. AXIOM - More players registered early, attracts more players, making the tournament all the better for everyone. The junior singles and doubles are both sanctioned for this event. You will receive USTA Midwest points for each match won, which will help determine, and raise, each players current ranking.

To withdraw from this tournament, go to the center of this home page (directly above) for this tournament. This is the same web page upon which the player registered for this tournament. In the middle of the page there is a section called "Edit Registration". The third line down is labeled "Withdraw". The fourth line down is labeled "Locate Confirmation Number", if you cannot find that number for withdrawal.

If the confirmation number the player received upon initial registration was lost or cannot be found, click on "Locate Confirmation Number". Enter the players USTA number, and zip code of the players residence. A list of all the tournaments the player has ever registered for will appear. Write down the confirmation number of this tournament and he events from which the player is withdrawing.

Go back to "Withdraw", and enter the players USTA number and confirmation number for the event in that tournament that you want to drop. Click to confirm the player is withdrawing form the tournament. Withdrawal will be done immediately, and the player is out of the tournament.

This is a summer tournament, so bring lots of water or sports drink with you. We believe the rule of thumb is to have a gallon of fluids with you on court per match. Parents - that is A GALLON PER MATCH !!! We suggest you buy a gallon jug, or 2, with one for back up, and keep them full of ice and ready to hand to your players at a moments notice. Bring your own towels with you, 2 to 4 or more, when it is hot players can sweat profusely. The tournament does not supply any, you are responsible.

Each player is responsible for their own equipment and gear. You should have a minimum of at least one strung racket as a back up. If a string breaks, you are responsible for having a second racket to continue play. The tournament has no extras to give you. You are responsible for your own gear: wraps, grips, string, first aid kits, Band Aids, extra tee shirts, blister pads, etc. The tournament has none to provide to you.

Alann Leinwohl will be assisting Walt with this tournament and will be available for stringing all week. To contact Alann for your racquet needs, his cell number is 614-902-0927 or inquire at the tournament desk.

PLEASE - FREQUENTLY CHECK BACK TO THIS HOME PAGE FOR WEATHER UPDATES IF WEATHER LOOKS THREATENING !! We will try and update hourly if need be.
Please arrive 15 minutes early for your scheduled match as per the USTA policy. If it looks there is a potential for rain, call back here first. if needed call 614-397-0510 and listen to the message. We are constantly watching the weather services and will update the situation constantly, with the weather and time stated on the announcement, and postponement times listed in the announcement if there is a delay. As a players match time nears, assume the match is still on until you hear otherwise. There is no Wi-Fi at the courts, we run over to Kroger to get online, and we will try and update this page as much as possible.

We love having doubles events, and the players seem to enjoy them also. Doubles are very important to your high school or college's success. Doubles points are huge in ensuring your team will win, in USTA Team, school or university competition. College coaches are huge on good doubles players, since that is always the first point of a team match. WE URGE EVERYONE TO PLAY DOUBLES, they are a lot of fun.


Contact Walt Thieman at the email address or cellphone listed above if you want to play doubles.