TEAM EVENT- ALL PLAYERS MUST PLAY SINGLES AND DOUBLES AND MUST HAVE A PARTNER- FOR PLAYERS WITH NO SCHOOL!!
This is a new format and a pilot for the USTA Midwest Section/Chicago District. Each and every player MUST sign up for singles and doubles and they MUST have a doubles partner and indicate that double’s partner USTA # during registration. Our deadline is one week before the event starts. We will be playing Monday-Thursday since we expect many entries. The dates are during most of the spring breaks in the area and ONLY for players with NO SCHOOL.
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FORMAT/SHORT SETS
Each team will be playing both singles and doubles against another team in a compass format. If we don’t get enough teams then we will play a Round Robin. The format will be using 2/3 short sets- first to four games, win by one, no-ad scoring. Each team will go on court, play doubles against another team. Immediately after the doubles they will stay on court and the #1 singles players will play a short set of singles with their partner allowed to stay on court and coach them. Immediately after the #1 singles, the #2 singles will play their match, again with their partner on court coaching them. At the completion of the three matches (doubles, #1 singles, #2 singles) the teams will report their scores. The team that wins two out of three of the matches will get the WIN, and proceed in the draw. The team that didn’t win, will continue playing in one of the consolations
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NEED YOUR T-SHIRT SIZE
We will give out very nice tee shirts to all teams but we need you to indicate your tee shirt size on your registration. If you don’t, we will have to guess as to your size
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Notes
THIS TOURNAMENT IS FOR PLAYERS WITH NO SCHOOL!!
PLEASE READ THIS HOMEPAGE before signing up for
this tournament since every question you may have is answered
here
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 Challenger 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 or Compass Draw East Champion and Finalist
* 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% 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 limited to 16 players for each draw except for BG10's
where each draw is limited to 8 players.
* 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, lateness up to ten minutes- Lose two games and loss of toss,
lateness up to fifteen minutes- Lose three games and loss of toss
and lateness 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 Saturday at 6pm. Please check your start
time as well as weekend schedule by viewing the draws.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY- THIS TOURNAMENT ONLY FOR PLAYERS WITH NO
SCHOOL
Tentative schedule is as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday as
early as 8am going through the evening depending on the number of
players. If you have SCHOOL or 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 (give & take a few hours), 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 where we
are limited to 8 per draw. This eliminates most BYES in the draw
where players are "waiting" to play or not play based on a match
result. If 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 many players accepted 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, March 16, 2020 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: 850031020 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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