Western Michigan Junior Championships (Formerly Western Michigan Qualifier) - Level 3

Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info

** Champions**
Girls 18-Abigail Siminski
Girls 16- Yenna Park
Girls 14- Brynn Uchman
Girls 12- Kendl Klinge


Boy 18- Josh Portnoy
Boy 16- Simon Volkema
Boy 14- Jacob Hodgman
Boy 12- Sam Schumacher


Sportsmanship- Girls- Yenna Park Boys- Dylan Hodgman

On Saturday, All boys will play at Gainey and all girls will play at Northview.
All matches will be played at Northview on Sunday. Good luck and stay safe by following the guideline. Thanks.

We will start the tournament Saturday at 8 am since it's unknown with the rain being on/off all day until 5or 6 pm. We are sorry but we are working on changing the start times for all draws. Please check back on the tournament website around 4 pm. Thanks. We have posted the draws without times for your enjoyment.

Please look under "Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info" above to see your start times. Be safe!

Our tournament sites have been changed. Sites to be used are Gainey Athletic Complex- GSC 1661 E. Paris Ave. SE. Grand Rapids, MI 49546, and Northview HS- NVHS 4451 Hunsberger Ave. NE. Grand Rapids, MI 49525. Grand Rapids Racquet Indoor courts are currently closed due to Covid-19 so please do not call the office number.

Play will begin at 5pm on Friday. While many of the main draws will be completed over the weekend, some feed-in consolation events could conclude Monday after the event begins. These factors are controlled by the number of event participants. Match times will be available on this site on Wednesday by 6 pm before the tournament is to begin.

DRAWS WILL BE POSTED AT 12PM the FRIDAY OF THE TOURNAMENT. QUESTIONS? Email, duytranuspta@hotmail.com or call (616) 304-6675. Happy to answer any of your questions.


*Sorry....NO REFUNDS AFTER THE DRAW MEETING HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

During the event, we are asking that all parents, players, and coaches try to maintain acceptable distances to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Anyone that is at high risk should not attend this event. All player's guardians must sign a waiver stating that they understand and accept the risks involved. Masks, while encouraged are not mandatory. If you feel ill in any way please consider others and do not attend. Officials will adopt the Florida system and patrol from the exterior of the courts. They will also enforce a 10-foot perimeter around the courts for the safety of all players. Handshakes at the beginning and end of each match are suspended. Hand sanitizers will be available at all sites and at the tournament desk. Indoor facilities are currently closed due to Covid-19. These facilities will not be used in the event of rain unless approved by state agencies.

All players/parents must complete the waiver in order to compete. more info

Remember......WE CANNOT CONTACT YOU UNLESS YOU PROVIDE YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS WHEN REGISTERING.

The tournament is a full feed-in consolation event. All events will utilize a match tie-breaker for the third set except for Main Draw finals which will play 2 of 3 full sets. The finals of the consolation draw will not be played out. Players may be required to play 3 matches in a day. NO match time avoidance will be considered. Wilson US Open is the official tournament ball

Junior changes had already been passed by the USTA for 2021 before Covid-19 has shortened and cancelled many events. The changes include a system that is exactly the same across the entire USA. Players will all be ranked nationally and then filtered for each section for endorsement etc. Moving forward the WMTA will host one closed elevated event for our membership each year. What was previously known as our "District Qualifier" will now be referred to as our "Western Michigan District Championship"
The WMTA felt that simply cancelling our event was not in the best interest of our players for 2020. However, players may choose to utilize this event in different ways. Some will seek to use it to get into their age groups closed....setting them up for experience or a National Winter Championship run. Others may use the event to play their new age group for the 2021 campaign and get a head start on these changes.
This year, winners or the highest finishing player needing a wild card into the Sectional Championships will receive one. This years Midwest Closed will be held in November with a small 64 player draw. Players will be selected based on a combination of ranking and UTR since the current rankings are frozen.

Please take the time to contact your local professional or organization to make a decision on age group entry that makes sense for you. If you need help, our district endorsers listed below and our district office will be happy to assist you.
Boy’s Endorser-Tom Walker (twalker136@gmail.com cell # 269-598-8767)Girl’s Endorser- Oak Saad (oaktrees123@gmail.com cell # 269-217-2237)

The WMTA Qualifier is open only to those players whose primary residence is within the Western Michigan Tennis Association boundaries. This event is a qualifier for the USTA/ Midwest Sectional Closed. Juniors may only compete in one age division and must play the age group they wish to attempt to qualify for. (No exceptions).Players are eligible in an age division until the month they age up... (example: 12 turning 13 in June would be in 14's).

The Draw is open to any party who wishes to observe. We invite anyone who has concerns over procedures to avail themselves of the process. Draws are completed as per USTA regulations using the TDM program. On the occasion the computer cannot distinguish proximity of cities, the player (non-seeds) are moved into the closest allowable location. (WMTA rules mandate that we protect players from a same city match in the first round if possible) The original draws are signed and placed into a sealed envelope for verification purposes.

The tournament committee will base seeding on the most current lists and tournament play available.. Seeding will be a blend of sectional and national seeding lists. District rankings will only be used if higher level information is not available.* (The Tournament Director may consider outstanding International, National or Sectional results in all age groups in order to properly seed the event.) Please fax a player record only if your tournament online record is in error or you have substantial ITF results.

ALL players wishing to be considered for the Midwest Closed in November, must register through the Tennis Link Registration System. The highest finishing player in each age division (that does not gain their own outright acceptance) will receive our districts wildcard into the Midwest Closed provided they entered on time. In the case of a tie, the tiebreakers are as follows:1. head to head result in this event, 2. First Sectional ranking after they are unfrozen and this event is applied. T

Awards will be presented to the champion, finalists, and consolation finalists of each age division. (based on draw size)

Director: Duy Tran Event Referee: Steve Olson District Referee: Betsy CraigTournament Committee: Duy Tran, Steve Olson, Betsy Craig, Tom Walker, Oak Saad and Chris Wilton

The USTA/Midwest Section Closed Junior Championships, the district qualifiers, the USTA/Midwest Section Designated Tournaments and USTA/Midwest Section Junior Davis & Wightman Cup events are open to citizens of the U.S., permanent resident aliens in possession of a valid alien registration card, individuals who are applicants for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status and who can present a USCIS receipt for a pending unadjudicated form I-485, aliens who have resided continuously in the US for more than one year and who are members of families of persons in the diplomatic or consular corps and aliens who have been granted Refugee Status, Asylee Status or Temporary Protected Status.