THIS TOURNAMENT IS ONLY FOR PLAYERS THAT RESIDE IN EMS REGION 9- LAKE AND McHENRY COUNTIES
Following State of Illinois Guidelines,Deer Creek is only allowed to host players from Region 9, Lake or McHenry Counties. If you do not live in one of these counties, please do not sign up for this event as you will not be selected to play. See link with Regional Map.
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USTA TOURNAMENTS IN ILLINOIS/STATE OF ILLINOIS DIRECTIVES
On July 29, Governor Pritzker of Illinois issued a directive
on youth sports that aims to minimize the risk of the spread of Covid-19 by
limiting gatherings at youth sport events and interactions of players from
different Emergency Medical Services (EMS) regions. Even though tennis is identified as a low-risk activity, the
State feels that certain types of events include a heightened risk of exposure
due to the involvement of many more participants, family members and
spectators. As such, in order for USTA to host junior tournaments in Illinois,
USTA will be following strict Covid-19 safety protocols and making selections
of players based on EMS region.
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COVID 19 GUIDELINES
We will be following the State of Illinois guidelines along with these additional specifications:
* Participants will be
limited to 16 per age division in order to keep players and staff as safe as possible * Players will be given 2
balls to be hand-marked or sorted by tournament staff * Players/spectators will
not arrive more than 10 minutes before scheduled match times and will be
required to leave immediately after scores are reported * Size of groups will be
limited, by allowing ONLY Player and 1 Spectator (coach or parent) on
site; additional spectators can wait in parked vehicles but will not be
allowed courtside, at the tournament desk, or in any indoor or outdoor
areas at the tournament sites * Hand sanitizer will be
provided at the tournament desk and use sanitizing wipes on high touch
areas like door handles * Players and spectators
will be required to bring their own cooler or lawn chairs to sit on as
benches/bleachers may not be available * Players will be required
to bring their own water bottles/containers
* 6-foot social distancing
will be enforced for all spectators and each spectator will be required to
stay at least 6-feet from the fence at all times * Players will be required
to wear masks when approaching the tournament desk and during play * Spectators will be
required to wear masks at all times on tournament site, except for when
watching their player, 6-feet from any other spectator; at all times if
event moves indoors * No player who has been in a state that is on the Cook County Travel Quarantine list within 14 days of the event will be accepted * No players who have tested positive for Covid within 14 days
of the event or been in close contact with another person who has tested
positive will be accepted
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PLAYER SELECTION
Selection of players for this event will be based on
Illinois State EMS region which will be the first threshold of acceptance. All
competitors must reside in the same EMS region as the host facility. After
determining player eligibility based on residency, Tournament Directors will
select the following ways:
Level 4 Tournaments- Top ranked players using Midwest standing in most cases, although some will use UTR selection that will be indicated Level 5 Tournaments- Reverse selection process- Unranked players selected first and ranked players last.
For this event , players should
reside in Lake or Mchenry counties. No players who
has been in a state that is on the Cook County Quarantine list within 14 days
of the event will be accepted. Additionally, no player who has tested positive for Covid within 14 days of the event or been in close contact with another person who has tested positive will be accepted. See link for Quarantine state list.
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TOURNAMENT SELECTION
The first threshold of acceptance will be only those players residing in Lake or McHenry County and after this, the most current Midwest Standings will be used
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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 Sunday, November 1, 2020 11:59:00 PM Central Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 850163120 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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