K-Swiss Junior Tennis Championships

The match slips you received from the tournament desk are the times you should adhere to...please check your site, as you may change locations today.

PLEASE CHECK IN 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO YOUR 1ST MATCH - THERE'S NO PLAYERS MEETING OR FORMAL REGISTRATION. (ALTERNATES THAT GOT INTO THE MAIN DRAW, PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING A CHECK FOR $70 MADE OUT TO K-SWISS DUE AT CHECK-IN.) Matches will start at 8am on Friday, Feb 10th, 2006 >> Selections & Seeds were based upon National Standings as of 01-25-06 >> This is a MFIC (modified feed in consolation) event, national level 3 tournament. Draw size will be 64 entrants in each division. 52 Players will be selected from the most recent National Standing List (NSL) of the division of the event; 12 Players will be selected from the top 200 players on the most recent NSL of the next-younger age division. (Remaining vacancies will be filled by players from the NSL of the division of the event.) - PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL NOT BE AWARDING ANY WILD CARDS FOR THIS EVENT. (This new National Level 3 selection criteria for regional tournaments was received yesterday from USTA National Jr. Comp.)

Centre Court Athletic Club, Hanover Park Park District 1919 Walnut Avenue, Hanover Park, IL 60133 (630) 837-6300 ext. 114 THEY HAVE SOME COURTS OPEN TODAY AND COURTS TOMORROW (SAT.) UNTIL 1PM. Please mention K-Swiss. You will need to prepay by credit card for court time reservations. Note: YOU WILL NEED YOUR OWN BALLS & PRACTICE PARTNER...NO HITTING PARTNERS AVAILABLE ON SITE. Free warm up courts will be available daily from 6:30am - 7:50am at both locations. We will be sharing courts - 4 Players to a court, no parents or coaches hitting, please limit your time to 30 mins. so everyone who needs to warm up gets a chance. No practice courts will be available the remainder of the day after matches begin at 8:00am. (Note: We will have a list of other clubs in the area thath you may call and check for available court time.) >> Other clubs in the area you may contact for practice courts: Norris Recreation Center - St. Charles, IL >>Wheaton Tennis Center - Wheaton, IL >> Naperville Tennis Club - Naperville, IL, >>Lockport Fitness Forum - Lockport, IL. (Addresses & phone numbers are available in Tennis Link under Northern Illinois or Chicago District tournaments...we have no special arrangements with any of these clubs for court time - but they may have some open courts.)

NO CELL PHONES ON COURT FOR ANY REASON...no warnings...you will be penalized if seen with a phone on court. >> Please dress appropriately...no bare skin at the midriff when arms are at rest by your sides, no spaghetti straps, and no compression shorts to be worn without a skirt to cover them. You will be asked to model your new K-Swiss T-shirt if the refs deem your outfit to be inappropriate! (Remember, it's cold here this time of year!) >> Use of foul language, including any deity's name, God, Buddha, Allah, Jesus, Moses, Muhammad or any others not expressly mentioned, will not be tolerated on the court during match play...Sportsmanship is the essence of the game!

G14's -All 1st and 2nd round matches will be played at ATC / VAC >> G18's - all 1st and 2nd round matches will be played at RCH. >> G16's - matches will be split between both locations, ATC / VAC and RCH - please check your draws for location!

ATC stands for the Aurora Tennis Club, now also known as the Vaughan Athletic Center, VAC, a beautiful, newly constructed fitness center. >> ATC / VAC is located on 2121 W. Indian Trail, Aurora, IL 60506. Tel: (630) 907-8067. >> RCH stands for Rush Copley Healthplex, located at 1900 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504. Tel: (630) 978-6280.

Special Tournament Rate - $69 / night King or 2 dbl beds (breakfast included) at the Fairfield Inn - PLEASE MENTION K-SWISS. (Note: This hotel is 8.3 miles from ATC and located near a new lifesyle shopping mall: The Geneva Commons, which features upscale shopping and many restaurants.) >> Fairfield Inn Tel: 630-845-5500 2096 Bricher Rd, St Charles, IL 60174 630-845-5500 >> Hampton Inn: Tel: 630-907-2600 (1.29 miles from the ATC / VAC) 2423 Bushwood Dr, Aurora, IL 60506, US (Note: This hotel is the closest to ATC / VAC) more info

Holiday Inn Express Chgo-Oswgo Tel: 630-844-4700 2055 Wiesbrook Rd, Oswego, IL 60543 (2.06 miles away from RCH) >> Comfort Inn Tel: 630-896-2800 111 N Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505 (3.01 miles away from RCH) 630-896-2800

Please contact Bill Dahm via e-mail: billdahm@aol.com or Laurie Fujimoto: lauriefujimoto@aol.com

Free, local housing is available to players. It is on a limited, first-come first-served basis via screened host families. For more information, contact Bob Nasenbeny at bob_nasenbeny@yahoo.com

We would like to take the "mystery" out of how competitors will be selected for the tournament and how alternates will be ordered. Attempting to eliminate the "black box" with respect to player selection for level 3 regional national level tournaments, we asked the USTA's national junior comp. office several pointed questions so we understood the process too. Here's the "scoop" on how competitors and alternates will be selected - many of you may want to rethink your registered age divisions prior to the deadline--we cannot adjust your age division for you after the cutoff deadline, if you miss a cut attempting to "play up." Competitor Selection Process for any given age division: >> 1st: We will take players 1-52 based upon the NSL for the natural age div. of the Draw. >> 2nd: We will take up to 12 players from the NSL for one age level below the draw and select players who are attempting to "play up" provided they are ranked 200 or better on the NSL. (If you are 180 on the NSL and we've already got our 12, you are out of luck, unless you have a high enough ranking in the natural age division of the draw to be selected as one of the first 52, or ranked as a high alternate.) If we can only find 10 players above 200 remaining in the age division below to be selected, then we will return to the NSL of the draw's natural age division and pick then next 2 highest player applicants.

Seeding Policy for Regional level 3 Tournaments - Suggested, but not yet formally adopted by the USTA • The most recent National Standings List of the age division of the event in the order in which they appear on the list • Players who are accepted based on their standing in the next lower age division may be seeded in the last group (9-16 or 17-32) if they are in the top 50 of the lower age division. • Players may be moved within major groups (1-4, 5-8, 9-16) due to direct wins within the previous six (6) months if players are separated by less than 100 points • Players may be moved between major groups due to direct wins within the previous six (6) months if players are separated by less than 50 points.

All Alternates will be taken from the NSL of the age division of the Draw. If you are ranked #202 on the NSL in the age div. below, and could not be picked up as one of the 12 players in round 2 of the selection process above, you will be ranked below every applicant w/ a NSL in the age div. of the draw, unless you also happen to have a NSL in that age division too--then you will be taken in the order how that ranking falls in comparison with the other applicants in the age div. of the draw. (Sorry...that's just how the system works...you may be a better player, but you won't be selected, until all alternates on the NSL are exhausted...all the way through to #1800 if that's the last applicant's standing.)

For entry, use the USTA Registration System.