2018 USTA B14 National Indoor Championships

This is a 64 draw for singles and a modified feed-in consolation and a 32 draw for doubles that is single elimination. Wilson U.S. Open balls will be used throughout the tournament.

The Main Draw matches & 3/4 Playoffs for singles will be the best of three tiebreak sets. The Consolation will play 2 tiebreak sets and a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of the third set. The Singles have a Modified Feed-In Consolation to play for the 5th & 6th places.

Doubles matches will be one 6-game pro-set with no-ad scoring, a set tiebreak at 6 games all. Doubles is a single elimination format.

It is the Player's responsibility to find their Doubles partner. Doubles partners need to be determined by November 12th. Once you have your Doubles partner, please send an email to marilyn.goldman@midtown.com to verify your arrangements. If you need help obtaining a Doubles partner, please contact the Tournament Director. The TD will contact the people you wish to play with providing the parents agree to release their information. Please make sure your contact information on the USTA website is correct as that is the only way to contact you.

Start times each day will be 8:00 AM. Doubles will be played first, followed by singles.

Friday there will be 1 round of Doubles, 2 Main Draw rounds of Singles and 1 Consolation round of Singles.
Saturday there will be 1 round of Doubles, 2 Main Draw rounds of singles and 2 Consolation rounds of Singles.
Sunday and Monday - TBD.

Below is a link to a Waiver and Release form that parents need to sign and either email to marilyn.goldman@midtown.com or bring with you to the tournament. Players will not be able to play unless this form is signed. You will need to copy and paste the link.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/1/15/usta_release_and_waiver._juniors._2015.pdf

Activities - Thursday, November 22nd at 7:00 PM, there will be a Mandatory Meeting of all players. At that time, you will receive your gift and any information necessary for a successful tournament. Please make sure to attend, which will be held on the 2nd Floor at Midtown in the Theater.

There will also be a Game Night on Friday night, November 23rd, for Players only, starting at 7:00 PM. The party will be at the Midtown courts across the street. Dinner is included.

There will be live streaming on some of the courts. If you would like to live stream go to: https://myplaysight.com/livestreaming.

Hotels
The Hotel at Midtown
2444 N. Elston Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

This hotel is part of Midtown Athletic Club and is in the same building as the tennis courts. Please register using the link below or you can call the hotel at 773-687-7600.

https://www.reseze.net/servlet/SendPage?hotelid=1542&skipfirstpage=true&page=4671

The Robey
2018 W. North Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647

Call or email Brittany Zasada at 872-315-3075 between 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday-Friday or bzasada@therobey.com.

Mention Midtown Boys 14s National Indoor Tournament and receive 15% off of the best available rate; 7-day cancellation policy.

Athletico is the OFFICIAL Provider of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training for the 2018 USTA Boys' 14 National Indoor Championships.

Concurrent Entries Not Permitted Without Prior Approval At the time entries close, no player may be entered in two or more sanctioned tournaments if any part of the tournaments overlap, unless each Tournament Committee involved understands the situation and concurs in writing. USTA Regulation IV.C.12

Concurrent Entry Into Eddie Herr ITF and National Indoor Championships The entry deadline for the 18s division of the Eddie Herr ITF is Tuesday, October 23rd. The entry deadline for the 12's, 14's and 16's divisions of the Eddie Herr is October 1st. Acceptance lists for the main draw and the Qualifier for the Eddie Herr will be posted prior to the November 1st entry deadline for the National Indoor Championships.

Players registered for both and are selected for both tournaments (qualifying or main draw) must notify the Tournament Committees of which tournament they would like to participate in by November 12th. Players who withdraw from one event to participate in the other after the date of November 12th, or who apply for and receive wildcards for one of the events and then subsequently withdraw from the other will be assessed suspension points for withdrawing to play another tournament. Players may not participate in both events.

LINKS
USTA National Junior Tournament Regulations
https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/2018%20USTA%20Junior%20Tournament%20Regulations.pdf

Entry and Selection Process - Level 1 National Championshipshttps://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/Selection%20Process%20for%20Level%201%20National%20Championships.pdf

Withdrawal and Entry Refund Policy
https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/Junior%20Competition_Withdrawals%20and%20Entry%20Fee%20Refunds.pdf

Seeding Criteria
https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/pdfs/Junior%20Competition_Seeding%20Criteria.pdf

Wild Card Information
http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/PlayerDevelopmentWildCards/

Players are selected from a variety of National Lists and generally require Section endorsement.

Entry to this tournament is restricted. To see how entrants will be selected, follow the “Selection Process” link to the left. It is the player’s responsibility to check the selection list(s) after registering online to be sure that a check mark appears beside the player’s name on the list, in order to insure proper registration. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, November 1, 2018 11:59:00 AM Eastern 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: 850003818 from the searchable schedule homepage.

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