Tournament Reports
Match Schedule Info - Future Match Info with Win and Loss times as of 2/14/2019 at 12:00pmEST
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PLAYER SELECTION & SEEDING
This tournament will use a combination of USTA/Midwest Points Per Round and Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) for player selection and seeding. Players will be selected for the tournament in the following order: 1 - 44 Players based on the most recent USTA/Midwest Standings List in the age division of the tournament 2 - 20 Players based on UTR Players will be seeded for the tournament in the following order: All 16 seeds are done using UTR. If you have questions regarding player selection and/or seeding, please contact the USTA/Midwest Section office at jrtourney@midwest.usta.com
For more information about UTR please click the following link:
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POINTS PER ROUND
This tournament carries with it Level 3 USTA/Midwest points per round. For more information on USTA/Midwest points per round, please visit the following link:
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MATCH SCORING/DRAW SIZE
Feed-in consolation draw (through the Round of 16). Quarter-final losers will be fed into a separate consolation draw to playoff for 5th and 6th place. Semi-final losers will playoff for 3rd and 4th place. All matches are best of three tie-break sets with a 10-point tie-breaker in lieu of a 3rd set. 64 FIC-R16
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PLAY SITE LOCATIONS & PRACTICE COURTS
Tournament Sites: Maple YMCA - 1001 West Maple Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Ph: 269-345-9622 Portage YMCA - 2900 West Centre Street, Portage, MI 49024 Ph: 269-324-9622 Kalamazoo College Fitness and Wellness Center - 131 Catherine Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Warm up courts will be available at Maple YMCA and Portage YMCA for $10 per 1/2 hour. Court fees are due at reservation time and no refunds will be given. Warm up courts may be reserved starting Wednesday February 13th at 12pm EST. Warm up courts will be available Friday evening, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday before tournament play begins starting at 7:00am until first matches at 8:30am and can be reserved for a maximum of 30 minutes. At the Portage Site on Saturday only, there will be 1 court available for warm up rental between 8:30am - 2pm to help accommodate players with first match times that are later in the day. For warm up courts at Maple YMCA call: 269-345-9622 For warm up courts at Portage YMCA call: 269-324-9622 No warm up courts available at Kalamazoo College Fitness and Wellness Center. Additional warm up courts may be available at West Hills throughout the tournament by calling 269-387-0410. Court fees at West Hills may be different from those offered at host location Maple YMCA and Portage YMCA.
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TOURNAMENT HOTEL INFORMATION
TownPlace Suites by Marriott 4572 South 9th Street, Kalamazoo MI 49009 $99 per night + tax. Cutoff date is 2/8/19. Call 269-353-1500 and ask for Girls USTA Midwest Block or Click the "more info" link below.
Delta Hotels - Marriott 2747 South 11th Street, Kalamazoo MI 49009 $109 per night + tax. Cutoff Date is 2/11/19. Call 269-375-6000 and ask for the "2019 USTA Girls 18U room block".
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Delta Hotel Reservation Link
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ORDER OF PLAY
SATURDAY - 2 rounds of main draw and 1 round of consolation singles. SUNDAY - 2 rounds of main draw and 3 rounds of consolation singles. MONDAY - 2 rounds of main draw and 2 rounds of consolation singles.
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PLAYER CONTACT INFORMATION POLICY
If you do not provide an email address and/or cell number(s) when you register for this tournament, then we will not be able to notify you about any possible changes in the tournament.
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PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK
If you have questions about USTA/Midwest tournaments, please email jrtourney@midwest.usta.com. Also, please take a minute to tell us what you thought about this tournament using the following link:
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TOURNAMENT FEES
1) If your credit card has been declined, please contact the tournament director immediately. You have until noon Monday to pay the entry fee. The tournament director has the option to withdraw you from the competitors list if you have not communicated with them. 2) No refunds after player selection.
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DUAL ENTRY
Please see link if you have signed up for two tournaments on the same weekend.
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Entering YMCA Facilities
NOTE: PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO YOUR SITE. You will be required to fill out a sign in as a guest of our facilities when entering the YMCA facilities. Photo Identification is required to enter the facility. Anyone 16 years of age or older will be asked for Photo ID to enter the facility each time you enter.
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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 Thursday, February 7, 2019 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
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