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SITE LOCATIONS & PRACTICE COURTS
Practice courts: Friday Reservation Rates: $20 per court hour. Saturday: 7:00 - 7:55 : Players may reserve 1/2 court for $10. This space should be used for two players. Coaches or parents may be removed to allow all players a warm-up opportunity. Limites warmup courts will be available in 20 increments from 11:00-12:00 for players with match times starting after 11:00 am. There is no charge for this time. However, this is first come first serve. Sign-up for this is onsite. Players only ...no coaches or parents on these courts
Finally, if you wish to warm up outside..... weather permitting. Northview Highschool is 5 min away and has 8 outstanding courts. Their address is 4451 Hunsberger Ave, NE
Sunday: practice courts will be made available after match times are available for Sunday's play.
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Virtual Tournament Desk Registration **MANDATORY FOR ALL PLAYERS** by Nov 5 by 9 pm
In response to the COVID-19, we will be using Match Tennis App’s Virtual Tournament Desk technology to help facilitate CDC best practices.
In order to compete in this event, all competitors MUST click the below link to fill out the check-in form, and sign the waiver for this tournament.
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FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES TO ENSURE YOU'LL RECEIVE COURT ASSIGNMENTS VIA TEXT (Please Click Link To Read)
* When setting up your Match Tennis App account, all family members should sign in with the same username and password.
* Make sure you add three DIFFERENT contact numbers during the Pre Tournament Virtual Check-In THAT WILL BE ON during the tournament. They all should be cell numbers since messages will be in the form of texts. When you are called to court, all your contact phones will receive the message. * If you need to add or change contact numbers go to “My Account” in Match Tennis App and click “Completed Waivers” to add or change contact numbers. Please click the “more info” link to learn how we will be using VTD to keep you SAFE during the tournament:
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USTA/Midwest COVID-19 Safety Procedures
The COVID-19 procedures and policies in place by the USTA/Midwest Section for this event are as follows: * First and foremost, if you are not feeling well, please withdraw from the event. If you are a spectator and not feeling well, please stay home. * Player +1 for the entire event. Only one person is going to be allowed with each player. Everyone is required to have a mask on if they are not on court playing. * The water fountains will not be accessible for the duration of the event. Please bring plenty of water for matches. * Social distancing will be strongly encouraged in addition to wearing a face mask. * We encourage bringing your own chair to watch any matches outdoors. * Do not enter the facility until 10-15 minutes before your scheduled match time. * There will be no handshakes at the conclusion of matches. * Once match results have been turned in, we request you leave the facility immediately. Only players are to approach the tournament desk. Please keep a safe distance when doing so. * All tournament staff will be wearing masks.
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Important USTA 2021 Changes
The USTA will be launching a new, simplified nationwide junior tournament competitive structure in January, 2021. These changes will create a standardized system that will drive greater consistency for our players, parents, coaches, tournament directors and officials. These changes will help better address the needs of all our constituents with the goals of driving growth in USTA Junior Tournaments. Please click on the link to learn everything you need to know about these changes. In 2021, this event will be a Closed Level 4.
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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 - 34
Players based on the most recent USTA/Midwest Standings List in the age
division of the tournament (District Championship/Qualifier results will not be used for selections as not all districts ran one this year due to COVID.)
2 - 17 Players based on UTR
3 - 13 Players from the districts (wildcards - reach out to your district to find out their wildcard process)
Players will be seeded for the tournament in the following order: 1 - All seeds done by 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 1 USTA/Midwest points per round and Level 3 USTA National 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. Main draw and 3/4 Playoff is best of three tie-break sets. Feed-In 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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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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Tennis Supplies and Stringing: 1. Tennis connection -2700 Breton Rd SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 (616) 245-8775 Sat 10-5pm, Sunday on request 2. Randy Fairchild- Randy can be contacted directly at 616-401-6393 (Rockford Area)
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GRRF is a Play-Sight Facility** All Matches Are Streamed And Recorded**Play-sight live match streaming is available for real-time viewing by family and friends free of charge. Get ready by downloading or creating a free Play-sight account in advance at www.playsight.com or at the apple app store. All that required is a valid email address. All matches are recorded and available post-play for a nominal fee. As a companion to match streaming, we also offer a score viewer that keeps you updated on all on-court scores. This is available here at http://www.liveboard.tennis/grracquet/
Every participant must have a legal guardian accept and sign a broadcast wavier before play begins. Individual cameras will not be turned off. Failure to accept wavier will result in a match defaults under the parental choice provision.
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Hotel Information:
There are excellent hotel options.Ask for tennis or USTA tennis rate.
1. Country Inn & Suites 3251 Deposit Dr NE Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Ph: (616) 942-7000 (Located on I-96 and the Beltline, the property has been refreshed and is in excellent condition. Many local food options nearby.The $109 rate is all set for Nov 6, 7, & 8. Guests may begin making reservations through the following methods:
* Call the front desk (616-942-7000) and ask for the "USTA Tennis" room block
* Go to https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/country-inn-grand-rapids-mi
* click the "Special rates" drop-down menu
* select "Promotional Code"
* in the text box type “USTATO"
*2. Hampton Inn Grand Rapids North: $89.00 Code: USTA Tennis: 500 Center Dr NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544 (616) 647-1000 . It is located off the I-96 and 131 exchange in the Alpine area(North Grand Rapids) It is surrounded by a large number of food and shopping
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Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to specified residents only. Entries must be submitted by Thursday, October 29, 2020 11:59:00 PM 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: 850037720 from the searchable schedule homepage.
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