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Entry Deadline: July 15, 2007
Tournament Locations and Contact Information
Dennis J. and Mary Lou Schwartz Tennis Center
Purdue University
1324 McCormick Road
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
Tournament Phone: (765) 494-3600
Tournament Fax: (765) 496-9798
Web site: www.purduetennis.com
Lafayette Sports Center
3832 Fortune Drive
Lafayette, Indiana 47905
Phone: (765) 448-6444
Tournament Chairperson: Lisa Braden
Tournament Director: Joe Braden, jmbraden@purdue.edu
Tournament Referee: TBA
Acceptance List
The acceptance list will be posted by July 19, 2007
Draw Size/Draw Date
128 Singles Main Draw, Modified Feed-In Consolation
The draw will be made on or before July 24, 2007.
Level of Tournament
USTA National: Level 3
USTA/Midwest: Level 2
Seeding Criteria
Players will be seeded based on the most current USTA/Midwest Section Standing List in the division of the event.
Selection Process
Players will be selected into the main draw in the following order:
(1) Ninety-eight players from the most current USTA National Standing List in the age division of the event (Girls 16).
(2) 26 players from the Top 200 of the most current USTA National Standing List in the next lower division (Girls 14).
(3) Remaining four wild-card appointments may be selected at the tournament committee's discretion, and other vacancies and/or alternates will be selected from the USTA National Standing List in the age division of the event (Girls 16).
USTA/Midwest Section Suspension Point System
Signing up for two events
The USTA Code of Conduct and Suspension Point System is in effect. You are expected to play the entire event as scheduled. All players will be given five (5) suspension points for entering two or more tournaments that take place at the same time, in whole or in part, unless each tournament committee involved agrees with the multiple entries in writing.
Alternates/Status Information
Please provide the tournament committee with two phone numbers and an e-mail address, if possible. The tournament director will provide a status list for alternates into the event.
Start Times
First match start times will be posted by noon on July 26, 2007.
Check In
Tournament check-in for all players will be at least 45 minutes prior to each player's particular start time on Monday, July 30. Tournament check-in will be at the Schwartz Tennis Center ONLY. Match check-in will be at each particular tournament site control desk after you have registered at the Schwartz Tennis Center. Match check-in must be at least 15 minutes prior to each player's particular start time.
Refund Policy
There will be no refunds after the acceptance list is posted.
Order of Play
Monday, July 30, 2007
The first round of main draw matches (round of 128) will be played starting at 9:00 a.m. The first round of consolation and the second round of the main draw matches (round of 64) will follow in the afternoon. View the Web site TennisLink for individual start times. Both the Schwartz Tennis Center and the Purdue University Varsity and Co-Rec Tennis Courts will be used. Rain back-up will be at two sites, the Lafayette Sports Center and the Schwartz Tennis Center.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
The second round of the first round main draw loser consolation will begin the day at 9:00 a.m. along with the first round of the second round main draw loser consolation. Other matches will follow later in the day.
Rules
All USTA rules and regulations will apply.
Awards and Gifts
Awards will be presented to all tournament finalists in the main and consolation draws, as well as third and fourth place. A tournament T-shirt will be given to all tournament participants.
Dress Code
Appropriate tennis attire is required.
Practice Courts
Practice courts will be available at the Schwartz Tennis Center or the Lafayette Sports Center for $12 per court hour on a first reserved basis. Outdoor courts will be available at no charge at the tournament sites. Credit card pre-payment will be required to hold practice courts. Courts can be reserved for up to one hour per day only. Walk-on availability can be used (same fees) with no limit on the amount of times per day.
Locker Rooms
Lockers/showers will be available at the Schwartz Tennis Center. Please bring your own shower towels.
Racquet Stringing
A racquet stringer will be available at the Schwartz Tennis Center at all times during the tournament. Stringing prices will vary depending on the type of string. If you provide your own string, a $15 per racquet stringing charge will be assessed.
Court Surface
The Schwartz Tennis Center offers six indoor and six outdoor Plexipave hard courts, and the Lafayette Sports Center has eight indoor Laykold hard courts. The Purdue Co-Rec and Varsity courts are also hard courts.
Accommodations
Host Hotel:
University Inn Conference Center and Suites (Close to Purdue)
3001 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, Indiana
(765) 463-5511
A block of 60 rooms is reserved until June 24. The rate is $78 per night, plus tax, for single occupancy and $88 per night, plus tax, for double occupancy.
Other Hotels:
Hilton Garden Inn (close to Purdue)
(765) 743-2100
Holiday Inn Select City Centre (between Purdue and the Lafayette Sports Center)
(765) 423-1000
Homewood Suites (close to the Lafayette Sports Center)
(765) 448-9700
Baymont Inn (close to the Lafayette Sports Center)
(765) 446-2400
Hampton Inn (close to the Lafayette Sports Center)
(765) 447-1600
Restaurants
There are numerous restaurants within minutes of each tennis facility and hotel. For more information, please contact the Lafayette-West Lafayette Conventions Visitors Bureau at (765) 447-9999 or visit the Web site at www.lafayette-in.com. You will recieve a guide and map upon check-in for the tournament.
Directions to the Purdue University Schwartz Tennis Center
From Chicago, traveling south on I-65
Take exit 178. Turn right off of the exit and travel south to State Street (McDonald's on the corner). Turn right onto State Street and continue past the Purdue residence halls to the Hwy 526/Airport Road stop light (strip mall with Follett’s Bookstore on the corner). Turn right and travel approximately 0.9 miles to the Schwartz Tennis Center, which is on your left. If you come to a stop sign at Cherry Lane, you’ve traveled too far.
From Indianapolis, traveling north on I-65
Take exit 172. Turn left off of the exit onto South Street/St. Road 26. Continue on this road through downtown Lafayette, over the bridge into West Lafayette. South Street will become State Street. Continue past the Purdue residence halls to the Hwy 526/Airport Road stop light (strip mall with Follett’s Bookstore on the corner). Turn right and travel approximately 0.9 miles to the Schwartz Tennis Center, which is on your left. If you come to a stop sign at Cherry Lane, you’ve traveled too far.
From Illinois south, traveling east on 1-74
Exit onto Hwy 231 North at Crawfordsville exit. Travel north on Hwy 231 to State Street in West Lafayette. Turn left onto State Street and continue past the Purdue residence halls to the Hwy 526/Airport Road stop light (strip mall with Follett’s Bookstore on the corner). Turn right and travel approximately 0.9 miles to the Schwartz Tennis Center, which is on your left. If you come to a stop sign at Cherry Lane, you’ve traveled too far.
Directions to the Lafayette Sports Center
(Please do not use the directions from MapQuest and Yahoo! Maps, as they are incorrect.)
From Indianapolis traveling north on I-65, or from Chicago traveling south on I-65
Take exit 172. Turn left off of the exit (coming from Indianapolis), or turn right off of the exit (coming from Chicago), onto South Street/St. Rd. 26 heading west. Stay in the left lane and turn left at the Creasy Lane intersection (KFC, Don Pablo’s, and Pavilions are on the corner). Go past Sam’s Club and turn left at the light on Fortune Drive. The Lafayette Sports Center is the third building on your left.
From Illinois south, traveling east on 1-74
Exit onto Hwy 231 North at the Crawfordsville exit. Travel north on Hwy 231 to County Road 350 South. Turn right and travel east to the light at Concord Road (Wal-Mart is on your right). Turn left and travel to the next stop light at Brady Lane. Turn right and stay on Brady; it will turn into Creasy Lane. Continue to the stoplight at Fortune Drive and turn right (Lafayette Furniture is on the corner). The Lafayette Sports Center is the third building on your left.
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