Sportsmanship Award Winner

Congratulations to Preston Lubiniecki on earning the Tournament Sportsmanship Award.

Tournament Waiver 

The waiver is now done electronically through the link below. After completing the waiver, please forward the waiver confirmation email you receive to abf11@cornell.edu.  Players who don't forward the email confirmation in advance will be required to show it at check in before their first match. Players will not be permitted to play the tournament if this form is not completed.

https://usta-qlqmw.formstack.com/forms/usta_release_waiver

Tournament Surface:  Indoor Hard.  The tournament will take place at Reis Tennis Center of Cornell University (230 Pine Tree Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850).  

Tournament Check In

We will hold a tournament check-in on Friday, June 27 from 4-8 PM at Reis Tennis Center.  If players are unable to check in during that time, they may send an email to abf11@cornell.edu to arrange a check-in Saturday morning, June 28 at least a half hour before their first match.

Practice Courts

indoor courts will be available for players to walk on Friday, June 27 from 4-8 PM and an hour before the start of play on each day of the tournament.  Times will be limited to half an hour if other players are waiting for a practice court and up to 4 players may practice on each court.

The Reis Tennis Center outdoor courts will be available for players to walk on for practice.  There are also nearby outdoor courts on the Cornell campus (224 Cradit Farm Dr., Ithaca, NY 14850) where players can walk on for practice.

"SAFE PLAY" IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR COACHES ATTENDING THE TOURNAMENT

Please be advised that if you plan to bring your coach with you, he/she MUST be Safe Play Approved through the end of the Tournament in order to have access to practice areas such as practice courts - let us know that your coach is coming by sending an email to abf11@cornell.edu. Safe Play approval includes completing SafeSport training, acknowledging the USTA Safe Play Policy which includes reporting requirements, and a criminal background check. You can check if your coach is Safe Play Approved by visiting: https://www.usta.com/en/home/safe-play/search-for-a-tennis-provider.html. If they are not Safe Play Approved, please ensure they complete the process ASAP by visiting www.usta.com/safeplay and selecting “Get Approved.” PLEASE NOTE: SAFESPORT TRAINING IS 90 MINUTES LONG AND FULL APPROVAL CAN TAKE UP TO 5 DAYS. Please contact safeplay@usta.com if you have any questions.  TRAINING IS 90 MINUTES LONG AND FULL APPROVAL CAN TAKE UP TO 5 DAYS. Please contact safeplay@usta.com if you have any questions. 

COACH REGISTRATION: Let us know your coach is coming by sending an email to abf11@cornell.edu . SAFE PLAY APPROVAL includes completing SafeSport training, acknowledging the USTA Safe Play Policy which includes reporting requirements, and a criminal background check.

Score Reporting Protocols

We understand that reporting accurate scores is critical to ratings. Per Friend At Court, it is the Winner's responsibility to report the score. This means the tournament desk will only accept reporting from the Winner.  If you are the loser of a match and you are concerned the score may not be reported correctly; you should accompany the winner to the desk to report the score. 

Winners will report the score to the tournament desk immediately after the match. Players should not delay the reporting of the score.

• The Loser of the match can confirm the score at the time the winner reports.
  • If there is a dispute, the players can take that moment to talk it out while it is fresh in their minds and agree on a score for the winner to report to the desk. 
  • If an agreement cannot be reached, the Referee will help the players come to an agreement.
• The Loser may report a score if he/she gets to the desk first. However, if the loser does not stay to confirm the score with the winner, the score given by the winner will be the official score.

   

No scores will be changed after entered online unless one of the players reports a change which is favorable to the other player.

• Also note, should players have multiple issues with score reporting, Unsportsmanlike Conduct may be suspected and could result in suspension points. 
• We will not "track down games" for players days or even hours after a match. Too much time will have lapsed to try to get the one player to remember the score the way the other player wants it remembered.  If it is important to you, then the loser of the match should come to the desk with the winner immediately after the match. 
• Parents, Coaches, and Players - please respect this process. With the rating systems, every game is important. We want to report the scores accurately. 

Officiating: One roving official per every three courts. Chaired matches for the singles final, singles semi-finals, singles 3/4 playoff, and doubles final.

Racket Stringing:  Rackets can be dropped off at the Reis Tennis Center front desk.  The rate is $25/racket with your own string.

Withdrawal and Refund policy 

After the close of registration, we do not provide refunds to players who are selected and withdraw from the tournament.

Scoring

Main Draw and Consolation Singles: Best of three tiebreak sets with a 10-point tiebreak played in lieu of a 3rd set.  Regular scoring with ad.
Doubles: 8 game pro set with a 7-point tiebreak at 8 games all. NO AD Scoring

Match Formats

Singles: will be a 32 draw with a FIC that feeds in through the Round of 16.
Doubles: will be single elimination.
The Singles and Doubles draws shall have a playoff for 3rd and 4th place; 5th and 6th place playoff matches in singles (no playoff for 7th/8th) will also be scheduled. Players are expected to participate in the Feed-in and Playoff rounds.  If you must withdraw for any reason, please EMAIL the tournament director stating the reason for withdrawal.  Otherwise, suspension points are assessed for "no-show" players.

- Singles:

32 Players.  

- Doubles:

Up to 16 Doubles Teams (32 players).

Doubles Pairings

All players selected for singles are eligible to enter the doubles draw but must confirm their partners by Monday, June 23 at 5 PM by sending an email to abf11@cornell.edu (please copy your doubles partner).   Once both players confirm their doubles partner the team will be moved from the unpaired list to main draw.  We do not offer random doubles pairings to players who haven't confirmed partners.  

• To invite/find/accept a partner while registering for an event
• Invite doubles partner after registration from your USTA account
• Setting yourself as looking for a partner after registration
• Accept a partner invite from email link

Finding Doubles Partners

For players who wish to play doubles but don't have a partner, Match Tennis App has a feature through which players can reach out to other registered applicants to check on pairing up for doubles.  Players also have the option of sending an email to abf11@cornell.edu if they want their doubles pairing request to be forwarded to another player.  Players must compose the email which they want forwarded to another player and we will only forward one email at a time.

Selection of Doubles Teams

The Tournament Committee shall accept teams up to the maximum draw size into the doubles event in the following order:

1. Teams comprising two players in the singles draw.
2.  Teams comprising one player in the singles draw and one singles alternate.
3.  Teams comprising two singles alternates.

On-site Alternate Check In Procedures 

Players sign-in at the Reis Tennis Center tournament desk no later than 30 minutes before the first matches start. On-site alternates will be ordered in the same sequence in which they are listed on the posted alternate list. Eligible players who did not register for the tournament online may be considered as on-site alternates but will be placed on the bottom of the list. 

Tournament Ball:   Wilson US Open Extra Duty.

Seeding

To view relevant Seeding information, Click Here

Match Schedule Plan

June 28:  Matches starting at 8 AM, doubles followed by singles

Doubles R of 16

MD Singles R of 32

MD Singles R of 16

Singles FIC R 1

June 29:  Matches starting at 9 AM, doubles followed by singles

Doubles Quarters

Doubles Semis

MD Singles Quarters

MD Singles Semis

Singles Quarterfinal Playoff R1

Singles FIC R 2

Singles FIC Quarters

June 30:  Matches starting at 9 AM, doubles followed by singles

Doubles Final

Doubles 3/4 Playoff

MD Singles Final

MD Singles 3/4 Playoff

Singles Quarterfinal Playoff Final (5/6)

Singles FIC Semis

Singles FIC Final

Posting of Draws and Match Times

The draws will be made 4 days prior to the start of the tournament.  Draws and match times will be published on Thursday, June 26. 

Hotel Information

The Best Western University Inn, located at 1020 Ellis Hollow Road, is offering a limited number of rooms at the rate of $199 for Friday/Saturday and $109 for Sunday.   The Best Western is conveniently located just 0.3 miles from Reis Tennis Center and provides complimentary breakfast each morning and a complimentary shuttle (based upon availability at the time of the request).  

Booking Link:

https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.33065.html?groupId=8W5FZ5H8