APTOS LEVEL 5 JUNIOR 18s SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Two out of Three Short Sets to 4 with a 7-point tiebreak played at 4 games all (Singles Consolation)

Singles Draw Size and Format. Each singles draw size is limited to 16 players, except that if only one Level 5 is held over a 2-day period, the draw size may be 32 players. A Feed-In Championship through the Quarterfinals with a playoff for 3rd place will be played when the draw size is 16 players. A Modified Feed-In Championship that feeds in the first two rounds of losers into the consolation and a playoff for 3rd place will be played when the draw size is 32 players. If 8 or fewer entries are received, the following draws will be played:

• If 5-8 entries are received, A Feed-In Championship through the Quarterfinals with a playoff for 3rd place will be played.

• If 3 or 4 entries are received, a Round Robin will be played.

• If 1-2 entries are received, the event will be cancelled. Players in cancelled events must be given the opportunity to play another singles event in the tournament that is not full. The Tournament Director must notify the affected players by email or telephone message immediately after entries close and are permitted to set a deadline for a player to accept or decline. Players that decline to play will not be penalized and will not selected for the tournament. See Regulation 25.C.ii.e. for information on entry fee refunds.

SEEDING

Singles Events. That players will be seeded for singles events using the most recently published National Standings List of the division, in the order in which their names appear on the list. Seeds 1 4 will be seeded numerically. Seeds 5-8 will be seeded alphabetically as the #5 seed. Seeds 9-16 will be seeded alphabetically as the #9 seed. ii.

Doubles Events. Teams will be seeded for doubles events in the order of their combined standing using the most recently published Individual Doubles Seeding List of the division. See Regulation 12.C. for calculating the combined standing of a team. If there is a tie, the team with the player that has the highest doubles standing on the Individual Doubles Seeding List will be seeded first.

DRAW SIZE

32 total players per age division will be selected (Singles)

16 teams for doubles

METHOD OF PLAYER SELECTION

(Singles)32 players with timely entries will be selected for each division using the National Standings List published on Wednesday following the entry deadline, and subject to the provisions for concurrent entries. All players not selected will be placed on an Alternate List that is ordered using the Ratings used to select players. The Alternate List will be used to replace players who withdraw from the main draw. See Regulation 6.G. regarding requirements and restrictions related to the acceptance of a Late Entry that affects seeding. (Singles)