UTR PTT Lincoln Men

About the UTR Pro Tennis Tour

REQUIRED UTR LEVEL FOR ELIGIBILITY:

Male players must have a UTR of at least 11.5 and be outside the top 200 PTT ranking. Women must have a minimum UTR of 8.5 and be outside the top 200 PTT ranking.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT - 16 DRAW:

The 16 person main draw will consist of 4 groups of 4 players each. The round-robin group stages will run from Monday to Tuesday. Players will play 2 matches on one of the days.

The Playoff Stage will be two rounds and consist of four draws of 4 players depending on the player’s group finishing (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th) and will run from Wednesday to Thursday.

Players who win their semi-final match will advance to play in the final of their playoff

bracket. Players who lose in their semi-final match will play a final match to

determine 3rd and 4th place in their playoff bracket.

All matches will be best of 3 tie-break sets with regular scoring.

The Main Draw will consist of 12 Direct Acceptances and 4 Wild Cards.

To apply for a Wild Card - please complete the WC Application Form

For more information, please refer to the attached documents titled Rules and Regulations and Tournament Format(s) and Fact Sheet.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

PRIZE MONEY & TOUR CARD POINT DISTRIBUTION 16 PLAYER DRAW (USD $)

1st $2,200.00

2nd $1,400.00

3rd $1,100.00

4th $925.00

5th $925.00

6th $800.00

7th $725.00

8th $650.00

9th $650.00

10th $575.00

11th $550.00

12th $475.00

13th $475.00

14th $400.00

15th $350.00

16th $300.00

*For more information on the tour card, please refer to the attachment

**Players who withdraw or retire are subject to prize money deductions. Full prize money breakdown can be found in the rules and regulations.

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION & SELECTION:

UTR Pro Tennis Tour will have minimum ranking requirements for entry based on UTR PTT rankings. All Wild Cards must be approved by UTR.

Players ranked 1-200 will only be accepted with a wild card approved by UTR.

WITHDRAWAL & REFUND POLICY:

The Registration Deadline is at 2:00 pm American Eastern Time (ET) as follows:

For events starting on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday:

- Registration closes 14 days before the Monday of the PTT tournament week.

- Freeze deadline is 4 days prior to the start of the Tournament Week at 2:00 pm American Eastern Time

For events starting on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday:

- Registration closes 14 days before the Wednesday of the PTT tournament week

- Freeze Deadline is 4 days prior to the start of the event at 2:00 pm American Eastern Time

All entries and withdrawals PRIOR to the registration deadline must be submitted online through the player’s account.

Withdrawals AFTER the registration deadline must be made via email to ptt@utrsports.com Prior to the freeze deadline, in a given calendar year, accepted players have two (2) withdrawals for verified medical reasons with an approved doctor's note, players are also allowed one (1) for any reason. Please note these do not cover playing another event.

Additionally, the following fines will be administered in applicable circumstances when players have used their allotted withdrawals above or are found in breach of the rules and regulations.

- Late Withdrawals Prior to Freeze Deadline- $500 and potential one month suspension from all UTR events

- Late Withdrawals After Freeze Deadline- $750 and potential one month suspension from all UTR events

- No Show- $1,000 and two month suspension from all UTR events

- Playing another event- $1,000 and two month suspension from all UTR events

During an event, a player may not withdraw, no show, or retire from a match and then go on to play in any subsequent matches in the same tournament.

SCORING FORMAT:

All matches will be best of 3 tie break sets with regular scoring. In the case of ties, tiebreakers will be automatically sorted based on:

1. Greatest Number of Wins

2. Greatest Number of Matches Played

3. Head to Head result if only two players are tied

4. % of sets won

5. % of games won

6. Overall Current UTR

7. Coin Toss

The UTR standings will be the final determinant of advancement