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Women’s President’s Cup Qualifications

Region III

2011-2012

The objective for President’s Cup is to field our strongest team composed of the top 10 players in our region.

This "team" competition will be held on Thursday March 15th in Huntington , Long Island, NY. Point standings will be available to all players after each tournament by checking our website or by calling the Region III, President’s Cup Chairperson, Cooey Lyon.

One week before the final qualifier, the Wilmington Women’s Open, a letter will be sent to the top 16 contenders, inquiring as to whether they are able to participate in President’s Cup. With this information, the individuals who finish the season with the top ten totals will immediately be notified and the team can begin preparing for competition. At this time a commitment must be made, to prevent last minute scrambling.

Eligibility

Must be a regular APTA member in good standing
Must be a resident of Region III

Qualifications

The top ten point earners, who commit to play, will qualify for the team based on point totals accrued from the best 3 of 5 designated President’s Cup qualifying tournaments (PCQ) - there is no minimum # of tournaments.

Women’s MAPTA - Sat., Nov. 12

Lehigh Valley - Sat Dec 9th

PA States - Jan. 7 & 8th

Wilmington Women’s Open – Fri., Feb. 3

Region III tournaments will be weighted based on the relative strength and depth of the draw as determined by the Region III Chairperson. The weighting of the tournaments is determined by the following formula:

After the tournament, count how many top 10 YTD players have competed and Multiply by 2
Count how many of the top 25 YTD players have competed. Add this to the first number.
Scale: 0-10=1.0; 11-16=1.8; 17-24=2.0; 25-35=2.3; 36-45=2.6

PCQs will be open

If a person plays with someone from outside of the region, they will receive 0 points.
If a team loses to someone from outside the region, the Region III team will be awarded points for reaching the next round.

Full points will be awarded to all finishers regardless of the national ranking of any Region III partner.
No points will be awarded to teams who default (injury related defaults, are the only exception).

Ties will be determined in the following order:

Head to head results.
Number of President’s Cup Qualifying tournaments entered and evaluation of quality of teams beaten.
Flip of a coin.

Once the top ten players are determined, actual partnerships will be selected at the discretion of the qualified players and ultimately the Region III Chairperson or designated captain.

Point Allocation

1^st place 25

2^nd place 21

3^rd place 17

4^th place 17

5^th place 14 (quarter final reprieve winner)

6^th place 12 (quarter final reprieve runner-up)

7^th place 10

8^th place 8

9^th place 5 (round of 16 consolation winner)

10^th place 3 (round of 16 consolation runner-up)

Seedings

All seeds for PCQ tournaments will be determined by taking the best three of each person’s last five tournaments played/held. If a player, whether by injury or choice, has not played three tournaments in the last five held, points will be considered from that individual's performance the previous season. If an individual or team has not played tournaments for more than one year, the Region III president will make a decision as to their seed or placement. Out of town teams and teams with national ranking points, but no MAPTA points, will be evaluated on their projected performance.

Any questions or comments should be directed to Cooey Lyon at 610-993-9020 or email: cooey@me.com