Playing tennis in Manhattan
Rules and Regulations
Heres some of the rules for the following cities tennis leagues:
Manhattan Tennis, La Jolla Tennis and Cary Tennis
1) Competitive Format (2 out of 3 sets)
applies the best two out of 3 6-game pro sets w/ ads. If a set goes to 6-6 a first to 7-point tiebreaker should be used to determine the winner of the set. The tiebreaker format should be used for all 3 sets.
1b) 2 sets with 3rd set tie-breaker
If the match is tied at 1 set a piece and the match is running too long, the players can agree to play a 10-point super tie-breaker to decide the match.
1c) 10 game pro set
If the participants agree before the match or you are limited to 1-hour of court time, a 10-game pro set can be used with ads. This means the first to win 10 games. But, if the match is ended because of a time restriction than the score at the end is the tally for the match. At 9-9, a best to 7-point tiebreaker will be used to determine the winner.
2) Tennis Balls
3) Honor System
6) Abiding by the rules of the facility at which you are playing.
Players need to follow the rules of the tennis courts they are playing at. Participating in a matchup doesn’t give you exceptions to break the rules of the local court. If we receive word that players are improperly using the League name in such events it will lead to immediate removal from the league.
7) Submitting Scores
Rematches are now allowed! The regular season is all about playing.
The league is now granting players to play a rematch per opponent per season. We will be checking for a 3rd score and not allowing it to be recorded. The doctrine is that the regular season is all about playing and the playoffs are where champions are crowned. We still want players to meet up with as many new partners as they possibly can during the regular season.
9) Qualifying for the Playoffs
A participant who gets X wins or the win criteria set by the organization during the season will qualify for the playoffs. With X being the win total on the division report. It is usually 5 wins for Male Divisions and 4 wins for Female Divisions. No-show wins will count towards the 5 wins to qualify for the playoffs. Qualifiers will be bracketed against the other qualifiers in the from the same level.
10) Playoff Positioning, Tie-Breakers
Regular season ties are broken by this order:
1) Overall Record, based on matches over .500. So 6-1 is 5 matches, 8-2 is 6 matches and would be better.
2) In Season Head-to-Head record for players tied at #1
3) We want to promote players playing matches, so 6-1 would be better than 5-0.
4) Percentage of games won
