Rules

LEAGUE RULES

1. Regular season matches will be played best of 3 sets, with a 7 point tiebreak to be played if the score reaches 6-6 in any given set. Playoff matches will be played on a best of 3 sets, but with the 3rd set to be played by a 10-point tiebreaker.

2. The League will provide the list of league participants and provide their contact information for purposes of scheduling matches; however, players are responsible of scheduling the actual match.

3. Each player brings a new can of tennis balls. The winner keeps the new can and the loser takes the used can.

4. The winning player is responsible for reporting the match scores.

5. A player will be considered in default of a match if he does not show up during the appointed scheduled match date and does not notify the player and league director of his intention to not show up at least 24 hours before the scheduled match.

6. All scores should be reported within 48 hours after completion of the match.

7. Players should make at least two attempts to contact and schedule their matches via e-mail and /or phone on or before the week of the scheduled match. If for any reason the player initiating the scheduling does not get any response from his scheduled opponent after two attempts, the player shall inform their Division Coordinator. The Division Coordinator will attempt to facilitate the match scheduling by contacting the non-responding player. Should the non-responding player fail to respond or propose a scheduled match date within 5 days, the Division Coordinator will declare the non-responding player in default and award full points to the player who initiated contact with the non-responding player.

8. A player is allowed to default a maximum of 2 matches. If a player defaults a third time, he will be declared in default of all the remaining matches and removed from future play, and points will be awarded to the remaining players based on the 15-point rating system guidelines.

9. Players are required to have played at least 2 matches before the end of the first month of League play. If a player cannot complete 2 matches before deadline, he maybe considered in default of the remaining matches.

10. If a player decides to retire in the middle of the match, he shall forfeit the match and will receive points based on the results of the best 2 sets played up to the point where the player decides to retire or default the remaining set and match. Once the decision to retire has been made and accepted by the opposing player, the match is considered complete and the winning player will be awarded the full 15 points.

11. Sportsmanship, fair play and fun shall be observed at all times.

PLAYER RANKING AND PLAYOFFS

1. Players will be rated on both points and matches won using the 15 point system (see section on how the 15 point system works).

2. At the end of the tournament, the top 2 players in terms of points won in each flight will advance to the playoffs. In the even of a tie, the top player will then be determined in the order of win-loss match records, sets lost, and games lost. Wild cards will also be made available to players based on player performance and availability of playoff slots.

3. All points earned during the league tournament will carry over the next League Tournament. These points will be used to determine player ranking and seeding for the next League Tournament.

4. Points will be calculated based on the player results over a rolling 12-month period.

DETAILS ON THE 15 POINT RATING SYSTEM

1. Winning player, regardless of score, will receive 15 points.

2. Losing player will receive points based on the best two sets in the match played. For example, a player who loses 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 will receive 11 points.

3. Rankings and points will be updated daily.

4. Should a player be called in default of a match due to a no-show, the winning player will be awarded the full 15 points. The defaulting player will not be awarded any points.