WACTA Team Tennis Series (TTS)

                                                           

Summary:

 

WACTA 2006-2007 Team Tennis Series (TTS) will be held at the Four Seasons Tennis Club on the following dates:  Nov 11th, Dec 16th, Jan 13th, and Feb 24th (final). This event will accept 8 teams.  Each team competes in 5 doubles matches in each tournament. Each doubles pair will play against 3 other pairs in a round-robin format for 2.5 hour court time (12 games per match) in each tournament.  The 5 pairs of doubles are: 1) Women, 2) Mixed, 3) Men, 4) Open-I, and 5) Open-II (See bellows for details). Please visit TTS web site at: http://mysite.verizon.net/wactatts/index.html for details.

 

This event is a social-competition series event similar to the other popular WACAT ladder tournaments.  The registration fee is just $15 per player per indoor tournaments.  It includes tennis matches, dinner boxes, and awards. If you enjoy social and competition tennis, come and join this event.

 

I. Qualification

 

  • Captain: Active WACTA members
  • Players: Active WACTA members
  • A player can only play for one team in one season (switch team is not allowed)

 

II. Awards

 

  • Top 2 teams of each league (A and B) in the final (last indoor) tournament will receive awards.
  • Captain award will be presented at the final tournament.

 

III. Registration

 

  • Team registration:
    • Team captains must commit their responsibility for the entire season
    • The acceptance of team registration are based on following order:

§         Team registration form must be completed/submitted (with 10 players on roster at least) by deadline Oct., 01. 06

§         Team with same name and same captain from previous year

§         Team with captain from previous year

§         Team with same name (to represent the same group) from previous year

§         WACTA sponsors, staffs, or well recognized members

§         First come first in

 

  • Individual registration:
    • Individual player are welcome to join this event and registered directly through captains. WACTA will not accept individual registration. Captain has the authority to accept/deny individual registration. Also, ratings will be monitored and (maybe) adjusted for all new registered members during the tournaments.
  • Captain’s Responsibility/authority:
    • Read and understand TTS rules and format
    • Recruit team members and form his/her team
    • Inform team members all TTS related information
    • Decide and submit init team roster. A team should have at least 10 and up to 20 players with minimum of 3 females. Players can’t be removed from the roster. All players on the team roster are qualified to play in the regular season tournaments (1st, 2nd, and 3rd).  Player must play at least one time in a regular season tournament to be qualified to play in the final. Please also note that only WACTA active member is qualified for this event.
    • Decide and submit team lineup 3 days before tournament (Wed. noon)
    • Collect and pay team registration fee ($150) by Check to WACTA for all 4 tournaments
    • Captains may lose their registration priority on the next year if they failure to complete their responsibility

 

VI. Match Format

 

Every team will have 5 doubles matches (10 players) for each tournament.  The upper limit of combined skill are:

 

1)      Women’s doubles: 8.5 and below

2)      Mixed doubles: 9.0 and below

3)      Men’s doubles: 9.0 and below

4)      Open* doubles I: 10.0 and below (adjusted skill level system apply **)

5)      Open* doubles II: 8.5*** and below (adjusted skill level system apply **)

 

* No gender constraint in an open doubles pair I & II.  It can be Women’s, Mixed, or Men’s.

** A 0.7 skill level is adjusted (added) to a male player in an adjusted skill level system.

*** Combined skill level of pair 5 must be lower or equal to pair 4 for the same team.

 

For examples, the maximum skill combination for Open II 8.5 doubles pair can be:

  • Women’s: 4.5 + 4.0 (8.5) and lower
  • Mixed:  4.5 + 3.0 (8.2), 4.0 + 3.5 (8.2), etc.
  • Men: 4.0 + 3.0 (8.4), 3.5 + 3.5 (8.4), etc.
 
Team captain shall submit his/her team lineup 3 day before the matches (Wed. noon) by E-mail.  All players on the lineup should be qualified (active WACTA member, on the team roster, and meet skill level limit). A match will be counted as default (0 point for the team) if any un-qualified player is found (before or after the match).  No bonus point is granted for the disqualified doubles pair. The total points a team receives are used for team seeding (ID) on the next tournament (see Section VI) and final tournament. The WACTA match format (12 games, no AD) will be used for all matches.  Please refer to Appendix-A for details.

V. Courts assignment and matched schedule

 

 

Court 1-2

Court 3-4

Court 5-6

Court 7-8

Court 9-10

7:00 – 9:30

B League

1. Women

(ID: 5,6,7,8)

2. Mixed

(ID: 5,6,7,8)

3. Men

(ID: 5,6,7,8)

4. Open (10.0)

(ID: 5,6,7,8)

5. Open (8.5)

(ID: 5,6,7,8)

9:30 – 12:00

A League

1. Women

(ID: 1,2,3,4)

2. Mixed

(ID: 1,2,3,4)

3. Men

(ID: 1,2,3,4)

4. Open (10.0)

(ID: 1,2,3,4)

5. Open (8.5)

(ID: 1,2,3,4)

 

WACTA will assign the team ID for all four indoors tournaments based on rules in section VI.

 

VI. Team seeding/ID and scoring system

 

·        Team seeding/ID: All 8 teams are seeded (from 1 ~ 8) and separated into 2 leagues, A and B, for each tournament based on their score and tables described below:

Team Seeding/ID

League

1, 2, 3, 4

A

5, 6, 7, 8

B

 

·        Scoring system: WACTA scoring system will be used.  That is:

Match Results

Points

Win a match

2

Tie a match

1

Lose a match

0

 

·        Bonus points: Bonus points are used to justify tam score between A & B leagues. A double pair will receive bonus points for their team if they complete all three matches in round robin without default as follows:

Double Pairs’ Team

Points

A league

2

B league

1

Default

0

 

  • Seasonal and final tournaments: The first three tournaments are seasonal tournaments.  The last tournament is the final tournament. The total score from the seasonal tournaments decides the team seeding/ID of final tournament. The results of final tournament will be used for award and the initial seeding for the following year.

 

  • First tournament: Initial team seeding will base on the final results of the previous year. All new teams will be ranked lower than teams from last year. The seeding of new teams is based on the tournament director’s judgment.

 

  • Seasonal tournaments: The results (team score) of the previous seasonal tournament are used to determine the team seeding/ID of the next tournament. Teams at 3rd and 4th place in A league of the previous tournament will be 1st and 2nd seeds in B league for the next tournament. Teams at 1st and 2nd place in B league of the previous tournament will be 3rd and 4th seeds in A league for the next tournament.

 

  • Final tournament: The total scores of all (3) seasonal tournaments are used to decide the team seeding/ID of the final tournament. The 4 teams with higher scores will be in A league and the other 4 teams will be in B league. Teams with higher scores will have higher seeds (lower ID). Players must play at least one time in the seasonal tournament to be qualified to play in the final. No bonus points are granted in the final tournament. Top two teams with higher scores in final of both A and B leagues will be awarded.

 

·        Tie breaker: Tie breaker described below (apply as in the same order) will be used when teams have same points (include bonus points):

 

o       Two-way tie:

§         Base points (exclude bonus points)

§         Head to head total points won (if in the same league)

§         Head to head total matches won (if in the same league)

§         Total matches won (if in same league)

§         Head to Head total games won

§         Total  games won

§         Random draw

o       Three-way (multi-way) tie:

§         Base points (exclude bonus points)

§         Apply two-way  tie rules (above) to eliminate teams

§         Team beat all others won

§         Team lost to all others lose

§         Total matches won (among these three teams; and among all teams)

§         Total games won (among these three teams; and among all teams)

§         Random draw

 

VII. Team Build

 

The purpose of this event is to provide WACTA members to have more fun through tennis (social or competition).  We highly encourage team captains to build up team chemistry through team practice, team party, wearing team uniform, etc.

 

VIII. E-Mail Address & Web Site

 

All information regarding to TTS will be communicated through E-mails between the tournament director and team captains. Team captains should also pass all relevant information to their team members.  All players are expected to provide their E-Mail address for communication purposes.

 

IX. Authority

 

Tournament Director has absolute authority to make final decision for any disputes that may occur during the entire season.

Appendix A: WACTA Team Tennis Series Tournament Match Rules

 

1.   Unless otherwise specified, all USTA rules will govern all play.

 

2.   Each match consists of 12 games.  No AD scoring will be used during the tournament.  The team that wins 4 points first in a game is the winner of that game.  When the game score reaches 40 ALL, if at all possible, the extra point should be played in a way that the receiving player and the serving player are of the same gender; otherwise the receiving team can choose (DEUCE court or AD court) to receive the last serve. ALL 12 GAMES MUST BE PLAYED IN THE ROUND ROBIN.  DO NOT PLAY FURTHER SHOULD THE GAME SCORE REACH 6 - 6.  Point system will ONLY be used in the Round Robin for team score.

 

3.   To ensure the completion of the entire tournament is on time and all the matches are on schedule, players for whom their match is scheduled next should be ready on the designated court as soon as it becomes available.  NO SCHEDULE CHANGE AT ANY TIME.  THE PRE-MATCH WARM-UP SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN TEN MINUTES.  NO PRE-MATCH WARM-UP IS ALLOWED AFTER YOU’RE THE FIRST ROUND ROBIN MATCH.  The team, which is late for a match, will be penalized.  The team, which is late for 10 minutes, will forfeit a game.  Being 15 minutes late will result in the loss of 2 games.  Being 20 minutes or more will forfeit the match.  The final scores of the forfeited match will be recorded as 12 - 0.  In order to save time, teams switch court only at the end of 6th game in the match.  Receivers are allowed to change sides (deuce/ad) after switch court. Before the match starts toss to decide which team to serve first, and the other team decide which side of court to play.

 

4.   Please follow the USTA rule 8, DO NOT FOOT FAULT.  The receiver, or his partner, may appeal to server for foot faults. The receiver, or his partner, may request the official to call foot faults after such effort has failed and the foot-faulting is so flagrant as to be clearly perceptible from the Receiver's side.  Four Court Coordinators will be assigned as tournament officials to record match score, explain rules, and resolve all match related issues.

 

5.   Please bring the score sheet and tennis balls to the tournament director after your round robin matches are finished.

 

The Following are excerpts of USTA rules apply in any match conducted without officials:

 

1.   Once you have entered a tournament, honor your commitment to play.

 

2.   Play must be continuous.  Attempts to stall or extend rest periods for a purpose to recovering from a loss of physical condition (such as cramps or exhaustion) are illegal.

 

3.   Intentional distractions that interfere with your opponent's effort to play the ball are against the rule.

 

4.   Spectators, including family members, friends and coaches are welcome to watch but should have no involvement of any kind during the match.

 

5.   Players are expected to put forth a full and honest effort regardless of the score or expected outcome.

 

6.   If you have any doubt as to whether a ball is out or good, you must give your opponent the benefit of the doubt and play the ball as good.  You should not play a let.

 

7.   It is your obligation to call balls on your side, to help your opponent make calls when the opponent requests it, and to call against yourself (with the exception of a 1st serve) any ball you clearly see out on your opponent's side of net.

 

8.   Any Out or LET call must be made instantaneously, otherwise, the ball continuous in play.

 

9.   Do NOT enlist the aid of spectator in making line calls.

 

10. If you call a ball out and then realize it was good during serving a ball, you should correct your call and replay the point.

 

11. To avoid controversy over the score, the SERVER should announce the SET score (e.g. 4-2) before starting a game and the game score (e.g. 40-15) prior to serving each point.

 

12.  Foot faults are not allowed.  During the semifinal and final matches, there might be an umpire at each court who will make calls when a foot-fault or an ambiguous call occurs.

 

13.  GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP SHALL BE OBSERVED AT ALL TIME.