BNCTA JUNIOR

TEAM TENNIS
If you are interested in playing Junior Team Tennis this winter, and have
some tennis experience, this league is for you!!
When: 4 Local League Play Dates plus Districts
February 6th &12th and March 6th, 13th, & 20th

Where: Miller Tennis Center, Sportsplex, South Towns and Village Glen

2011 Schedule
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 6 @ VILLAGE GLEN 1:30-3:30PM
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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12 @ MILLER TENNIS CENTER 6:00-8:00PM

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SUNDAY MARCH 6 @ SOUTH TOWNS 1:30-3:30PM

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SUNDAY MARCH 13 @ SPORTSPLEX 1:00-3:00PM

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District Championship: March 20th (Local Play Off) @ TBA

Regional Championship: May 7th @ TBA
Section Championship: June 18th/19th Schenectady, NY

Team Format: Co-Ed Teams, minimum 3 girls & 3 boys

Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles

Divisions: Age groups or divisions: 18U (Varsity and JV), 14U & 12U
(Age as of August 31, 2011)

League Fees: $20/player (TennisLink registration, Nike Shirt)

Fees: $10 per match fee collected weekly
USTA Jr. membership required

How do I sign up…….Contact Local League Coordinators

John LeMar: 716-510-5098 ramel3439@aol.com

Dan Johnson: 716-725-8803 dan@playteamtennis.com

This league is sponsored in part by USTA and the BNCTA

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USTA Junior Team Tennis League

League Facts:
• All teams must have participated in the League to participate at the District Event to
qualify for Regional and Sectionals.
 Dates:
• February 6, 2011 Village Glen 1:30 – 3:30
• February 12, 2011 Miller Tennis Center 6:00 – 8:00
• March 6, 2011 South Towns 1:30 – 3:30
• March 13, 2011 Sportsplex 1:00 – 3:00
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 20, 2011
SITE TO BE DETERMINED

• Each player must be an USTA member, to sign up please follow this link:
http://membership.usta.com and registered on Tennis Link.
o One, you may register as a team, to do so please contact either
John LeMar (510-5098) or Dan Johnson (725-8803).
o Two, you may individually register by following the following link
https://tennislink.usta.com/TEAMTENNIS/Main/Registration.aspx?
SelectedProgramID=24395. What is required to sign up is your USTA
membership number, the division you want to participate in and your shirt size.

• All qualifying participants of the District Championships (March 20, 2011) must have
played in at least three of their local league team matches and be listed on Tennis Link
for that team. Scores must be recorded on Tennis Link.

• The required three team matches may not come from an one day local event prior to
advancement. A retire match shall count toward advancing for all players involved.

• Age Eligibility: Players must remain age eligible for any age division through August 31
of the participating year. (No “Aging Up”) Example: If you are playing in 14 & under
and turn 15 before August 31 you must play up.

• 12 & Under Intermediate (JNTRP 3.0 & below).

• 14 & Under Advanced (JNTRP 3.5 & above)*; Intermediate (JNTRP 3.0 & below).
• 18 & Under Advanced (JNTRP 3.5 & above)*; Intermediate (JNTRP 3.0 & below). 18 &
Under Junior Varsity (JNTRP 2.0 & below)

• All players with 200 standing points or more (as of September 1st of the previous year)
must play in an advanced division* only.

• At least one adult must be assigned to coach each individual age group team during any
League Event. This must be designated before match play.

• League Format
 One set of boys’ doubles
 One set of girls’ doubles
 One set of boys’ singles
 One set of girls’ singles
 One or Two sets of mixed doubles
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• Teams participating in the USTA Junior Team Tennis League must consist of a minimum
of three boys and three girls.

• Each team must play 6 players during each match.

• A team must have a minimum of 6 eligible players available at the start of League Play.
A team may default a maximum of two positions in a match without defaulting the entire
match. In such cases, depending on the gender of the forfeiting player, the singles match
would be the first to be defaulted. Points will be awarded to the non-defaulting team in
accordance with the format in TennisLink.

• No player on a team may play 3 sets during an individual match/round.

Rules For District Championships:

MARCH 20, 2011
• Matches will be in a round-robin format.
• Matches will consist of a set using no-ad scoring. A 9-point tiebreaker will be played if
necessary.
• Cumulative game scoring will determine the overall divisional champion. If there should be
a tie, head-to-head competition will decide the winner.
• If the total number of games results in a tie, the mixed doubles team will play a 9-point tie-
breaker to decide that round winner. (This tie-breaker will not be counted towards the
total game score).
• Default Rules – USTA lateness default rules will be used. The default time begins when
team match is announced by the tournament desk. For example: If a player is only slated to
play the mixed doubles and is not present when mixed doubles is ready to begin the team
forfeits mixed doubles. All players must be present within 15 minutes of the announcement
from the tournament desk that the match is to be played.
• If a team defaults an entire team match for any reason during the round robin, then all
matches of that team played or to be played shall be null and void. If all teams in contention
for the Championship have already played the defaulting team in good faith, the matches
stand as played. The section may impose sanctions or penalties on said team.
• The coaches for each team shall exchange their team match cards simultaneously prior to the
beginning of the team match.
• NO substitutions allowed
• On-court coaching is allowed between changeovers only and only by the designated coach.
In no event is coaching permitted during a set or match tiebreak.
• Match play is continuous.
• Scorecards must be signed and submitted at the end of each round. New scorecards will be
issued.

Any questions may be forwarded to John LeMar at 716-510-5098 or Dan Johnson at 716-725-
8803

* Advanced Division will only be played if there is enough participants.