Houston Tennis Partners
Rules and Regulations
Heres some of the rules for the following programs:
San Diego Tennis, Bellevue Tennis and Houston Tennis
1) League Format (2 out of 3 sets)
League uses the first 2 out of 3 6-game pro sets with ads. If a set goes to 6-6 a first to 7-point tiebreaker should be used to determine the victor of the set. The tiebreaker format should be applied for all 3 sets.
1b) 2 sets w/ 3rd set tie-breaker
If the tennis 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 players 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 victor.
5) Selecting tennis court location
6) Abiding by the rules of the tennis location at which you are playing.
Players need to abide by the rules of the courts they are playing at. Participating in a matchup doesn’t give you privileges to break the rules of the local court. If we receive word that players are improperly using the League name in such cases it will result to immediate removal from the league.
Rematches are now allowed!
The program is now permitting participants to record 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 determined. 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 player who gets X wins or the win criteria determined 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. Participants need to be around for the first 2 weeks of the playoffs to qualify for the playoffs.
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) % of games won
Higher seeded player gets choice of court and playing surface type during the playoffs. But, just like the regular season we want players to choose a location that fits for both participants.