SEASON

• The Season will take place from Monday February 3 to Monday May 5.

• The Semis will take place on Monday April 28 (pending washouts)

• The Finals will take place on Monday May 5 (pending washouts)

• The venues will be:

​- Caulfield Park Tennis Centre
- Royal Park Tennis Club
- Tennis World Albert Reserve
 

 

​NIGHTLY SET & MATCH FORMAT

• Each round will be played on four courts per venue

• There will be three groups of matches per night with four matches per round. Twelve matches played altogether.

• At the beginning of the first group of matches, each team will take turns in putting up a pair from their team with the opposing team also putting forward a pair that they feel will be well matched strategically.

• Round one will be two chosen combinations from the top 4 players and two chosen combinations from the bottom 4 players on each team.
  Round two will be four combinations in any mix of each team’s choosing.
  Round three will feature one player in the top 4 and one player in the bottom 4 in each pairing.

• No repeat pairings are allowed during each night.

• The matches will be one set – first to six, with a tie-break at 5-5.

• The tie-break will be a first to 7 with a two point advantage.

• In the interest of keeping matches manageable – we will use a short deuce format with the rankings of each player on the court determining who returns the serve. If the server is the higher ranked player on the court they must serve to the higher ranked player on the other team and if the server is the lower ranked player, they must serve to the lower ranked player on the opposing team.

• The decision on pairs for the second and third group of matches should be decided whilst waiting for your teams to finish their matches.

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​ROUND SCORING

• Each match win will score a team 1 point with an additional two points awarded to the winning team on the night. Max 14 points up for grabs per round.

• The leaderboard will be determined firstly by points won throughout the season and then by the % of sets won and then % of games won if necessary.

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​OTHER RULES

• Each team should nominate two team co-captains where possible.

• A team can bring all its members to the round, but only eight of the members can play during a group of matches. This means that you can sub out one of the players from the first group of matches if you want to play your 9th or 10th member.

• Warm up should start from the commencement of the time at each respective venue. The warm up should only be 5 minutes maximum.

• For the first group of matches, if a team has any late comers the opposing team can choose to impose game advantage based on the below;
  10-15 min = 1 games
  15-20 min = 2 games
  20-25 min = 3 games

• Game penalties are at the discretion of the opposing team and not mandatory.

• Teams are encouraged to get behind their own players and support them during their matches to enforce a teams tennis environment.

• Matching colours and outfits are also encouraged, but not mandatory.

• Be kind and patient with everyone – the most important thing to remember is, this comp is first and foremost for a fun, social atmosphere. There is no prizemoney at stake.