2017 Captains Meeting
USTA Spring Adult League Captains Meeting February 16, 2017
CTA appreciates the support of our prize donors:
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Welcome Robyn Haug Local League Coordinator Carla O’Connor CTA Executive Director
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You Olde Providence Racquet Club!
Special Offer for USTA League Captains 10% off apparel and accessories (final sales not included)
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Carla O’Connor CTA Executive Director
Did you know? • 2016 Registra1ons -‐ 10,100 • 2016 Teams -‐ 823 • 2016 Par1cipa1ng Facili1es -‐ 48 across all Leagues, plus 6 public park operated venues • 2016 Unique Players -‐ 3,862 • 2.6 teams per player www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You VaVaVoo!
VaVaVoo will donate a porBon of sales to benefit CTA tennis programs www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
! VaVaVoo is an online fashion jewelry company that sends a monthly box of affordable, beau1ful jewelry personalized to your style ! Shop the online store, subscribe or giW jewelry boxes. As low as $25/box
www.vavavoo.com Use code USTA for 20% OFF and to benefit CTA www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Beau1ful jewelry delivered monthly View your VaVaVoo box every month before it ships and pick exactly what you want. No surprises! Get your first box for $15 with code USTA www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Give the perfect giW with VaVaVoo Don’t worry about choosing the ‘right’ jewelry. She picks pieces she loves. Use code USTA for 20% OFF www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You Queen City Tennis Shop!
www.qctennisshop.com Stonecrest Shopping Center 7868 Rea Rd.
Sharon Corners Shopping Center 4732 Sharon Rd.
Special Offer for Members All USTA members receive 10% off apparel. www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
CTA Adult Challenge Ladder
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Special Recognition Awards Forms • Forms on Player Resources page on website – Sportsmanship of the Year – Captain of the Year
• Deadline to submit – July 15, 2017 • Winners of Charlo)e Metro awards will be forwarded to USTA North Carolina Awards
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You Outstanding Captains! • Outstanding captains; Tori Cobb (Charlo)e Indoor) and Bryan Droze (Blakeney) • Players who captained the most teams in our League:
Tori Cobb (10), Bryan Droze (6), Teneika Funderburk (6), Donna Musante (5), Jim Zweier (5), Mario Sanso)a (5), Heather Phelps (5)
Tori Cobb
Bryan Droze www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You Outstanding Facilities!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
National Championship Teams Tommy Beecher 18 & Over 5.0+ Men
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
National Championship Teams Tisha Vandemore 18 & Over 5.0+ Women
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
National Championship Teams Debbie Carmazzi 55 & Over 9.0 Women
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You NetKnacks!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
USTA League Reminders • Players Resources " Player Resources page found on the CTA website: www.CharlotteTennisAssociation.com under the USTA League Tennis menu option " Contains USTA Regulations, awards forms, incentives, Coman tie-break procedures, rain make up forms, new captains guides " Questions – email Robyn at [email protected] www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Communicate! Communicate! Communicate!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Schedules • Check all match start times and locations • Skip week – week of 3/12 • Check player availability now determine whether you have conflicts during the spring break weeks
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
6 Match Pilot • Only for flights that have 7 teams playing 6 matches • Extra match will be scheduled under Championship Advancements • Will only count towards ratings • Will not count towards standings – regular season results will stand • 1st place team will not get a scheduled match because they will get additional play at states or in playoff matches
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
2017 Regulations Clarifications/Changes Inclement Weather • Once a 1me, day, loca1on and court surface for the makeup match has been agreed upon by the par1es involved, that match may not be postponed, for any reason other than inclement weather. • If no1fica1on is given regarding court surface and players arrive to match and the court surface has changed, the visi1ng team can reschedule the match again if they choose to do so. • If the players do not ask about court surface at the 1me the match is scheduled and they have agreed on the match, 1me and loca1on, they must play on the court surface that the home team has reserved.
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
2017 Regulations Clarifications/Changes Inclement Weather • In accordance with regula1ons for score entry, when matches are played on the mandatory match date scores must be entered within 48 hours of that match 1me. In the event that captains mutually agree for players to play the match aWer the mandatory match date and within the 48-‐hour match score entry deadline, the provision for making up rained out matches will not apply. The deadline to enter scores 48 hours aWer matches to be played on the mandatory match date (or the official rain date for the mandatory match date) stands.
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
2017 Regulations Clarifications/Changes Staggering • When a mix of courts surfaces are being used for staggered matches, home team captains shall no1fy visi1ng teams captains about the use of mixed surfaces when communica1ng about matches being staggered. At the 1me the home team communicates about staggering matches but does not also communicate regarding the use of mixed surfaces, the visi1ng team will determine the court assignments before line ups are exchanged.
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
2017 Regulations Clarifications/Changes Exchanging Scorecards
The team captain for each team shall exchange their team line-‐up simultaneously prior to the beginning of the team match. At the scheduled match 1me, if a player is not on site, the captains have 3 op1ons to proceed with the scorecard exchange: 1. Wait un1l the missing player is on site and ready to play (prior to the 15 minute default 1me), exchange scorecards and play the match. At the default 1me, if the player is s1ll not on site and ready to play, the missing player would be moved to a defaultable court (see chart in IV.J.), scorecards would then be exchanged and play would begin. Or 2. Captains can agree to exchange scorecards and begin play. If the missing player arrives prior to the default 1me, he/she will take the court assigned and begin. If the missing player arrives aWer the default 1me, the default will be entered on the scorecard on a defaultable court (see chart in IV.J.). For example, the #1 singles player is late and captains agree to exchange scorecards and begin play. The player does not arrive prior to the 15-‐minute default 1me. The #2 singles court that was played is recorded in TennisLink as the #1 singles court and the #2 singles court is recorded as a default. Or 3. Subs1tute a missing player with an eligible player that is on site and ready to play, but is not listed on the original scorecard. Subs1tu1ons must be made prior to the 15-‐minute default 1me and can only be exchanged for the missing player in the original lineup. www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You USTA NC!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Winston-Salem Open ATP World Tour 250 Event August 19-‐26, 2017 www.WinstonSalemOpen.com
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
CTA appreciates the support of our prize donors:
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Welcome Robyn Haug Local League Coordinator Carla O’Connor CTA Executive Director
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You Olde Providence Racquet Club!
Special Offer for USTA League Captains 10% off apparel and accessories (final sales not included)
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Carla O’Connor CTA Executive Director
Did you know? • 2016 Registra1ons -‐ 10,100 • 2016 Teams -‐ 823 • 2016 Par1cipa1ng Facili1es -‐ 48 across all Leagues, plus 6 public park operated venues • 2016 Unique Players -‐ 3,862 • 2.6 teams per player www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You VaVaVoo!
VaVaVoo will donate a porBon of sales to benefit CTA tennis programs www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
! VaVaVoo is an online fashion jewelry company that sends a monthly box of affordable, beau1ful jewelry personalized to your style ! Shop the online store, subscribe or giW jewelry boxes. As low as $25/box
www.vavavoo.com Use code USTA for 20% OFF and to benefit CTA www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Beau1ful jewelry delivered monthly View your VaVaVoo box every month before it ships and pick exactly what you want. No surprises! Get your first box for $15 with code USTA www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Give the perfect giW with VaVaVoo Don’t worry about choosing the ‘right’ jewelry. She picks pieces she loves. Use code USTA for 20% OFF www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You Queen City Tennis Shop!
www.qctennisshop.com Stonecrest Shopping Center 7868 Rea Rd.
Sharon Corners Shopping Center 4732 Sharon Rd.
Special Offer for Members All USTA members receive 10% off apparel. www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
CTA Adult Challenge Ladder
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Special Recognition Awards Forms • Forms on Player Resources page on website – Sportsmanship of the Year – Captain of the Year
• Deadline to submit – July 15, 2017 • Winners of Charlo)e Metro awards will be forwarded to USTA North Carolina Awards
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You Outstanding Captains! • Outstanding captains; Tori Cobb (Charlo)e Indoor) and Bryan Droze (Blakeney) • Players who captained the most teams in our League:
Tori Cobb (10), Bryan Droze (6), Teneika Funderburk (6), Donna Musante (5), Jim Zweier (5), Mario Sanso)a (5), Heather Phelps (5)
Tori Cobb
Bryan Droze www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You Outstanding Facilities!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
National Championship Teams Tommy Beecher 18 & Over 5.0+ Men
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
National Championship Teams Tisha Vandemore 18 & Over 5.0+ Women
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
National Championship Teams Debbie Carmazzi 55 & Over 9.0 Women
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You NetKnacks!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
USTA League Reminders • Players Resources " Player Resources page found on the CTA website: www.CharlotteTennisAssociation.com under the USTA League Tennis menu option " Contains USTA Regulations, awards forms, incentives, Coman tie-break procedures, rain make up forms, new captains guides " Questions – email Robyn at [email protected] www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Communicate! Communicate! Communicate!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Schedules • Check all match start times and locations • Skip week – week of 3/12 • Check player availability now determine whether you have conflicts during the spring break weeks
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
6 Match Pilot • Only for flights that have 7 teams playing 6 matches • Extra match will be scheduled under Championship Advancements • Will only count towards ratings • Will not count towards standings – regular season results will stand • 1st place team will not get a scheduled match because they will get additional play at states or in playoff matches
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
2017 Regulations Clarifications/Changes Inclement Weather • Once a 1me, day, loca1on and court surface for the makeup match has been agreed upon by the par1es involved, that match may not be postponed, for any reason other than inclement weather. • If no1fica1on is given regarding court surface and players arrive to match and the court surface has changed, the visi1ng team can reschedule the match again if they choose to do so. • If the players do not ask about court surface at the 1me the match is scheduled and they have agreed on the match, 1me and loca1on, they must play on the court surface that the home team has reserved.
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
2017 Regulations Clarifications/Changes Inclement Weather • In accordance with regula1ons for score entry, when matches are played on the mandatory match date scores must be entered within 48 hours of that match 1me. In the event that captains mutually agree for players to play the match aWer the mandatory match date and within the 48-‐hour match score entry deadline, the provision for making up rained out matches will not apply. The deadline to enter scores 48 hours aWer matches to be played on the mandatory match date (or the official rain date for the mandatory match date) stands.
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
2017 Regulations Clarifications/Changes Staggering • When a mix of courts surfaces are being used for staggered matches, home team captains shall no1fy visi1ng teams captains about the use of mixed surfaces when communica1ng about matches being staggered. At the 1me the home team communicates about staggering matches but does not also communicate regarding the use of mixed surfaces, the visi1ng team will determine the court assignments before line ups are exchanged.
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
2017 Regulations Clarifications/Changes Exchanging Scorecards
The team captain for each team shall exchange their team line-‐up simultaneously prior to the beginning of the team match. At the scheduled match 1me, if a player is not on site, the captains have 3 op1ons to proceed with the scorecard exchange: 1. Wait un1l the missing player is on site and ready to play (prior to the 15 minute default 1me), exchange scorecards and play the match. At the default 1me, if the player is s1ll not on site and ready to play, the missing player would be moved to a defaultable court (see chart in IV.J.), scorecards would then be exchanged and play would begin. Or 2. Captains can agree to exchange scorecards and begin play. If the missing player arrives prior to the default 1me, he/she will take the court assigned and begin. If the missing player arrives aWer the default 1me, the default will be entered on the scorecard on a defaultable court (see chart in IV.J.). For example, the #1 singles player is late and captains agree to exchange scorecards and begin play. The player does not arrive prior to the 15-‐minute default 1me. The #2 singles court that was played is recorded in TennisLink as the #1 singles court and the #2 singles court is recorded as a default. Or 3. Subs1tute a missing player with an eligible player that is on site and ready to play, but is not listed on the original scorecard. Subs1tu1ons must be made prior to the 15-‐minute default 1me and can only be exchanged for the missing player in the original lineup. www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You USTA NC!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Winston-Salem Open ATP World Tour 250 Event August 19-‐26, 2017 www.WinstonSalemOpen.com
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
Thank You!
www.Charlo)eTennisAssocia1on.com
