Grand Strand Tennis

REGISTERING FOR SINGLES LEAGUE

(IF YOU WANT TO PLAY MORE THAN ONE LEVEL YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH LEVEL SEPARATELY)

GO TO WWW.GRANDSTRANDTENNIS.NET

AT THE TOP RIGHT CLICK ON TennisLink

AT TOP RIGHT OF HOME PAGE CLICK ON CREATE A TEAM

Section – Southern

District – South Carolina

Area – SC – GSTL

League - Men’s or Women’s

Flight – AA(4.5)– A(4.0)- B(3.5)– C(3.0)

Team Name – Your Name

Home Court – if your facility is not listed please email me and we will go through it together

Click on Create a Team

YOU WILL BE GIVEN A TEAM NUMBER

SAVE THIS NUMBER. YOU WILL NEED IT WHEN YOU RECORD SCORES

PUT IN YOUR USTA NUMBER

CLICK YES TO BEING CAPTAIN

PUT IN THE TELEPHONE NUMBER YOU WANT OTHER PLAYERS TO USE TO CALL YOU

SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK NEXT

THIS PAGE SHOWS YOU THAT YOU ARE A TEAM AND THE LEVEL YOU SIGNED UP FOR

SCROLL DOWN AND PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD AND CLICK SUBMIT

WAIT TILL YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED THEN PRINT COPY OF THIS PAGE

YOU ARE NOW REGISTERED FOR THE SINGLES LEAGUE

IF YOU WANT TO PLAY MORE THAN ONE LEVEL YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH LEVEL SEPARATELY

GSTL Women’s and Men’s Singles League

Rules and Guidelines

ALL LEVELS

Start Date – Sunday, July 13, 2009

Format – (Individual Match Competition) – Each player represents a team. 

Match Day/Time – Players are encouraged to play the match on Sunday evenings; however if a player cannot play on Sunday then the match can be played at any time as long as all the matches are played by September 14th.  If Sunday’s will not work out, the HOME player must give another day of the week for the match to be played.  Player’s designated as HOME team must call the Visiting player no later than 3 days prior to the Match Day to confirm match schedule and location.

All matches must be completed no later than September 14, 2009.  Any match not played by September 14^th will be a DOUBLE DEFAULT.

Match Location/Courts – The player designated as Home team is responsible for having a court available to play at the scheduled match time.  The location of the match may vary from time to time therefore players need to make sure they DO NOT ASSUME the match will be played at the location on the schedule.  At the time the Home team player makes the call to schedule the match the location, day and time should be confirmed. 

Court Surface:  The HOME team chooses the court surface the match will be played on.

Default Rule:  There will be a 15 Minute default rule in effect.  Keep in mind the objective is to play and not score a victory to enhance your position within the league.

Balls:  HOME team (player) supplies new balls for the match. 

Scoring:  Each individual match will be the best 2 of 3 sets with the 3^rd set being a Match Tie Break (10 point tie break ahead by 2).  If a set score reaches 6-6 in any set a regular set tiebreak will be played to determine the winner of the set.

Results:  The WINNING player is responsible for recording scores into the TennisLink website. 

League Scores/Stats and Schedules – Will be available on the USTA’s TennisLink website which can be found on www.grandstrandtennis.net.

 Team Additions:    If a player can no longer play due to illness, injury, etc. the first player on the waiting list will take their place and will assume the results of matches already played.

Players Records/Results:  Individual records resulting from the Singles League will NOT affect year-end NTRP rating or South Carolina rankings.

Eligibility:  A player must be 18 years of age, a current member of U.S.T.A. and must be registered as a team in TennisLink prior to playing a scheduled match.  Please check with your High School and College coaches before you sign up for the league.

PLAYOFFS:  Playoff dates have been scheduled for September 21 – 24, 2009.  There will be playoffs for each level.  There will be several flights in each level.  No flight will be more that seven teams therefore no more than 7 singles matches per team before the playoffs.  (Please do not leave town before checking with the LLC to see if you are in the playoffs)

SUSIE HONEYCUTT

LOCAL LEAGUE COORDINATOR

GRAND STRAND TENNIS LEAGUE

843-293-5158 Home

843-450-6788 Cell

888-817-8759 Fax

MEN’S & WOMEN’S SINGLES LEAGUES

Season Begins—July 13, 2009

Season Ends—September 14, 2009

(Playoffs September 21, 22, 23 and 24, 2009 beginning at 6:30 PM)

Cost:  $20.00 per player (includes TennisLink Fee)

One player constitutes a team

Registration will be done on TennisLink

Registration starts – June 11, 2009

Registration ends – June 25, 2009

Schedules posted – June 30, 2009

League day:  Matches are scheduled for Sunday, but may be played at any time as long as all matches are completed by

September 14^th.

Levels of Play:  C level – 3.0 and below; Level B – 3.5 and below; Level A – 4.0 and below; Level AA — 4.5 below and above (no lower than 4.0 and no higher than 5.0)

There will be several flights in each level.  No flight will be more than seven teams therefore no more than 7 singles matches per team before the play-offs.

Contact Susie Honeycutt

Local League Coordinator

843-293-5258/843-450-6788

END OF SEASON LOCAL PLAYOFFS

SNACKS, BEVERAGES AND PRIZES

RULES WILL BE POSTED ON

WWW.GRANDSTRANDTENNIS.NET

Team captains and players should be aware of the key dates below for the 2009 Mixed Doubles League. Captains should download the state, sectional, and national mixed doubles league rules from the appropriate web sites. Captains must register their teams on TennisLink. GSTL Rules, days and times of play, important dates and League Forms may be found on www.grandstrandtennis.net under the League Info—Mixed Doubles tab.

            April 24 – Mixed Doubles information posted to web site

           April 28 – Captains Meeting – Conway – 6:30 PM

           April 29 – Captains Meeting – Grande Dunes – 6:30 PM

           April 30 – Captains Meeting – Litchfield – 6:30 PM

May 19 - - - Team Registration Starts

June 1 - - - Team Registration Ends (must have three eligible positions    registered to be included in the scheduling)

           June 2 - - - LLC starts working on scheduling

           June 5- - - Schedules Posted on TennisLink no later than 8:00 PM

           June 11 - - - Season Begins (for larger levels)

           July 22 - - - Rosters Closed To Add-ons (except with LLC approval)

           Aug 20 - - - League Season Complete

Aug 29 - - - Deadline for add ons for 9.0 Senior and 10.0 Adult (playing local league at state)

            Sep 13-15- - - SC State Championships in Charleston, SC

           Oct 17-19- - -Southern Sectional Championships, New Orleans LA     

                    TBA- - -National Eastern Regional Championships-Orlando

The Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union has signed on as the sponsor for our 2009 program. This marks their fourth consecutive year as a corporate community sponsor. In addition to the linked logo on the grandstrandtennis.net home page, their logo will also be featured on the nearly 800 player gifts being produced for the spring league participants. Through this sponsorship, Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union recognizes the valueable contribution that recreational tennis plays in promoting a healthy, family-oriented lifestyle for residents of all ages throughout the Grand Strand. We should all be sure to thank them for their support.