USTA ADULT SPRING LEAGUE STANDIN

Ladies and Gentlemen, please be advised that there will no longer be Nomad teams within the USTA Naples Leagues effective the 2009 League Year which begins in October, 2008.

This is really unfortunate in that Nomad teams were created 20/22 years ago in this area prior to having all of the tennis and facilities that have since been formed. It was a means by which we allowed teams to play who did not have enough players at the stated level of play at their various facilities to form teams. It has, in the last year, become an avenue of creating all star teams which is not considered appropriate within the USTA, USTA Florida, and USTA Naples, along with a financial issue for some. This was never the intention.

It has created recruiting issues; if a new player was confronted with being courted by two teams, as an example, was given the choice of playing on a team with a home at "X" number of dollars or not paying anything, the answer is obvious; issues within the facilities that bear the burden of providing courts with no revenue generated. All facilities, whether private or public provide court usage reports to their Tennis Committees, Boards of Directors and the like; they show tremendous usage without the generated revenue to back up the numbers.

I have contacted all of the other coordinators within the state of Florida and all of the 69+ minus two have totally eliminated nomad teams. Further, we have discussed the issue at the USTA Florida League Council with unanimous backing to eliminate those teams with no homes.

I do understand that this may create some hardships of one kind or another with a few teams, but this issue of Nomad teams and discussion of the same is not open to further discussion. This applies to all leagues: Adult, Adult Mixed, Senior, Super Senior, Super 70's, Combo, and Senior Mixed.

Your continued participation is greatly appreciated. There are a number of facilities in the area that have non-resident memberships. Each may be a little different; it is not the position of the USTA to infer or direct any facility what they do or not do.

Play tennis, make friends, have fun; winning is a bonus.

Linda Kleitch
Region 7, USTA Naples
Head LLC
239-348-9827

LEAGUES COORDINATORS E-MAIL PHONE

Senior Mixed – Fall & Winter Linda Kleitch Racquets99@aol.com 348-9827

Super Senior (60+) Fall & Winter Linda Kleitch Racquets99@aol.com 348-9827

Super 70’s (70+) Fall & Winter Bob Baker bobbakerpersonal@comcast.net 450-0825

Combo-Spring & Summer Donna Koenig donna@naples.net 250-3270

The number of teams registered for each FLIGHT determines the length of each League. The Leagues will generally run between 8 and 10 weeks, but no guarantee is made. Please retain this document throughout the League Year. All information contained within is subject to change by e-mail notification.

IMPORTANT DATES: These dates are provided for information only and are subject to change with proper notice.

WINTER LEAGUE: SENIOR, SUPER SENIOR, SUPER 70’S, SENIOR MIXED, ADULT, ADULT MIXED

Team Registration Meeting: Saturday, December 13, 2008, Hodges University, Rooms 210 & 211

Senior & Senior Mixed, Super Seniors, Super 70’s: 1:00 p.m. Adult, Adult Mixed: 2:30 p.m.

Team Roster Due: December20, 2008 Last date for roster add-on: February 12, 2009

Play Begins: January 12, 2009, on appropriate day of play-see page 5 of these documents

DISTRICT PLAYOFFS: ALL LEAGUES, Sat/Sun, March 21 & 22, 2009 – KEEP BOTH DAYS OPEN

Team Registration Meeting: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m. –Hodges University, Room 210

Team Roster Due: March 14, 2009 Last date for Roster add-on: April 30, 2009

Play Begins: March 30, 2009, on appropriate day of play-see page 5 of these documents

USTA NAPLES PLAYOFFS: Winter vs. Spring: Sat/Sun, June & 7, 2009 - KEEP BOTH DAYS OPEN

Team Registration Meeting: Saturday, May 23, 2009: 1:00 p.m., time and place to be determined

Play Begins: June 15, 2009, on appropriate day of play-see pg. 5 of these documents

2008 Combo Doubles Section Championships- Adult 6.5 & 7.5-January 9-11, 2009-Daytona Beach

2008 Combo Doubles Section Championships-Adult 5.5,8.5 & Senior-Jan 16-18, 09-Daytona Beach

2009 Combo Doubles Adult 5.5 & 8.5 and All Senior Flights Championships-Daytona Beach

USTA NAPLES is operated in compliance with USTA LEAGUE REGULATIONS and the USTA FLORIDA LEAGUE REGULATIONS. The current year National USTA League regulations are available in print from the Local League Coordinator. The current year Florida USTA League regulations can be obtained from the Florida Section website: www.ustaflorida.com., as well as from the coordinators when published. All Captains must become familiar with these regulations. Below are some highlights, clarifications and additional information.

1. General: Prior to captains meetings, all known captains will be contacted by e-mail for pertinent information in order that captains packets may be prepared in advance; these packets will be passed out with the team numbers at the meeting. In order to provide effective communications ALL CAPTAINS must attend the League TEAM REGISTRATION meeting. The coordinators will endeavor to return communications daily. Please utilize www.ustaflorida.com website as a valuable source of Section and Local League information. USTA Membership: All players must be a USTA member throughout the entire length of the local league season. To join or renew, call 1-800-990-USTA (8782) or on-line at www.USTA.com. If you mail in a renewal it may take 4-6 weeks for the renewal to go into effect. Please keep this in mind.

2. League Fees & Eligibility: Teams will be responsible for a NON-REFUNDABLE fee of $15.00 per player at the time of team registration via TennisLink. No individual is allowed to play in a match until they have been registered via TennisLink FAILURE TO REGISTER PRIOR TO PLAY WILL RESULT IN A DEFAULT OF THAT COURT-NO EXCEPTIONS. All team rosters must maintain at least 50% of its players at the NTRP designated team level. Players for the Senior League must be 50+ years old, Super Senior, 60+, Adult, 19+, and Super 70’s, 70+ by 12/31 of the calendar year in which the player plays his first LOCAL LEAGUE MATCH. In order to qualify for team play beyond the Local Leagues, a player must play TWO local league matches with no more than one (1) default received counting, prior to championship matches which do not include the USTA NAPLES Playoffs. In order to advance to National Championships an individual player must have participated in 3 matches during all competition with no defaults counting, 3.03A(2), except the Super Senior Division where they must have played in at least two (2) matches through Section Championships with a maximum of one default received counting for advancing. 6.03A(3) and Combo Adult & Senior, two matches with no defaults.

3. NTRP Ratings: Any player with a computer rating may play at or above that NTRP level. A player may be on two local rosters within the same league, as long as the two rosters are at different NTRP levels or on two local rosters if there is both a day and a night sub-flight at the same level of play. A player may be on the roster of two different teams within the same League (i.e. Senior, Super Senior, etc.) at the same NTRP level in different AREAS (i.e., USTA Naples Area and USTA Lee/Charlotte). If a player does not have a computer rating they will “self-rate”.

a. THE SELF-RATING PLAYER MUST REGISTER HIM OR HERSELF, PERSONALLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. IF YOU IMPROPERLY SELF-RATE AT TOO LOW A LEVEL, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION WITHOUT WARNING BY ON COURT PERFORMANCE PUTTING YOUR TEAM AT RISK.

b. At the time of registration, if a player’s current computer rating is higher than the team’s designated rating TennisLink will not allow that player to be entered onto the roster; you may appeal your rating instantly at that time on line. Computer ratings can be reviewed at www.ustaflorida.com.

4. Order of Play: Captains are encouraged to play their team in order of strength. USTA Florida promotes fair and competitive tennis.

5. Match Information: League schedules will be available as soon as practical after the Team Registration Meeting via TennisLink in Stats & Standings, Match Schedule by Team. The match Schedule is subject to change after publication if conflicts occur. All Captains are required to periodically check the on-line Match Schedule and advise their team if a change has occurred.

a. Captains must contact each other at least three (3) DAYS in advance to verify the location, number of courts and start time. IF INCLEMENT WEATHER ON MATCH DAY, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR OPPONENTS TIMELY, ESPECIALLY, WHEN GREATER DISTANCES ARE INVOLVED.

b. MANDATORY: Captains MUST print MATCH SPECIFIC SCORECARDS from TennisLink, found in Record a Score (right hand column under the heading USTA LEAGUE TENNIS) that list all ELIGIBLE players for BOTH teams. Captains MUST exchange their COMPLETED line-ups SIMULTANEOUSLY & IMMEDIATELY PRIOR to the start of play. It is the responsibility of the each Captain to verify that players are on the correct courts.

c. Match default time is 15 minutes after the scheduled match time and court availability.

d. The third set, if necessary, will be a match tiebreak, the first team to 10 points by 2 points. As in the guidelines for professional play, there is no rest after the first game of ANY SET. A two (2) minute rest may be taken between sets if requested by a player. If any player requests a medical time-out, regardless of nature of the medical condition, one time-out may be taken for a period of up to EIGHT minutes.

e. NO COACHING IS ALLOWED AT ANY TIME DURING THE MATCH BY CAPTAINS, TENNIS PROFESSIONALS OR SPECTATORS. PROFANITY OF ANY KIND IS AGAINST THE RULES AND SUBJECT TO PENALTIES AS DESCRIBED IN “FRIEND AT COURT” WHICH CAN BE ORDERED ON-LINE AT WWW.USTA.COM. It is strongly recommended that each Captain have this publication available on the court at match time. CALLS MAY NOT BE MADE NOR DISPUTED BY SPECTATORS NOR TEAM-MATES…..CALLS ARE MADE BY PLAYERS ONLY DURING LOCAL LEAGUE PLAY, PLAYOFFS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS.

6. NO CELL PHONE USAGE DURING THE MATCH. If cell phone is used, a point penalty may be called, second time, a game, third a default. ALL CELL PHONES ARE TO BE TURNED OFF. NO EXCEPTIONS.

7. Rain Delay: The full match must be completed within two (2) weeks of the rainout. If the Captains cannot agree on the date, then the match will be played at 2:00 p.m. on the second Sunday from the scheduled match date at the home club.

a. If the match including all three/five courts, was started prior to the rainout, then the match scorecards will stand, WITHOUT ANY LINE-UP CHANGES, for the rescheduled match. Play must resume at the exact point where play stopped.

b. If the rain delay occurs prior to the start of play, line-ups will again be exchanged on the new date agreed upon by the Captains including previous forfeited matches WHICH NOW MAY BE PLAYED. Partially completed matches CANNOT be entered into TennisLink.

c. In the event of non-completed match, please email your League Coordinator indicating the reason for non-completion and the date the Captains have mutually agreed to complete the match. Once the mutually agreed date has been reported to the Coordinator it will be considered firm and can only be changed due to rain. If a rain delay occurs on the last match of the scheduled League, the Coordinator will determine the date and time of the required make-up match.

8. ALL TEAMS MUST PLAY ALL SCHEDULED MATCHES AND MATCH TIMES SET BY EACH FACILITY. Furthermore, unless there is a valid excuse, any team/captain that defaults an entire match will be appropriately penalized which could result in suspension from future league play. If it is determined at the end of the season that an entire match default has affected the outcome of the winning team for their flight, team and individual match points may be deleted as determined by the coordinator(s)

a. ONE (1) Court for Senior, Senior Mixed, Super Senior, Super 70’s, Adult Mixed, Combo and;

b. TWO(2) Courts for Adult Leagues (Except the 2.5 and 5.0 level where the maximum default is one court).

9. Scoring: League scoring will be used. One (1) point is awarded for a team win and one (1) point for each court won in a match. In addition, least sets lost, then least games lost may be used to break a tie in any division to declare a winner; head to head matches are the last consideration. It is on TennisLink…..please follow it.

10. Reporting Match Scores via TennisLink: Match scores must be entered into TennisLink by EITHER captain within 24 hours of the completion of the match. The OPPOSING captain must Confirm or Dispute the scores entered within 48 hours of the entry. If scores are not confirmed or disputed within 48 hours by the opposing captain, TennisLink will accept the scores as entered and deny any dispute. BOTH CAPTAINS MUST SIGN BOTH HARD-COPIES OF SCORECARDS AND RETAIN A COPY for the remainder of the league season, preferably for two years.

11. Grievances and Appeals: USTA NAPLES AREA offers both of these Committees should the need arise.

GRIEVANCES: All complaints alleging a violation during the local league must be filed IN WRITING with the Head Local Leagues Coordinator WITH US FUNDS FOR $10.00 PRIOR to the commencement of the next team match, or within twenty-four (24) hours after the end of local league play, whichever occurs first. That grievance will be forwarded to the Region Committee. A complaint regarding failure to meet eligibility requirements may be filed anytime during the League season or no later than 24 hours after the end of the Local League. A complaint against the administration of the local league shall be filed in writing with the Section League Coordinator and processed by the Section League Grievance Committee.

Refer to National regulation and Section Regulations for rulings on any issue not addressed in these documents.

12. Weekly League Standings: The official Flight/League standings are available 24 hours per day from TennisLink. Additionally, the weekly standings will be published in the Naples Daily News Website and on www.CollierTennis.com. The latter are for informational purposes only and not official.

13. League Flight and Division Playoffs: Any league may have multiple flights within NTRP Ratings, as well as Day and/or Night Divisions. If either or both of these exist, it will require Sub-flight playoffs, as well as Division Playoffs. It may be that there may not be playoffs if there is a distinct winner of any flight. DATE, TIME & PLACE OF PLAYOFFS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE COORDINATOR, NOT THE CAPTAIN OR ANY OTHER PLAYER.

14. FALSIFICATION OF SCORE ENTRIES IN TENNISLINK IS SUBECT TO PENALTIES AND /OR SUSPENSION. This will not be applied to the occasional typos which you must report to the coordinator for correction.

Super Senior League – Fall and Winter: Senior League – Fall and Winter:

MEN: WOMEN: MEN: WOMEN:

Adult League – Winter (night only) Spring (day/night): Senior Mixed League – Fall & Winter

LEAGUES COORDINATORS E-MAIL PHONE

Senior Mixed – Fall & Winter Linda Kleitch Racquets99@aol.com 348-9827

Super Senior (60+) Fall & Winter Linda Kleitch Racquets99@aol.com 348-9827

Combo-Spring & Summer Donna Koenig donna@naples.net 250-3270

FALL LEAGUE: SENIOR, SUPER SENIOR, SUPER 70’S, SENIOR MIXED

Team Registration Meeting: Saturday, October 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Hodges University, Rooms 210/211

Team Roster Due: October 6, 2008 Last date for roster add-on: November 13, 2008

Play Begins: October 13, 2008, on appropriate day of play-see page 5 of these documents

LEAGUE PLAYOFFS: December 15, 2008, if necessary

WINTER LEAGUE: SENIOR, SUPER SENIOR, SUPER 70’S, SENIOR MIXED, ADULT, ADULT MIXED

Team Registration Meeting: Saturday, December 13, 2008, Hodges University, Rooms 210 & 211

Team Roster Due: December20, 2008 Last date for roster add-on: February 12, 2009

Team Registration Meeting: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m. –Hodges University, Room 210

Team Roster Due: March 14, 2009 Last date for Roster add-on: April 30, 2009

Play Begins: March 30, 2009, on appropriate day of play-see page 5 of these documents

Super Senior League – Fall and Winter: Senior League – Fall and Winter:

MEN: WOMEN: MEN: WOMEN: