REGISTRATION: GRADING DAYS:

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1 All players are responsible for reading and understanding the rules contained below. If any rules are unclear please discuss this with a La Trobe Sport representative prior to commencement of your match. Unless otherwise stated in these rules, normal tennis rules apply as outlined by Tennis Australia Rules of the Game. All rules are open to the interpretation of the players. Competition formats may vary slightly if registrations are lower than expected. If this is the case you will be notified of changes before the competition begins. REGISTRATION: Each player/team needs to submit a Team and/or Player registration form to La Trobe Sports Centre Reception along with a non-refundable competition entry fee of $ This must be paid at the time of entering you or your team into the competition. Entries close hours after the final grading day (please check this when attending a grading). Please note: Tennis club members receive a 50% discount on each competition entry. Please contact the tennis club directly prior to entering to receive information on entering with a club discount. Payments taken over the counter at La Trobe Sports Centre will be at full price only. Failure to pay the registration fee before the close of registration will result in the termination of your place in the competition. No late registrations will be taken. GRADING DAYS: All new players wishing to participate in competition are required to attend one of the advertised grading days prior to the season starting. This is to ensure you can be placed into the correct competition for your level. Grading days will require you to hit in front of a competition coordinator for minutes or until your playing ability is known. No guarantee of approval into competition will be given for attending a grading day. To ensure your place in a competition, you must attend both the grading day, and when given your grade, register and pay at La Trobe Sport Centre reception or through payment links provided in subsequent grade result s. MONDAY NIGHT ADVANCED SINGLES: Level: Advanced Singles Time: 4pm 10pm (specific time determined by weekly fixture) Player maximum: 24 (with reserve list if required) Length: 8 weeks (plus 2 weeks of finals) Cost: $80 per season ($40 for La Trobe tennis club members) Last modified 20 February

2 Competition format a. Players are designated a specific court and timeslot each week based on a seasonal fixture provided prior to the competition commencing. b. It is the individual player s responsibility to ensure they turn up to the correct timeslot each week, or if unavailable, provide a substitute from on the reserve list. c. Four competitors will be allocated to a single court for each timeslot, and will play two singles matches per night against different opponents based on the season fixture. d. Match formats will be as follows: a. First to six games, with a tiebreak at 5-5 b. All other rules are standard rules of tennis format for singles play e. Players have 15 minutes to begin a match from the point their court becomes available. In the event this does not happen, the offending player will forfeit the match. f. Scores will be recorded by a competition coordinator representative on the night, and made available online within 24 hours. g. Players will be ranked based on a ladder system depending on their results, accumulating a. Win = 2 points b. Loss = 0 points (including offending forfeits) c. Match abandoned = 1 point for both competitors h. After 8 weeks of competition, a 12 player knockout tournament will be played based on the final season ladder over two finals weeks (top 16 players only), with players finishing highest receiving favourable draws. The season champion will be the player who wins the knockout finals event. *Please note: This above rules are subject to change if registration numbers are low in order to TUESDAY NIGHT DOUBLES: Level: Intermediate doubles Time: 4pm 7pm Player maximum: 35 players (in 7 teams) Length: 7 weeks (plus 3 weeks of finals) TUESDAY NIGHT ADVANCED DOUBLES Level: Advanced doubles Time: 7pm 10pm Player maximum: 35 players (in 7 teams) Length: 7 weeks (plus 3 weeks of finals) Competition format The following competition format relates to both Tuesday night competitions a. Individual players are allocated into teams of five prior to the competition commencing. This will be undertaken by the competition committee and will seek to balance the teams based on grading day results. Last modified 20 February

3 b. Only three out of the five players will be required to play each night. This will be a team based decision each week. c. Teams remain together for the duration of the competition, and a captain will be chosen for each team. The team captain s responsibility will be to: a. Provide the individual team fixture each week which individuals will be playing. b. Submit scores within 24 hours of the competition taking place each week c. Find replacement players from the reserve list if they can t field their normal team. d. Teams are designated a specific court each week based on a seasonal fixture provided prior to the competition commencing. They will play a total of three matches against an opposing team each week using the following structure: a. 1&2 v 1&2 b. 2&3 v 2&3 c. 1&3 v 1&3 e. Six teams will play each week, with one having a bye. This means that during the seven week competition, all teams will have one bye week. f. Each night, players will participate in two doubles matches each. Individual players will play as their team s number 1, 2 or 3 ranked player, which must remain consistent throughout the night. This can change weekly however. g. Match formats will be as follows: a. First to six games, with a tiebreak at 6-6 b. Sudden death deuces. c. All other rules are standard rules of tennis format for doubles play. h. Teams have 15 minutes to begin a match from the point their court becomes available. In the event this does not happen, the offending team will forfeit the match. i. It is the team captain s responsibility to ensure they can field a team each week, or if players are unavailable, provide a substitute from on the reserve list. j. Teams will be ranked based on a ladder system depending on their results, accumulating a. Match win = 1 points (3 points total available each night) b. Loss = 0 points (including offending forfeits) c. Match abandoned = 0 point for both teams d. Bye week = 2 points total k. After 7 weeks of competition, all teams will make finals: a. Finals week 1: i. Team finishing 1 st on the ladder will receive a bye through to semi-finals ii. 2 nd vs 7 th iii. 3 rd vs 6 th iv. 4 th vs 5 th b. Finals week 2: i. 1 st vs (winner of 4 th vs 5 th ) ii. (winner of 2 nd vs 7 th ) vs (winner of 3 rd vs 6 th ) c. Finals week 3: i. Top two teams remaining *Please note: This above rules are subject to change if registration numbers are low in order to Last modified 20 February

4 THURSDAY NIGHT SINGLES: Level: Intermediate singles players Time: 4pm 10pm Player maximum: 18 players (with reserve list) Length: 8 weeks (plus 2 weeks of finals) Match Number Time Court 3 BEGINNERS Court 4 Court 5 Warmup 3:45pm - 4:00pm Warm Up Warm Up Warm Up 1 4:00pm - 4:40pm BEGINNERS B1 v B2 B3 v B4 2 4:40pm pm BEGINNERS B5 v B6 B7 v B8 3 5:20pm - 6:00pm BEGINNERS B1 v B9 B2 v B10 4 6:00pm - 6:40pm BEGINNERS B3 v B5 B4 v B6 5 6:40pm - 7:20pm BEGINNERS B7 v B9 B8 v B11 6 7:20pm - 8:00pm BEGINNERS B12 v B10 B14 v B15 7 8:00pm - 8:40pm BEGINNERS B16 v B17 B18 v B13 8 8:40pm - 9:20pm BEGINNERS B11 v B15 B16 v B12 9 9:20pm - 10:00pm Leftover matches for either comp B13 v B14 B17 v B18 Competition format a. Competitors play 2 matches per night. b. Matches follow a set fixture each night, allocating players to courts and specific times. c. Players are expected to be at the court 10 minutes prior to the start of their first match. d. Match formats will be as follows: a. First to six games, with a tiebreak at 5-5 b. Lets are played c. Short deuces/ no advantages d. Play stops after 40 minutes or when a player wins a set (whichever comes first) e. Scores will be recorded by a competition coordinator representative on the night, and made available online within 24 hours. f. Players will be ranked based on a ladder system depending on their results, accumulating a. Win = 2 points b. Loss = 0 points (including offending forfeits) c. Match abandoned = 0 point for both competitors g. After 8 weeks of competition, a 12 player knockout tournament will be played based on the final season ladder over two finals weeks, with players finishing highest receiving favourable draws. The season champion will be the player who wins the knockout finals event. *Please note: This above rules are subject to change if registration numbers are low in order to Last modified 20 February

5 THURSDAY NIGHT BEGINNER FAST4 SINGLES: Level: Beginner players Time: 4pm 10pm Player maximum: 15 players Length: 8 weeks (plus 2 weeks of finals) Match Number Time Court 3 BEGINNERS Court 4 Court 5 Warmup 3:45pm - 4:00pm Warm Up Warm Up Warm Up 1 4:00pm - 4:40pm C1 v C2 C3 v C4 2 4:40pm pm C5 v C6 C7 v C8 3 5:20pm - 6:00pm C1 v C3 C4 v C2 4 6:00pm - 6:40pm C5 v C7 C8 v C6 5 6:40pm - 7:20pm C9 v C10 C11 v C12 6 7:20pm - 8:00pm C13 v C14 C15 v C9 7 8:00pm - 8:40pm C10 v C12 C11 v C13 8 8:40pm - 9:20pm C14 v C15 Leftover match 9 9:20pm - 10:00pm Leftover matches for either comp Competition format a. Competitors play 2 matches per night. b. Matches follow a set fixture each night, allocating players to courts and specific times. c. Players are expected to be at the court 10 minutes prior to the start of their first match. d. Match formats will be as follows: a. First to four games, with a tiebreak at 3-3 b. Lets are played c. Short deuces/ no advantages d. Play stops after 20 minutes or when a player wins a set (whichever comes first) e. Scores will be recorded by a competition coordinator representative on the night, and made available online within 24 hours. f. Players will be ranked based on a ladder system depending on their results, accumulating e. Win = 2 points f. Loss = 0 points (including offending forfeits) g. Match abandoned = 0 point for both competitors g. After 8 weeks of competition, a 12 player knockout tournament will be played based on the final season ladder over two finals weeks, with players finishing highest receiving favourable draws. The season champion will be the player who wins the knockout finals event. Last modified 20 February

6 *Please note: This above rules are subject to change if registration numbers are low in order to RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL COMPETITIONS FORFEITING: It is the responsibility of the players and team captains (where applicable) to find a fill-in player if they don t have a full team available. A reserve list with available players will be made public to assist in this. There should be no instance where a team or player does not take to the court without finding a reserve player to fill their spot, or notifying the Sports Centre. If a reserve list player cannot be sourced, players are to notify the Sports Centre reception on by 12pm on the day of the scheduled game to allow the Sports Centre staff to seek other means of finding a player. Three forfeits in a season, even with notification will result in you being taken out of the competition and loss of entry fee. GAME TIME: The scheduled game time is the time at which you / your team is to be ON THE COURT. Please ensure that your team arrives AT LEAST 10 minutes prior to the staring time to organise and ensure games will start on time. If you play in the first or last time slot, it is appreciated if players could help competition managers set up/pack all other equipment. RESERVE LISTS: A reserve list will be used for individual competitions for players who wish to play but registered after the specific competition maximum was reached. Players on this list will not have to pay competition fees, and will be used if a team or player is searching for a suitable fill in if unavailable one week. Notification will be up to the teams or individual players, so advanced warning may not always be possible (however we encourage at least 24 hours when known). PLAYING BY THE RULES: Players will referee their own matches. It is up to the players themselves to behave in an orderly manner and to treat the other players with respect and kindness. If there is a dispute between players, they can try to sort it out themselves first. If they cannot sort out the issue, then they can call upon the competition manager to help them. Scores must be kept between players. It is highly recommended that each player knows the scoring of tennis well enough so that they can keep their own scores. CHANGES TO RULES La Trobe Sport reserves the rights to change or make amendments to the above competition structure and fixtures at any time to ensure the competition runs smoothly. If you have any questions, please speak to a competition coordinator on the night, or call La Trobe Sport Centre reception on for clarification. Last modified 20 February