SINGLES CHALLENGE LADDER 2010


If you enjoy some competitive singles tennis play, sign up for our challenge ladder! The ladder is a great way to meet new players around your level of play (we offer four divisions - see below) and $10.00 lets you participate in all four rounds.


The Ladder opens May 9 but you can jump in and start laddering any time until the ladder closes August 29.


Registration

To register for the ladder Login to the members area of the website.

Registration can take place at anytime during the season.

If paying by Email Money Transfer (EMT), please click here before filling out the registration form.

The four divisions are:

Ladder Fees

The cost is $10.00 per player. Preferred payment by Email Money Transfer (EMT). Click here to learn more about EMT.

Other payment options such as cheque, credit card, or debit will only be accepted at the clubhouse during supervised hours. We highly discourage cash payments as they have a great potential to get lost and provide no audit trail.

Players must register and pay the ladder fee before they can start playing matches.

Ladder Rounds

There are four rounds to the ladder which begins on May 9 and closes on August 29, 2010.*
Round 1: May 9 - June 6
Round 2: June 7 - July 4
Round 3: July 5 - August 1
Round 4: August 2 - August 29
* For points to be counted in a round, please submit them by clubhouse closing, 6pm at the end of the round.

Challenge Ladder Rules, Etiquette and Game Format

Once again this year, ladder winners in each division will be determined by the amount of points accumulated during the season. Players do not move up the ladder based on wins and switch positions with players above them in their division. As such, players may challenge anyone in their division. Rankings are determined by accumulated points (see below for details).

Legal Challenges
• You may challenge anyone currently within your division.
• You cannot challenge the same person more than once within a round. 

Game Format 
• Matches are an 8-game pro set, with a tie-break played at 7-7. 
• Games are to be completed within the booked court time allotment. 
• Please limit warm-ups to 5 minutes.

Incomplete Matches 
• If a match is not complete, the player who has won the most games by the end of the court time wins the match. 
• If the game score is tied at the end of the match, the match is a tie. 

Etiquette
• Server should audibly announce the set score before the serve of each new game. 
• Server should audibly announce the game score before each serve.

• Please be considerate of your opponent when taking breaks between games. 
• Please give your opponent the benefit of the doubt when you are not 100% sure of a line call.
• Walking off court or refusing to continue a match will result in a default.

Points 
• Players must report scores to the desk immediately following their match for their points to be recorded. To be counted in a round, scores must be submitted by 6pm the day that round closes (clubhouse closing - see above Rounds for dates).
• Points are updated weekly and posted at the clubhouse and on the website. 
• A correction factor will be used to adjust points obtained when changing divisions.

 

Challenge Ladder Prizes

Division Changes

Players may switch divisions to determine the appropriate division for their level of play with advance permission of the Ladder Director houseleague @winstonchurchilltennis.ca in accordance with the following:
• Max of two division switches per season - once a player has switched divisions twice, they cannot switch again.
• Max of five matches per division - once a player plays five matches in one division, they must remain in there for the season.

For instance, a player plays three matches in Division 1, switches to Division 2 for two matches, then returns to Division 1 to play two more matches. This player must stay in Division 1 for the rest of the season, as they have played a total of five matches in Division 1 (and have also switched divisions twice, the max). They now cannot switch to another division.

Court Booking Rules for Ladders

One court will be a designated ladder court which can be booked for one-hour ladder matches.

Players must book matches in person, on a first-come, first-served basis, on the same day the match is to be played.  
If the ladder court is already booked and another pair of players would like to ladder, they may book a regular court and play a 40-minute ladder match. 
Other members are free to book regular 40-minute court times if no ladder matches are scheduled on the ladder court. 
Ladder play is not guaranteed after 7:00 pm on congested weeknights or on busy weekend times during enforced doubles play time.
Participants are responsible for knowing the time allotted for a match based on the court time booked. 
A match must stop at the end of the allotted match time. 

 

Ladder Participant List

Looking for an opponent to challenge to a ladder match? You can download a list of current ladder participants within your division and look for up the name on the members directory.

Please note that if you wish to be listed in the directory, this option must be enabled in your account by loging in to the members page, click on My Account and make sure the option to be lites in the derectory is set to YES

 


If you have any questions or comments, please contact Andrew
Phuong at houseleague@winstonchurchilltennis.ca