Registration for Summer Leagues begins April 1st!
Registration for Fall/Winter Leagues at Kingsbury Club begins September 1st!
Adult Singles Leagues
Fee: $20 league fee + $25 annual membership fee
Men’s & Women’s Leagues by playing level:
Beginners (2.0); Low Intermediates (2.5); Intermediate (3.0); High Intermediates (3.5); Advanced (4.0+)
Flexible schedule format with matches arranged at mutually agreeable times. Round Robin format with at least 2 rounds per league running mid-May through early September (please see calendar). Match schedules will be emailed to all singles players.
Adult Doubles Leagues
Fee: $45 per Doubles League + $25 annual membership fee
Usually, 12 weeks of play of intracourt/point-based play. This format requires that you use substitutes when you can’t play (Subs must be SSTA members from our approved list). Balls and court fees included.
Singles Rules
FORMAT:
Matches are played in a Round Robin Pro Set format. You will play everyone in your division at least twice. A bye is an open spot on the schedule where you do not have a match. Use this week to play makeup matches or play ahead for your vacation dates, etc. New registrations may fill the bye openings.
SCHEDULING:
Play at least one match a week at a mutually agreed upon location. Allow 90 minutes to complete your match including a 10–15-minute warm up. Bring your own NEW can of extra duty balls. All players need to be willing to play evenings and weekends due to the consideration of others’ work schedules.
RULES OF PLAY:
All matches will be one PRO SET. The first player to win 10 games and is ahead by at least 1 is the match winner.
Spin the racket to determine which player serves first.
Warm up for 10 minutes to avoid injury.
First Ball In (FBI) is used for each player’s first serve. Prior to the start of play determine if FBI is on the deuce side only or both deuce and ad sides.
FIRST DEUCE is played out. SECOND DEUCE is game point and the receiver chooses the side to receive on.
Switch ends on odd games.
At 9 GAMES ALL play a 12 point tiebreak. This game decides the 10th and final game. The 12 point tiebreak is played with the first server serving one point starting in the deuce court. After that one point, service rotates to the other player. The second player serves two points starting on the ad court, and then that two-point rotation continues. You will switch sides following the first point and after every 4 points until the end of the tiebreak. The 12 point tiebreak is played until the first player gets to 7 points and by at least 2 points. The winner of the tiebreaker is the winner of the 10th game. The score is reported as 10-9, with the tie break points listed as well.
Winner of the match emails the Scorekeeper for your league with the scoring information: League name (i.e. Women’s 3A), players, score (including tiebreak points), and date match was played.
SCOREKEEPING:
Every game won (not matches won) counts toward your total score at the end of the season. Use your own scorecard to keep track but the scorekeeper’s record is the official score tally.
Players not completing at least half of their first round matches by the end of the first round may be dropped from the league for the remainder of the season. None of these previously played points will count for either player.
Defaulting players receive zero points. A default win will be scored as the winner’s average number of points earned in actual matches.
Let League Directors and Scorekeepers know of injuries ASAP.
If you need clarification email letsplay.SSTA@gmail.com
Doubles Rules
FORMAT:
Matches are played in a competitive rotational partner format. Each session consists of 24 games, weather permitting, as follows: Coed doubles teams (2 men/2 female) play 2 sets of 12 games with each partner. All other teams play 3 sets of 8 games with each partner.
Starting court assignment for the season will be determined by League Co-Directors based on previous season standings and play level.
The equipment manager provides the balls, score cards, and clipboards. Each session’s court sheet will indicate the rotation of either 1 UP/1 DOWN or 2 UP/2 DOWN and total points for each player thus far in the season.
RULES OF PLAY:
Spin the racket to determine which team serves first. The first server will continue to serve first after each rotation of partners.
Warm up for 10 minutes to avoid injury.
First Ball In (FBI) is used for each players’ first serve. Prior to the start of play determine if FBI is on the deuce side only or both deuce and ad sides.
FIRST DEUCE is played out. SECOND DEUCE is game point and the receiver chooses the side to receive on.
Switch ends on odd games.
SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURES:
You have been provided with a list of SSTA members willing to substitute for you whenever they are free to do so. Only SSTA members may sub. Please call, text or email a sub from the list with the same playing abilities to cover for you. Tell your scorekeeper who your sub is. No Show = No Points + Court Drop!
You are permitted three subs for the season to be considered a regular player and eligible for awards. Regardless of your sub’s score, you will earn no more than the average of your season score.
LATE ARRIVAL PROCEDURES:
Any player arriving at the end of the 10 minute warm up time will enter their assigned court and will have a 3 minute “injury prevention” warm up. Courts missing a player will play Canadian Doubles until the player arrives. Players will not be moved up or down to fill in. Only the court missing a player is affected. The late player will enter the round, with a 3 minute warm up, and may begin earning points from that game on. The other players keep all points earned prior to the late player’s arrival.
Canadian Doubles: One player plays singles for 8 games (these do not have to be consecutive games…some play 4&4). Each player takes a turn as a singles player. Doubles players must play to the singles lines for the singles player. Singles players may play to the doubles lines for the doubles teams. Record games won in each set (total games played for each player = 24). Serve rotates from side to side, doubles team starting 1st.
Let League Directors and Scorekeepers know of injuries ASAP.
If you need clarification email letsplay.SSTA@gmail.com