NLTA WinSum Tennis League - Rules 2011/2012
The playing period is from October 2011 until August 2012.
The entry fee is £25. All payments should be by cheque, payable to ‘NLTA WinSum League’. Send to Diane Bush, 12 Fairfield Road, Norwich NR2 2NE. The league will be run electronically so a valid and regularly-checked email address is a pre-requisite of joining.
There are separate leagues for boys and girls. Each league is divided into groups based on your LTA rating and, to some extent your age, at the discretion of the Norfolk Selection Committee.
You may join at any time.
Each match involves a designated ‘home’ and ‘away’ player. The ‘home’ player is responsible for booking the court, providing four good-quality balls. Court/guest fees may be shared. Players must offer at least three dates.
It is assumed that matches will be played outdoors. Should, for whatever reason, both players agree to play indoors, each player will pay half of any indoor court fee that may apply. No player should feel under any obligation to play a match indoors. All matches involving a Norfolk player to be played on Norfolk courts. Where both players reside outside Norfolk, matches may be played at a mutually agreeable venue.
All matches will comprise two tie-break sets with a championship tie-break third set, if applicable. This means the first player to reach 10 points with a 2-point advantage is the winner. Players will normally do their own scoring. Less experienced players may be helped to score during matches, provided both players agree. Parents/spectators are not allowed on court and must be at a distance such that no coaching /communication with the players is possible. If there is a disagreement about a score go back to the score you can agree on and play from there.
Results must be e-mailed by both players regardless of who won. Results will be posted to the LTA at regular intervals and boxes adjusted accordingly. All information will be communicated by email so you must have a valid and regularly-checked email address.
End-of-season prizes will be awarded to boys and girls in each age group.
In the event of a dispute of whatever nature, the decision of the Organiser will be final.
Code of Conduct: Matches to be played in good spirit: no foul language or abuse of equipment will be tolerated. Players risk being reported to the LTA if they do not comply with the LTA Code of Conduct. Any complaints about players’ behaviour on court should be sent in writing to the Tennis Manager, Tennis East, Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre, Purbeck Road, Cambridge, CB2 2PF.
