SINGLES TOURNAMENTS
Singles Tournaments will be played over several weeks with matches scheduled by the players and completed within specified play by dates for each round. A and B Flights will be offered. The draws will be published on the website and posted on the bulletin board on the porch. The system (via communications@sltcc.org) will automatically notify players regarding upcoming matches, including opponent’s contact information and the play by date for each round. The winning player must input match scores in the Match Play module within 24 hours of match completion.
Scheduling Singles Matches:
- Balls are provided for tournaments by the Club.
- Players schedule their own matches and courts can be booked beginning four days prior at 8PM using the Reserve a Court tab.
- Singles grass matches may NOT be played on Saturday and Sunday mornings during the 9:30AM booking slot.
- For grass events, players may NOT book back to back courts for tournament play in the mornings or evenings. Double slots are allowed between the hours of 11AM and 4PM.
- Arrive on time, warmup for no more than 15 minutes, and begin play promptly.
DOUBLES TOURNAMENTS
Women's and Mixed Doubles Tournaments will be played over specific weekends: Clay – June 23rd to June 24th, Grass - August 11th – August 12th and Mixed - July 29th and July 30th A and B Flights will be offered. Britney will be running the weekend doubles tournaments and players will be emailed specific start times prior to the tournament start date. Start times for Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday will vary by tournament based on surface, draw sizes and other factors.
Men's Doubles Tournaments - Tournaments will follow the same format as the singles tournament with the exception of the Men's Member-Guest.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Player seeding for tournaments will be determined by Andrej Samets and Britney LaDow.
- Finals for the main draws of the Grass tournaments, both A and B Flights, will be played on Championship (Labor Day) Weekend. Specific dates and times will be listed on the tournament registration page.
- All matches are the best of three tie break sets unless otherwise determined by the Tournament Director. A tie-break will be played at 6 games-all (first to 7 points, win by two, switch sides every 6 points).
- The Tennis Committee and Professional Staff retains the right to determine which flight a player will be placed in based on level of play, tournament results, league/team position, etc.
- All tournament finals (clay and grass) will be chair by a member of the Club determined by the Tennis Committee.
- If matches are not played by the set deadline and an extension has not been requested and granted, the Tennis Committee retains the right to determine which player will advance.