Age Restructure
Rules & Regulations
NTRP Ratings
Local Leagues
Fun Facts
100
An additional Adult League Type that is offered by Southern but is not part of the national league program.
What is Adult 65 & Over and/or Mixed 40 & Over.
100
A league that begins prior to January 1st.
What is an early start league?
100
The number of calculated matches needed to receive a year-end rating.
What is 3?
100
The list of names of Grievance and Grievance Appeal Committee Members.
What is something that must be included in local and state regulations.
100
In 2011, this state had the section's largest Super Senior participation.
What is South Carolina? *2,835 players
200
The team format for the Adult 40 & Over at the championship level.
What is 2 singles, 3 doubles?
200
It must be filed before the involved team's next match or within 24 hours after the end of the local league season (whichever comes first).
What is a general grievance?
200
Tri-Level, Combo Doubles, NTRP Tournaments, and Other League Results.
What is not calculated in a player's year-end rating?
200
For any two-team league in any adult league type, the percentage of players that must be at the designated NTRP level of play.
What is 60? *This does not apply to the Adult 55 & Over 9.0 combined level.
200
In 2011, the state with the largest flex league participant numbers at 1,197 participants?
What is Louisiana?
300
The position that a "+" player must participate in for the Adult 18 & Over 5.0+ league and Adult 40 & Over 4.5+ league.
What is the #1 position?
300
The organization that has the authority to regulate advancement on more than one adult or mixed team to a state championship?
What is the state association?
300
In a retirement, the number of games a player must win in order for the match to calculate a dynamic rating?
What is 6?
300
Illness, injury, disqualification, or no-show of a player.
What is an acceptable reason for substituting a player in a line-up at the local level.
300
The state that won the most adult and senior sectional league championships in 2012?
What is Alabama? *5 of 20 championships
400
Starting in 2013, will be included in the dynamic rating calculation process, will be required to play 2 matches to advance to championship (3 for national), and will be required to comply with the Move Up/Split Up rule after qualifying for nationals.
What is the Adult 55 & Over League Type?
400
If a player submits a self-rating appeal before their local league deadline, the # of days after the appeal notification that a player has to register for a team.
What is 7?
400
Starting in 2012, match scores that will now be used when calculating year-end ratings.
What is 6-0, 6-0 matches?
400
The time allowed after a team match for the initial entry of match scores to go into TennisLink
What is 48 hours?
400
In 2013, a sectional invitational championship that will be held in Little Rock, AR. (Hint: This is not a Southern-recognized League Type, but several states will be offering statewide.)
What is Mixed 55 & Over?
500
48 1/2
What is the average age of USTA players?
500
Allows for a player 70 years of age to appeal their year-end rating if they were promoted but achieved the same year-end rating or lower for 3 consecutive year-end ratings (without benefit of appeal).
What is a 70+ Appeal?
500
The amount of time that a self-rating is valid.
What is 2 years?
500
A league that must close registration prior to the first match in order to monitor the 60% rule.
What is a 2-team league?
500
The backbone of a local league.
What is a Local League Coordinator?
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