Club Tournament
Club Tournament is the way to go if you want to test your skills and go all the way to be a club champion.
Winners get prizes and, of course, bragging rights.
Updated: Sep 9th 2022
Sign-up
Cost: $5 per player for singles, $5 per team for doubles
Registration opens on Thursday, Aug 25th, at 00:00 (1 minute after Wednesday, Aug 24th at 23:59)
Registration closes on Monday, Sep 5th, at 23:59 for all categories
Club rating is mandatory
When signing up for a Doubles Tournament, you must already have your partner's name confirmed (i.e. you cannot sign-up solo)
Minimum age is 14
When
(Make sure you read the availability requirement below!)
The week of Monday, Sep 12th
Co-ed Singles 3.5 and Above
The week of Monday, Sep 19th
Co-ed Singles 3.5 and Below
Mixed Doubles Open
The week of Monday, Sep 26th
Ladies Doubles Open
Ladies Singles Open
Co-ed Doubles Open
Notes:
If you chose to play in the co-ed category, you cannot play in the ladies category
Minimum participants is 6 per category. If it's less than 6, tournament organizer may cancel the category
Availability Requirement
You must be available on the following days and times:
Every day of the week of the tournament that you signed-up for, except for the Wednesday
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday between 19:00 and 23:00
Friday between 19:00 and 21:00
Saturday & Sunday between 11:00 and 21:00
Finals Day (Sunday, Oct 2nd) between 11:00 and 21:00
Rain out Finals Day (Saturday, Oct 8th or Sunday, Oct 9th TBD)
The Draw
Draws will be posted on the Friday prior to the week of the match play
Once the draws are sent, no adjustments will be made, except under special circumstances.
If player name(s) are omitted from the draw due to administrative error, the draw will be redone
If player(s) are omitted from a tournament and cannot provide proof of registration, unfortunately the player(s) will not be participating in the tournament and the draw will not be redone
Each player has the responsibility to find out when their first match is scheduled
Seeded players are determined by the Programs Committee based on the input of the Head Pro
Tournament draws with fewer than eight participants may be cancelled or combined
Substitutions may be made prior to completion of the first round
If seedings are affected by the substitution, the Tournament Director may re-do the draw
Match Format
Until Quarterfinal, the format is Fast Four:
best 2 of 3 sets
each set is a race to 4 games
win by 2 games at 3 games all, win by a 7 point tie-break at 4 games all
2 hour time limit
with-ad scoring (i.e. no sudden death)
For Semifinals & Finals, the format is Full Set:
best 2 of 3 sets
each set is a race to 6 games
win by 2 games at 5 games all, win by a 7 point tie-break at 6 games all
3 hour time limit
with-ad scoring (i.e. no sudden death)
For both formats, the 3rd set will be a 10 point super tie-break
Match Rules
Warm-up
Players have only 10 minutes to warm-up. If a player or team is given a penalty for being late, they are allowed a full warm-up from that point in time (10 minutes) without additional penalty.
Lateness
For every 5 full minutes that a player is late for a match, that player/team will lose one game, starting at the 5 minute mark.
At the 15 minute mark the player/team will automatically be defaulted.
Rescheduling of Matches
Matches are to be played during club hours on the day and at the time scheduled without exception
A match may be rescheduled if:
There is a rain delay of more than 30 minutes
The match has been cancelled by the tournament director (or someone on their behalf) due to weather conditions
In the tournament director’s sole discretion (or someone on their behalf) he or she feels that it would be fair and appropriate under the circumstances to reschedule the match
Injury
Failure to play a match due to injury may result in default.
Code of Conduct
Tournament rules are to be strictly followed, and on-court conduct and sportsmanship is expected or player(s) will be disqualified.