Club Tournament.

Sign-up

• Cost: $5 per player for singles, $5 per team for doubles

• Registration opens in 2023.

• You must have a rating to enter!

• 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

Stay tuned for dates in 2023! 

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 TBD between 11:00 and 21:00

• Rain out Finals Day TBD

The Draw

• Draws will be posted on the Friday before the week of the tournament.

• Once the draws are set, 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 8 participants may be cancelled or combined.

• Substitutions may be made prior to completion of the first round. However, if seedings are impacted 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

• 3rd set is a 10-point tiebreak 

• 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

• 3rd set is a 10-point tiebreak 

• 3 hour time limit

• with-ad scoring (i.e. no sudden death)

Match Rules

Warm-up

• Players get a 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 Matches

• Matches are to be played during club hours on the day and 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.

  • The tournament director (or someone on their behalf) 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.

• Failure to comply with on-court conduct and sportsmanship policies will result in that player being disqualified.