Tryouts
(NEW) 2025 tryouts will be held on:
Sunday March 30, 2025 from 7:30-9:30pm
Sunday April 6, 2025 from 7:30-9:30pm
Please sign up through your Howard Park member account under “Register for Adult Programs”.
Tryouts are divided by NTRP rating if you do not know your rating please self rate using this chart.
Practice and Tokens
Practice courts are no longer reserved for teams. If team members wish to practice, courts are booked as per the court booking policy.
A non-prime time token will no longer be held during the season for any team member or substitute, whether a day or evening player. Players will retain all of their tokens.
Intercounty +55
We will field a composite team with Swansea Tennis Club this season. Home matches will be hosted at Howard Park Tennis Club.
Please email the Programs Director to express your interest.
Intercounty
The 2025 teams will be comprised of:
One A team
One B team
One C team
The season will begin May 13, 2025 and May 15, 2025. Please refer to the ICTA website for updated schedules.
TLTL
Evening league matches commence on Monday, May 5, 2025. There will be no matches on Victoria Day, Monday, May 19, 2025, or on Monday June 30, 2025. Please refer to the TLTL website for updated schedules.
Tryouts are held prior to May 1, 2025 in accordance with roster deadlines with the ICTA and TLTL. If you would like to be considered for a team you must attend tryouts. Click here for more details.
All members who wish to be considered for a team must register online in advance please login and register under “Adult Programs”.
There is no fee to attend tryouts.
A player may be requested to attend a second tryout for further assessment.
The Tryouts Committee comprised of the Club Pro(s) and the Programs Director oversees the tryout process.
Please email Pati Jankowski, Programs Director at programs@howardparktennis.com if you have any questions.
Players must have a club rating assessed by a club professional to play on teams. Players without a rating may still attend tryouts at which time they will be assigned a rating. Please see the Tryouts and Ratings Policy pages for more details on player rating.
Players can nominate fellow players (with consent or self-nominate for the position of captain. Captains may select a co-captain in the absence of nominees.
Captains may be selected by draw in the absence of nominees.
Captains and co-captains' team fees are waived.
The ICTA offers captains training by Zoom to new captains. Please check here for the training schedule.
The captain and co-captain responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Ensuring all team members obtain the schedule and are familiarized with all of the league rules.
Deciding who will play each week, with whom, and at which time slot.
Submitting rosters and scores in compliance with league rules.
Rescheduling matches and coordinating the details with other clubs and home court managers when required:
Tokens are not required to reschedule home matches during non-prime time hours.
Home matches rescheduled during prime time hours will require 2 tokens.
Captains/co-captains get in touch with the court managers to arrange bookings/balls or any other requests.
The team fee is $20 per player and covers all the teams that they play on.
Each player must pay their team fee online via their member account.
Payment must be received by June 1 for the player to be considered in good standing.
The Club reserves the right to suspend a team member until receipt of their team fee payment.
Subs are not required to pay team fees unless they play more than 5 games.
*This is a general representation of the expected level of play
ICTA Mixed Majors - 5.0
ICTA Mixed A - 4.5
ICTA Mixed B - 4.0
ICTA Mixed C - 3.5
TLTL Ladies - 3.5
Players must be available to play at least 2/3 of the days when the League Team competes.
Mixed Majors Team plays on Tuesday nights.
Mixed A Team plays on Thursday nights.
Mixed B Team plays on Tuesday nights.
Mixed C Team plays on Thursday nights.
The Daytime Ladies Team plays on Wednesday mornings.
The Evening Ladies TLTL Team plays on Monday nights.
The +55, B and C Mixed Intercounty Teams will consist of 6 men, 6 women, and 8 open positions.
The Evening Ladies Team will consist of 12 ladies.
Note: Ladies players may play on one intercounty team and sub on the TLTL evening ladies team or vice versa. However, an exception may be made provided that a given team does not have enough players.
Practice courts are no longer reserved for teams. If team members wish to practice, courts are booked as per the court booking policy.
A non-prime time token will no longer be held during the season for any team member or substitute, whether a day or evening player. Players will retain all of their tokens.
TLTL & ICTA Match Rules are implemented to ensure that all players have an enjoyable experience during the season. Please be sure to familiarize yourself with the rules beforehand.
Intercounty
For a list of the complete ICTA Mixed League rules please consult the Intercounty website.
Updates from 2023 ICTA Spring Members meeting:
Teams are no longer required to serve refreshments, but they must provide a source of drinking water.
A 3rd set 10-point tiebreak is now mandatory for all matches.
Current NCAA and other university players must play A or Majors level.
Sub-ups move up after 3 matches to the next higher level.
TLTL
For a list of the complete TLTL rules please consult the TLTL website.
Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated on any league teams.