Fall River Community Tennis Association: Leagues: USTA Jr Team

Dates:             July 3 – August 11
Ages:               14 & Under and 18 & Under
                     (Advanced & Intermediate Leagues)
Deadline:        June 6 to register your team
Fee:                 $ per team.

The deadline for teams to commit to play in the 2008 USTA Rhode Island Junior Team Tennis League is Saturday, June 6^th. The league is open to public and private clubs, recreation departments and any other organized teams in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.

The League has two Advanced or Open Divisions – 14 & under  and 18 & under and two  Intermediate Divisions – 14 & under  and 18 & under

The league will run from July 3 to August 11, with the State Championship.  
State champions will advance to the USTA New England Junior Team Tennis Championships to be held August 18-19 in Springfield, Mass., with the New England champions advancing to the National Championships in Mobile, AL later in the fall.

League matches are scheduled on Fridays from 1-3 p.m, and two Wednesdays in July.

   Fri, July 3        Fri, July 10      Wed, July 15      Fri, July 17     Fri, July 24            Wed,  July 29          Fri, July 31      Fri, Aug 7

                
The State Championship tournament has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 11 at Slater Memorial Park in Pawtucket (8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
The rain location will be Centre Court in Riverside, RI.

The structure of play is the USTA Junior Team Tennis format :
1 Boys Singles                                               1 Boys Doubles
1 Girls Singles                                               1 Girls Doubles
1 Mixed Doubles

A minimum of 4 boys and 4 girls are needed per match.  There is a fee per team to play in the league and every team and player must be registered on Tennis Link at the USTA’s web site.  All teams will play home and away matches.  Private clubs may schedule their matches at outside facilities, if they choose. There is no per match fee for visiting teams.

The USTA Rhode Island Junior Team Tennis League is operated by the South County Community Tennis Association.   An organization league meeting will be scheduled for entered teams before play begins.

WHO CAN ENTER TEAMS?
Parks & Recreation Departments, Public Clubs, Private Clubs, Community Tennis Associations, schools and educational associations, parents; basically anyone that can get a team together and secure a facility to host home matches. Parents are particularly encouraged to get involved, and local public and school facilities are often available by securing a permit from municipal agencies for use during scheduled home matches (often at little or no cost if local children are involved).
  
For additional information, or anyone interested in having a team in the league should contact:  Sandy Sweet at 401-932-9345, e-mail: sccta@aol.com.