USTA RHODE ISLAND: Leagues: USTA Jr Team Tennis
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2009/2010 WINTER Indoor USTA Jr Team Tennis League
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| 08/09 Winter League Winners - Hall of Fame! |
Dates: November 14, 2009 – March 27, 2010
Ages: 18 & Under and 14 & Under
Deadline: To Form a Team is Saturday, October 17th
Ongoing player registration for current teams!
Meeting: Coaches/Coordinator Meeting, Centre Court, Riverside, RI
7 PM October 22
Fees: Per Player League Fee*$;
includes Nike dri-fit Team Shirts
* - Current USTA Jr Membership is also required ($18 annual fee)
$ - Team Fees may also apply, please contact your team coordinator.
The league is open to anyone that can organize teams that can schedule indoor matches in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.
Indoor League coaches can be parents, working to organize teams with their indoor club; indoor club representatives; club tennis pros.
The League has two Open Division – 18 & Under and 14 & Under which runs from early November to late March, with the State Playoff Round-Robin. League matches are generally scheduled on Saturdays & Sundays in the afternoons and early evenings. League matches are generally scheduled twice per month, with practice sessions up to individual clubs.
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 USTA Junior Members (www.usta.com/membership) and registered on TennisLink (www.usta.com/tennislink). All teams will play home and away matches.
The USTA Rhode Island/SE Massachusetts Indoor 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.
09/10 CLUB TEAMS: Centre Court (2), International Tennis Hall of Fame(2), South County CTA (2) Fore Court (2), the Easton Club (MA-3), Fairhaven/Marion (MA), Fall River/Dartmouth (MA), Falmouth, (MA-2), Lakeville (MA-2), Mid Cape Racquet (MA-2), Weymouth(MA),
08/09 CLUB TEAMS: Centre Court, International Tennis Hall of Fame, South County CTA Fore Court (2), Dartmouth, Fall River & the Easton Club (MA)
07/08 CLUB TEAMS: Centre Court, International Tennis Hall of Fame, South County CTA & the Easton Club (MA)
06/07 CLUB TEAMS: Centre Court, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Tennis Rhode Island – East Bay Gold, Tennis Rhode Island - East Bay Green, Lakeville Athletic Club (MA).
For additional information, or anyone interested in having a team or child in the league should contact: Sandy Sweet at (401) 932-9345, e-mail: jtt@ustari.org.
2010 USTA Rhode Island /SE Mass. Jr Team Tennis Summer League
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| 2009 14's Abbott Run Valley Club |
Dates: July 9 – August 11
Ages: 14 & Under and 18 & Under
Deadline: June 6 to register your team - players have ongoing registration
Fee: $ per team *USTA Jr Memberships are required for ALL players
The deadline for teams to commit to play in the 2010 USTA Rhode Island Junior Team Tennis League is Saturday, June 26th. 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 an Advanced or Open Division – 14 & under and 18 & under . The league will run from July 9 to August 11 which will be he State Championship.
State champions will advance to the USTA New England Junior Team Tennis Championships to be held August 17-18 in Springfield, Mass., with the New England champions advancing to the National Championships in Mobile, AL later in October.
League matches are scheduled on Fridays from 1-3 p.m, and three Wednesdays in July.
Fri, July 9 Wed, July 14 Fri, July 16 Wed, July 21 Fri, July 23 Wed, July 28 Fri, July 30 Wed Aug 4 Fri, Aug 6
The State Championship tournament has been scheduled for Wednesday, 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: jtt@ustari.org.
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| 2009 18's Hall of Fame |
TEAM INFO - Click on Team Names Below for more informations
South County CTA 14's & 18's
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Monday, August 25
2008 RI JTT Teams do well at USTA New England Sectional; Hall of Fame 14's Advance to Nationals!
Friday, August 15
2008 Tennis Hall of Fame 14's and South County CTA 18's capture USTA Jr Team Tennis Tournament State Championships
2007 Rhode Island and SE MASS Jr. Team Tennis League Winners
Aquidneck Island 14's & 18's
Saturday, August 11
2007 Rhode Island State Jr Tennis Team Championships
Wednesday, August 8
JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PAWTUCKET - August 9th
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| 2006 RI 18 & Under Winners; Coach Fil Miguel |
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2006 RI 14 & Under Winners; Coach Mario Llano |
Saturday, June 30
2006-07 Rhode Island/Southeastern Massachusetts USTA Junior Team Tennis Indoor League
Thursday, March 1
2006/07 USTA Rhode Island Jr Team Tennis Indoor League off to an auspicious start at four area clubs
Thursday, August 23
Rhode Island representatives take home Silver in the 06 USTA New England Junior Team Tennis Sectional Championships
Wednesday, August 22
06 USTA New England Junior Team Tennis Sectional Championships Schedule
Friday, August 10
NEWCOMERS CAPTURE 2006 USTA RHODE ISLAND JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Friday, August 10
EDGEWOOD AND AQUIDNECK ISLAND TO REPRESENT RHODE ISLAND AT THE 06 NEW ENGLANDS
Tuesday, August 7
2006 USTA RHODE ISLAND JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PAWTUCKET
Monday, August 10
2009 USTA SUMMER JR TEAM TENNIS PLAYOFFS - Slater Park, August 10
RHODE ISLAND/SOUTHEASTERN MASS. JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS
14s NORTH
1.) Abbott Run 6-2
2.) Slater Park 6-2
3.) Lakeville 6-2
4.) Highridge 3-5
5.) Fore Court 0-8
Tie-breakers: Abbott Run 2-1, Slater Park 2-2, Lakeville 1-2 head-to-head records. Lakeville goes to 3rd place. Abbott Run d. Slater Park 4-1 and l. 2-3 for a 6-4 aggregate; Abbott Run places first.
14s SOUTH
1.) South County CTA 6-2
2.) Fall River CTA 6-2
3.) Hall of Fame 5-3
4.) Bearcroft 2-6
5.) Conanicut 0-8
Tie-breaker: South County beat Fall River in only head-to-head meeting.
18s NORTH
1.) SE Mass CTA 8-0
2.) Lakeville 4-4
3.) Fore Court 3-5
4.) Abbott Run 3-5
5.) Slater Park 3-5
Tie-breakers: Abbott Run 2-1, Fore Court 2-2, Slater Park 1-2 head-to-head; Slater Park is 5th place. Fore Court d. Abbott Run 4-1 and l. 2-3 for a 6-4 aggregate; Fore Court places 3rd.
18s SOUTH
1.) South Kingstown 6-2
2.) Hall of Fame 5-3
3.) Fairhaven CTA 5-3
4.) Fall River CTA 2-6
5.) South County CTA 2-6
Tie-breakers: Hall of Fame beat Fairhaven in only head-to-head meeting.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY CHECK All players must have played in three local league matches in order to be eligible for tournament play (one of the three matches may be a forfeit win). Matches that took place in the USTA RI/SEMass 16&Under Indoor League count towards this minimum, however a player must be registered and have played a match in the summer league in order to qualify for advanced play (state tournament and beyond).A Player Exception report will be run off of TennisLink to determine eligibility, so it is vital that all of the matches are reported ASAP after being played this week.
STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE The state tournament schedule (players are encouraged to wear their USTA JTT jerseys) for the 14s and the 18s:
TUESDAY, August 11 - All matches at Slater Memorial Park, Armisctice Blvd Entrance, Pawtucket, RI.
(Rain site: Centre Court, 55 Hospital Rd, Riverside, RI 401-437-1210).
**Rain is unfortunately in the forcast for Tuesday, August 11 - so, if it should rain - start times will be adjusted by 1/2 hour to allow for location changes.**
Quarterfinals 18s – matches starting precisely at 8:30 a.m.
N2 (Lakeville) vs. S3 (Fairhaven);
S2 (Hall of Fame) vs. N3 (Fore Court)
Show up earlier for warm up time.
(Teams that arrive late will be penalized!)
Quarterfinals 14s –
N2 (Slater Park) vs. S3 (Hall of Fame);
S2 (Fall River) vs. N3 (Lakeville)
Matches to start after the conclusion of the 18s quarterfinals (not earlier than 9:15 a.m.)
Semifinals 18s –
N1 (SE Mass) vs. S2/3 (Hall of Fame/Fore Court) winner;
S1 (South Kingstown) vs. N2/3 (Lakeville/Fairhaven) winner
(following the 14 quarterfinals) – Not earlier than 10:15 a.m
Semifinals 14s –
N1 (Abbott Run) vs. S2/N3 (Fall River/Lakeville) winner;
S1 (South County) vs. N2/S3 (Slater Park/Hall of Fame) winner
(following the 18 semifinals) – Not earlier than 11 a.m.
Finals 18s – Finals (to begin approximately 1 hour after the conclusion of the 18 semifinal matches)
Finals 14s - (to begin approximately 1 hour after the conclusion of the 14 semifinal matches)
The state tournament format, decided at the league preseason coaches meeting:
All matches will be 2 out of 3 sets, with the sets decided at 4 games.
No Ad scoring throughout. A 9-point tie-breaker played at 3-3 in the first two sets (first to 5, can win by 1).
A Super Tie-Breaker (first to 10 and win by 2 will be played in lieu of a third set). Matches are decided by most individual matches won – 3-2, 4-1 or 5-0.* 9-point tie breaker:
Serving rotation 2-2-2-3, at 4-4 receivers choice except in mixed doubles. Change sides after 5 points.*
Super Tie-breaker: Serving rotation 1-2-2-2-2-2 etc., changing sides every 6 points. Since a Super tie-breaker is considered a new set, teams can choose who serves first for them just like in a new set.
NEW ENGLAND SECTIONALS Winners of each division advance to the USTA New England Sectional Championships, August 18-19 in Springfield (18s) / Longmeadow (14s), Mass.
Any questions, contact Area League Coordinator Sandy Sweet (sccta@aol.com; 401-932-9345).
