Adult League Wrap-Up
Organizing for the upcoming USTA Adult, Senior and Super Senior season is underway! If you have a team, you must let me know by e-mail ASAP (kathym65@aol.com) and have players registered by Thursday, April 1 in order to be included in the schedule. If you are looking to be placed on a team, e-mail me your name, level and the town you live in, and I will let you know teams that are looking for players.
Those of you new to USTA league play … it is a team format which plays from mid-May to August at the different NTRP levels. Please see the chart on the page to the right for your particular level. The 2.5 and 5.0 Levels in the Adult League (18-plus years of age) play one court of singles and two courts of doubles, while the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 Levels play two courts of singles and three courts of doubles. Senior teams (50-plus years of age) play three courts of doubles at the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 Levels. Super Seniors (60-plus years of age) are combined levels of 6.0 (a 2.5 player playing with a 3.5 player or two 3.0 players), 7.0 (a 3.0 playing with a 4.0 or two 3.5 players) and an 8.0 (a 3.5 player playing with a 4.5 or two 4.0 players) and also play three courts of doubles.
After playing a local season of play (usually 10-12 matches), most divisions have a local playoff with the winning team advancing to a regional playoff and then a sectional playoff before possibly making it all the way to nationals! Regional playoffs are played on Long Island with sectionals being played in Syracuse, N.Y. in August. The national event is usually held in Arizona or California in October. Exact dates and locations for each level can be found on the USTA site, www.usta.com.
Last season, Long Island had a total of 256 teams and had the winning Men’s 4.0 team and the second place Women’s 5.0 team at nationals! The leagues are a great way to meet new people and to enjoy friendly competition. To join a team, e-mail me at kathym65@aol.com.
Something new to think about … I have had many requests for a senior mixed-doubles league. I would like to get a league together and have the matches play during the month of August. If you are interested, please let me know so we can get this new program going.
I look forward to hearing from you soon and to seeing the team captains at the Captains Cocktail Party on Thursday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y.
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