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BTA Ladders

BTA Ladder Play Rules for 2010

The following rules have been compiled to regulate BTA ladder play and to keep it fun and fair. Not every situation is covered. If players have questions about the interpretation of a rule or a situation not covered by one of these rules, they should contact the Ladder Coordinator at ladders@BoulderTennis.org

We will follow the rules posted on TennisEngine.com with the following exceptions:

Challenging:

1. Challengers should propose 3 different times to play in a 10-day period (i.e., Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., Saturday at 9:00 am, Sunday at 1:00 p.m., etc.). Players should accept one of these times or respond with 3 other times within the same 10-day period (see exception below). If the challengee does offer three times, but none are acceptable to the challenger, then the challengee's ladder status remains the same, and the challenger must play someone else.

2. If challenged, players must accept at least once in a 10-day period regardless of the number of challenges they initiate themselves. Accepting more than one challenge in a 10-day period is at the discretion of the players.

3. For challenges to players above you on the ranking list, you may challenge anyone who is at your NTRP level. If a player has a higher or lower NTRP level than you, you may only challenge that player if they are within the 10 spots above you. (For example, if are at #18, you may challenge anyone who is in positions #8 through #17.) You may challenge anyone below you.

4. Both players should arrive on time at the chosen site. If you are more than 15 minutes late, it will be considered a default and your score will be recorded as 0-6; 0-6. Each side must provide a new can of balls with the winner receiving the unused can. Matches are the best 2 out of 3 sets and tied scores at 6-6 will be broken using a 12-point tiebreaker, played according to USTA rules (first to a score of 7 by a margin of 2 points).

5. Scores must be reported by the winner. The preferred method is to report the scores directly on TennisEngine.com. If you have trouble reporting your scores, please notify ladders@bouldertennis.org.

Disputes:

Any concerns should be reported to ladders@BoulderTennis.org. The player(s) will be notified of the decision.