Summary:

WACTA 2011-2012 Team Tennis Series (TTS) will be held at the Four
Seasons Tennis Club on the following dates: 
Oct 1st, Nov 12th, Dec 10th, Jan 28th, and Feb 25th (final).
This event will accept 8 teams. Each team competes in 5 doubles matches in each
tournament. Each doubles pair will play against 3 other pairs in a round-
robin format for 2.5 hour court time (12 games per match) in each tournament.
The 5 pairs of doubles are: 1) Women, 2) Mixed, 3) Men, 4) Open-I, and 5)
Open-II (See bellows for details).

This event is a social-competition series event similar to the
other popular WACAT ladder tournaments. The registration fee is $20
per player per indoor tournaments. It includes tennis matches, dinner
boxes, and awards. If you enjoy social and competition tennis, come and join
this event.

I. Qualification

• Captain: Active WACTA members
• Players: Active WACTA members
• A player can only play for one team in one season
  (switch team is not allowed)

II. Awards

• Top 2 teams of each league (A and B) in the final (last indoor) tournament will receive awards.
• Captain award will be presented at the final tournament.

III. Registration

• Team registration:

• Team captains must
  commit their responsibility for the entire season
• The acceptance of team
  registration are based on following order:

• Team registration form must be
  completed/submitted (with 10 players on roster at least) by deadline Sept.
  25, 2011
• Team with same name and same captain from previous year
  
• Team with captain from previous year
• Team with same name (to represent the same group) from
  previous year
• WACTA sponsors, staffs, or well recognized members
• First come first in
• Individual registration:

• Individual player are
  welcome to join this event and registered directly through captains. WACTA
  will not accept individual registration. Captain has the
  authority to accept/deny individual registration. Also, ratings will be
  monitored and (maybe) adjusted for all new registered members during the
  tournaments.

• Captain’s Responsibility/authority:

• Read and understand TTS
  rules and format
• Recruit team members
  and form his/her team
• Inform team members all
  TTS related information
• Decide and submit init
  team roster. A team should have at least 10 and up to 20 players
  with minimum of 3 females. Players can’t be removed from the
  roster. All players on the team roster are qualified to play in the regular
  season tournaments (1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd). Player
  must play at least one time in a regular
  season tournament to be qualified to play in the final. Please
  also note that only WACTA active member is qualified for this event.
• Decide and submit team
  lineup 3 days before tournament (Wed. noon )
• Collect and pay team
  registration fee ($200) by Check to WACTA for all 4 tournaments
• Captains may lose their
  registration priority on the next year if they failure to complete their
  responsibility

VI. Match Format

Every team will have 5 doubles matches (10 players) for each
tournament. The upper limits of adjusted skill level* are:

1. Women’s doubles: 8.5 and below
2. Mixed doubles: 10.0 and below
3. Men’s doubles: 10.5 and below
4. Open** doubles I: 10.0 and below
5. Open** doubles II: 8.5*** and below

** A 0.7 skill level is adjusted (added) to a male player and a -0.5 skill level is adjusted (minus) from a senior player in an adjusted skill level system.

** No gender constraint in an open doubles pair I & II. It
can be Women’s, Mixed, or Men’s.

*** Combined skill level of pair 5 must be lower or equal to
pair 4 for the same team.

For examples, the maximum skill combination for Open II 8.5
doubles pair can be:

• Women’s: 4.5 + 4.0 (8.5), 4.5 (Senior) + 4.5 (8.5), etc.
• Mixed: 4.5 + 3.0 (8.2), 4.0 + 3.5 (8.2), 4.0 (senior) + 4.0 (8.2), etc.
• Men's: 4.0 + 3.0 (8.4), 3.5 + 3.5 (8.4), 4.0 (senior) + 3.5 (8.4), etc.

Team captain shall submit his/her team lineup 3 day before the matches (noon Wednesday) by E-mail.
All players on the lineup should be qualified (active WACTA member, on the team roster, and meet skill level limit). 
A match will be counted as default (0 point for the team) if any un-qualified player is found (before or after the match).
No bonus point is granted for the disqualified doubles pair. The total points a team receives are used for team seeding (ID) 
on the next tournament (see Section VI) and final tournament. The WACTA match format (12 games, no AD) will be used for all matches.
Please refer to Appendix-A for details.

V. Courts assignment and matched schedule

WACTA will assign the team ID for all four indoors tournaments
based on rules in section VI.

VI. Team seeding/ID and scoring system

·       Team seeding/ID:
All 8 teams are seeded (from 1 ~ 8) and separated into 2 leagues, A and B, for each tournament based on their score and
tables described below:

·       Scoring system:
WACTA scoring system will be used. That is:

·       Bonus points:
Bonus points are used to justify tam score between
A & B leagues. A double pair will receive bonus points for their team if
they complete all three matches in round robin without default as follows:

• Seasonal and final
  tournaments:
  The first three tournaments are seasonal tournaments. The last tournament
  is the final tournament. The total score from the seasonal tournaments
  decides the team seeding/ID of final tournament. The results of final
  tournament will be used for award and the initial seeding for the
  following year.

• First tournament: Initial team seeding
  will base on the final results of the previous year. All new teams will be
  ranked lower than teams from last year. The seeding of new teams is based
  on the tournament director’s judgment.

• Seasonal tournaments: The results (team
  score) of the previous seasonal tournament are used to determine the team
  seeding/ID of the next tournament. Teams at 3^rd and 4^th
  place in A league of the previous tournament will be 1^st and 2^nd
  seeds in B league for the next tournament. Teams at 1^st and 2^nd
  place in B league of the previous tournament will be 3^rd and 4^th
  seeds in A league for the next tournament.

• Final tournament: The total scores of
  all (3) seasonal tournaments are used to decide the team seeding/ID of the
  final tournament. The 4 teams with higher scores will be in A league and
  the other 4 teams will be in B league. Teams with higher scores will have
  higher seeds (lower ID). Players must play at least one time in the
  seasonal tournament to be qualified to play in the final. No bonus points
  are granted in the final tournament. Top two teams with higher scores in
  final of both A and B leagues will be awarded.

·        Tie breaker: Tie breaker described below (apply as in the
same order) will be used when teams have same points (include bonus points):

o      Two-way tie:

• Base points (exclude bonus points)
• Head to head total points won (if in the same league)
• Head to head total matches won (if in the same league)
• Total matches won (if in same league)
• Head to Head total games won
• Total games won
• Random draw

      Three-way (multi-way) tie:

• Base points (exclude bonus points)
• Apply two-way tie rules (above) to eliminate teams
• Team beat all others won
• Team lost to all others lose
• Total matches won (among these three teams; and among
  all teams)
• Total games won (among these three teams; and among all
  teams)
• Random draw

VII. Team Build

The purpose of this event is to provide WACTA members to
have more fun through tennis (social or competition). We highly encourage team
captains to build up team chemistry through team practice, team party, wearing
team uniform, etc.

VIII. E-Mail Address & Web Site

All information regarding to
TTS will be communicated through E-mails between the tournament director and
team captains. Team captains should also pass all relevant information to their
team members. All players are expected to provide their E-Mail address for
communication purposes.

IX. Authority

Tournament Director has absolute authority to make final
decision for any disputes that may occur during the entire season.

Appendix A: WACTA Team Tennis Series Tournament Match Rules

1. Unless otherwise specified, all USTA rules will govern
   all play.
2. Each match consists of 12 games. No AD scoring will be
   used during the tournament. The team that wins 4 points first in a game is
   the winner of that game. When the game score reaches 40 ALL, if at all
   possible, the extra point should be played in a way that the receiving
   player and the serving player are of the same gender; otherwise the
   receiving team can choose (DEUCE court or AD court) to receive the last
   serve. ALL 12 GAMES MUST BE PLAYED IN THE ROUND ROBIN. DO NOT PLAY
   FURTHER SHOULD THE GAME SCORE REACH 6 - 6. Point system will ONLY
   be used in the Round Robin for team score.
3. To ensure the completion of the entire tournament is on
   time and all the matches are on schedule, players for whom their match is
   scheduled next should be ready on the designated court as soon as it
   becomes available. NO SCHEDULE CHANGE AT ANY TIME. THE
   PRE-MATCH WARM-UP SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN TEN MINUTES. NO PRE-MATCH WARM-UP
   IS ALLOWED AFTER YOU’RE THE FIRST ROUND ROBIN MATCH. The team, which
   is late for a match, will be penalized. The team, which is late for 10 minutes,
   will forfeit a game. Being 15 minutes late will result in the loss of 2
   games. Being 20 minutes or more will forfeit the match. The final scores
   of the forfeited match will be recorded as 12 - 0. In order to save
   time, teams switch court only at the end of 6th game in the match.
   Receivers are allowed to change sides (deuce/ad) after switch court.
   Before the match starts toss to decide which team to serve first, and the
   other team decide which side of court to play.
4. Please follow the USTA rule 8, DO NOT FOOT FAULT. The
   receiver, or his partner, may appeal to server for foot faults. The
   receiver, or his partner, may request the official to call foot faults
   after such effort has failed and the foot-faulting is so flagrant as to be
   clearly perceptible from the Receiver's side. Four Court Coordinators will
   be assigned as tournament officials to record match score, explain rules,
   and resolve all match related issues.
5. Please bring the score sheet and tennis balls to the
   tournament director after your round robin matches are finished.

The Following are excerpts of USTA rules apply in any
match conducted without officials:

1. Once you have entered a tournament, honor your
   commitment to play.
2. Play must be continuous. Attempts to stall or extend
   rest periods for a purpose to recovering from a loss of physical condition
   (such as cramps or exhaustion) are illegal.
3. Intentional distractions that interfere with your
   opponent's effort to play the ball are against the rule.
4. Spectators, including family members, friends and
   coaches are welcome to watch but should have no involvement of any kind
   during the match.
5. Players are expected to put forth a full and honest
   effort regardless of the score or expected
   outcome.
6. If you have any doubt as to whether a ball is out or
   good, you must give your opponent the benefit of the doubt and play the
   ball as good. You should not play a let.
7. It is your obligation to call balls on your side, to
   help your opponent make calls when the opponent requests it, and to call
   against yourself (with the exception of a 1st serve) any ball you clearly
   see out on your opponent's side of net.
8. Any Out or LET call must be made instantaneously,
   otherwise, the ball continuous in play.
9. Do NOT enlist the aid of spectator in making line
   calls.
10. If you call a ball out and then realize it was good
    during serving a ball, you should correct your call and replay the point.
11. To avoid controversy over the score, the SERVER should
    announce the SET score (e.g. 4-2) before starting a game and the game
    score (e.g. 40-15) prior to serving each point.
12. Foot faults are not allowed.
    During the semifinal and final matches, there might be an umpire at each
    court who will make calls when a foot-fault or an ambiguous call occurs.
13. GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP SHALL BE OBSERVED AT ALL TIME.