2016 USTA Junior Team Tennis Requirements for Levels of Play
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Participants must play in the Advanced Division if any of the following criteria apply:
o NTRP of 3.5 and Above,
o National Ranking,
o Players with a sectional standing (12-18’s standings 1-300 and 10 standings 1-100) in
any age group as of July 31, 2015 and/or December 31st, 2015 must enter at the
advanced level (NTRP 3.5 & above). Players with a 1-100 standing in the 10's who are
playing in the 10's must play Advanced. Players with a 1-100 standing in the 10s, who
are playing up (i.e. 12s) must play Intermediate or Advanced, unless they have a
standing for 1-300 in the older division and must play Advanced. Standings are
referring to the July 31st and/or December 31st date prior to the Championship year.
o Click Here to look up a July 31st, 2015 Southern STANDING:
http://southernjuniorteamtennis.net/cgibin/ranking/db.cgi?db=default&uid&view_search=1
o Click Here to look up a December 31st, 2015 Southern STANDING
https://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/Rankings/RankingHome.aspx (Select
Southern; Year 2015; the division you need; Standing List & click Find it. You will refer
to the list dated 1/3/16)
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Participants must play in the Intermediate Division if the following criteria applies:
o Players with a North Carolina Standing that have 175 points or more as of December
31st, 2015 must play at the Intermediate Level.
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This regulation applies when playing up an age level. Example, if you have 175
points in the 12 & Under North Carolina Standings, even if you play up in the 14 &
Under you must play Intermediate.
o Click Here to look up a December 31st Standing list for North Carolina:
https://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/Rankings/RankingHome.aspx#&&s=1%5cA
ction_1%5cSectionDistrict_7039%5cYear_2015%5cDivision_G16%5cListType_0 (Look
at 1/5/2016 Published – this is the December 31st list)