USTA/MARYLAND ADULT LEAGUE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS
JULY 17 – JULY 19, 2009
Dear Team Captain,
CONGRATULATIONS! The USTA/Maryland District has been notified that you are the
captain of the winning team from your local area in the Adult League. As such, you are
invited to participate in the USTA/Maryland District’s Adult League Championships. The
information below should answer any questions you may have regarding this event. If not,
please e-mail me at [email protected]. Also, please continue to check our web site for
further updates. Go to www.maryland.usta.com. On the left, click on USTA League Tennis,
then click Home.
Host Hotel
The Host Hotel will be the Sheraton Columbia Hotel 10207 Wincopin Circle, Columbia,
Maryland, 410-730-3900. We have secured a special USTA rate of $119.00 per night.
Please mention that you are part of the USTA group to obtain that rate. This special rate
expires July 2, 2009.
Location
We have secured courts at Wilde Lake Tennis Club, Wilde Lake HS, 10499 Cross Fire Lane,
Columbia, Maryland and the courts adjacent to Cole Field House at the University of
Maryland College Park campus. See our web site for directions to this facility and court
layout.
Registration & Captains’ Meeting
Registration will be Thursday, July 16th at 5:30 p.m. and the Captains’ meeting will begin
promptly at 7:00 p.m. Both the meeting and team registration will be conducted at the Wilde
Lake Tennis Club, 10499 Cross Fire Lane. If you cannot attend, please have a team
representative present. It is most important that all captains attend this meeting.
All players must meet standard eligibility requirements (e.g. current USTA membership,
minimum 2 local league matches) provable via TennisLink. Upon registering you will receive
free tournament T-shirts for every player listed on your team roster. Additional T-shirts may
be purchased at the tournament site on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at a cost of
$10.00 each.The tournament desk at both sites will open at 7:15 a.m. Friday and Saturday
mornings. All semi-final and final matches will be played Sunday at the Wilde Lake Tennis
Club.
Matches
The Schedule will be placed on our web site (www.maryland.usta.com) as soon as possible.
Team lineups must be submitted to the tournament desk 1/2 hour before the
scheduled match play. Failure to do so will result in a $50.00 cash fine. Lineup
forms are available from this web site. Additional forms will be available at the tournament
site. All team members must be ready to play 1/2 hour before the scheduled
match time. If courts are available, per District Rule 11, we have the right
to call a match to begin play 1/2 prior to the scheduled time assuming courts
are available to do so. The tournament desk clock will determine the official time.
Match Format
Play will consist of #1, #2 Singles and #1, #2 & #3 Doubles. The 2.5 play will consist of #1
Singles and #1 &# 2 doubles.
If you don't have a full line-up for any reason, you must forfeit your #2 singles or#3
Doubles and notify the tournament desk.
There will be a 10-minute warm-up.
Match play will be 2 sets with regular scoring. If any set reaches six all, a tie-break will be
Played (first team to score 7 points, and must be up by 2 points). If sets are split, the
match will be decided by playing a match tie-break, (first team to reach 10 points, must be
up by 2 points). The Coman tie-break will be used throughout the tournament.
The 3rd set tie-break will count as a 1-0 victory.
Please make changeovers and breaks as brief as possible.
If needed, the USTA tie-break rules will be used to determine the champions.
Rain Plan
In the event of rain, report to the Tournament Desk, with the balls, for instructions on how to
proceed. Write down the score and who was serving, and bring that information with you to
the Tournament Desk. The tournament staff will have the option of revising the schedule and
the tournament format, if necessary, in the event of inclement weather. See our web site for
rain procedures.
Winners
First place teams will receive USTA awards. Further, first place teams will have
their team pictures taken, which will be posted on our web site. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE
THE TOURNAMENT SITE UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR AWARDS AND HAD
YOUR TEAM PICTURE TAKEN.
BEST OF LUCK IN THE TOURNAMENT!!!
Debby Broadus
District League Administrator
[email protected]