AMBERLEA TENNIS CLUB
HOUSE LEAGUE 55+
PROGRAM
(14 weekly games – from May to August)
Regular Round– 12 weekly games starting the 3rd week of May
with no make-up games due to rain
Play-off Round – 2 weeks of Preliminary & Final Matches
with make-up games due to rain
Free Lunch& Award Presentation following the Final Round
RULES
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Games are played every Thursday morning from 9 to 11 am.
2 doubles matches will be played every week. Depending on the number of participants,
the doubles matches will be set up as either Ladies, Men or Hybrid (2 men + 2 ladies; 3
ladies + 1 man; 3 men + 1 lady) Doubles.
15-minute warm-up is allowed before game time. Games will start at exactly 9:15am.
Players who don’t show up on time will have zero point for the first set. Players who
don’t show up at all will have zero point for the entire matches; the others will get 6
points.
The first serve is determined by tossing the racquet. Partners who pick the right letter or
position of the racquet win the toss. First serve is allowed for each player at the opening
of the first set only.
The 2 hour-game will be played in 3 sets. No deuces are played in every game. At 40-40,
the receiving team has the option of which partner will receive the serve. The winner
wins the game.
At 6 – 6, a 7-point tie breaker with 2-point differential is played to break up the tie to a
maximum of 10 points. The partners who win the 10th point first win the game.
After each set, players must switch partners. This means you will have 3 different
partners in 2 hours of play. The tossing of the racquet is employed again to determine
which partners serve first.
Scoring is based on the number of games won for each set. For example, if the set score
is 6 – 4, the winning partners will be marked down for 6 points each, the losing partners
for 4 points each. So each point won is counted and will determine yourindividual
standing in the regular & play-off rounds.
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Your individual standing is calculated based on the ratio of games won over games
played (individual performance ratio or IPR). For example as per above-mentioned set
score, the winning partners will be marked down as having anIPR of 60% (6/10) each,
while the losing partners’ IPR is 40% (4/10) each. Note: this example is just on the first
set.
The top eight players with the highest IPRs in the regular round will move on to the
preliminaryplay-off round. In case of a similar IPR for the 8th position, a 7-point tie
breaker with a differential of 2 points will be played (up to a maximum of 10 points
whereby the first player who reaches the 10th point is declared the winner).
The top four players will play against each other, starting with the 1st& 4th ranked and the
2nd& 3rd ranked as partners on the first set, then switch partners thereafter. The bottom
fours will play against each other, starting with the 5th& 8th ranked and the 6th& 7th
ranked as partners on the first set, then switch partners thereafter.
The same game rules will apply during the preliminary & final rounds.
The top four players with the highest IPRsin the preliminary round will play against each
other in the final round, starting with the 1st& 4th ranked and the 2nd& 3rd ranked as
partners on the first set, then switch partners thereafter.
The player with the highest IPR in the final round will be declared the Champion of
Amberlea’s 55+ League & will receive an award. In case of an even IPR, a 7-point tie
breaker with a differential of 2 points will be played (up to a maximum of 10 points
whereby the first player who reaches the 10th point is declared the champion).
The presentation of the award & the free lunch party to all 55+ participants will follow
upon completion of the final round.
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