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UNIVERSITY TENNIS
COMPETITION GUIDE 2013
An overview of the resources and support available for
running competitions for all playing levels at your university
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - About Us
Contents
Introduction ................................................03
Planning Guidelines....................................04
BUCS Team Captain Support Guide ...........05
Club Championships ...................................07
Davis Cup ....................................................08
Timed Tennis ...............................................09
Themed Tennis ............................................11
Fun Doubles .................................................12
touchtennis .................................................14
Box Leagues .................................................16
Charity Tennis .............................................17
LTA University Leaderboard ........................18
British Tennis
Membership & Registration .......................19
Competition Software .................................20
Round Robin ................................................21
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Introduction
Introduction
More info...
UNIVERSITY TENNIS COMPETITION
As well as having a tennis club coaching and playing programme,
University Tennis Clubs thrive by promoting key competitive events during
the year. These events provide players with something to look forward to,
a focus for tennis club committee efforts and help to move the club forwards.
The University Tennis Competition Guide provides some simple ideas
for competitive events that are easy to arrange. It explains how to plan,
promote and run the event and is intended as a simple introduction. It also
contains a BUCS Team Captain Support Sheet for your BUCS team captains.
UNIVERSITY TENNIS LEADERBOARD
The Tennis Foundation are working closely with BUCS to capture all results
from BUCS matches and input them into the LTA database. This has created a
national leaderboard for all university players.
We are very keen to include as many results as possible from all competitions
to grow the numbers of players on the leaderboard.
If you run tournaments or inter-college team events which you would like
to have included - please see the information on page 18 of this guide or
contact: [email protected]
The Guide to University Tennis
provides an overview of all the
resources and support available
to the Higher Education sector,
from the Tennis Foundation and
LTA. You can download this at:
www.tennisfoundation.org.uk/
universitytennis
For more details on becoming
a Competition Organiser, visit:
www.lta.org.uk/volunteersofficials/Becoming-aCompetition-Organiser
For more details on
Competition Leaderboards,
visit: www.lta.org.uk/playersparents/CompetitionLeaderboards-Search
For more information or
to get more involved in the
Tennis Foundation’s University
Tennis Programme - you can
also contact: universities@
tennisfoundation.org.uk
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8 Player Compass........................................23
About Us
Universities play an important role in
growing the game across British tennis.
There are 319 teams competing in 48
British Universities & Colleges Sport
(BUCS) Leagues chosen from thousands
of University Tennis Club members.
The support available through the University
Tennis programme aims to grow the game,
by creating more opportunities for students
to play and compete. It also aims to provide
students with the latest training packages,
for those that have an ambition to become
part of the future workforce for British tennis.
This guide provides an overview of all the
resources and support available to the Higher
Education sector, from the Tennis Foundation
and LTA. Support is available to all
universities and at a range of different levels.
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Introduction
Planning Guidelines
Throughout this guide, there are many ideas for events that you can run.
Once you have chosen an event, it is worth considering the following:
Before
Determine the type of event that you want to organise.
Consider the types of players that you hope to attract and their needs.
Establish the costs involved and if necessary discuss with the committee.
Identify a suitable date.
Book the courts needed and recruit a team to help organise the activity or event.
Make sure the right equipment is available.
Organise any prizes (if relevant).
Create an order of play, set of rules, or relevant format/structure for the event/competition. Think about whether
people will feel they’ve had a good opportunity to play and meet people, especially if it’s a social day or event.
Confirm all entries and ensure they understand the format/structure of the event.
How long are they likely to be there and how many chances to play will they have?
Decide on any social activities alongside the event.
Confirm that those helping are up to speed with the format.
Be prepared for sudden last minute entries, drop outs and no shows - have a back up plan.
Explain what will be achieved during the event.
Decide how and where you will market and promote the event.
Promote the activity or event in advance, perhaps with posters, sign up sheets, entry forms, or via the club’s website,
text message or email to members. You can access template posters by signing on to allplay at: www.lta.org.uk
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - BUCS Team Captain Support Guide
BUCS Team Captain
Support Guide
This document provides an overview for Club and Team Captains
on key steps required to support their teams during the BUCS Team
Tennis season.
PRE SEASON
Team Trials
At/after Fresher’s week - your initial team trials will help you to identify any new
talent and to assess the standard of those who have played in University teams
in previous years.
Booking Courts (Home Teams)
Check court availability and location with your AU/SU. Please ensure enough
courts have been booked - see BUCS Rules & Regulations TEN 5.1.
Free BTM
The Tennis Foundation is providing free BTM for University students playing in
the BUCS leagues - please email: [email protected] with
player details and for more information.
Rules
Understanding the rules is an important part of the competition. Please ensure
you have a copy of the BUCS Tennis Rules and Regulations. These can be found
at: www.bucs.org.uk
BUCS Tennis Rankings Submission
Please ensure you submit your University’s ranking squad list to BUCS prior to
the first match of the season.
DURING SEASON
Contacting your players
Before each match, ensure each player has confirmed their availability.
Call or email the players to confirm what time the team are meeting.
After
Get feedback from those who took part; get new ideas and find out what works.
THANK all the helpers as well as those who took part - they will feel valued and more inclined to take part in another event.
Submit the results if it was set up to count for ratings and rankings. Once your club members have a British
Tennis Membership (BTM), then you can apply for your event to count towards ratings and rankings.
Raise some awareness post event with pictures and a write up on the university club
website, Facebook page, club noticeboard and the university press.
Ensure everyone who took part knows when the next event is taking place!
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - BUCS Team Captain Support Guide
Contacting your opposing Captains
The University AU/SU will place the details of the match on BUCSScore and
contact the opposing University. Please ensure the correct address details of
the venue and start time have been given to your opposition.
Scorecards
Each team captain must have a copy of the match scorecard. Please ensure all
information is completed including the British Tennis Membership number (BTM).
www.bucs.org.uk
Scoreboards
If the venue you are competing at has scoreboards, please use them for the match.
This provides a good opportunity to gain spectators at your match and to promote
interest in the University BUCS Tennis matches.
Team Kit
Where possible teams should endeavour to wear team kit identifying the name of the university.
Match Scorecards
Please ensure that match scorecards have been completed and signed.
Inputting results online (Home Team)
After the match, please ensure your AU/SU has inputted the match score on
BUCSScore. As Team captain, you are also required to input the match scorecard
details onto the LTA Tournament Software Website. As captain, you will have
received an email regarding ‘Online Results Process’ in September. Please refer to
this email for your University login and password. It is vital that both BUCSScore
and the Tournament Software website are completed within 24 hours of the match.
Good luck this season!
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Club Championships
Don’t
Forget
Team Captains: your
match day essentials:
Club Championships
OVERVIEW
This is the opportunity for everyone at the club to battle
it out to become club champion.
1. BUCS Rules
2. Match Scorecard
3. Balls (home team)
BENEFITS
A great way to get everyone in the club competing.
Players compete in their own time and arrange their own matches.
Finals day can be a fantastic competition and social event.
ORGANISATION
Decide on when you are going to play the tournament,
will it be over one weekend or six weeks?
Decide which events you want to run, for example Men’s Doubles,
Ladies’ Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Men’s Singles and Ladies’ Singles.
Produce an entry form or sign up sheet, or set up
email or online entries with a closing date.
Work with the committee to organise the social side of finals day.
ACTIVITY
Do the draw to find out who will play who once the closing date has passed.
Decide on when each round has to be played by.
Arrange the finals day and make it the biggest club event of the year.
AT THE END / NEXT STEP
Arrange the presentation and trophies for the winners.
Have a roll of honour board at the club - it’s a great
way to reward and recognise success.
Process the results for LTA ratings purposes. For more information on LTA
Ratings see page 19. For examples of different draw formats see pages 21-23.
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Timed Tennis
University Tennis
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Timed Tennis
A STEP BY STEP GUIDE - OVERVIEW
An easy and exciting competition format,
ideal for beginners and recreational players.
Step Four
Deliver!
Step One
Arrive in good time for your session and
set up all equipment (nets, balls, etc).
Decide when and where!
At the start of the session explain
the format to all players.
Decide on dates/times for your timed tennis
sessions (session will need to be two hours
long on a minimum of four courts).
Book the courts for your session, whether full
size or short tennis. You will be able to have a
maximum of four players per court,
so remember this when planning.
Step Three
Get prepared!
Make sure you (or another suitable person)
are available to deliver the sessions!
Print sufficient copies of the Round Robin draw.
Ensure you have a timer/stopwatch and a whistle
/klaxon for the session.
Decide how much (if anything)
you will charge for the sessions.
Return the LTA Timed Tennis Application
Form to ensure you receive your Timed
Tennis Organiser Pack.
If you have more players than you can
manage (remember there will be a maximum
of four players per court) then allow people to
attend on a first-come first-served basis.
Give the players an opportunity to
warm-up while you place them into boxes/
groups according to standard.
Start and finish all matches with a whistle/
claxon (each match lasts 20 minutes).
Ensure you know how to submit your results.
Record the results of all matches
played during the session.
Make sure you have sufficient tennis balls
for your session.
At the end of the session remind the players
of the date and time of the next session.
Step Two
Promote your sessions
Use the posters from your promotional
pack to promote your sessions.
Tweet about your sessions,
remembering to use the #unitennis
Step Five
Relax (and then get ready
to do it all again!)
After the session ensure you submit
all the results to the LTA.
Check the plans are in place for your next session.
Timed Tennis Competition Format
Allocate players to two-four groups based on
standard and numbers.
20 minutes per match, start and finish with whistle/claxon.
Normal game scoring with sudden death deuce
(receiver picks the side they wish to receive).
Each match is an extended set, e.g. 7-1, 8-0.
If the number of games won is equal after 20 minutes
finish the game you are playing (if players have just
finished a game and the score is equal play one more game).
If the number of games won is not equal after 20 minutes
play must stop and the player with the most games wins.
Promote the sessions on your University Facebook page.
Tell everyone about it! Speak to people and tell them
why they should attend! Tell them there is a free gift for
players that attend the first session and prizes to be won!
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See page 21 for a Timed Tennis
Competition tournament card.
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Davis Cup
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Themed Tennis
Davis Cup
Themed Tennis
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is an international team
competition which involves singles and doubles. You can
recreate the spirit of the Davis Cup at your own venue.
Add an extra dimension to your competitions by adding a
theme based on the time of year or a major sporting event.
This is an ideal event for inter club tennis: Rugby Club;
Swimming Club; Rock-Climbing Club, etc, battling in out
with on court Captains (and pre-match training) provided
by the tennis club.
Activity
Variations
Extend the length of each match.
BENEFITS
Great way to create a fun atmosphere.
Play using Timed Tennis Format.
Opportunity to raise money for the venue by selling food and drink.
It’s always good to try something different!
BENEFITS
Opportunity to play lots of different people.
You get to compete as part of a team.
Involves singles and doubles.
ORGANISATION
To be used in conjunction with another adult tennis resource,
such as ‘Davis Cup’ or Team Round Robin.
It can be used for singles or doubles.
Work out your theme and consider how you can link this to your competition.
ORGANISATION
Get players to enter as a team of four players - two singles players and one
specialist doubles team.
Every team is named after a country and all players from the same country
should wear the same colour kit.
On court coaching/support and high fives are a key part of the competition.
ACTIVITY
All matches should be one short set with sudden death deuce
(receiver chooses side).
Put all the countries in a knock out draw with consolation.
All matches comprise of 3 rubbers: 2 singles and 1 doubles.
AT THE END / NEXT STEP
Declare the winning Davis Cup Team!
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Fun Doubles
Fun Doubles
OVERVIEW
Useful if you want to get more people playing and enjoying
doubles at your tennis venue, or if you’ve got an odd number
but don’t want to exclude anyone. BENEFITS
A variation on a ‘typical’ game of tennis can create a fun environment,
bring players of different standards and social groups together and allow
new people to meet people and make friends.
Running regular ‘fun’ events is also an excellent way of utilising other areas of
the club; such as the bar and café for drinks afterwards. Other sports sections
could come and try tennis and even other clubs could get involved and create
a regular intra club event.
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Fun Doubles
Activity
Variations
Play ‘one hit doubles’ which is
a standard game of doubles
except that you have to take
it in turns to hit the ball.
Open the event up to all
categories of membership to
create some social interaction.
Invite other clubs to get involved
and create an intra-club event.
Utilise these formats within
existing social sessions to
create variety.
ORGANISATION
Canadian doubles
When three players are available, modified rules can accommodate the
mismatch so that the single player does not have to be significantly better than
the double team. The single player hits into a doubles court while the side with
two players hits into a singles court.
Australian doubles
An informal and unsanctioned form of tennis, this is played with similar rules
to Canadian doubles, only in this version, players rotate court position after
each game. As such, each player plays doubles and singles over the course of
a match, with the singles player always serving. Scoring styles vary, but one
popular method is to assign a value of two points to each game, with the server
taking both points if he or she holds serve, and the doubles team each taking
one if they break. Confusingly, throughout Australia this format is usually
known as “American doubles”.
Jordache tennis
A game played between three players. A normal tennis game takes place
between two of the three contestants. Players are awarded five points for a
game win and the loser is awarded points based on the score achieved: three for
deuce, two for 30 and one for 15. The winner remains in. The player replacing
the loser gets to choose who serves. The first to 50 wins. Scoring is calculated
continuously, so if a player is currently on 49 points at the start of a game they
only have to win one point for the game to end. There is a variation invented in
2005, called “mini-Jordache”, where the winner is the first to 25.
ACTIVITY
Use any of the variations above with members of all ages and abilities.
Your event will depend upon the court time available and the numbers
interested. It can be used for a one off event, as well as within regular social
sessions to mix things up a bit and create some variety.
AT THE END / NEXT STEP
Encourage members to suggest new ideas.
Create a calendar of fun social competitions.
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 -touchtennis
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - touchtennis
ACTIVITY
touchtennis
OVERVIEW
touchtennis is a new concept created by Rashid Ahmad in
2003; inspired by tennis, it follows the same basic rules as
Mini Tennis Red, small rackets and sponge balls.
There are many ways to score a touchtennis tournament.
Two of the best options are:
1. First to 10 points, like a standard tennis match tie-break,
with each person having two service points each.
2. Short sets or full sets, first to four games and six games respectively,
with full service games. All service games are decided by a “sudden death”
point if they go to deuce (receiver chooses which side). This shortens
the time required to complete matches, but also adds drama.
In both of these options you only get one serve - no second serves!
BENEFITS
The game can be played with a mix of adults and juniors, beginners and top club
level players, as the small court, Mini Tennis rackets and sponge balls eliminate
the need for power and often smaller people find it easier to move around the
court. It is a great way to bring different groups of members or mixed ability
groups together in a fun based competition, usually lasting a couple of hours.
The event can be run on existing Mini Tennis courts or one full tennis court can
easily be used to set up four touchtennis courts.
COURT DIMENTIONS
11-12 m (36-39 ft) x 5-6 m (16-19 ft)
Net height: 80 cm (31.5 inches)
ORGANISATION
Use Mini Tennis nets or barrier tape for the nets and markout the lines with
masking tape/throw down lines.
If you have lots of players then round robin is a good option as the players get
more than one match. For example, with 32 players, you can form eight groups
of four players with knock out quarter finals. This means everyone plays at least
three matches. You can keep it small and simple at first with as few as eight or
even four players, but if you want to involve the members and get a good mix of
people, keep your entries open and try and accommodate as many people as
you can - perhaps cap it at 32 to avoid a logistical headache?
Activity
Variations
EASIER
Make it easier and allow two serves
HARDER
Use the ‘official’ touchtennis
court dimensions (smaller
service boxes)
Request to run a ‘tour’ event,
opening up the competition to
top touchtennis players
Encourage better players to
enter a ‘tour’ event
AT THE END / NEXT STEP
Run an event for different groups within the club; beginners/improvers,
team players, juniors
Set up an internal touchtennis league, allowing teams to challenge one another
Set up a quarterly/annual touchtennis tournament or make it one of your annual
tournament events and social occasions
More info...
Sign up as a player on:
www.touchtennis.com to
have your own player profile
and world ranking.
If you can use 21” rackets and 8cm foam balls - it’s possible your coach will
have lots of the equipment required to run a touchtennis tournament if they
are coaching players aged eight and under (Mini Tennis Red).
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Box Leagues
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Charity Tennis Events
Box Leagues
Charity Tennis Events
More info...
OVERVIEW
Once your club members have
a British Tennis Membership
(BTM), then you can apply for
your event to count towards
ratings and rankings.
OVERVIEW
You experience playing lots of different
people in an individual competition.
Tennis Tournaments are a great way of raising funds.
BENEFITS
Can be used to introduce players to tennis who have perhaps played before but
feel they may not be good enough to play tennis. Playing for charity encourages
players to have a go at tennis as it is for a good cause.
BENEFITS
Activity
Variations
Players compete in their own time and arrange their own matches
Creates activity at your venue during quieter periods
Suitable for players of all standards as you can have different boxes
Is a way of involving other clubs.
ORGANISATION
Play doubles.
Provides competitive opportunities for people that don’t or can’t
play in club teams
Advertising charity tournaments as ‘Rusty Racket Events’ and perhaps having
a ‘Mixed Troubles Off The Frame Event’ lets people know it’s not that serious.
Play using timed tennis
format on one day.
ORGANISATION
For a case study of running a charity tournament at Leeds Met University,
visit: www.tennisfoundation.org.uk/universitytennis
An alternative to would be to
run a Tennis Ladder. Put all
the players in your club on a
ladder and players are allowed
to challenge the player located
either one spot or two spots
ahead of them on the ladder.
Get players to sign up
Copy an appropriate scorecard and insert player names
Set a deadline for when matches need to be completed by and
chase players who don’t play
ACTIVITY
There are a number of charities that can support with charity tennis events such
as Save the Children.
Explain to the players how the group will work, the scoring,
and how the winner is calculated
The usual format is to play the best of two short sets with a match tie-break
AT THE END / NEXT STEP
Announce the winning player for each group
Introduce promotion and relegation if you have more than one box
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - University Tennis Leaderboard
University Tennis
Leaderboard
The University Tennis Leaderboards are live on the LTA website and are updated
weekly. The Leaderboards allow players who are competing in University Leagues
or Tournaments to track their progress, just as the top players do on the ATP/WTA
Tours. It’s a great opportunity to find out how you compare with other students
across Great Britain.
Players can earn points for the leaderboards by competing in the BUCS tennis
leagues or in individual LTA Approved competitions graded 5 or above that are
categorised as ‘University’ competitions. Leaderboard points are awarded based
on a player’s performance in an eligible event. Points have the same value as
Aegon British Tennis ranking points: www.lta.org.uk/players-parents/Competition/
AEGON-British-Tennis-Rankings-Guide/
To improve the accuracy of the leaderboards the Tennis Foundation and the LTA are
working closely with BUCS to capture all results from BUCS matches. Team captains
are responsible for submitting the individual rubber results from every BUCS league
match to the LTA via the TournamentSoftware.com website. If you are the captain of
a team at your university but haven’t been told how to carry out this process please
email: [email protected]
Individual tournaments that count for the university leaderboards include the BUCS
Individual Championships and the University Tennis Tour Grade 3 Competitions.
We are very keen to include as many results as possible from all university
competitions to grow the numbers on the leaderboard. If you run tournaments or
inter college team events which you would like to have included you must first ensure
that all of the players who will compete in your event have British Tennis Membership.
University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - British Tennis Membership
More info...
You can view the latest University
Tennis leaderboards online at:
www.lta.org.uk/playersparents/CompetitionLeaderboards-Search/
British Tennis
Membership
British Tennis Membership brings together the whole British tennis family,
whether you are a social player, competitor, a competition organiser or simply
enjoy watching and being involved in the sport.
Becoming a British Tennis Member gives you access to a wide range of exclusive
benefits, including; entry into the BTM Wimbledon ticket ballot, a player rating so
you can enter more competitions, discounts on tickets and gear, and a personalised
monthly e-newsletter with updates, insight and tips to help you get more involved.
Once your club members have a BTM, then you can apply for your event to count
towards ratings and rankings.
More info...
More information about
British Tennis Membership is
available online at: www.lta.
org.uk/membership or by
calling: 0208 487 7000.
British Tennis Membership can
be provided free to all members
of your University Tennis Club if
it is a registered tennis venue.
BTM is free to BUCS Players, they can apply online at:
www.tennisfoundation.org.uk/universitytennis
AEGON BRITISH TENNIS RATINGS
A rating is a measuring tool indicating a standard of play and allowing players to
record their progress. An accurate rating should give a player access to appropriate
level competition.
To get a rating you must be a British Tennis Member, if you are competing
in the BUCS leagues you can apply for a free BTM and rating by visiting:
www.tennisfoundation.org.uk/universitytennis. If you have previously signed
up for BTM, but did not apply for a rating at the time, you can request one by
emailing: [email protected] with your name and BTM number.
There are 20 ratings bands in the Aegon British Tennis Ratings system,
starting with 10.2, which is the lowest, progressing to 10.1, 9.2, 9.1, 8.2 etc.
until you reach 1.1, which is the highest. Players can increase their rating by
competing in competitions graded 1-7 and meeting the specified criteria in
relation to the number of qualifying wins and losses.
Further information on ratings can be found at: www.lta.org.uk/players-parents/
Competition/Aegon-British-Tennis-Ratings-Guide/
ADULT RATING SELF ASSESSMENT
An adult player may request a rating up to 7.2 based on self-assessment of playing
standard. The Adult Rating Self Assessment form is available in relevant players’
British Tennis Membership area. There are four descriptions of playing level and, by
matching one to the player’s own appraisal of playing ability, a rating request can be
submitted. This rating may not be automatically assigned since each application will
be considered in relation to match results on record for that player.
If you are an experienced player, with a competitive record, and think that you should
be assigned a higher rating than 7.2 then you should email: [email protected] with as
much information as possible about your playing experience, foreign rating/ranking
and results. It may then be possible to assign you a higher rating or equivalency. RUNNING AN LTA APPROVED COMPETITION
If you would like to find out more about applying to run an LTA approved
competition for University students please contact: education@tennisfoundation.
org.uk. Please note that graded competitions must be approved in advance by the
LTA (a competition cannot be approved retrospectively).
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University Tennis Competition Guide 2013 - Round Robin
Competition Software
Round Robin
This tournament card can also be used for the
Timed Tennis Competition Format shown on page 9.
WHY PROCESS RESULTS
FOR RATINGS & RANKINGS?
Opportunity for students to get local matches to improve their rating
Opportunity for students to track their results online
Name
Opportunity for university captains/coaches/organisers how your
players are improving
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Total Wins
Percentage
A
Opportunity to improve your position of the University Leaderboard
B
TENNIS TOURNAMENT PLANNER
C
Tennis Tournament Planner (TTP) is a competition planning and management
tool which can be used, free of charge, by LTA registered places to play and
tournament organisers.
D
TTP provides a step by step approach to running tournaments including multiple
draw types, access to the British Tennis Membership database and a website where
results can be published.
E
F
LEAGUE PLANNER
League Planner (LP) is an online software programme designed to plan and manage
league competitions. LP provides a step by step approach to setting up and delivering
leagues and results can be viewed online.
G
H
If you are running inter-mural competitions at your university then League Planner
will be an ideal tool to support you with this.
Order of play based on number of players in a group:
TENNIS JEANNIE BOX LEAGUE MANAGER
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D-E, C-F, B-G, A-H, A-B, D-F, C-G, E-H, A-C, E-F, D-G, B-H, B-C, A-D, E-G, F-H, B-D, A-E,
F-G, C-H, C-D, B-E, A-F, G-H, C-E, B-F, A-G, D-H
More info...
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D-E, A-G, B-F, C-E, A-D, B-C, E-G, F-A, D-B, C-G, E-F, A-B, D-G, C-F, E-A, B-G, D-F, A-C,
B-E, F-G, C-D
You can find out more
information about TTP and
apply for a licence by visiting:
www.lta.org.uk/volunteersofficials/Tennis-TournamentPlanner/
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A-F, B-E, C-D, B-F, A-C, D-E, C-F, B-D, A-E, D-F, C-E, A-B, E-F, A-D, B-C
5
A-E, B-D, A-C, B-E, C-D, A-B, C-E, A-D, B-C, D-E
4
A-B, C-D, A-C, B-D, A-D, C-B
3
A-B, C-A, B-C
Tennis Jeannie Box League Manager Software is a well-established web based box
league management service for clubs and universities.
Box leagues are a great way to help adult members play tennis on a regular basis in a
friendly club based competition. Tennis Jeannie not only makes it easy for you to run
your box leagues but also helps players to arrange their matches.
Read more about how box leagues can encourage your students to compete
more often and apply for Tennis Jeannie Box League software at:
www.lta.org.uk/volunteers-officials/Tennis-Jeannie-Box-League-Manager/
RESULTS MANAGER
Results Manager is a software tool that allows competition organisers to record
and publish Grade 7 or ungraded competitions at their tennis venues and submit
results directly onto the LTA's database. Grade 7 competition are internal events for
members and those who play in squads at that venue. Grade 6 matchplays
and tournaments should be run using TTP. The benefits of Results Manager are:
Quick and easy process to set up events
Automatic British Tennis Membership lookup to add players
Automatic results loading to save time and allow
results to be processed immediately
Apply for Results Manager now online at:
www.lta.org.uk/volunteers-officials/Results-Manager/
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Find out more about League
Planner online at: www.lta.
org.uk/volunteers-officials/
League-Planner/
The final standings of each group should be determined by the following priority:
A. Number of wins.
B. If two players are tied, the head to head result.
C. If more than two players are tied, the highest percentage of sets won to sets played.
Please remember that Results
Manager can only be used at
LTA registered venues. Find out
more about how to become a
registered university at:
www.lta.org.uk/clubsschools/Register-Now/
See the LTA Competition Regulations for more detail.
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Round 1
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Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
8 Player Compass
Final
Winner
Final
Semi Finals
1
Round 1
1
Semi Finals
Final
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Loser 1-2
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Winner 1-4
Winner 1-4
3
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Winner 1-2
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Winner 3-4
Loser 3-4
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5th
Winner
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Loser 5-6
Winner 5-6
6
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Winner 1-8
Winner 1-8
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Winner 5-8
Winner 5-8
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Winner 37-8
Loser 7-8
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7th
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Loser 1-4
Loser 1-4
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3rd
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Winner 1-8
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Winner 1-8
1
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Loser 5-8
Loser 5-8
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James Jordan Photography and Victoria Davies.
October 2013