2008
Alabama MXD League Regulations
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2008 ALABAMA MIXED DOUBLES REGULATIONS
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: SEPT. 11-14
DOTHAN, AL
SOUTHERN SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: OCT. 17-19
NEW ORLEANS, LA
National Eastern Mixed Doubles Championship Nov. 20-23,
Orlando, FL
The USTA League Regulations can be found on USTA.com. Southern Sectional
Regulations can be found at Southerntennis.com. The National (1.00 General, 2.00
Grievance Procedures and 5.00 Mixed Doubles League Regulations) and Southern
Regulations have full force and applicability at all levels of play in the USTA
League Tennis Program in Alabama and there is no authorization to modify,
amplify or change them by players, captains or Local League Coordinators. The
Alabama Tennis Association has appointed the Alabama State League Coordinator to
organize, coordinate and supervise all USTA League activities on the state level
and to interpret the Alabama USTA League regulations.
1. REGULATIONS: All players, teams and local leagues must abide by all
applicable USTA League, Southern Tennis Association (STA) and ATA rules and
regulations.
2. MEMBERSHIP: All players must be current members of the USTA through their
local league season, and must register for a team via TennisLink and in
accordance with the roster deadlines established by each local league. ATA dues
are $5.00 per player, per team, per league season and are paid through local
league dues.
3. AGE: Each player must have reached the age of nineteen (seniors age 50, super
seniors age 60) prior to or during the calendar year in which such players plays
in his/her first local league match.
4. NTRP COMPUTER RATINGS AND APPEAL PROCESS: All players that generate an NTRP
rating from their exclusive mixed doubles play may appeal their rating through
TennisLink. If intervening permanent disabling injury or illness indicates that
a championship benchmark rating may be too high, the Section League Coordinator
may request a reconsideration of a championship benchmark rating by the
designated medical appeal committee with national benchmarks being referred to
the National League Administrator. A year-old championship benchmark may be
appealed in accordance with the NTRP Computer Rating System Procedures.
APPEALS TO LOCAL YEAR END COMPUTER RATINGS: Local players (those who did not
advance to championship competition) that wish to appeal their current 2005,
2006 or 2007 computer rating must do so through TennisLink.
APPEALS TO LOCAL EARLY START LEAGUE COMPUTER RATINGS: Local players (those who
did not advance to championship competition) that wish to appeal their early
start league ratings should do so through Alabama Tennis Association (www.alabamata.com).
Appeal deadline for early start league ratings will be October 1, 2007.
APPEALS DUE TO DISABLING INJURY OR ILLNESS: A player may request a
reconsideration of his/her rating due to a permanent disabling injury or illness
by written request to the NTRP appeals committee. Such written request on
physician’s letterhead must be accompanied by the attending physician’s
evaluation of the injury or illness and any other substantiating information.
This physician may not be related to the player or member of his/her team.
Medical appeals are accepted throughout the year.
5. PLAYERS PLAYING FALL LEAGUE: Local leagues having a USTA League fall season
will have early start league ratings generated after the USTA League Sectional
Championships (found at alabamata.com). These ratings are used only in the fall
season. Final ratings generated in November will be used for winter, spring or
summer seasons for 2008.
If a player begins the Mixed Doubles season with an early start rating and the
final rating is higher, the player may continue to play with the NTRP rating
submitted on the roster as long as the new rating is not at the Disqualification
level. If a player’s rating is lowered during the Mixed Doubles league season,
the player must continue to use the rating submitted on the roster for that
season.
6. LOCAL LEAGUES:
A. Each local league will have a Local League Coordinator with local league
rules (including playoff structures if required and grievance and grievance
appeal committees) submitted and approved by the State League Coordinator, prior
to the start of the local league season. The Local League Coordinator shall be
appointed for a period of one league year, subject to yearly renewal. The State
Coordinator shall have final authority in the selection and or retention of all
local league coordinators.
B. A city may have a maximum of two league seasons.
C. A team may have no more than 14 players on a roster.
D. A league of two to three teams must play a minimum of three matches.
E. A team winning both seasons with identical rosters for both seasons; the
adult league committee will choose which season’s roster will represent the
local league at the state championships. If a team chooses not to enter the
state championships, the state coordinator must be informed prior to dropping to
the next available team.
F. In the event that rain or inclement weather forces the cancellation and
rescheduling of a team match, unrestricted substitutions from the team roster
may be made in any individual matches that have not begun. This includes moving
a player from one position to another.
G. All teams participating within a local league must abide by all local league
rules. A traveling team from outside a metropolitan area but residing within the
state of Alabama may be denied from playing in a local league. (The State
Coordinator must approve denial).
H. A maximum of four (4) players residing outside the state of Alabama is
allowed on a roster.
I. Players may participate in more than one NTRP level within a division in the
same local league during the same season. No scheduling considerations will be
made. A player may play on more than one team within a division in the same
season provided it is in separate local leagues. For the purposes of local
flight playoffs, a player can play for only one team in that local flight
playoff. The local league has the authority to accept or deny
participation.
J. Levels of Play: The levels offered will be combined (5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
10.0 Adults and 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Seniors) where each individual player’s
ratings may be no more than 1.0 apart (i.e. a 3.0 player and a 4.0 player may
play 7.0).
K. Mixed doubles players must have participated in 2 matches at the local level
(1 default will count) in order to advance to Section Championships and below.
Mixed doubles players must have participated in 3 matches through Section
Championships (no default will count) in order to advance to National
Championships. Senior players may advance to the championships with one match
instead of two matches.
L. Senior players may play on both adult and senior mixed doubles teams locally.
M. If only one senior team registers at a specific level, then that senior team
can qualify by playing in the adult league at that same level. When a senior
team is included in the adult schedule, matches played will not count in
standings.
N. Initial team roster deadlines will be no later than June 30, 2008 with all
local league play ending no later than August 15, 2008. The state league
coordinator may amend these dates as needed.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:
A. Local leagues with the following number of teams per season may qualify to
advance to the state championships: 2-10 equals one team, 11 + teams equals two
teams. The state league coordinator may issue wildcards as necessary to fill the
draw.
B. Any local league having daytime, nighttime, and or weekend leagues being
played within the same season must have a playoff, structured and approved by
the State Coordinator (within two weeks of schedule being published).
C. Players who qualify for State or Sectional Championships may advance on (one)
adult and (one) senior team but may not advance on two adult or two senior
teams. Players may advance to more than one State’s Championships provided each
state has allowed local league qualification. If eligible players do not
participate at the State Championships, they may participate in the Sectional
and/or National Championships.
D. Players on teams entered in the State Championships that withdraw after the
schedule published
will be subject to a fine of $75. per person payable to ATA. Said players
will be ineligible to compete on any USTA league (including Tri Level and BMW
Combo Doubles) until the fine is paid. An appeal may be submitted to the State
League Coordinator within two weeks after the end of the said championship.
E. At the State Championships all matches will be the best of two sets and the
set tiebreak shall be used at 6-all in each set. In lieu of a third set, a match
tiebreak shall be played. There will be no rest period or coaching. The match
tiebreak shall be scored as one set and one game for tiebreak procedures in the
event of a tie. The scoring in the event of a default or forfeit shall be 6-0,
6-0.
F. A minimum of 6 team players (3 men, 3 women) that were on the final roster of
their local league team at the conclusion of local league play must be available
and eligible to compete at the State or Sectional Championships.
G. Leagues playing their local league at the state championships must use their
year end rating even if they registered in the fall season.
7. SELF-RATE ELIGIBILITY GRIEVANCE COMPLAINT: The USTA Southern Section will
administer Self-Rate Eligibility Grievance Complaints. These complaints should
be first delivered to the Local League Coordinator who will forward to the State
League Coordinator who will forward to the Section League Coordinator who will
forward to the Southern Self-Rate Eligibility Grievance Committee Chairman.
These committees will have jurisdiction over grievances filed against any player
and/and or captain who commits or condones entering at one level when their
actual skill level is at the top of the next NTRP level or higher. (USTA
Interpretation, May 2004). Self-Rate Eligibility Grievances filed within two
weeks of the start date of the players and/or captain’s State or Sectional
Championships will be administered after the event unless the section authorizes
the administration of the grievance prior to that time. If the grievance is not
administered until after the event, points won by players will stand.
Disqualified players and/or captains that are suspended will not be eligible to
advance to the next level of championship play.
2008 ALABAMA GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Jeff Burns, Chairman
Lynn Lamere and Jeannie Harrell
GRIEVANCE APPEAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Jerrie Ciza, Chairman
Perry Baker and Martie McEnerney
