2015 USTA League Early Start League Ratings

These August ESL ratings ONLY AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO REGISTER on a 2016 Championship Year adult league team THIS FALL.

 ALL players who have participated in a 2015 Championship Year Adult League since December 1, 2014 have the ability to appeal their rating.  This means, if your 2014 Year-End rating was a benchmark “B” rating, you can still appeal your Early Start League Rating. 

Appealing Your August ESL Rating

If you wish to appeal your August ESL rating to register on an adult league this fall, please follow these instructions:

1)    Go to TennisLink's "Register for a Team" You must login to Tennislink for the appeal to work!:

2)    Enter your USTA number and one of these gender-specific fictitious 2.0 team numbers (if you do not have a team number at this time):
MEN (7032090195   ) or WOMEN (7032090196  ), then select "Next Step" . . .   

3)    In the next step, you will see the message below. You may then appeal your rating using the blue "Appeal Rating" link.*
Line #1: Player’s rating is too high for team entered – Edit entry or Appeal Rating   Click here for more information about the automated appeal process

4)    Select "Appeal Rating" and the online automated appeal process will instantaneously and accurately, based on your age and ESL dynamic, either grant or deny your appeal. 

(*Please note that Safari and Chrome browsers may NOT be used in the “Appeal Rating” link. Use Explorer on your PC OR Mozilla Firefox for Mac.) 

If you are not sure whether you need to appeal your rating, you may find the CHANGED rating August ESL database on the league page of our alabamata.usta.com website. Select the link "2016 Chp Year August ESL Rating Changes" and find your name. IF your rating has changed from the 2015 year-end ratings, your name and new rating level will be listed. You will also know whether your rating has advanced when you go to register for your team and receive the same message as above "Player's rating is too high . . ." 

Appealing Your 2014 Year-End Rating

All other appeals (2014 year-end ratings for 2015 championship year league programs, such as adult, mixed, tri level, flex and combo) must be done through TennisLink's "Find NTRP Rating info" You will need to click on this link and login http://tennislink.usta.com/LEAGUES/Common/Default.aspx and then click on find NTRP rating info.

(Please remember to enter your USTA number to see the blue "Appeal Rating" link. If you do not remember your USTA number, you can look it up here by entering your name.) 

Questions

If you have any questions, you may forward your appeal notification to me at jerriec@knology.net.