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Clare Richardson

Summer Sensations Ladders

Calling all members who want to bring a bit of competitive play into their summer season

Sign up to the new Summer Sensations Ladder League.  The success of the Winter Singles League (WSL) over the last few years means our members want more competitive play!

The new Summer Sensations Ladder will begin once the WSL has finished and provide an opportunity to play and meet different members.

Keeping things simple - the Format and Rules

1. Entry fee of £5 per person per ladder
2. There will be a maximum of 32 entries per ladder. 
3. Singles will be mixed,  i.e. men will be playing ladies and vice versus
4. Doubles - pairs of men, ladies or mixed will also be on the same doubles ladder

The initial order of the ladders, where possible and relevant, will be based on results of previous tournaments including the WSL, team standard, LTA rating, self assessment from the recent Colour scheme and initial rating by the coaches (new members).

Rules

1. Each person or pair will be limited to challenge those up to 3 places above
2. Standard tennis rules apply and because of court pressure during the summer, the first to reach 6 games will be deemed the winner
3. A tie break will be played should the score reach 5-5
4. Where a lower level challenger(s) win(s), they move up the ladder occupying the place above the loser
5. Where the challenge was unsuccessful, the places remain unchanged
6. There is no deadline to play matches, but players must play at least one match per month, regardless of the number of ladders they are on.  If they cannot commit to one a month, players will be dropped from the ladder

NB. With the forthcoming busy schedule of team matches and the Summer Tournament, there will be no priority given to any ladder matches and they will be treated as normal members’ play, i.e. wait for courts to become available and play for 45 minutes

How will you know how you’re performing?

Monthly snapshots will be taken noting all positions, recording the various movements as the ladders are in play.  Look out for information on the notice boards or on the website.

To join up to Summer Sensations Ladder, contact Victor Wong at: victor.wong@i3it.com