League Format

1.0 - Team and Player Selections

1.1 - Teams are to be hand-selected by the league office based on player's skill level and anticipated attendance. The overall goal is to create parity amongst all teams, and to include at least one junior player in each team to develop leadership skills.

1.2 - Trades between teams are not permitted unless approved by the league office.

2.0 - League Matches, Order of Play

2.1 - For each team matchup, 9 singles matches (worth one match point each) and 1 doubles match (worth two match points) are to be played, first team to 6 match points wins.
2.1.1 – Each match will be best of 5 games, 11 points.

2.2 - All matches are to be played out, regardless of match points.

2.3 - The lineup and the order of play is determined by the team captain. The away team captain will fill out the lineup card first, and the home team captain will complete the matchups.

2.3.1 - If there are 4 players in attendance, 1 player will play three matches, 3 players will play two singles matches. 2 players will be selected by the captain for the doubles matchup.

2.3.2 - If there are 3 players in attendance, each player will play three singles matches. Again, 2 players will be selected by the captain for the doubles matchup.

2.3.3 - If there are 2 players or less in attendance, each player can only play a maximum of 3 singles matches. The rest would be defaulted as no-shows and count towards a team's win-loss records. A double's match will still be played.

3.0 - League Schedule

3.1 - The league will be played in a round robin format, where each team will play a home and away match against every other team in the league.

3.2 - For the first season, the schedule will begin near the end of September, and concluding prior to April.

3.3 - The preliminary dates for the matches are Thursday evenings. Warmup starts at 7:00pm, with matches beginning 7:30pm or earlier if agreed by the team captains.

3.4 - Rescheduling a match to another night (Monday or Wednesday night) is permitted if it is agreed amongst the team captains and the league office.

4.0 – League Standings and Results

4.1 – Standings will be determined by the number of team matches won and lost. The match point differentials will be used as tiebreaker if necessary.

4.2 – A league trophy will be presented to the winners, which will be engraved with each season’s winning team and players. The trophy will need to be returned at the start of the following season.

4.3 – All of the single results will be submitted to the CTTA for the purpose of rating calculations.

4.4 – Matches results and standings will be posted on the league’s website

5.0 – Other Matters

5.1 – Players who are not playing are strongly encouraged to either serve as coaches to their teammates or referee matches.

5.2 – The league office also has the right to cancel the league play and return the fees to the players if there is not enough participants to field a minimum of 6 teams.

5.3 – The league office has the right to alter any of the above rules if necessary during the course of the season, not limiting to the number of match sessions scheduled. Decisions by the league office is final.