The goal of this ladder is to foster intraclub competition and at the same time provide an easy way for participants to find matches.
Ladder participation is free and reserved to members.
Matches must be played at the club.
The ladder format is leapfrog which means the winner take the loser's position and everyone below moves down a position.
Matches must be played at the club with normal court reservations.
Match format:
Recommended match format is a single American set (first to win 10 games) with no advantage e.g. sudden death at 40-40. At 40-40 the receiver decides which side the serve will be played. If court reservation ends before the match is completed, the player in the lead wins.
Any different match format is acceptable as long as both players agree, and court time permits:
- best 2 of 3 sets with tie-breaks
- best 2 of 3 sets with 3rd set being a super tiebreaker (to 10 and at least with 2 points difference)
- a single set
- etc;
Rules
You cannot be challenged if your status is set to 'away'.
The timezone is set to 'Eastern Standard Time' which will affect the time set in your calendars and emails.
Challenges expire after 21 days after which it is forfeited and the challenger wins the match.
The challenger cannot challenge more than 3 places above their position.
Max Simultaneous Challenges: Two up, two down