CYPRESS TENNIS CLUB SINGLES LADDER RULES SIGN UP AND INITIAL LADDER POSITIONS: The singles ladder season begins on January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009. Sign up anytime by email to Ed Cristobal, Ladder Coordinator at aecrist2004@sbcglobal.net. There are 3 ladders: 4.0 Men Singles Ladder 3.5 Men’s/Ladies Ladder 3.0 Men’s/Ladies Ladder New players will be added to the ladder at the beginning of each month in random order. Any players who do not wish to participate in singles ladder may notify the Ladder Coordinator, Ed Cristobal, at aecrist2004@sbcglobal.net. Their names will be taken off the ladder list. LADDER CHALLENGES: Players are expected to play a minimum of 2 matches per month to remain active on the ladder. Strong participation and activity are needed for any ladder to be successful. Players who failed to play a match in 2 consecutive months will be removed from the ladder. To challenge, call or email the name of the player you are challenging in your own same ladder group to work your way up the ladder. A player can also challenge any player one level above to move up the ladder group. For example, a player in Group C can challenge any player in Group C to work his/her way up the ladder, or challenge any player in Group B to move up the ladder. Players in Group B can challenge players in Group A to work their way up the ladder. However, a player in Group A cannot challenge any player in Group B or C. A player can play a challenge match with players in the same level or one level above to move up the ladder. Matches are arranged between players not by the Ladder Coordinator. The challenged player shall respond promptly with reasonable days and times for the match to be played. The winner is responsible for posting the results via email to aecrist2004@sbcglobal.net within 3 days of completed match play. At the beginning of July 1, 2009, a new roster with player’s ranking will be created, based on the results of the challenge matches held on January 1 to June 30, 2009. The top players in group B or C with the highest points for the whole year will be moved up to the next group at the start of the next challenge year. Every January of each year, the total points of each player will be reset. RULES REGARDING LADDER MATCH PLAY: The challenge format will be best of three sets, regular scoring. Players not showing, or arriving more than 15 minutes late are subject to default. Points are awarded as follows: Win: 4 points Loss: 2 points Default: 0 points All disputes are settled by the Ladder Coordinator within 7 days of the incident. Prizes will be awarded for players with the highest points in each ladder group twice a year: January 1, through June 30. July 1, through December 31st. If you have any comments, suggestions or questions, please contact the Ladder Coordinator at aecrist2004@sbcglobal.net. Rev. 12/4/2008   Bob Trainer Individual Open Doubles Ladder New Ladder Rules                  Effective December 7, 2008 (1) Singles ladders are reinstated. (2) The Bob Trainer awards will be merged with the Individual Doubles Ladder. (3) The Individual Doubles ladder will be renamed the Bob Trainer Doubles Ladder to honor a founding member and be split into separate awards for men and women.. (4) Scoring will remain the same. All doubles challenge matches (men/women/mixed) count with winners awarded points based upon the combined ratings of their opponents. Matches are best 2 of 3 sets with regular scoring. (5) Scores will be reset every 3 months,i.e., a new ladder and a new chance to win without waiting for a year. Gift certificates will be awarded to the man and women who are ahead of the ladder for the most weeks during each 3 months. During the challenge year, repeat winners will not be allowed. Every year will have 4 men and 4 women winners. (6) All other rules of play including frequency of matches and reporting of results are still in effect. (7) There will still be 2 challenge months every year (Oct and Apr) where challenge match participants are entered into a random drawing for gift certificate prizes. If you have any questions concerning these changes, please contact me preferably by e-mail or if you catch me on the courts, let's talk. Ed Cristobal Ladder Coordinator aecrist2004@sbcglobal.net

TOURNAMENT ETIQUETTE To ensure all tournaments remain fun, competitive, and well organized we would appreciate your cooperation in observing the following rules: Please notify the director if you are unable to play once you commit Please help out by assisting in the set up and break down after the tournaments Please do not show up unannounced and expect to play Please be patient and courteous towards the director, as he may be doing the best he can under the circumstances Please express your appreciation, if you had a good time.

TRIPLES Triples play is similar to doubles play except for having 3 players on a side. The rules were devised years ago by the U.S.T.A. for use by seniors, figuring that three players would demand less movement from the players. The Kansas City Country Club (K.C.C.C.) has picked up on this form for charity purposes; 50% more players in a tournament brings in 50% more money! However, the K.C.C.C. people play it as power tennis. More on this later. The rules. A standard doubles court and rules are used with the following rule exceptions. 1. All players, except the receiver, must be behind the baseline before the service. The receiver may stand anywhere. Once the server strikes the ball, the players may move anywhere. The service itself is normal. 2. During a game, the player serving and the player receiving rotate. Assume playerl 1 player 2 and player 3 are on team A, and player 4, player 5 and player 6 are on team B. Player 1 serves the first point to player 4 in the deuce court, and player 2 serves the second point to players in the ad court. Player 3 serves the third point to player 6 in the deuce court, and player 1 serves the fourth point to player 4 in the ad court, et cetera until the game is over. During the next game, team B players serve while team A players receive. At the beginning of each game the serving and receiving rotations can be changed, but once the game has started, the order is fixed. Kansas City players sprint to the net once the ball has been served and frequently must then sprint back for a lob! The K.C.C.C. pro says she is pooped after a set of this! Local players who have played this game say they usually have only one player go to the net with the other two staying back. Sometimes two players go the net.

Do You Know The Rules? In a doubles match, Player A and Player B are partners. Player C is one of their opponents. During play, Player A hits the ball, resulting in a high, short lob with back spin on it. The ball lands just over the net on the doubles line and bounces high and back over the net. Player C runs around the net and hits the ball while outside the doubles line but on Player A's side of the court, where he stops. Player C at no time during the point touches the net, cord, post or other fixture. The returned ball is otherwise good and is not returned by Player A or his partner. Who wins the point? This event actually happened to CTC players. Rule 24(b) It is a good return if the ball, served or returned, hits the ground within the the proper Court and rebounds or is blown back over the net, and the player whose turn it is to strike reaches over the net and plays the ball, provided that neither he nor any part of his clothes or racket touches the net, posts, singles sticks, cord or metal cable, strap or band or the ground within his opponent's Court, and that the stroke is otherwise good.

Weekend Tennis

IMPORTANT: As of now, if you miss a scheduled Sat./Sun. match, you will not be scheduled the following month - you may be an alternate.

We have weekend morning doubles matches for 2.5 – 3.5 players. Matches are men’s, women’s or mixed depending on who signs up for each day. We use regular scoring and best 2 of 3 sets. The winning team e-mails the match scores to Ed Cristobal for our tennis ladder. Lots of fun – here’s how it works.

During the last weekend of a month (I’ll send a reminder) you send your weekend availability to me for the following month – e-mail is best. We need exact dates for the month, e.g. Jan. 10. If you are unsure about a particular date, you can request to be an alternate for that date.

I then form matches depending on who is available. I also try to give you a different partner each time. Please do not request to play or not play with a given person. When I don’t have a nice even 4, 8 or 12 sign up for any given date, I list some as alternates. Hopefully that will only happen to you once each month. I then send the schedule for the whole month to you. That is the end of my “job”.

If you are scheduled for a match you are expected to be there – if you cannot make it, call and arrange a sub or alternate to take your place and let the rest of your foursome know who to expect. If you can’t find a sub, you will need to cancel the match – be sure to let the others know.

Default time/location (any changes should be agreed upon by your group – be aware that Saturdays are busy on the courts in the warmer months – in the winter, you may be able to start later if your group agrees).

Saturdays – 7:00 a.m. – Cypress College

Sundays – 8:00 a.m. – Cypress Library

If you have any questions, call or send an e-mail to me. If you can’t reach me, Lynn Ashby can answer your question.

Linda Albertson – l.albertson@verizon.net

Lynn Ashby - lynn.ashby@sbcglobal.net