BTA Ladders

The BTA offers a tennis ladder for singles play that is open to any BTA members. We hope you will participate! Here's how it works: 

To join the ladder or for additional questions contact ladders@BoulderTennis.org. Once you have joined a ladder, you will be given a login ID and password. You can then log into www.tennisengine.com to report scores, see ladder match results, and update your profile.

BTA Ladder Play Rules for 2008

The following rules have been compiled to regulate BTA ladder play and to keep it fun and fair. Not every situation is covered. If players have questions about the interpretation of a rule or a situation not covered by one of these rules, they should contact the Ladder Coordinator at ladders@BoulderTennis.org

We will follow the rules posted on TennisEngine.com with the following exceptions:

Requirements for active and inactive status:

To be considered active, you must be a BTA member in good standing (2008 dues paid) and must be 16 years or older. This year we have combined the men's and women's ladders and also have eliminated the doubles ladders.

Ladder season dates:

• Play on the BTA ladders begins on January 1, 2008 and ends on September 15, 2008.
• Sectional ladder playoffs will be conducted between September 19, and October 27, 2008.
• Standings as of September 15, 2008 will determine the players who will participate in the sectional playoffs.

Challenging:

1. Challengers should propose 3 different times to play in a 10-day period (i.e., Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., Saturday at 9:00 am, Sunday at 1:00 p.m., etc.). Players should accept one of these times or respond with 3 other times within the same 10-day period (see exception below). If the challengee does offer three times, but none are acceptable to the challenger, then the challengee's ladder status remains the same, and the challenger must play someone else.

2. If challenged, players must accept at least once in a 10-day period regardless of the number of challenges they initiate themselves. Accepting more than one challenge in a 10-day period is at the discretion of the players.

3. For challenges to players above you on the ranking list, you may challenge anyone who is at your NTRP level. If a player has a higher or lower NTRP level than you, you may only challenge that player if they are within the 10 spots above you.  (For example, if are at #18, you may challenge anyone who is in positions #8 through #17.)  You may challenge anyone below you.

4. Both players should arrive on time at the chosen site. If you are more than 15 minutes late, it will be considered a default and your score will be recorded as 0-6; 0-6. Each side must provide a new can of balls with the winner receiving the unused can. Matches are the best 2 out of 3 sets and tied scores at 6-6 will be broken using a 12-point tiebreaker, played according to USTA rules (first to a score of 7 by a margin of 2 points).

5. Scores must be reported by the winner. The preferred method is to report the scores directly on TennisEngine.com. If you have trouble reporting your scores, please notify ladders@bouldertennis.org.

Disputes:

Any concerns should be reported to ladders@BoulderTennis.org. The player(s) will be notified of the decision. 

Champions: 

The following individuals will be recognized:

Overall 2008 Ladder Champion: The player with the most points.  Then, we will honor the following individuals who have the most points in the following categories:

4.5 Men's Champion
4.5 Women's Champion
4.0 Men's Champion
4.0 Women's Champion
3.5 Men's Champion
3.5 Women's Champion
3.0 Men's Champion
3.0 Women's Champion
2.5 Men's Champion
2.5 Women's Champion

In order to qualify as a champion, however, you will need to have played as least 5 times.  Good luck, have fun, and see you on the courts!