NORTHERN SUBURBS TENNIS ASSOCIATION Inc

NORTHERN SUBURBS Email: [email protected] Website: www.nsta.com.au TENNIS ASSOCIATION Inc. 8AM AND 10.30AM TIMESLOTS (Home team mentioned first) SUNDAY MORNING RND 1 RND 2 RND 3 RND 4 RND 5 RND 6 RND 7 FINALS Aug 01 Aug 08 Aug 15 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sep 05 Sep 12 Sep 19 COMPETITION DRAW FOR DIVISIONS OF SIX (6) TEAMS  1 v 6 4 v 1 1 v 3 5 v 1 3 v 5 6 v 1 1 v 4 1st v 2nd TERM 3 (WINTER) 2010 3 v 4 6 v 5 5 v 4 3 v 6 4 v 6 4 v 3 5 v 6 on 5 v 2 2 v 3 6 v 2 2 v 4 1 v 2 2 v 5 3 v 2 points DRAW FOR DIVISIONS OF EIGHT (8) TEAMS  1 v 6 4 v 1 1 v 2 5 v 1 1 v 8 3 v 6 1 v 3 SEE INSERT FOR:  FORMAT  RESULT 1st v 2nd 3 v 4 6 v 7 6 v 4 2 v 4 6 v 2 4 v 5 5 v 6 CARDS on 5 v 2 2 v 3 3 v 8 7 v 3 3 v 5 2 v 8 7 v 2 points  RULES  PLAYING ORDER  ETIQUETTE 7 v 8 8 v 5 5 v 7 8 v 6 4 v 7 7 v 1 8 v 4 CHECK THE WEEKLY POINTSCORES ON OUR WEBSITE www.nsta.com.au PLEASE NOTE:  Reserves must be of the same NSTA grade, or lower, than the player 8.00 AM START DIVISIONS they are replacing * Check court directions carefully  Teams which receive forfeits are the winning team and therefore must DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 submit the result card 1 TENNIS WORLD 12 1 AFT 5 1 TENNIS WORLD 13  PLAYERS MUST NOT CHANGE SINGLES ORDER FROM 2 TENNIS WORLD 14 2 KWTA 1 2 KILLARA LAWN 3 WEEK TO WEEK – POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED 3 TENNIS VALLEY 17 3 KOOROORA 15 3 TENNIS VALLEY 22 4 RAWSON 4 KOOROORA 17 4 AFT 6 5 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 19 * 5 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 17 * 5 KOOROORA 18 6 TENNIS VALLEY 19 6 RIVERVIEW CLUB 1 6 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 22 FAMILY CHALLENGE 7 TENNIS VALLEY 20 7 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 21 7 TENNIS VALLEY 21 TH SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2010 1-5PM at Talus Street 8 TENNIS VALLEY 18 8 KOOROORA 16 8 TENNIS VALLEY 25 Entries close Wednesday 8th September Any family combinations / graded round robin doubles / all standards DIVISION 4 DIVISION 5 DIVISION 6 Contact the NSTA on 9436 2729 1 KILLARA LAWN 2 1 TENNIS WORLD 17 1 KILLARA LAWN 6 2 TENNIS WORLD 15 2 TENNIS WORLD 16 2 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 26 3 KOOROORA 20 3 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 25 3 TENNIS WORLD 18 TROPHY PRESENTATIONS AND FREE BARBECUES AFTER 4 KWTA 2 4 TENNIS VALLEY 23 4 TALUS TIGERS EACH TIMESLOT ON FINALS DAY 19TH SEPTEMBER AT TALUS 5 TENNIS WORLD 21 5 KWTA 3 5 TENNIS VALLEY 26 6 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 20 6 KILLARA LAWN 4 6 TENNIS VALLEY 24 STREET 7 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 23 7 KILLARA LAWN 5 7 KWTA 14 8 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 24 8 KOOROORA 19 8 TENNIS WORLD 19

NORTHERN SUBURBS TENNIS ASSN DIVISION 7 DIVISION 8 DIVISION 9 Inc 1 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 27 1 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 28 1 KWTA 4 2 AFT 9 2 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 29 2 TENNIS VALLEY 27 Talus Street, Naremburn 2065 3 ABTA 3 3 ABTA 5 3 KOOROORA 23 Tel: 9436 2729 4 AFT 8 4 KOOROORA 21 4 TENNIS WORLD 20 Fax: 9906 8870 5 AFT 7 5 KOOROORA 22 5 AFT 10 6 RIVERVIEW CLUB 2 6 ABTA 4 6 ABTA 6 Continues: SEVEN ROUNDS (last round 28th November) TH 10.30am start divisions over/… Finals: SUNDAY 5 DECEMBER 10.30 AM START DIVISIONS DIRECTIONS TO COURTS Check court directions carefully DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 ABTA : ANDREW BATES TENNIS ACADEMY Andrew Bates 0414 993 994 All teams at Andrew Bates Tennis Academy, Cleland Tennis Club, 1 KWTA 5 1 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 1 * 1 ABTA 2 Cnr. Barton and Hampden Roads, Artarmon 9419 8844 2 ABTA 1 2 TENNIS VALLEY 6 2 KWTA 6 AFT : ARTARMON & FORESTVILLE ACADEMY OF TENNIS 3 TENNIS VALLEY 1 3 TENNIS VALLEY 3 3 AFT 1 Phryne Tonge 0402 473 366 4 KOOROORA 2 4 TENNIS WORLD 1 4 KOOROORA 4 All teams at Forestville Tennis Club, Cnr Melwood and Landford 5 KOOROORA 1 5 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 2 * 5 KOOROORA 3 Avenues, Forestville 9975 5189 6 RIVERVIEW 1 6 RIVERVIEW 3 6 TENNIS VALLEY 5 BARIN-SMITH Bronwyn Smith 0432 279 116 7 RIVERVIEW 2 7 RIVERVIEW 4 7 TENNIS VALLEY 7 At Forestville Tennis Club, Cnr Melwood and Landford 8 TENNIS VALLEY 2 8 TENNIS VALLEY 4 8 KOOROORA 5 Avenues, Forestville 9975 5189 DIVISION 4 DIVISION 5 DIVISION 6 DOLPHINS Nicole Gorman 0408 254 047 1 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 3 * 1 TENNIS VALLEY 11 1 KWTA 9 At Forestville Tennis Club, Cnr Melwood and Landford 2 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 4 * 2 KWTA 7 2 TENNIS WORLD 4 Avenues, Forestville 9975 5189 3 KWTA 8 3 KOOROORA 7 3 KOOROORA 8 KILLARA LAWN Nathan Phee 0428 675 466 4 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 5 * 4 BARIN-SMITH * 4 TENNIS VALLEY 10 All teams at Killara Lawn Tennis Club, 8 Arnold St, Killara 9498 1653 5 WHITE & WONG 5 TENNIS VALLEY 9 5 KOOROORA 10 KOOROORA John Ackerman 0403 079 834 6 RIVERVIEW 5 6 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 6 * 6 TENNIS WORLD 8 Teams 1 – 5, 7 – 13, 15 - 23 at Kooroora Tennis Club, 5A William 7 RIVERVIEW 6 7 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 7 * 7 TENNIS VALLEY 12 Street, Roseville 8467 0222 8 TENNIS VALLEY 8 8 KOOROORA 6 * 8 KOOROORA 9 Teams 6 and 14 at Forestville Tennis Club, Cnr. Melwood and Landford Avenues, Forestville 9975 5189 DIVISION 7 DIVISION 8 DIVISION 9 KWTA Kim Warwick 9477 6377 1 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 9 1 TENNIS WORLD 3 1 TENNIS WORLD 9 All teams at Hornsby Racquets, 12A Edgeworth David Avenue, 2 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 8 2 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 12 2 TENNIS WORLD 10 Hornsby (park in Hornsby Girls High School) 9477 6377 3 AFT 2 3 KOOROORA 11 3 AFT 3 LOVE ‘n DEUCE Dianne Roger 9437 6138 4 TENNIS WORLD 5 4 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 11 4 KOOROORA 12 Teams 8 – 16, 18, 20 – 29 at 11A Wheatleigh Street, Naremburn 5 TENNIS WORLD 2 5 TENNIS WORLD 7 5 AFT 4 9437 6138 6 KILLARA LAWN 1 6 KWTA 12 6 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 13 Teams 1 – 4, 17 and 19 at NSTA, Talus St, Naremburn 9901 3144 7 TENNIS WORLD 6 7 KWTA 13 7 RIVER ROAD Teams 5 – 7 at Willoughby Girls High School, Cnr. Mowbray and 8 KWTA 10 8 KOOROORA 13 8 KOOROORA 14 * Willoughby Roads, Willoughby DIVISION 10 DIVISION 11 RAWSON Alan Unkovich 0403 233 339 1 RIVERVIEW 7 1 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 16 At NSTA Headquarters, Talus Street, Naremburn 9901 3144 2 TENNIS WORLD 11 2 ZHANG RIVER ROAD Hernan Gonzalez 0412 019 450 3 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 15 3 TENNIS VALLEY 13 At Lane Cove Tennis Club, Central Park, Kenneth Street, 4 KWTA 11 4 TENNIS VALLEY 15 Lane Cove 9427 6059 5 TENNIS VALLEY 16 5 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 10 RIVERVIEW / RIVERVIEW CLUB Ash Radford-Sutton 0416 137 991 6 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 18 6 TENNIS VALLEY 14 All teams at St Ignatius College, Tambourine Bay Road, Riverview 7 LOVE ‘n DEUCE 14 (entry through College gates on Riverview Street) 9882 8460 8 DOLPHINS TALUS TIGERS Karen Matthews 0423 021 399 At NSTA Headquarters, Talus Street, Naremburn 9901 3144 Court Directions over …/ TENNIS VALLEY Col Ritchie 0425 292 639 9882 2393 All teams at Tennis Valley, 325A Eastern Valley Way, Chatswood TERM 4 2010 SUNDAY MORNING COMPETITION TENNIS WORLD George Stewart 9888 7466 Entries Close: MONDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2010 All teams at Tennis World, 16 Epping Road, North Ryde 9888 7466 Commences: SUNDAY 17TH OCTOBER WHITE & WONG Henry Stoke 9969 8507 At 14A Lennox Street, Mosman 9969 8507 ZHANG Laura Shao-Zhang 0401 489 648 9351 4570 (located on right hand side of entrance to driveway) At Council courts (court No. 2), Killara Park, Koola Avenue, Killara NORTHERN SUBURBS TENNIS FORMAT 8.00 AM START ASSOCIATION Inc. Ø STARTING TIME: NO LATER than 8.00 am when the forfeit rule applies (see Rule 2) www.nsta.com.au Ø FINISHING TIME: NO LATER than 10.30 am or as mutually agreed by both teams prior to the commencement of play, OR court letting times apply. Finish the game being played, which also includes tie-breaks. SUNDAY MORNING COMPETITION Ø FORMAT: Each set is a tie-break set, except the tie-breaker commences at 5 GAMES ALL (not 6 all). All games are played with a short deuce, i.e. 3 points – e.g. score 40/30, deuce, add in/out, deuce, game. A BALL PERSON and UMPIRE are --- R U L E S --- required for ALL SINGLES matches. 10.30 AM START Ø STARTING TIME: NO LATER than 10.30 am when the forfeit rule applies (see Rule RESULT CARDS 2) Ø FINISHING TIME: NO LATER than 1.00 pm or as mutually agreed by both teams  RESULT CARDS TO BE SUBMITTED BY: prior to the commencement of play, OR court letting times apply. Finish the game  WINNING TEAM – INCLUDING ANY TEAM RECEIVING A FORFEIT being played, which also includes tie-breaks. Ø FORMAT: Each set is a normal tie-break set (ie 6 games all, long deuce).  HOME TEAM – IF MATCH IS UNFINISHED (no result), DRAWN OR UNPLAYED DUE TO WET WEATHER PLAYING ORDER  RESULT CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 5.00 PM ON THE FOR BOTH 8.00 AM & 10.30 AM STARTS SUNDAY OF THE MATCH IN THE SPECIAL GREEN LETTER BOXES Each team will consist of two (2) persons – numbered 1 and 2, i.e. the best player at PROVIDED AT THE LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW No. 1, the second best No. 2.  RESULT CARDS MUST BE FULLY COMPLETED – DATE, TIME SLOT, Each person will play one (1) set of singles and two (2) sets of doubles. The singles ROUND NUMBER, GRADE (DIVISION), TEAM NAME AND NUMBER, order should not be changed from week to week except in the case of reserves who FULL NAMES, MATCH WINNING TEAM, TOTAL SETS AND GAMES should play in their correct position on standard. WON. BOTH CAPTAINS MUST CHECK AND SIGN THE RESULT The playing order will be: (see Rule 2 below) CARD AS POINTS WILL NOT BE AWARDED FOR INCORRECTLY Set 1 – Doubles COMPLETED CARDS. Set 2 – Singles ) Visiting Captain Set 3 – Singles ) to decide Set 4 – Doubles NB: The letter “C” will be displayed in the weekly pointscores to indicate a missing result card and teams will be given one week’s latitude to submit that card. If a missing card is then still not RULES (These rules are to be read in conjunction with the NSTA received, the points will be split. HOWEVER, NO LATITUDE WILL Competition Rules) BE GIVEN FOR MISSING CARDS AFTER THE LAST ROUND. 1. At least 2 balls must be provided for each match, however 3 balls must be provided at Centres using courts of plexipave type surface. Good used balls may be used for the 8.00 am timeslot, but new balls must be provided for the 10.30 am timeslot. Balls must Locations of green NSTA result card boxes: Please ensure result cards are be as approved by Tennis Australia. submitted in the correct letter box as cards submitted in the wrong 2. The above set order cannot change unless both Captains agree. However, if a team boxes may not be received. has only one player available at starting time, that player may play singles against Depot 1: NSTA complex, Talus Street, Naremburn his/her appropriate opposite number to avoid a set being forfeited, and the match will (located on the railing to steps in front of Court 1) then revert to the order above. If neither player in a team is ready to play at the Depot 2: Tennis Cove Sports Club, 325A Eastern Valley Way, stipulated commencing time, that team must forfeit set 1 (doubles) and an additional set Chatswood (located on the Clubhouse wall) shall be forfeited for each 15 minutes elapsed when no pair or player is available to play. Any set which has been forfeited must be immediately noted on the result card by both Depot 3: Kooroora courts, 5A William Street, Roseville captains (or team member present) or the forfeit shall not apply. (located on lattice at Clubhouse end of driveway) 3. Where only one team member presents for a match, he/she may play his/her singles Depot 4: Lane Cove Courts, Central Park, Kenneth Street, against his/her opposing number only (ie. one set will count, the remaining 3 sets Longueville (located on brick wall of Clubhouse entrance) forfeited). Depot 5: Chatswood courts, 120A Fullers Road, Chatswood 4. A match forfeit will not be awarded if there is no play commenced in the relevant time * call fairly – remember the edge of the line is in slot due to wet weather at the Centre where the intended match was scheduled to be . Spectators should clap good shots on both sides and be particularly careful played. …continued not to clap mistakes, e.g. double faults over/

5. Players are entitled to a five minute hit-up before their first set ONLY. 6. Umpires and ballpersons may be arranged by Captains by mutual agreement, but if one team insists, then umpires and/or ballpersons must be arranged. TENNIS AUSTRALIA TENNIS ETIQUETTE 7. Finals will be played between the 1st and 2nd placed teams at the conclusion of the rounds and where possible, will be played at either the NSTA Talus Street Centre or the  It is your obligation to call all balls on your side, to help your opponent make calls Wheatleigh Street courts. when the opponent requests it, and to call against yourself (with the exception of 8. If a team qualifying for the finals requires a reserve, the reserve must be approved all first serves) any ball that you clearly see out on your opponent’s side of the net. before the match by the NSTA Competition Secretary or NSTA Administrator.  Each player is responsible for all decisions in his/her half of the court. He/she 9. If a team qualifying for the finals requires two reserves, then their team will not be should be completely honest on all ‘calls’ but, if in doubt, he/she should give his/her eligible to compete in the finals, but the next placed team will be invited to participate. opponent the benefit of the doubt and play the ball as good. You should not play a . Spectators (including parents) must not sit court-side or speak to the let. players during a match  In doubles, when returning service, the partner of the receiver should call the service . NO-ONE, other than the Club/coach’s nominated Competition line for him/her, with the receiver calling the centre and side service lines. Secretary, may contact any representative of the NSTA over any  Any ‘out’, ‘let’ or ‘fault’ call must be made instantaneously (i.e. made before either an matter relating to the current competition. opponent has hit the return or the return has gone out of play); otherwise the ball continues in play. ______ If you call a ball ‘out’, and then realise it was good, you should correct your call.  Do not enlist the aid of spectators in making the line call. NSTA TENNIS ETIQUETTE  If players cannot agree on the score, they may go back to the last score on which there was agreement and resume play from that point.  To avoid controversy over the score, the server should announce the game score PARENTS AND PLAYERS ARE REQUESTED TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING before starting a game and the point score prior to serving each point. TENNIS ETIQUETTE WHICH HAS BEEN ENDORSED AND ADOPTED BY THE  Players are prohibited from checking the mark of the ball on their opponent’s side of NORTHERN SUBURBS TENNIS ASSOCIATION FOR ALL COMPETITION PLAY: the court. . When you are the home team, try to identify your opponents before the match  Wait until a point is over before walking behind a court where a match is in progress. starts, welcome them and tell them which court the match will be played on  To retrieve a ball from another court or to return a ball to another court, wait until the . Display good sportsmanship at all times. It is very important to be calm while you players have completed a point. are playing and not lose your temper or throw your racquet. Staying calm will assist  Do not stall, sulk, complain nor practice gamesmanship. you to play better and improve your tennis  When ball persons are not available all balls on your side of the net are your . Return the balls along the ground to the server responsibility to pick up and where appropriate, return direct to the server. . Don’t walk at the back or side of the court when a point is being played  The receiver should not return the first service if it is an obvious fault – let it go by or . Say sorry or hold up your hand if you get a net cord ground it. . Don’t return faults unless the ball is very close . Compliment good shots . Don’t talk during a point unless to say ‘yours’ etc. COMMITMENT . If your partner is playing his/her singles, do not talk to the players on court . Don’t talk to the umpire as it can disrupt his/her concentration By entering competition tennis, you are making a COMMITMENT for the entire . Don’t question the umpire’s calls and especially don’t hassle the umpire. Accept duration of the competition, which means you are making a pledge or a promise to mistakes if they are made (mistakes are made at Wimbledon) present yourself for every match, on time, at the correct venue, ready to play at the . It is very important for parents and other spectators to also accept the set time, and to give your best endeavours at all times. However, you may become umpire’s calls, whether they are correct or not, and not interfere with the play injured or ill, or you may have a pre-arranged commitment. It is then your from off the court responsibility to either arrange a reserve (who is of a similar playing standard to . Spectators (including parents) should not sit court-side or speak to the yourself) or if you are a member of a club or coaching organization, to contact the players during a match person in charge with sufficient notice for them to arrange for a reserve to play for . Umpiring – you. The NSTA will not accept forfeits and fines will be imposed for forfeited * concentrate matches. Your intended opponents have set the time aside to play and look * call the balls and score loudly after each point forward to their tennis, and it is most disappointing and inconvenient to them and their families when matches are cancelled at the last minute or if players fail to turn up. Not to mention the monetary cost to them which they have paid to play for the entire competition.