Below are a list of Minimum League Requirements for local leagues advancing to District, Section and National Championships.
Program Name : Must be called USTA Jr. Team Tennis.
USTA Membership : All participants must have a valid USTA Membership for the duration of the local season.
TennisLink: TennisLink Jr. Team Tennis must be used to manage the league. The ALC must have the local league schedule set in TennisLink prior to the play of any team matches.
Age Eligibility: Jr. Team Tennis age eligibility requirements are by the calendar year. A player must remain “age eligible” through August 31st of the championship year to be eligible for advancement opportunities to Section and National Championships.
Number of Teams : Program must have a minimum of 2 teams.
Team Minimum: Teams must consist of a minimum of three boys and three girls.
Team Matches : Program must offer at least 3 matches during a season.
Team Lineups: Coaches/captains for each team shall exchange their team match cards simultaneously prior to the beginning of the team match. No substitutions may be made in an individual match after the lineup has been presented, except for injury to, or illness of a player prior to the start of such match. If the substitution is made during the warm-up, the substitute player is entitled to a five-minute warm-up.
Score Entry: All team match scores must be entered into TennisLink within one week of the completion of the match by the home team captain. Visiting team captains must log in to “Confirm” all scores.
More Than One Team: Players may play on more than one local team during the same season. Prior to any advancement to a championship (district, section, national), the player must declare which team he or she will participate on in such championship.
Individual Matches : If needed, an individual player may only play in two individual matches in a team match.
Progression : Players must participate in a minimum of three team matches at the local level to qualify for District, Section or National Championships. The method of determining the winning team of the local league competition to advance to the next level of competition is determined by the ALC.
Coaching : The ALC shall determine whether and at what times to allow coaching at the local level. In no event is coaching permitted during a tiebreak.