Jessica Lunsford Blog

How does a season work?

We run this league format in the following cities: Tennis Baltimore, Tennis Houston & Tennis San Diego.

The flex league advertises the season dates and shapes a queue of involved players for the program.

Kickoff Day
The start day of the season, players are sent a kickoff email that contains league information, the web address where your division standings and players contact information. We guarantee 6 playing partners at your playing level, but have been averaging closer to 15+ partners in most cities.

Your Task - “Flexible Scheduling”
After this start email is sent, it is the player’s task to communicate with each other. Players should work with their partners to find an agreeable time and location to play the match. While The program doesn’t mandate your playing schedule, it is recommended that players schedule at least one match per week. By request of the participants, we started to allow players to play 1 rematch per season. The regular season is all about playing as much as you can.

Where to Play?
Play at your local free tennis courts, tennis parks, condo courts or tennis clubs. The league strongly suggests that players jointly try to pick a tennis court location convenient to both. We provide an extensive list of tennis courts, including # of courts, lighting, hitting walls, etc. We strive to keep this list up-to-date.
The league sets up a must play dates to push players out on the courts. The final deadline is the date marking the end of the season, at which point players with 5 wins will qualify for a post-season playoff to determine the league champion.

How to Play?
Players can use three semi-standard playing formats: 2 out of 3 sets, 2 sets with 10 point super tie-breaker or the 10-game pro set (First to 10, used when court time is limited).

Playoffs
Each season ends with a playoffs where players with anywhere from 3 to 5 season wins qualifies for a single elimination tourney. The champion is granted based upon the league prize poo. Each singles league champion also receives a playing entry into the National Tourney which is already scheduled for Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne - Nov. 5-7, 2010.

Join Today!!
The price is variable depending on the location, just go to the Join Today! web address and go over the short form. We’d be thrilled to find you dedicated tennis on court partners.