MEN S DIVISION and WOMEN S DIVISION: in the 2011 Season, the Charlotte Pro League Is Proud

MEN’S DIVISION and WOMEN’S DIVISION: In the 2011 season, the Charlotte Pro League is proud to offer the second season of Women’s Division teams to play in a division separate from the Men’s Division teams. This is the seventh season of play for the Charlotte Pro League, organized by the Charlotte Tennis Association.

MEN’S DIVISION

Captains: Team captains areselected by League Coordinators from volunteer players who are either draft eligible or players who have previously been draft eligible but cannot play this season due to injury.

Draft: Teams are formed by draft. Team Captains, Sponsors and Coordinators cooperate to make corporate decisions to draft teams. League Coordinators provide information to assist Captains and Sponsors who may not be familiar with all the players. Team Captains are assigned a team number in advance of the draft and may not be drafted by any other team. Captains are drafted into the position on their team that is corporately agreed to by the committee of Captains, Sponsors and Coordinators. There will not be any CO-CAPTAIN designations.

Rosters: Men’s Division teams will each consist of nine or ten drafted male players.

Player Eligibility: The target level for Men’s Division players in the Pro League is NTRP 5.0 or higher. Players in the Men’s Division must be at least 21 years old by the start of Pro League play.

Match Days & Times: Matches are scheduled to start on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM. In the event of inclement weather, the captains will advise their teams. In case of rainout situations, matches will be scheduled for the week(s) following the completion of the regular season.

Season: The Men’s Pro League season will consist of one complete Regular Season team round robin followed by one Playoff round of matches. The top four teams from the Regular Season will participate in the Playoff Round of matches following the Regular Season.

Match Venues: Matches must be played at selected facilities on a rotating basis. Schedules, results and rosters will be posted and linked to the website.

Format: Three teams of doubles will be the format of play for the REGULAR SEASON and the PLAYOFFS.

Line-ups: Teams will use June 21 DRAFT POSITIONS and July 15 final TEAM POSITIONS to set team line-ups. For matches scheduled on July 7 and July 14, teams must use the June 21 DRAFT POSITION numbers. On July 15, captains must forward to the designated Pro League coordinator a final TEAM POSITION number for each player. This final TEAM POSITION number will be used for all matches scheduled July 21 and later. Final TEAM POSITION numbers are subject to review and approval by the League Coordinators. MEN’S TEAMS: The #1 doubles team must have a combined point total that is less than or equal to that of the #2 doubles team; the #2 doubles team must have a combined point total that is less than or equal to that of the #3 doubles team. Any player from the SUB POOL will be assigned a point value that is one higher than the highest roster position of that team. Match defaults may be awarded in cases where this rule is broken.

Participation: Each player must play a minimum of one match during the regular season. If a team has not played all their players at least one time during the Regular Season, the team will not be eligible to participate in the Playoffs.

Sub Pool: Eligible players not rostered by a team may go into the sub pool. In the event rostered players are not available to fill a line-up, Captains may use a player from the sub pool.

Scoring: For the Regular Season and the Playoffs: two out of three sets with a super tiebreaker (first to 10 by a margin of two) played in lieu of the third set.

Playoffs:The top 4 teams will participate in the playoffs. End of season standings are determined by TEAM WINS. In the event of ties at the end of the season, the following procedures will be used: please refer to 2010 Friend at Court, p.83-84.

If TWO TEAMS are tied with the same number of TEAM WINS, then the winner of their head-to-head match is the winner.

If THREE OR MORE TEAMS are tied with the same number of TEAM WINS, then the following steps will be used in the order listed to break all ties.

Individual Matches: Team with most individual matches. A forfeited match is considered a 6-0,

6-0 win for the winning team. A 10 Point Match Tiebreak played in lieu of a deciding final set

counts as both one set and one game for the purpose of determining the order of finish.

Sets: Team with the highest percentage of sets wons of all sets completed.
Head to head:Team with head-to-head match win involving the teams who remain tied.
Games: Team with the highest percentage of games won in matches involving the teams who remain tied.

Head to head:Team with head-to-head match win.

Prize Money: A percent of the total prize money for the men’s division will be awarded to each team (to be split among all players and the Captain) based on finishing first, second or third. The prize money distributed to the men’s division winners will come from the pool of revenue that includes men’s division player entry fees, league sponsorship, men’s division team and supporting sponsorships. Expenses that are taken out of the revenue pool to determine the amount available for prize money include, but are not restricted to, cost of player shirts, balls, signage, approved food and beverage expenses and approved miscellaneous expenses. The Charlotte Pro League has a goal of having a small positive cash flow at the end of the season. Any net Pro League income at season end goes to the Charlotte Tennis Association. No salaries or admin fees are paid from Pro League revenues.

Entry Fees: Rostered players must pay to the Charlotte Tennis Association an entry fee of $75 per person. Subs do not have to pay any fees when they play.

WOMEN’S DIVISION

Draft: Teams are formed by draft. Team Captains, Sponsors and Coordinators will cooperate to make corporate decisions to draft teams. Information will be provided to assist Captains and Sponsors who may not be familiar with all the players. Team Captains are assigned a team number in advance of the draft and may not be drafted by any other team. Captains should be drafted into the position on their team that is corporately agreed to by the committee of Captains, Sponsors and Coordinators. There will not be any CO-CAPTAIN designations.

Rosters: Women’s Division teams will each consist of three drafted female players.

Player Eligibility: The target level for Women’s Division players in the Pro League is NTRP 5.0 or higher. Players in the Women’s Division must be at least 21 years old by the start of Pro League play.

Season: The Women’s Division Pro League season will consist of one complete Regular Season team round robin followed by one Playoff round of matches. The top four teams from the Regular Season will participate in the Playoff Round of matches following the Regular Season.

Format: One team of doubles will be the format for the REGULAR SEASON and the PLAYOFFS. If enough players enter the DRAFT, the format may be expanded.

Line-ups: Any of the three drafted players may constitute the doubles team that plays weekly. (Subject to format changes.)

Participation: Each player must play a minimum of one time during the regular season. If a team has not played all their players at least one time during the regular season, the team will not be eligible to participate in the playoffs.

Sub Pool: Eligible players not rostered by a team may go into the sub pool. In the event rostered players are not available to fill a line-up, Captains may use a player from the sub pool. Subs do not have to pay any fees when they play

Scoring: For the regular season and the playoffs: two out of three sets with a super tiebreaker (first to 10 by a margin of two) played in lieu of the third set.

Playoffs:The top 4 teams from the Regular Season will participate in the Playoffs. End of season standings are determined by TEAM WINS. In the event of ties at the end of the season, the following procedures will be used: please refer to 2010Friend at Court, p. 83-84.

If TWO TEAMS are tied with the same number of TEAM WINS, then the winner of their head-to-head match is the winner.

If THREE OR MORE TEAMS are tied with the same number of TEAM WINS, then the following steps will be used in the order listed to break all ties.

Individual Matches: Team with most individual matches. A forfeited match is considered a 6-0,

6-0 win for the winning team. A 10 Point Match Tiebreak played in lieu of a deciding final set

counts as both one set and one game for the purpose of determining the order of finish.

Sets: Team with the highest percentage of sets wons of all sets completed.
Head to head:Team with head-to-head match win involving the teams who remain tied.
Games: Team with the highest percentage of games won in matches involving the teams who remain tied.

Head to head:Team with head-to-head match win.

Prize Money: A percent of the total prize money for the women’s division will be awarded to each team (to be split among all players and the Captain) based on finishing first, second or third. The prize money distributed to the women’s division winners will come from the pool of revenue that includes women’s division player entry fees and women’s division team sponsorships. Expenses that are taken out of the revenue pool to determine the amount available for prize money include, but are not restricted to, cost of player shirts, balls, signage, approved food and beverage expenses and approved miscellaneous expenses. The Charlotte Pro League has a goal of having a small positive cash flow at the end of the season. Any net Pro League income at season end goes to the Charlotte Tennis Association. No salaries or admin fees are paid from Pro League revenues.

Entry Fees: Rostered players must pay to the Charlotte Tennis Association an entry fee of $75 per person. Subs do not have to pay any fees when they play.

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