The Ladder Page

Men's, Women's and Junior Ladders

Tennis ladders are an exciting way to find new matches and enjoy some friendly competition with other members of the club. There will be ladders for beginner, intermediate and advanced players - organized into 3 levels for men and women and 2 levels for juniors.

The ladders will be:
Men A, B and C
Women A, B and C
Juniors A (12-16 yrs) and B (up to 11 yrs)

Rules of the ladder:

The original rankings will be done by lottery. Please sign up by Friday, July 24 to be involved in the opening lottery.
Players who join after this date will be allowed one free challenge to get onto the ladder. If they lose this match, they will go to the bottom of this list.

1.How are challenges issued?
Challenges are issued directly from player to player.
After you have signed up you will be forwarded contact information on the members within your ladder.

2. How long do I have to accept or decline a challenge?
Players have 48 hours to accept or decline a challenge.

3. How long do I have to play a match and report the results?
A match must be completed within one week of the challenge being accepted.
Results should be reported within 24 hours.
They can be reported by email yvonne@washingtonclub.net or by phone 860-868-7127.

4. Is there a limit to how many people I can challenge?
Each player may only be involved in one challenge at a time as challengee or challenger.

5. Can someone decline a challenge?
The expectation is that all players will accept all challenges issued to them.
The only time someone should decline a challenge is when they are already involved in another challenge.

6. What is the format?
Matches are a pro set to 8 with a tiebreaker at 7 all.

Sign up for Your Tennis Ladder with this Form: