Best Practices for Players
A key element of tournament participation is use of the
Internet — for both players and tournaments. It streamlines tournament
administration, minimizes mailings and telephone calls, eliminates errors and
promotes uniformity (and, thus, less confusion).
If tournaments you play
in don't accept online registration, encourage them to do so. Click
here
to view the (extensive) standards for conducting national tournaments that are
also recommended
for district and sectional tournaments.
General Practices for Players
Before a Tournament
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Use TennisLink to register for tournaments. Be assured that Internet
security for credit card processing is ultra secure (much more so than handing a
credit card to a waiter in a restaurant).
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When registering, enter your partner's USTA number along with your own email
address and telephone numbers.
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Review the provisional seeds 1-3 days before the entry deadline and report
oversights to the Tournament Director.
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Get your initial starting times from the draw sheets published on the Internet.
Using Online Draw Sheets During a Tournament
- Re-check scheduled times for changes resulting from rain delays.
- Find the time of your initial consolation matches.
After a Tournament
- Don't bother to keep a record of your tournament results. The USTA
does it for us!
- Click
here to access the most current standings and choose the appropriate
division. Click on your name to view your entire tournament record for
the last twelve months.
- The default display is for "eligible" players (those who've
played in the requisite number of nationals); use the Show dropdown (towards
the upper left of the screen) to display ineligible players.
In Summary
- The demands on tournament administrators
are many. We can help through increased self-reliance by following these practices.
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