Welcome to the Sacramento Clay Court League.  We are in our 4^th year and the growth has allowed a much larger “pot” than any of the previous 3 years.  Thanks to Tim Beyer and Har Tru we have the absolute best quality courts to play on as well.  Below are the details and the attachment contains the league schedule for all divisions.  If you cannot open an excel spreadsheet let me know and I will copy your division tab and email it to you. Each division has a separate tab and the first tab has all the players listed as well.

 

Below is a re-cap of the 2010 League Rules and directions to your home court.  Although you have a “home” court you are welcome to play you match on any of the 3 courts especially if you have a time conflict with another match being played.  You were originally assigned to a division based on perceived convenience but it may have become a second priority when we balanced the divisions based on strength, juniors, female players, etc.

 

The cost is $100 for each team.  The $2100 purse will be split this way:

  1^st place team - $1000

2^nd place team - $500

3^rd place team - $200

4^th place team - $100

This leaves $300 to be donated to a charity that will help us with the Finals Weekend, or cover food and drinks.  Please submit $100 for the team and if necessary make checks payable to Ben Combs and send to my home address. (It’s easier to track 21 team payments than 42 separate paymentsJ)

 

One match per week, the dates are below but if the two teams cannot meet that particular week then try to play any team in your division to keep up with the schedule.  You must contact your opponents and schedule each match.  The schedule will indicate who you should play each week but if it is impossible to play your scheduled opponents then play another team in your division and try to stay up to date on matches completed.  This is a flex style league but we need consistent match play to keep the league moving.  Here are the dates:

 

Week 1 – Opening Day – I would like to schedule as many matches as possible on this day and get off to a good start.  This is technically a day before the start of the season but I would like to get a jump on the matches if possible.  Week of September 12 (This includes the weekend of September 18 and 19.  If you expect to miss some matches during the season it would be a good idea to get ahead and play on the 12^th.)  This is also the day of the Men’s Final for the US Open so keep that in mind.

Week 2 – Week of Monday September 20

Week 3 – Week of Monday September 27

Week 4 – Week of Monday October   4

Week 5 – Week of Monday October 11

Week 6 – Week of Monday October 18

Week 7 – Week of Monday October 25

Week 8 – Week of Monday November 1 – Make up weekJ last chance to finish your matches

Week 9 – Playoff Weekend Saturday and Sunday November 13 and 14.  Playoff Details to come later.

 

Rules:

We will play 2 of 3 tiebreak sets regular scoring.  Please sweep before a 3^rd set, less arguments.  Balls are courtesy of Har Tru and will be supplied by your court host.  Report your scores to me and Tim Beyer via email and I will keep track of the standings and Tim will make entries on the website so you can track as well.  Losers sweep.  Winners report the score.  Try to get in your match before Sunday each week.  Evening matches are fine as long as they don’t start past 5pm Thursday or Friday evenings but check with your clay court host, some nights are ok.  If you get a substitute to play for you the win only counts for a ½ win. 

 

Other Rules: Most Matches won, in the event of a tie, head to head, least sets lost, still a tie, least games lost.  Any other decisions will be made by the committee over beers.  The top two teams from each division will be entered into playoff weekend and seeded based on final standings.  Be sure and notify the court owner of your time so they can set up a watering schedule.