Match Format
League Rankings & RSI Points
10 Point Breaker
Challenging A Player
Reporting Your Matches
League Fees
Format
Matches will be the best three out of five 10 point tie-breakers. The only major difference is that if any Breaker reaches 9-all, the next point is "Sudden Death"! (See below...)
So, a match could be as quick as 10-0, 10-0, 10-0 or as close as it can get at 10-9, 9-10, 10-9, 9-10, 10-9!
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League Rankings
The Rankings are based on your "RSI" - Relative Strength Index - which is relative only to those who are in the league.
RSI Points
Simply put, you get RSI Points for every breaker and all points you win minus a value for points you lose...
My scoring system will give you a "score" for each match and your RSI is then based on your average score of your most recent ten matches.
Even in a loss, you will get more credit for the points you win against a player with a high RSI than you would for losing to a lower rated player! The more everyone plays, the more accurate the RSI's become!
As it says at the top...
"WHERE EVERY POINT COUNTS!"
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10 Point Tie Breaker
Players will switch ends after the first point and then after every four points. Switch after the first, fifth, ninth, thirteenth and seventeenth points (if needed).
Player A serves the first point to the Deuce (right) court and then players switch ends. Player B serves the second point to the Add Court and third point to the Deuce Court - Player A then serves the fourth point to the Add and fifth point to the Deuce, and then players switch ends again. The pattern continues until one player wins ten points.
A little tweak here for our scoring system purposes... If a Breaker reaches 9-9, the receiver (as in No-Add scoring) has the choice of court in which to receive serve. We will not be playing to "win by two". 9 All is a "Sudden Death" point!!!
In addition, the player that loses a breaker will serve to begin the next one. Just a little equalizer and easy to keep track of.
Just remember, if you have played an ODD number of points you will be serving to the Add Court, if you've played an EVEN number of points, you'll be serving to the Deuce Court!
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Challenging a Player
Anyone can challenge anyone else in the system with the following exception:
You CANNOT play a player again until you have played at least three other players.
Please try to honor challenges, that is, do try to arrange matches when challenged! We must all be mindful of each others injuries though. I've been there!!!
The Challengee has the right to determine the location and surface, but let's try to be workable and consider those who have to travel. You might want to see if there is a neutral court that both of you can reach easily.
The Challenger should supply a can of balls.
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Reporting Your Matches
Make sure you both agree on the scores before you get them to me, because once they're posted and scoring is tabulated - if there are any disputes - it causes me more work and you're going to make me go up on the rates for joining!
I prefer that you text me at 870-925-1378, or e-mail me (so I have it in writing and I don't get something wrong) at jeffonthelittlemo@gmail.com, with:
Who played
When
Who won
The scores with the winning player's scores first.From there I'll do the cypherin', post the results and up-date the rankings on the web site as quick as I can!
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Fees
There is just a $10 annual fee to join and renewed on your date of entry. This is simply to cover the administration of the league and web-site. This does take your "Administrator" a little time and effort, after all, and the web-site does require a little money as well. I think about anyone can handle Ten Bucks, I hope!USTA membership is not a requirement, so there are no fees beyond the Breakers League $10...
Court fees, if needed, are up to you guys, but I suggest that the host for a match takes care of the fees since the Challenger is usually traveling to the host's home court (see Challengee below). If ya'll want to split neutral court fees that's up to you!
Contact Jeff Guerin to join the league: 870-925-1378 - e-mail at: jeffonthelittlemo@gmail.com
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