Maraetai Tennis Club

Senior Club Champs 2025/26

COMPETITION OUTLINE

  • This year we will be running the singles competitions before Christmas and the Doubles and mixed doubles after Christmas.

  • Here is the LINK to the Doubles entry form

  • We will run both an "Open" Competition and "The minors" for both female, male and mixed competitors, see entry form for more details. 

  • The match results will be regularly updated throughout the championship in the Club Champs 2026 section of the website. Please ensure that you message Toby Bridge (027 2983568) after the completion of your match so that the results can be updated. 

  • Games can be played any time when the courts are free. Including Courts 3 and 4 on Monday and Tuesday any time and from 5:30 to 7:30pm Thursday. Anytime on Fridays and Sundays and whenever Interclub is not being played on Saturdays.

  • If a player or team has any queries they can direct these to Toby Bridge

 

ENTRY & MATCH RULES

  • All entrants must be fully paid members of Maraetai Tennis Club.

  • Games will be self-organised as per the draw.

  • If you do not arrive to start the game within 15 minutes of the agreed starting time (and without informing your opponent via text or phone call of your delay) your opponent may declare the game in their favour.

  • Once a doubles team has played their first game, the players cannot be substituted by other players (e.g. when one player is injured or can no longer commit to the finals day).

  • If a doubles team or singles player who won the previous round can no longer play in the next round for whatever reason (e.g. injury or other commitments), then the team or singles player they beat in the previous round have the option to progress to the next round.

  • Unsporting behaviour (unfair play) from players or their support persons will not be tolerated and you may be withdrawn from the championship, pending a decision from the Club Committee. See Court Etiquette Rules on the Maraetai Tennis Website.

  • Games can be played on other Courts (than the Maraetai Tennis Courts) when mutually agreed by all players.

MATCH FORMAT

  • The Club Championship is a single elimination knockout tournament.

  • All matches are the best of three sets. If 1 set all then a super tie break will be played for the 3rd set (first to 10). Except for the Semi final and Finals which will be a full third set.

  • If a set reaches 6-6 score, a set tiebreaker is played (first to 7 points).

  • If players are unsure if the ball was out, they must call it "in".

  • All matches will play standard deuce

  • Finals matches will be passively umpired (unless agreed otherwise by all players), players will make their own line calls but are able to consult umpire decision if no agreement can be reached between teams.