Register now for the JTC Winter League Competition 2025
Maintain and improve your tennis skills over winter in this round-robin competition held on Saturdays (or your own time) between June and September. Matches will be organised between opposition at a time that suits.
The Winter League competition includes singles and doubles (teams of two) competitions. You can register for the singles competitions, doubles competitions, or both.
A Great way to play some more tennis and get to know people from the club and grow our great community!
Tournament Information
The tournament is open to all senior club members.
Results will be recorded in Match Hub and will update your singles and/or doubles rankings (a Match Hub record will be created for you if you don't have one).
Competitors will be grouped into singles or doubles of up to eight players/teams with similar ability (min 4 players). In each league, competitors will compete against all others in the league through a series of round-robin matches. Winners of each match will enter the results on-line.
| Competition | · JTC 2025 Winter League |
| When | · Saturdays 7 June - Saturday 27 September · Competitors can arrange dates and times acceptable to both parties. Must book your own court · Every second Saturday 2 courts will be booked for players to compete from 10am-12pm |
| Entries Close | · 12pm (noon) Sunday 8 June |
| How to register | · Register online this year at Johnsonville - Winter league | Tennis New Zealand. There are no email registrations. Be sure to enter yourself into all competitions in which you want to play. · For doubles competitions, state the name of your doubles partner. Your partner will also need to register and select you as their partner to confirm the partnership. When entering your partner, just enter their first name and surname. There is no need to enter your partner's member Id. |
| Cost / balls | · No entry fee but competitors must supply one new ball for each match. |
| Venue | · Johnsonville Tennis Club / Maungaraki Tennis Club |
| Wet Weather | · If wet weather is expected, competitors can arrange alternative dates and times to complete their matches. |
| Competition Format | · Each competition will consist of a series of rounds. In each round, each competitor/team will play one singles/doubles match against another competitor/team in their group. · Courts will be booked for play every second Saturday (non interclub weekends). Competitors are encourged to arrange date/time that suit if this time doesn't suit. Matches must be completed before the end date of the competition (30 September). No shows (arrival more than 5 minutes after the scheduled start of a match) will count as a default loss unless prior arrangements made. · Competitors should attempt to resolve disputes themselves but may refer them to the organisers if unresolved. The organisers will apply summer interclub rules as to resolve any dispute. · Each match is expected to take about 1-2 hours · The first 10 minutes of each match may be used for warm-up. · Matches will be played according to the rules below. The organisers reserve the right to vary the rules to ensure matches do not take too long or to make a better competition. |
| Match Format | The following match format will be used: · A match is won when a player/team wins two sets. · Standard sets apply for the first two sets - a set is won if a player/team reaches 6 or 7 games with a 2-game lead. · A set tie-break takes place if the game score is 6-6. · The set tie break is won by the first player/team to win 7 or more points with a margin of two points. · The third set will be a match tie-break (also called super tie-break) if the set score is 1-1. This will be won by the first player to win 10 or more points with a margin of two points. · Standard deuces apply. · Normal let rules apply on serves. |
| Queries | Contact Geoff at jtctournament@gmail.com |
| Food and beverages | Remember to bring your own water bottle and snacks. |
Don't delay, register now!