Women’s Regional 3 Interclub  Competition Post Xmas 2026

The regional 3 interclub competition is for women players who want to play more competitively than social tennis, including playing singles and doubles. The teams consist of 2 players  of any age although must be of confident ability. Matches are played Thursday evenings

 FACT SHEET

Dates: - TBA

Format – 2 players per team. 2 Singles matches; 1 Doubles.

Thurs/Friday - All matches 2 standard tiebreaker sets, third set Match (Super) tiebreaker.

Cost – $40 per team. Invoiced to the club. 

Start times – Thursday Evenings - 6:00pm; 

If teams are wanting a practice hit prior to the fixture, they must assemble at the venue early to ensure that play starts on time.

Substitutes – Up to 2 players may be substituted in to play the doubles for each fixture – these players must be listed on the results sheet prior to the fixture commencing. If a player who has been listed to play doubles is injured during singles play, you may introduce a substitute that was not originally listed on the results sheet.

Balls – Both teams to provide 1 new 4-ball can of DUNLOP AO or ATP balls for each fixture.

Playing Order – WTN rankings will be used to determine basic playing order. A team cannot play a lower ranked player ahead of a higher ranked player. However, if players have the same ranking, their playing order for the fixture is at the discretion of the team captain.

To check the rankings visit https://results.matchpoint.kiwi/wtn-ranking

Results Sheets – Both team captains must load players into the matchpoint app. The Home team (on the left of the app) is responsible for loading the results into the app. The Away team (on the right of the app) is responsible for approving those loaded results. Results must be loaded by the Monday following - but ideally done court side.

Eligible Players – Teams must field players who are affiliated to a tennis club or school. If you are going to use a player(s) who are affiliated to another club or school or have no WTN ranking, please ensure they are listed in your squad online prior to the fixture.

Team members must have played at least one match in pool play to be eligible to play in the final.

Play-Off’s Countback – If two teams are level after pool play, the winner of their head-to-head fixture will finish in the higher ranking. If three teams are level and the head-to head results have been shared, a sets differential countback will be used, then games etc.

Inclement Weather/Postponements – In the event of inclement weather, you need to contact the captain of the team from the host club to establish the chances of play commencing. If a fixture is unable to be played on its scheduled day, the affected teams need to communicate immediately to re-schedule this fixture for another day. If every effort has been made but the fixture cannot be started or completed, the points will be shared.