Regional 2 Mixed Interclub  Pre Xmas Competition 2026

The regional 2 interclub competition is for players who want to play more competitively than social tennis, including playing singles and doubles. The teams are made up of 4 players and can be mixed gender. Players of all ages can play, although must be of confident ability. Matches are played Friday evenings.

2026 Pre Xmas - INFO SHEET - Please Read

SENIOR INTERCLUB RULES

TEAM FORMAT

• 4 players, any mix of gender.
• 4 Singles & 2 Doubles are played.

ENTRIES

• Enter via www.matchpoint.kiwi

(login required - email ryan@tennis.kiwi)

• Entries Close: Saturday 3rd October 2026.
• Draw Out: Friday 16th October.
• Season Starts: Friday 23rd October.

VENUES & TIMINGS

• Venue schedule to be confirmed.
• Start times: Friday 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.

PRE XMAS COMPETITION

Friday 23rd Oct - 4th December.

COMPETITION FORMAT

Run over 7 weeks.

Depending on the number of teams entered, we anticipate a full round robin competition, followed by finals.

If the number of teams entered is large, the competition may be split into 2 divisions. Teams will be allocated at the discretion of WT.

MATCH FORMAT

Best of 2 TB sets to 6.

Tiebreaker to 10 points for the third set.

ELIGIBLE PLAYERS

• Teams must field players who are affiliated to Wairarapa Tennis.
• All School Team Players must be a member of a Wairarapa club. All school teams must send a list of players with details of what club the player is affiliated to before the start of the season.

• A male player who has played twice or more in positions 1–3 men’s singles in Regional 1 must receive dispensation before playing Regional 2. For the 2026/27 competition, this includes the post-Christmas 2026 Regional 1 competition.
• Female players are permitted to play both Regional 1, 2 & 3.

• To be eligible to play in the semi final / final, a player must have participated in at least two separate pool-play ties.

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 or unavailable to play, you may introduce a substitute that was not originally listed on the results sheet.

COST

$120 per team for the 7 week pre xmas competition.

BAD WEATHER POSTPONEMENTS

In the event of bad weather, the team captains need to contact each other to establish the chances of play commencing.

If a fixture is unable to be played on its scheduled day, the teams need to discuss the possibility of re-scheduling to another day. If every effort has been made but the fixture cannot be started or completed, the points will be shared.