Winter Doubles League

When: Sundays at 1:00 PM
Rounds: Three 3-week rounds

Round 1: 1 June - 22 June 2025 (no matches on 15 June due to Seniors fixture)
Round 2: 29 June – 13 July 2025
Round 3: 27 July – 17 August 2025 (no matches on 3 August due to Seniors Fixture (Round 3 TBC – will run depending on how first two rounds go)

Where: Thomas Neale Family Memorial Park (plus clubs depending on entry numbers)

Box League Format: Teams are grouped into "boxes" based on playing level. Over each 3-week round, teams compete against others in their box.

Team Structure:

Each team has 4 players (any gender combination).
Every Sunday, the team plays 4 doubles matches (2 matches per person) - Players 1 & 2 vs 1 & 2, Players 3 & 4 vs 3 & 4, Players 1 & 4 vs 1 & 4, Players 2 & 3 vs 2 & 3
Substitutes are allowed if similar in ability and Tennis Northland is informed of the change.
Open to everyone – you do not have to be a member of an affiliated club, and teams can be made up of players from a mixture of clubs.

Match Format:

Best of 3 tiebreaker sets with a super tiebreaker (first to 10 points with a 2 point margin) played instead of a third set.
Normal tennis rules apply.

Results:

The draw and results will go on Match Hub
The winning team is responsible for sending results to Tennis Northland.
1 match won = 1 point
2 bonus points for the team who wins the tie (if 2-2, each team gets 1 bonus point each).
The maximum number of points a team can get each week is 6 (i.e., 4 points from winning all 4 matches, plus 2 bonus points).

Promotion & Relegation:

Each 3 week round, teams earn points based on match wins. At the end of each round:
The top team in each box moves up
The bottom team moves down
New teams can enter, and existing teams may exit (i.e. you are only committing to 3 weeks at a time)

Weather:

In the case of bad weather, teams must arrange to make up the matches in their own time before the end of the round.

Entry Fee: $30 per round per team

Balls: Wilson tennis balls will be provided by Tennis Northland