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Challenge Matches for Spring 2024

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Purpose of the Challenge Ladder System: To enhance our team by creating real pressure match scenarios between our teammates and give us extra match experience. The challenge system is an aid to coaches who determine the line-up on a match-by-match basis.


Pro Tip: Coaches are required by TSSAA rules to rank players on match day in singles and doubles by order of tennis ability. The best player/players of the squad who wins the most consistently is at the top.


Challenge Guidelines

  • Each player may issue one challenge per week (Monday-Sunday) on Monday to a player ranked 1 place above them in the ranking system.

  • The challenge must be issued on a Monday and may be played on an agreed upon time throughout the week outside of normal practice times.

  • Challenge time availability includes 6am-9pm on Saturday and Sunday, 6am-7:30am Monday- Friday, 5:30pm - 9:30pm Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm Tuesday & Thursdays, 3:30pm-9:30pm Fridays.

  • The challenged player must accept unless they are hurt or there is a time constraint for some reason, which should be reported to coaches.

  • If successful, the challenger may move up one ranking place in the ladder system.

  • If unsuccessful, the challenger cannot re-issue a challenge for two weeks from the Monday the challenge was issued.

  • Parents and Coaches may not participate in any way helping or coaching in a challenge match.

  • The challenge match will be one full No Ad Pro Set to 8. If players reach an 8-8 tie, a 7 point tiebreaker will be played.

  • A challenge match will NOT be played in the following situations: the day before a match, on wet tennis courts, below 32 degrees, or when an athlete is knowingly sick or injured as reported to a coach.

  • If a player gets hurt during the match, must leave, or quit for any reason once a challenge match has begun, they forfeit that match.

  • If a player is late to a challenge match, it will cost them the following: 5 mins late = loss of serve opportunity and loss of 1 point, 10 = mins late, loss of first serve opportunity and loss of first game, 15 minutes late = default loss of match. Don't be late to a challenge match.

  • Players will be afforded a 10 minute warmup together before the start of the match.

  • Players will shake hands after the match is over observing proper tennis etiquette and realizing this challenge endeavor is to help our TEAM reach its highest potential.

  • Both players will report the score of the match immediately to coaches via messages before leaving the court.


Our Current Rankings as of 3/1 are:

Men’s Team

• Gabriel Wiles

• Jack Bouldin

• Noah Gateley

• John Durfee

• Ethan Wiles

• Solomon Hawkins

• Jet Drouillard

• James Frady

• Mason Simmons

• Charlie Durfee

• Connor Liner

• Bryson Samuels

Women’s Team

• Kate Frasier

• Lilly Colwell

• Marian Swindell

• Lorelei Bouldin

• Luciana Quilichini

• Olivia Flaminio

• Brianna Stone

• Tegan Rittenberry

• Amber Mercado

• Alexis Jones

• Avi Rose

• Geneva Hehr


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