Q-2e: Do you normally play on the junior varsity/practice team or outside the starting lineup of your varsity team? Q-16r: Have you played tennis more than one Year? Q-16a: How many times a week are you currently playing tennis? Q-16b: Did you play in a sport other than tennis on a varsity college team?

You may only appeal your rating one time so be sure you want to appeal it before proceeding. Only individual players should appeal their rating. Please do not appeal the rating for another player.

In all cases, the player is disqualified from participation at that NTRP level. Each USTA Section will determine what matches, if any will be reversed for the local season. During Championships: Each Section must state before the event one of two methods for NTRP Dynamic Disqualification.

Self Rating (S): A Self Rating is an NTRP entry-level rating generated upon a new player or a player re-entering the USTA League Adult Division with a M (Mixed) or T (Tournament) rating, after completing the USTA Self-Rate Questionnaire.

USTA Rankings/Standings: Adult and junior standings and rankings are based on results from the best six tournaments for each player during the past 12 months. A player may have played in more than six tournaments; however, only the results from the six best tournaments will count for rankings and standings.

Year-end ratings can only be appealed online through tennislink, see instructions above on how to appeal an NTRP year-end rating. For complete information on Medical Appeals and to download the appropriate documents to file an appeal please visit the USTA LEAGUE WEBSITE.

To self-rate, go to tennislink.usta.com, on the navigation bar select USTA League. Below the heading “Find NTRP Rating Info” click the “self-rate” button. A membership or a team number to self-rate but a USTA Account number is needed.

When a player is DQ’d and a match win is forfeited, it will change a 3-2 win to a 2-3 loss. Team standings change accordingly. Even a loss by a DQ’d player can hurt the team, as the tiebreaker here is sets lost and games lost. A DQ’d player’s result gets treated as a double-bagel, IIRC.

Getting “DQ’d” doesn’t always mean you are going to Dairy Queen! To ensure fairness in the competition, swim meets are governed by trained officials (many started out as parents, just like you). They are charged with the job of enforcing the rules laid out by USA Swimming and FINA.

A self rating is an entry-level rating generated upon a player, either a new player or a player re-entering the USTA League Adult Division with a M (mixed) or T (tournament) rating, completing the USTA Self-Rate Questionnaire. To participate in USTA League, all players must have a valid computer rating or self-rating.

The USTA Questionnaire is available on Tennislink. Start Rating: A player’s previous year-end rating to the hundredth used as the first calculation in averaging dynamic ratings for matches in the current championship year. Tournament Rating (T): A Tournament Rating is generated by a player who only participates in USTA sanctioned tournament play.

All USTA Leagues (i.e., 18 & Over, 40 & Over, 55 & Over, 65 & over, Mixed) are included in the Year-End Rating calculation. Mixed Doubles divisions will only have an effect on the ratings of players who played exclusively Mixed Doubles. Each Section has the option to include or exclude other adult leagues as well as NTRP tournaments.

During Local League Play: In all cases, the player is disqualified from participation at that NTRP level. Each USTA Section will determine what matches, if any, will be reversed for the local season. During Championships: Each Section must state before the championship event one of the two methods for NTRP Disqualification.