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Tennis Ladder Description
This is a demo of a doubles tennis ladder.
Tennis Ladder Courts
Court Name City Type Courts
Stevenson High SchoolStevensonSchool4
Tennis Ladder Rules
1. The ladder is located in:
Country: United States
State: Florida
City: Jacksonville

2. The ladder is open to the following players:
Playing Level: All levels
Match Format: Doubles
Gender: All

3. This ladder will begin January 15, 2022 and end January 15, 2023.

4. Teams have 7 days to accept or decline a challenge before it is automatically declined.

5. Teams will not be penalized for declining challenges.

6. Teams have 14 days to play an accepted challenge before it expires and the following occurs:
The challenged team automatically declines the challenge.

7. Teams have 2 wildcard challenges. Wildcards allows a team to play a team much higher ranked than the rules typically allow.

8. Teams will not be penalized for not playing matches.

9. You may only play an opponent if this player was not played in your last 2 matches.

10. Forfeits will be treated like a lost match, and will affect rankings and points.

11. Any of the following match formats can be used:

Best of 3 Sets: Best of 3 sets is first to win 2 sets. Each set is first to win 6 or more games with a margin of 2 games. A tie-breaker is played if each team has won 6 games.

Example scores: 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 or 6-4, 7-6


Single Set: A single set is first to win 6 or more games with a margin of 2 games. A tie-breaker is played if each team has won 6 games.

Example scores: 6-3 or 7-6


Anything Goes: This will allow any score to be submitted without any validation. Not always recommended.

Example scores: 5-3, 8-2 or 21-20, 21-18


12. The following system will be used to compute a player's position on the ladder.

Elo Rating: This system is the best system for ranking teams by their ability. Each team will start with 1500 points, which will increase as they win and decrease as they lose. The amount of points gained or lost from a match is dependent on the points of the opponent played. For example, if a 2000 point team beats a 1000 point team, very little change will occur to either teams rating. However, if a 2000 point team loses to a 1000 point team, both teams ratings will change drastically. Teams points will also change more drastically during the first games that are recorded. This allows teams to reach a stable equilibrium quickly. Learn more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

13. All ladder members should maintain current contact information. If you change phone numbers or e-mail addresses, you must update your profile so other member can contact you and you will receive email notifications.