COMBO
TEAM TENNIS TEAMS CAN FORM NOW!!!!
Combo teams may get registered at
TennisLink from Aug 1 to September 12.
You may register a team into the computer even if
you are not going to be the captain of
that team. The
ATA needs to know the number of teams in each division
by Sept 12, so please adhere to the sign up deadline.
We would like to play a regular
league season if we get enough teams participating.
4 to 6 teams in each division is an adequate
number for league play.
Play may begin on September 20
with all matches completed by October 23.
Deadline for the State Tournament
in Little Rock is October 24 and no late entries will be
accepted.
State Combo Tournament is
November 4-7 at Burns Park in Little Rock and is
formatted exactly like the regular Adult State
Tournament and is LOTS of fun.
Combo Sectionals is in January.
HOW
DO YOU PLAY COMBO?
Combo is simply a league composed
of doubles teams with a “combination” of levels.
You partner up with a player who has a different
level than your own. EXAMPLE:
a 3.0 player and a 3.5 player
will make up a 6.5 team.
A 2.5 player and a 3.0 player will make up a 5.5
team and so on. You
may play on any level of team as long as your combined
levels do not exceed the division you are playing in.
Three doubles teams are all that is needed to
complete your team.
We are looking for 6 teams in the
following divisions for men and women
5.5
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5
Please e-mail me if you will
consider playing on a team or putting your own team
together. Naturally there is a big advantage when taking on the
captain role, as you will have control of who is on your
team and when your team plays your matches.
I need the rest of the month to get an idea of
our numbers to make decisions on the league format.
Last year we had such a small turn out we played
the entire season in a weekend tournament.
I do have a few names of those who
are interested in being placed on a team through a blind
draw process but will need plenty of participants in
several levels in order to successfully form teams.
We have had outstanding
representation from this area on the State and Sectional
levels this year and would like to see Fort Smith
represented on the State and Sectional levels in the
Combo format as well.
You can reach me at:
BADaniel88@cox.net
452-4388 - home
650-1039 - cell
784-8149 - work
Southern
Combo Doubles
Is
the newest and fastest growing of our programs. It
is more relaxed than USA League Tennis. This
league provides men and women with the opportunity to
play with friends at any NTRP level, as long as they do
not exceed the combined level for their team. For
example, a 2.5 player and a 4.0 player can play together
on a 6.5 team, just as a 3.0 player and a 3.5 player
can. Even level combinations play UP to the next
odd level.
Barbara
Daniel is the new WATA Combo coordinator if you would
like to have more information or join a team please
e-mail Barbara at BADaniel88@cox.net
