2024 CTA Singles Championships

**WAITLIST available for ALL LEVELS - signup to be next in-line!

Time and Place

All matches will be played on either outdoors hard courts, indoor hard courts or clay courts at Rock Creek Tennis Center.  We will be kicking off tournament weekend with Friday night matches from 6 to 10 pm and then continue with a full day of matches Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 6 pm.  Matches may extend into the evening should there be any weather delays.

**We will NOT be accepting any scheduling requests.  If you register, it is assumed you are available to play the entire duration of the tournament.**

***You must be an active CTA member to register:  renew your membership

NOTE:  Registration fees have increased due to increased court costs.  CTA In-House tournaments are self-funded thru registration fees.

The CTA Championships Tournament Guidelines can be found HERE.

Tournament Format

There are five separate draws based on skill divisions: OPEN, A, B, C, and D, to be dictated by CTA CAPERS singles ratings or GLTA rating if no CTA CAPERS rating (details are explained below under Rules for Registration).

Round Robin Phase 1

Players will be assigned to a group, with one seeded player in each group. Match format during Round Robin Phase will be 8 game Pro-Set with-Ad scoring for all matches, @7-7, a standard first-to-7-points-by-2 tiebreak (12pt tiebreaker) will decide the last game.

Single Elimination Phase 2

Players with the most winning record from group matches (Round Robin Phase 1) will advance to single elimination play, either as quarterfinals (only if large draw), semifinals (most typical), or straight to a final (for small draw). Match format for Phase Two single-elimination phase will be normal scoring, best-of-three-full-sets or a format agreed to by both players.

**Match format modifications may be made at the discretion of the tournament directors due to weather or time related constraints.**

Fast play during all matches will be encouraged and monitored. Seven-minute warm-ups (max), fast between points, brief change-overs, etc.  Please help us stay on schedule!

Determining Group Winners

Group winners advancing to elimination brackets will be determined in the following order:

1.     Most match wins. 

2.     Head-to-head results, if (only) two players have the same number of group match wins. 

3.     Games won and lost.  

4.     Coin flip. 

Note, some elimination brackets may need completion from best 2^nd place finishes in group play (same ranking criteria, 1-4, will be applied).

Rules for Registration

Any player with a current CTA membership is eligible to register.  Please ensure that your contact information (cell phone and email address) is up-to-date.  Tournament updates will be sent via email and texting will be used to assign courts and for players to submit match scores.  

CTA CAPERS ratings (as of close of registration on May 2, 2024) will be used to determine division of play eligibility and players cannot play in a lower division than what their CTA CAPERS rating qualifies them for.  If a player does not have a numeric CTA CAPERS rating, the alpha self-rating will be used along with consideration of their GLTA and/or USTA rating if they have one.  

- 4.35 and above must play OPEN

- 4.0 - 4.34 must play A or higher

- 3.5 - 3.99 must play B or higher

- 3.0 - 3.49 must play C or higher

- 2.99 and below D or higher

NOTE: Previous winner - if a player has won the division in the year prior (2023), that player must play up a division level.  **See CTA history of All-Time Singles Champions**

Any questionable registrations shall be approached on case-by-case basis, as policy does allow for appeals to tournament directors to register in a draw that may not be consistent with current policy.  If you have any questions or unsure of your current rating, please do not hesitate to ask the tournament directors.

Amenities

Lunch will be provided on Saturday from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. 

• Water/ice
• Bananas, peanut butter, bread/bagels, granola bars
• Gatorade/Powerade/Sparkling drinks

Questions or Interested in Volunteering to help with tournament logistics.

Please contact tournament directors Rick Beckman, Rudy Lopez or Andy Crooks.