Boys tennis
SPORT MANAGERS
SPORT chairs
1A Rob Salter, CPIC
Greenfield School
252-291-4606
2A Paula Sneeden, CFIC
Cape Fear Academy
910-791-0287
psneeden@capefearacademy.org
3A Mike Murray, PACIS, Forsyth Country Day School,
336-945-3151, mikemurray@fcds.org
3A Site Director: Ricardo Viera, PACIS, Wesleyan Christian Academy,
336-884-3333 x224, rviera@wesed.org
DATES AND SITES
1A - May 18 and 19, 2012 at Barton College in Wilson
2A - May 18 and 19 2012 at Althea Gibson Tennis Center Wilmington, NC
3A - May 12, 15, 18 and 19, 2012 at Wesleyan Christian Academy (First two rounds at site of higher seed)
ENTRY DEADLINE: May 4, 2012. 1A/2A schools should inform the Sport Chair of your intent to play. 3A schools should have their tournament line-ups verified by their Sport Chair.
GENERAL TOURNAMENT GUIDELINES: See RULES/REGULATIONS page
1A/2A TEAM QUALIFICATIONS. Beginning in 2011 the 1A/2A tournaments will have limited team entries. 1A will have 12 teams, and 2A will have 16 teams. If more than the limited number of teams submit their intent to play, then a seeding committee will be established and will meet on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Greensboro Day School to determine the top 12 and top 16 teams for the flighted tournaments.
1A/2A SEEDING: These are open tournaments with draws and seeding made by a committee consisting of all coaches of the entering teams. The committee will meet on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM at a site to be announced.
3A SEEDING. Each NCISAA conference with four or more participating schools will receive an automatic bid to the state play-offs. The remaining teams will be selected at large by the seeding committee on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Greensboro Day School.
OFFICIALS: For all divisions, The NCISAA will provide a USTA officia for semi-finals and finalsl for the purpose of arbitrating all issues of sportsmanship and rules. That person will be paid and is expected to be present at all times during the tournament. Coaches may serve as monitors only when their own players are NOT involved in the match.
ADMISSION: Unless otherwise specified, admission for NCISAA play-off events is $S7.00 per adult and $5.00 per NCISAA student. Children under the age of eight will be admitted free. 100% of gate receipts, after approved expenses, are due the NCISAA.
ROTATION: See RULES/REGULATIONS page
3A seeding committee
Andrew Corcoran, Chair, TISAC, CA
919-677-3873
Jeff Hayhurst, CISAA, CS
Mike Murray, PACIS, FCDS
James Pharr, CAA, AS
Marc Taylor, MAC,CDS
At-Large:
Asheville School
Christ School
Rabun Gap School
| awards | 1a | 2a | 3a |
| Championship Trophy | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Runner-Up Trophy | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Individual Gold Medals to Championship Team | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Individual Silver Medals to Runner-Up Team | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Plaques to each Flight Champion | 6 Singles 6 Doubles |
6 Singles 6 Doubles |
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| Medals to each Flight Runner-Up | 6 Singles 6 Doubles |
6 Singles 6 Doubles |
1A/2A/3A BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS RULES AND GUIDELINES
for REGULAR SEASON
1. Each coach is obligated to see that his/her team line-up represents the comparative strength of the players in both singles and doubles. For example, the #1 player or team is stronger than #2; #2 is stronger than #3, etc. FOR 1A/2A ONLY, In doubles, the position paired at #1 position (e.g., #1 and #3=4) must add up to an equal or lower number than those paired at the #2 position (e.g., #2 and #4=6 and the same for the #3 pair.)A #1 singles player cannot play in the #3 doubles position. Any player not in the top six will be considered a #7 player for doubles placement purposes. A coach is permitted to substitute for a player in the doubles as long as it is a lower ranked player not already in the doubles lineup. The doubles team with the substituted player is NOT subject to the doubles pairing regulation.
2. If a player in the starting line-up misses a match for any reason, all players below that player must move up in order to fairly represent the strength of the team on that particular day. Coaches are expected to exchange dual match lineups simultaneously.
3. A hard court will be used whenever possible.
4. Coaching is allowed during the changeover and if the sets split. The officially named coach is an agent of the school unless a substitute is named by the Director of Athletics prior to the match.
5 In case of injury or illness all players must move up. The team appearing with an insufficient number of players shall default matches at the bottom of the line-up.
6. Regular season matches may be altered depending upon the time/lighting constraints of the match. If a format other than 2/3 sets is used, this must be agreed upon prior to match play.
- Doubles will begin play with an 8 game pro set with ADD scoring and a set tie breaker will be used at 8 games all.
- In the event of a singles match splits sets, a 10 point match tiebreaker will be played to decide the third set.
7. USTA rules of play will apply to matches unless otherwise specified. Coaches are encouraged to have an official USTA rules handbook on site for all matches.
1A/2A BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS GUIDELINES
for TOURNAMENTS
1. All 1A and 2A tennis programs will receive information outlining procedures for state tournament participation one month prior to the state tournament.
2. All member schools must have participated in at least four varsity tennis matches. Each individual player must have played a minimum of four varsity matches at the same flight in order to qualify for seeding at that flight. All teams selected for play in the tournament must submit a lineup verified by the school’s Director of Athletics to the 1A or 2A Sport Chair of the tournament by the Wednesday prior to the tournament.
3. Once a team’s draw has been completed for the tournament, entries must remain unchanged. If injury or illness occurs after that time but before the tournament begins, a substitution may be made at the position of the occurring injury or illness. Once the tournament begins no substitutions may be made.
4. Seeding will use the following criteria in priority order.
Head to head matches
Season’s win/loss record
State, sectional, national ranking
Common opponent results
5. Matches will be 2 out of 3 sets for singles and doubles with ADD scoring. If a match splits sets, a 10 point match tiebreaker will be played to determine the third set.
6. An individual will play no more than four (4) matches per day. Ten minutes are allowed between the second and third set, and a twenty minute minimum is suggested between matches.
7. Each school will bring nine cans of tennis balls to the state tournament.
8. All teams competing must enter a full team. A school not fielding a tennis team or with less than six players may not enter the state tournament. Individual players are not allowed.
9. One point is given for each match won. Two points are given for a bye only if the player wins his/her match.
10. Overall individual season and doubles records must be reported including non-NCISAA matches.
11.
USTA rules will apply to matches unless otherwise specified.
3A BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS GUIDELINES
for TOURNAMENTS
1. 3A tennis programs will receive information outlining procedures for state tournament participation one month prior to the state tournament.
2. A hard court will be used whenever possible.
3. All member schools must have participated in at least four tennis matches. Each singles player and doubles team must have played a minimum of four (4) matches at the same position in order to qualify for play in the state tournament at that position.
4 . All teams qualifying for the state tournament must send an officially verified line-up to the Sport Manager and Sport Chair by the Friday preceding the first round matches. This line-up must be verified by the qualifying team’s Director of Athletics and should fairly represent the comparative strength and schedule played by individuals and doubles teams throughout the regular season.
5. Any ill or injured player may not be substituted back into the line up on that day or during that particular match.
6. Seeding will use the following criteria in priority order.
- Head to head results
- Common opponent results
- Strength of schedule
- Conference finish with tournament results
- Late season performance
7. Matches will be 2 out of 3 sets for singles with ADD scoring. Doubles will be 8 game pro sets with ADD scoring. A standard set tie breaker will be used at 8 games all for the pro sets.
8. An individual will play no more than four (4) matches per day. Ten minutes are allowed between the second and third set, and a twenty minute minimum is suggested between matches.
9 Coaching is allowed during the changeover and if the sets split. The officially named coach is an agent of the school and not an appointed “coach” for the tournament.
10. USTA rules will apply to matches unless otherwise specified. Coaches are encouraged to have on site an official USTA rule book.
12.
Doubles will start all tournament matches, and all matches will be played in full regardless of the outcome being determined during the match.