USTA Leagues
The San Carlos Tennis Club fields USTA teams at many levels. Men’s and Women’s leagues are in the spring and summer, while Mixed, Senior, and Combo leagues are in the fall and winter.  SCTC teams have had great success in recent years.
If you’re interested in joining a team please contact the USTA Coordinator : John Geer
United States Tennis Association Basics
Type of teams: Seniors, Mixed, & combos play 3 doubles matches only. Adult League play 3 doubles & 2 singles Matches. Higher ratings teams have fewer players and less doubles and singles play.
Combo leagues: combos can be for Age, Men, Women, Mixed, & Ability. Ability means you can have 3.0 and 4.0 playing together. Maximum spread is 1 full point level. Senior 50 Women 6.0 would mean woman 50 or over, 2.5 to 3.5 rating. Combo men’s 6.5 would be 3.0 to 3.5 players (each individual match team could not be higher than 6.5).
Age: if want to sign up league by age, you are allowed to sign up if you turn the age during the year you play. Example: you want to play in the senior 50 age team for 2007 and you are 49, you would need to turn 50 during 2007 year…
Sponsored Teams: Most teams are sponsored by Clubs or Facilities. San Carlos sponsors many teams and coordinates the court assignments. You must have an approved location if you don’t have a sponsor.
Membership & Money:
USTA: To play on a USTA team, you must join USTA. Cost varies
on the number of years you join but generally about $40 for one year. Join USTA
After joining USTA, use your USTA number to sign up on a team.
Team: Cost to join a team for 2007 is $21 per team. Don’t just signup for a team as you may never get to play. Contact the captain by email and ask if you can join. Most all private Clubs restrict participating to members only. USTA lists the type of club as public or private.
San Carlos Tennis Club: SCTC requires membership for USTA participation and dues run $30-$40 per year. You may join several teams during the year (Mixed, Adult, Senior, Combo) for one USTA and San Carlos TC membership. sancarlostennis.com
Sign ups: you can sign up on a team anytime during the season, but you must play 2 matches to compete in the playoffs. You must play 3 matches during the season to qualify for Nationals.
Location of Play: the fewer the teams, the farther you travel. Adult leagues have matches within a few miles in 3.0, 3.5 & 4.0 but 2.5, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 and open many need to travel farther. Super Senior 65 travel 10-25 miles. Open leagues may need the whole Bay Area.
Volunteering: All USTA teams are asked to contribute time for a project to benefit local Tennis. It could running a one day tournament or Fun Day or assisting the local High School Tennis team event.
Ratings: USTA has a level of play called Ratings. Player rating As you play with others and compare your ability to others. You may self rate (pick your own rating) but if you win easily over other players, you risk the 3 Strike rule. If the computer decides your are playing in the wrong league, your team will have all matches forfeited in which you played and you will be re-rated out of that team. You many want to practice with a team before you join to see if you have similar skills and ability. Rating information
Championships: Some teams are the same throughout the United States and these teams have a National Championship. If the team says Norcal, it means the league is setup for Northern California only and there will be Norcal Championship only.
Adult Men’s & Women’s League
Team Registration: Jan 8-Feb 11
Season starts: March 20
Age: 19+
Levels: 2.5-open
Play: 3 doubles, 2 singles
National Championships
Super Senior 65 Men’s & Women’s
Team Registration: Jan 8- Feb 11
Season Starts: March 20
Age: 65+
Levels: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Play: 3 doubles
Norcal only
Mixed 50 Doubles
Team Registration: Feb 26, 2007
Play: April 30, 2007
Age: 50+
Team Type: Mixed doubles teams (3)
Norcal only
Super Senior 60 Men’s & Women’s
Team Registration: May 1
Season Starts: June
Age: 60+
Play: 3 doubles
National Championship
Combo Doubles
Team Registration: June
Play: beginning of July
Team types: men’s, women’s & Mixed. Also done by Age.
Norcal only
Mixed Doubles
Team Registration: July
Season starts: September
Age: 19+
Levels: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10 (combine level)
Play: 3 doubles
National Championships
Seniors 50 Men’s & Women’s
Team Registration: July
Season Starts: September
Age: 50+
Levels: 2.5-open
Play: 3 doubles
National Championships