Red Clay Ladder 2009

2009 Davis Cup Ladder Tournament Winners

Congratulations to the 2009 Runner Up team in grey (New York: Mark Camp and Todd Walker) and 2009 Championship team in red (Paris: Dennis Smith and Andrew Stein). The other two qualifying teams were Melbourne: José Mieres and Steve Hirtle and London: Nick Celender and Daniel Kripper.

 

How to Join

• All club members Intermediate 3.0 to advanced 4.5 are welcome to join. 
• To sign up all you need to do is email redclayfrick -at- gmail.com.
• Your ladder participation is free with your 2009 player membership. Nice!
• The club players already registered can be found at http://www.tennisengine.com/league/index.asp?lgid=6006
• If already registered, log in to the tennis engine to schedule your matches and update your personal information.

Rules of the Ladder

The rules for PLAYING MATCHES for this Ladder:

1. All matches held at the Frick Park Red Clay Tennis Courts, 800 South Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh PA, 15221.
2. All matches are best two out of three 6-game sets. A 10 point tie-break must be played in lieu of a third set (no 3rd set).
3. Use regular game scoring with ads.
4. All players must be FPCCTC members for the year 2009.
5. Matches can be played anytime June 2 to September 30.
6. Players can play as few and as many matches as they like.
7. This ladder is coed and is open to intermediate to advanced intermediate players.
8. All matches are singles.
9. Players as asked to use clay court balls marked "Regular Duty" or "All Court" - see Clay Tips HERE.

The TIMES and DAYS for Matches:

1. Players contact each other to arrange match times - your contact information is available only to current ladder players.
2. In order to make efficient use of the clay courts, please consider holding your matches as much as possible:
   • Weekdays, any day, anytime.
   • Saturdays Noon to Dusk.
   • Sundays 5PM to Dusk.
3. Ladder players contact each other and agree on a day and time to play a ladder match.
4. Ladder players use the Frick clay courts only as they become available, and observe the same order of play as the general public.
5. Match winner agrees to upload result to tennis engine within 24 hrs.
6. 3rd Set Tie-Breaks should be entered as 7-6, regardless of the actual score.

The September 2009 Ladder PLAYOFFS and PRIZES:

1. Top 8 ranked players as of the last day of August 2009 will participate in ladder playoff and finals in September 2009.
2. Prizes to be sponsored by FPCCTP.

That's it. These are the initial rules; Changes to the rules and updates will be posted here. 

Please email redclayfrick -at- gmail.com with any questions of suggestions. They are always appreciated!

Have a great summer on the Frick Park clay