7Sun Tennis League
Captain: Rutao Yao. League Base Location: Miller Tennis Center.
Rules
All players of the league must obey the following rules. Violations will result in up to 2 warnings and ultimately dismissal from the league.
Player Obligations
Create and maintain personal accounts on WeChat, and on Facebook for group communication, on signupgenius.com for scheduling and magning play dates (doubles, singles), and on rankade.com for participating in 7Sun's ranking system.
Signing up on a play slot declares the ownership of the slot. Must play on that day or find a substitute.
Must arrive at the court 5-minutes before 7 PM, and play through the whole duration of the booked court time. No-show or early withdraw is not acceptable.
Sportsmanship on and off the court.
Court Assignment
The court assigned to a Player signed up on that night is determined by the player's all-time (Main) ranking on https://rankade.com/sunday-7-9-pm/ at the time.
Doubles: Among the players who have signed up for the night's play, the top-ranked 4 players play on court 5 (highest rank court). The 4 players ranked from 5th to 8th play on court 6, so on so forth.
Singles: Among the players who have signed up for the night's play, the top-ranked 2 players play on court 1 (highest rank court). The 2 players ranked lower play on court 2.
Players court request. It is not permitted that players switch courts by themselves. Under unusal circumstances, a player may make a special request to the captain but a permission may not be granted and in general such a request is not encouraged.
New-Set Regrouping on Doubles Courts
Assume the four players on a doubles court, with rankade ranking from high to low, are A, B, C and D. The players on the court will regroup to form new factions after each set.
The plays of the first 3 sets will be A & D vs. B & C, A & C vs. B & D, and A & B vs. C & D.
After 3 sets of playing, the players may freely form factions to continue.
Score Recording
Doubles: The scores of the first 3 sets played on the night will be recorded on rankade. Each game will be with-ad.
Singles: Scores of all completed sets played on the night will be recorded on rankade. Games will be with-ad.
Unfinished set: An unfinished set (one of the first 3 doubles sets or one of the first 2 singles sets) is recorded with a winning side if one team is 3 or more games ahead at 9 PM for Doubles, or at 8:30 PM for Singles, otherwise it is recorded as a draw.
Scores of recent matches played outside the 7Sun league time may also be entered in the Sunday 7-9 pm league on rankade.com, as long as all the players are members of 7Sun and everyone agrees to do so. Bigger data should be helpful for more accurate ranking.
Secure a Substitute Player and Court Fee Arrangement
If a player cannot play on a slot he/she sign up, he/she is obligated to secure a substitute for the slot and for making the necessary updates of signup roster on signupgenius. The substitute's court assignment will be determined by his/her own rankade ranking.
The substitute player shall pay $27.75 to the original owner of the slot for the play.
If an emergency substitute player must be found in the last hours before the play, the sub-player shall not be responsible for the court-fee.
New Player
A player who wishes or is referred to join or as a substitute to play in the 7Sun League must get the approval from the league captain Rutao Yao.
The new player must 1) be an MTC member, 2) have a skill level comparable to or better than our players on the lowest ranked court, 3) be willing and able to set up a WeChat account and use WeChat, 4) be able to sign up on signupgenius.com, and 5) be able to enter match scores on rankade.com.
If the player has no prior USTA rating, he or she will start as the lowest ranked player. The player must win 6 or more games in the 3 sets of games played to remain in our league.
A player with official USTA rating will be assigned to a court by the League Captain.
Doubles Opt to Singles
On days when there is an inadequate number of players to play doubles, singles games are encouraged but note the singles players will pay the singles court rate.
Name on Rankade
Please follow this format LastName FirstName ChineseCharactorName, e.g. Yao Rutao 姚如涛, to fill the Name field under your account's Profile on rankade. If what you see is not what you entered, review your account's Settings.
2020-21 Season Signup Information
Season duration
Sunday nights
From 9/20/2020 through 5/9/2021 for 33 weeks total. No matches on 4/4/2021, for a total of 33 Sundays.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050848a8ac2ca75-202021
Court rate:
$37/hour/court.
Player pays $18.5/night for an 2-hour Doubles, and 27.75 for a 1.5-hour singles play.
Doubles court numbers at Millers and play time:
Two courts, based on our signup result. May have less courts during the week between Christmas and New Year.
Play time: 7-9 PM.
Singles courts and time:
One court, based on our signup result. May have less courts during the week between Christmas and New Year.
Play time: 7 - 8:30 PM.
Sign up
Each player will sign up on signupGenius.com for his committed number of games on dates he chooses - options of both doubles and singles are available. It is recommended everyone evenly distributes his signup dates over the entire season. The signup site allows later play-date adjustments such as swapping and substituting.
Fees
Payments based on individual signup will be charged by Miller prior to the season start, adjustments to each player's payment will be made by Miller at the end of the season based on the player's actual number of plays.
All the league member share the fees (estimated to be less than $5 per player) necessary for preferred group services on rankade.com and signupgenius.com.
Season Sign-up Questions and Answers
Do I need to coordinate with someone else so we jointly sign up for a full-membership (33 games for the season)?
Answer: No need for you to do that. The total signups will be tallied to derive the number of courts needed. Then everyone will sign up what he register - approximately 28 play-nights for a full member, 14 play-nights for a half-member.
I want to play both doubles and singles. What should I sign up?
Answer: You can Sign up as a Singles half-member and a Doubles half-member. So you can play doubles on 14 nights, and play singles on 14 nights. Note singles court time is one-hour and a half.
