Summer 

Summer 2024/25 Key Dates

SENIORS

Nominations Open: Monday 12th August

Nominations Close: Thursday 5th September

Start of Season: 12th October

Last Match before Christmas: 14th December

Season recommences: 1st February

Last Minor Round: 15th March 

Semi Final Week: 22nd March

Grand Final: 29th March

Adelaide Cup Bye: No matches will be played over the Adelaide Cup long weekend 8th March

JUNIORS

Nominations Open: Monday 12th August

Nominations Close: Thursday 5th September (Prem/Div 1/Div 2); Thursday 12th September (All other divisions)

Start of Season: 18/19th October

Last Match before Christmas: 13/14th December

Season recommences: 31 January/1st February

Last Minor Round: 14th/15th March 

Semi Final Week: 21st/22nd March

Grand Final: 28/29th March

Adelaide Cup Bye: No matches will be played over the Adelaide Cup long weekend 7/8th March

GDTA - Grading will likely be the week before 8th of September.  They are playing a 2 week finals series.

ORANGE BALL 

Played over six to eight Saturday mornings split into two seasons in Term 4 and Term 1

Term 4 Dates

Nominations Open: Monday 12th August

Nominations Close: Thursday 5th September

Start of Season: 19th October

Final Round: 14th December

Christmas Pageant: No matches will be played during the Christmas Pageant - 2 November

Term 1, 2025 Dates

Nominations Open: TBA

Nominations Close: TBA

Start of Season: TBA

Final Round: TBA

Adelaide Cup Bye: No matches will be played over the Adelaide Cup long weekend 8th March

• Matches will be played using a home and away fixture

• Matches are played from 10:45am

Team Nomination 

• A Tennis Club affiliated with Tennis SA may nominate a team to compete within SDTA

• Nominations shall be submitted online via League Manager – League Manager

• The Nomination will require a nominating club to name in Order of Merit the players which it proposes to play in its team. Players who are listed as reserves will not be taken into account when grading and require approval if they wish to play

• All players nominated must have registered and activated their own Competitive Player Profile to compete

  • Clubs can no longer create a profile. A profile must be created by a player or parent/caregiver

  • Instructions found here

• Players with a Competitive Player Profile can only be selected

• Select preferred division

• Clubs will receive an invoice once teams are final

TENNIS SA DATES

STATE LEAGUE

Nominations open: Wednesday, 31st July

Nominations close: Wednesday, 14th August

Start of season: Saturday, 12 October

Last match before Christmas: Saturday, 7th December

Season recommences: Saturday, 1st February

Last Minor Round: Saturday, 15th February

Finals to be run over 2 weekends, commencing Saturday, 22nd February, with the Grand Final on Saturday, 1st March

METRO LEAGUE

Nominations open: Thursday, 1 August

Nominations close: Sunday, 25 August

Start of season: Saturday, 12 October

Last match before Christmas: Saturday, 14 December

Season recommences: Saturday, 1 February

Last Minor Round: Saturday, 1 March

Finals to be run over 3 weekends, commencing Saturday, 15 March, with the Grand Final on Saturday, 29 March

Adelaide Cup Bye: No matches will be played over the Adelaide Cup long weekend 8th March

JUNIOR STATE LEAGUE

Nominations open: 31 July 2024.

Nominations close: 14 August 2024.

Start of Season: 18 October 2024.

Last Match before Christmas: 13 December 2024.

Season recommences: 31 January 2025.

Last Minor Round: 14 February 2025.

Finals: to be run over 2 weekends, commencing 21 February with the Grand Final on 28 February 2025.

Adelaide Cup Bye: No matches will be played over the Adelaide Cup long weekend 7/8th March

JUNIOR STATE LEAGUE 2

Nominations open: 31 July 2024.

Nominations close: 14 August 2024.

Start of Season: 18 October 2024.

Last Match before Christmas: 13 December 2024.

Season recommences: 31 January 2025.

Last Minor Round: 28 February 2025.

Finals: to be run over 2 weekends, commencing 14 March with the Grand Final on 21 March 2025.

Adelaide Cup Bye: No matches will be played over the Adelaide Cup long weekend 7/8th March

Weather Cancellations

In the event of extreme weather (including but not limited to rain or excessive heat) an update will be placed on the Tennis SA Website 

Tennis SA Weather Update – click here

Extreme Weather Policy

Click here for Junior Contacts for Summer 2023/24

Click here for Senior Contacts for Summer 2023/24

Parent Responsibilities/Expectations 

Player Responsibilities/Expectations 

Team Manager Duties 

Venue Supervisor Guidelines 

Venue Supervisor Training Powerpoint Document

Competition Policies and Guidelines

Safeguarding Children

Congratulations also to those who either won or came Runners Up in the Green Ball State League, Les Tapp, and Inter-Association (both Juniors and Seniors) - see photos below

 SDTA Green Ball State League Runners Up - Baylee Hannah (CLW), Olivia Todd (Happy Valley), Anthony Rapuano (Denman), Nicholas Rapuano (Denman).

SDTA Open Boys Les Tapp Winners - Kye Hussey (Happy Valley), Ben Chisholm (Reade Park), Henry Gray (Blackwood), Daniel Skuza (Flagstaff Hill)

SDTA Junior Inter association winners - Back Row: Man Hau Manko Law (Flagstaff Hill), Oliver Twelftree (Reade Park), Ruby Measday (Denman), Ben Chisholm (Reade Park), Kye Hussey (Happy Valley); Front Row: Delilah McBeath (McLaren Vale), Jemyma Loke (McLaren Vale), Zoe Logan (Blackwood)

SDTA Senior Inter association winners - Back Row: Jack Simula, Ben Perry, Nick Scott (Denman), Tom Roberts (CLW); Front Row: Gill Scott (Denman), Vittoria Peresano (Kingswood), Olivia Manzie (Denman), Jacqui Scott (Denman)