Tennis

When/Where:
The tournament will be held on Wednesday, June 4th at John Paul II HS.  Matches could be scheduled anywhere from 8 am to 9 pm. We cannot schedule around conflicts.

Entry Deadline:
Registration Deadline is Tuesday, May 29 at 11:45 PM.  Entries received after this date will not be accepted. Tournament brackets will be distributed to the A.D.’s on Friday, May 31.

Eligibility & Fees:
Entry Fee is $50 per player. All students must be eligible as per DPL rules in all other sports.

Important Entry Notes:
Students may be signed up for singles OR doubles, but not both.
5th & 6th graders are considered JV and 7th & 8th graders are Varsity (based on grade during the 2024-2025 school year).

Tournament Rules and Structure:
There will be separate divisions as listed below as long as the number of entries warrants the divisions:

    JV Singles-Boys                        Varsity Singles-Boys

    JV Singles-Girls                        Varsity Singles-Girls

    JV Doubles-Boys                        Varsity Doubles-Boys

    JV Doubles-Girls                        Varsity Doubles-Girls

Players must report to the site supervisor upon arrival (30 min. before game time) to receive court assignments.

Each match will be a regular set (first to win 6 games). If the match gets to 5-5, the winner of the next game will win the match 6-5. This is an adjustment which has been made to conform to facility and time constraints

Players must know enough about tennis to be able to keep their score. Games will be played 15-30-40-Game. No ad scoring. Disputes will be settled with “Rock, Paper, Scissors”, or from a designated parent spectator that is keeping track.  Regardless of whether players or parents are keeping score (we prefer players), it is common courtesy to regularly call out the score so that all are of one accord. Players will rotate sides of the court as per standard tennis rules (after games 1, 3, 5, etc.).

Game times are approximate. 10-minute default rule: if players are not present 10 minutes after their scheduled game time then they forfeit.

All results should be reported to the tournament director on-site immediately after the completion of each match. Players will also confirm their next match time.

Players will be guaranteed at least 2 matches. Winners in each division will receive gold medals, and 2nd place will receive silver medals.