JTT Spring & Summer Leagues

New from USTA Mid-Atlantic for the Spring 2011 Championship season:  (For a complete copy of Mid-Atlantic and National rules, go to http://www.midatlantic.usta.com/USTA-Jr-Team-Tennis/Regulations/ and for the USTA Maryland 2011 JTT rules, click here.)

• District Championships July 16-17, 2011;  location McDonogh School, Owings Mills   
• Section Championships Aug. 12 - 14, 2011; location TBD.
• 10-under format - Intermediates will play on a 60' court with the orange ball; Advanced have the option to play on the 78' court with the green ball. 
• Substitutions: In no event can more than two substitues, one boy and one girl, be added to a team's roster for competition (for example, you may not add two boys this year).
• Eligibility:  Players that wish to advance to Nationals must compete in either District or Sectional Championships.
• Points:  Players earn 40 MAS Level 4 pts per match in singles and same-gender doubles won at Districts and 65 points at Sectionals.

Spring 2011, four teams advanced to the USTA Maryland State Junior Team Tennis Championships in Baltimore - The Ballers, The Baseliners Intermediate, The Baseliners Advanced, and The Spin Heads!  All teams won their divisions - amazing.  Three of the four went on to Sectionals (Baseliners Adv. were invited but unable to attend).  The Ballers came in 2nd in their division; The Baseliners Intermed. and Spin Heads won and advance to Nationals!!  Good luck to our MCTA teams.

Spring Session JTT organizes in March/April, with match play running from early May  through June.  Matches are scheduled on Saturday or Sunday evenings at various indoor and outdoor facilities throughout Montgomery County. The number of matches played and length of the season is determined by the number of teams registered, as each division must play a full round robin.  Generally, teams are scheduled for one match every week.

Spring Session JTT is our "Championship season" -- where teams are organized in strict accordance with national Junior Team Tennis regulations, and with division winners advancing to Maryland State, Mid-Atlantic Section, and National Championship competition. Divisions offered are 10-and-under; 12-and-under; 14-and-under; and 18-and-under. All teams must be co-ed with a minimum of 3 boys and 3 girls. Teams can be formed at either the Intermediate or Advanced levels within each Division.  Local match format is one court of boy's singles, one court of girl's singles, and one court of mixed doubles, played simultaneously.