CATA League Descriptions

Leagues Offeblack By CATA
To join any CATA league, use the player finder or contact leagues@austintennis.org.

• USTA Adult Leagues
• Men's and Women's Weekend/Weekday
• Mixed Doubles
• Senior Doubles
• Senior Mixed Doubles
• Super Senior Doubles
• Super Senior Plus Doubles
• Summer Doubles
• Combo Tournament
• Tri-Level Tournament

• USTA Lonestar (Beginner)
• Lonestar

• Junior
• Junior Tour

USTA Adult Leagues

USTA USA League Tennis is team-based play.  Leagues are organized into divisions comprised of teams with players in the same skill level (NTRP rating).  Teams compete to win weekly matches, and the team with the most match wins in a season (Spring only) advances to sectional playoffs.  Typically, there are two seasons per year - one in the Spring and one in the Fall - comprised of a minimum 8 matches per season.  In a given match, players play individual singles or doubles matches (called "lines") and the team that wins the most lines wins the match.  A line match is usually 2 sets with a first-to-10-by-2 tiebreaker played to decide the winner if the sets are split (Coman tiebreak).  Each team has a captain/player that organizes the team and sets the lineup for matches.  Players must be 19 years of age or older to participate in adult league play.  To join in on the fun and competition, read more below about the USTA League that's right for you! 

USTA USA League Tennis: Men's and Women's Weekend/Weekday 2008 Spring
Men's league tennis is played on Sunday during the day.  There is a Women's league that plays on Saturdays, and a separate league that plays on Thursdays or Fridays during the day (Women's Weekday).  For your particular division, you will always play on the same day each week.

Spring 2008 Division Specific Details
Division	Start Date	Play Day	Min Plyrs	Max Plyrs	Match Lines
Men's 2.5	4/27	Sunday	5	11	2 doubles lines, 1 singles line
Men's 3.0	2/3	Sunday 1pm	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
Men's 3.5	2/3	Sunday 4pm	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
Men's 4.0	2/3	Sunday 1pm	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
Men's 4.5	4/26	Saturday	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
Men's 5.0	4/26	Saturday	5	11	2 doubles lines, 1 singles lines
W's Wkend 2.5	4/26	Saturday 9am	5	11	2 doubles lines, 1 singles line
W's Wkend 3.0	2/2	Saturday 9am	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
W's Wkend 3.5	2/2	Saturday 3pm	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
W's Wkend 4.0	2/2	Saturday noon	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
W's Wkend 4.5	4/26	Saturday	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
W's Wkday 5.0	4/26	Saturday	5	11	2 doubles lines, 1 singles lines
W's Wkday 2.5	4/25	Friday 9:30am	5	11	2 doubles lines, 1 singles line
W's Wkday 3.0	2/8	Friday 9:30am	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
W's Wkday 3.5	2/7	Thursday 9:30am	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
W's Wkday 4.0	2/8	Friday 9:30am	8	17	3 doubles lines, 2 singles lines
W's Wkday 4.5	no weekday women's 4.5
W's Wkday 5.0	no weekday women's 5.0

2008 Other League Information
Division	Start Date	Play Day	Min Plyrs	Max Plyrs	Match Lines
Mixed Doubles	5/18	Sunday	6	15	3 doubles lines
7.0/9.0		1:00pm
6.0/8.0		4:00 pm
Seniors	5/31	Saturday	6	15	3 doubles lines
3.0 - 4.5		9:00am
Summer Doubles	6/4		6	18	3 doubles lines
W's Wkday 3.0/4.0		Wednesday 9:30 am
W's Wkday 3.5/4.5		Thursday 9:30 am
W's Night 3.5/4.5		Monday 6:30 pm
M's Night 3.5/4.5		Tuesday 6:30 pm
M's Night 3.0/4.0		Wednesday 6:30 pm
W's Night 3.0/4.0		Thursday 6:30 pm
Super Seniors	7/12	Friday Morning or Saturday	6	15	3 doubles lines
6.0 - 8.0
Super Seniors Plus	7/12	Friday Morning or Saturday	6	15	3 doubles lines
6.0 - 8.0
World Team Tennis	9/5	Friday 7:00 pm	4	10	6 lines
Combo 5.5-9.5	9/26 - 9/28	Weekend Round Robin	6	10	3 doubles lines
Senior Mixed	10/5	Sunday	6	15	3 doubles lines
7.0		1:00 pm
8.0		4:00 pm
Tri-Level 3.0-4.0 3.5-4.5	11/21 - 11/23	Weekend Round Robin	6	12	3 doubles lines

 

USTA USA League Tennis: Men's and Women's Weekend/Weekday 2009 FALL SEASON
Men's league tennis is played on Sunday during the day.  There is a Women's league that plays on Saturdays, and a separate league that plays on Thursdays or Fridays during the day (Women's Weekday).  For your particular division, you will always play on the same day each week.

USTA USA League Tennis: Mixed Doubles (See flyer)
2008 Spring Mixed Doubles tennis is played on Sundays during the day (calendar).  Teams are comprised of men and women with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 15 players per team.  Teams compete within the following divisions of combined NTRP ratings: 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0.  Each weekly match is 3 lines of mixed doubles where the combined rating of the male and female partners must not be greater than the division maximum AND the difference between the partner ratings must not be greater than 1.0.  For each division, the team with the best match win/loss record will be eligible to compete in the Texas Sectionals tournament (October 3-5, 2008).  Please note that for a player to be eligible for Sectionals, he/she must have played in at least two matches (one default may count).  For Nationals, three matches are requiblack (no defaults count).


USTA USA League Tennis: Senior Doubles (starts June 2008) (See flyer)
2008 Spring Senior Doubles tennis is played on Saturdays during the day (calendar).  Players must be 50 years or older by December 31, 2008 to be eligible to play in this league.  Teams are comprised of all men or all women with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 15 players per team.  Men's and women's teams compete in separate leagues in the following divisions of NTRP ratings: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5.  Each weekly match is 3 lines of doubles.  For each division, the team with the best match win/loss record will be eligible to compete in the Texas Sectionals tournament (September 19-21, 2008).  Please note that for a player to be eligible for sectionals, he/she must have played in at least two local level matches (one default may count).  For nationals, at least three matches (three local level OR two local and one sectional but NO defaults can count) is requiblack for a player to advance.


USTA USA League Tennis: Senior Mixed Doubles (starts Fall 2008)
2009 Fall Senior Mixed Doubles tennis is played on Sundays during the day (calendar).  Teams are comprised of men and women with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 15 players per team.  Players must be 50 years or older by December 31, 2008 to be eligible to play in this league.  Teams compete within the following divisions of combined NTRP ratings: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0.  Each weekly match is 3 lines of mixed doubles where the combined rating of the male and female partners must not be greater than the division maximum AND the difference between the partner ratings must not be greater than 1.0.  For each division, the team with the best match win/loss record will be eligible to compete in the Texas Sectionals tournament.  Please note that for a player to be eligible for Sectionals, he/she must have played in at least two matches(one default may count).  For Nationals, three matches are requiblack (no defaults count).



USTA USA League Tennis: Super Senior Doubles (Starts July 2008)
2008 Spring Super Senior Doubles tennis is played on Saturdays during the day (calendar).  Players must be 60 years or older by December 31, 2008 to be eligible to play in this league.  Teams are comprised of all men or all women with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 15 players per team.  Men's and women's teams compete in separate leagues in the following divisions of combined NTRP ratings: 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0.  Each weekly match is 3 lines of doubles where the combined rating of partners must not be greater than the division maximum AND the difference between the partner ratings must not be greater than 1.0.  For each division, the team with the best match win/loss record will be eligible to compete in the Texas Sectionals tournament.  Two matches are requiblack (1 default may count) through Sectionals to advance to Nationals.  The Sectional Championships are scheduled for November 21-23, 2008 in College Station.  The 7.0 level is also requiblack to have a minimum 2 team local league in order to advance to sectionals.


USTA USA League Tennis: Super Senior Plus Doubles
2008 Spring Super Senior Plus Doubles tennis is played on Saturdays during the day (calendar).  Players must be 70 years or older by December 31, 2008 to be eligible to play in this league.  Teams are comprised of all men or all women with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 15 players per team.  Men's and women's teams compete in separate leagues in the following divisions of combined NTRP ratings: 6.0 and 7.0.  Each weekly match is 3 lines of doubles where the combined rating of partners must not be greater than the division maximum AND the difference between the partner ratings must not be greater than 1.0.  For each division, the team with the best match win/loss record will be eligible to compete in the Texas Sectionals tournament (November 21-23, 2008).  Please note that there is no match minimum for a player to be eligible for sectionals and that Super Seniors Plus does not advance to nationals.


Summer Doubles (See flyer)
NEW Summer Adult Weekday Doubles League -- 3 lines of doubles for 2.5 - 4.5!  3.0/4.0 weekday women's doubles to play on Wednesdays at 9:30am, 3.5/4.5 women’s doubles to play on Thursdays at 9:30am.  We also off Summer Doubles Weeknight Doubles League – Monday evenings (3.5/4.5 women), Tuesday evenings (3.5/4.5 men), Wednesday evenings (3.0/4.0 men) , Thursday evenings (3.0/4.0 women). All weeknight matches will be scheduled at 6:30pm at the UT Whitaker courts.  These leagues play during the months of June and July 2008.  You need a minimum 6 players on a roster, and we are allowing 18 max.  This league is like the Fall league where there is no advancement to sectionals or championships, but we're offering this league for more play during the summer!  These matches will count toward your NTRP rating.


Combo Doubles Team Tournament (September 26-28, 2008)
2008 Combo doubles team tournament where you can play with friends at different NTRP levels in a round robin format.  This tournament is typically scheduled late in September as a weekend tournament.  Teams are comprised of all men or all women with a minimum of 6 players and a maximum of 10.  Teams compete at the following divisions of combined levels: 5.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5.  Each line cannot exceed 1.0 level between partners.  Match format is three lines of doubles with regular scoring best 2 of 3 sets with Coman tiebreak in lieu of 3rd set.  Players may only play on one team per city.  The winning teams (winners of the round robin) will advance to Combo Sectional tournament in Dallas October 17-19, 2008.  Players are requiblack to play one match in order to advance to sectionals.


Tri-Level Tournament (November 21-23, 2008)
2008 NEW Tri-Level tournament!! Round robin competition with teams consisting of doubles teams at 3 NTRP levels (3.5, 4.0 and 4.5). We will offer two groups this year - 3.0/3.5/4.0 teams or 3.5/4.0/4.5 teams. A player may play one level higher (.5) than their NTRP level, but at least one player per line must be at level. Players must be 19 years old and a USTA member with a valid computer MID-SEASON rating (NO SELF-RATED PLAYERS). Match format is three lines of doubles with regular scoring best 2 of 3 sets with Coman tiebreak in lieu of 3rd set. Team requirements: Minimum 2 players per level (6), maximum 12. Players are requiblack to play one match in order to advance to Texas Sectionals (February 2009). National competition will be in March 2009 in Indian Wells, California at the Pacific Life Open!

USTA Lonestar Tournament

What is Lone Star tennis?
Lone Star Tennis is a USTA program where beginner teams compete in a local half-day tournament event, with winners advancing to state sectional competition.  A team is made up of 6 to 12 players.  Teams compete by playing 3 lines of doubles (no singles).  Each doubles line is an 8-game pro set, no ad scoring, sudden death in ties.  The team that wins the Lone Star tournament in Austin earns a trip to Lone Star sectionals where they will play with other teams from around Texas in a weekend of great fun, great tennis, and great prizes.  The Lone Star tournament is scheduled for March 29, 2008 at the Polo Tennis & Fitness Club (See flyer).

Do I qualify to play Lone Star?
Lone Star is for beginner players only.  Players must NOT have an NTRP rating in the USTA computer system and must self-rate at NTRP 2.5 when joining.  Players must be 19 years of age or older or turn 19 within the calendar year of play.

When are Lone Star tournaments?
See the leagues calendar for a list of Lone Star dates. 

How do I sign up or form a team?
It costs only $5/player registration fee + $3 online fee + the cost of joining USTA (if not already a USTA member).  If you would like to captain a Lone Star team, grab a few friends and talk to your local pro about helping you get a team formed.  Tell your pro that he/she gets $75 to sign up a new team.  To join a team, use the Player Finder or contact leagues@austintennis.org.