2026 Spring JTT Season
Scoring Format for Advancing League: Singles and Doubles will play best of two short sets to 4, with a 7-point match tiebreak at one set all. No ad scoring.
There will be NO tiebreaker played during the first or second set. At 3-3, the winner of the next game wins the set (4-3). Scoring of 5-3 in a set is not allowed. The only tiebreaker that may be played will be for the 3rd set. The tiebreaker is a 7-point match tiebreak, not a Coman tiebreaker.
2026 Spring Season Timeline:
- Monday, January 12 – TennisLink for 2026 Spring Season opens and coaches can create teams.
- Wednesday, January 14 – All coaches must have completed the form indicating your Spring teams, blackout dates and Sunday match times.
- Wednesday, January 21, 12:00 – 1:30pm – MANDATORY JTT Coaches Meeting at North Lamar Rudy’s! Lunch provided (vegetarian and vegan options provided).
- Wednesday, January 21 – All JTT Coaches must be SafePlay certified for Spring Season.
- Sunday, January 25 – All Advancing League teams must be created in TennisLink. Teams must be entered into Tennis Link in order to participate in the Spring Season.
- Friday, January 30 – Spring Season schedules released for Advancing League.
- Sunday, February 1 – Coaches due date for rosters in Advancing League. All players must be registered within TennisLink.
- Friday, February 6 – All Non-Advancing League 10s must be created in TennisLink. Teams must be entered into Tennis Link in order to participate in the Spring Season.
- Sunday, February 8 – First Match for Advancing League
- Wednesday, February 11 – Fall Season schedules released for Non- Advancing League 10s Orange.
- Friday, February 13 – Coaches due date for rosters for Non-Advancing League 10s Orange. All players must be entered into TennisLink.
- Sunday, February 22 – First Match for Non-Advancing League 10s Orange.
- Saturday, March 7 – Spring Red Ball City Championships #1.
- Sunday, March 15 & Sunday, March 22 – No matches due to Spring Break.
- Wednesday, April 1 – Spring season registration closes on TennisLink. Players cannot be added after this date.
- Sunday, April 5 – No matches due to Easter.
- Sunday, April 26 – Last Match for Advancing League (this date may be used as a Rain Date).
- Monday, April 27 – Registration deadline for JTT Spring Sectionals.
- Sunday, May 3 – CATA Junior Awards Banquet.
- Saturday, May 9 & Sunday, May 10 (tentative) – JTT Spring Sectionals held at TBD.
- Saturday, May 16 – Spring Red Ball City Championships #2.
- Sunday, May 17 – Last Match for Non-Advancing League 10s Orange (this date may be used as a Rain Date).
- Sunday, May 31 – Age cut-off for spring league players.
Weekly Process:
- Exchange match information with your opposing coach by Tuesday.
- Communication is key. Confirm number of players, site, time, etc.
- Touch base with your opposing coach by Friday to finalize details.
- Before the match begins exchange Match Cards or Line Ups with opposing coach
- Once this is exchanged, your lineup cannot be changed.
- All players in your lineup must be eligible to play.
- Match winners are responsible for entering scores into TennisLink by Monday.
- CATA will be checking for this on Tuesdays.
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