FALL LEAGUE/Diablo Valley

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- Danville,CA 94526
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Courts: 3
League Administrator
- Jill Larson*
League Administrator
- Kimmie Lyons
League Administrator
- Lucia Peters*
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Web App: FallLeague.topdoglive.com

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2023 FALL League Awards Luncheon

2023 FALL League Awards Luncheon

Wednesday, November 15, 2023. 11:30 to 2:30 pm at Round Hill Country Club.

Please share with your teams and let them know you don't have to win your division to come out and celebrate with your teammates and friends!

Please click on link below to view FALL League Awards Luncheon Flyer:

https://www.micro-magic.com/images/tennis%20fall%20league%20lunch.png

Last update: 11/03/23

2023 Captain's Letter

Dear FALL League Captains and Co Captains,

Your 2023 FALL League schedule has now been posted at: fallleague.topdoglive.com

The season starts August 28nd and ends November 10.

Please schedule ALL matches asap. All match days must be agreeable to both teams.

FALL League Awards Luncheon will be hosted by Round Hill Country Club. Date to be announced soon.

Reminders of Fall League:

1. Web link to get to Fall League on Top Dog site (please bookmark): fallleague.topdoglive.com

2. All Divisions play 4 Lines.

3. All Divisions are allowed only 1 Default per match.

4. You will be scheduling and adding your own players to your teams. Please be respectful to all your opposing teams to work out the best dates for both teams to play that week. (Your schedule will show Sunday dates for the week, you must then change the date to reflect play on a weekday)

5. Your team players may only play on ONE team and they may not play in two different divisions either.

6. If playing split lines start; first lines will play a 10 point tie breaker in lieu of playing a 3^rd set.

Please have rosters ready by August 28th. New players may be added at any time during season. All players must be rostered in order to play the day’s match. Please delete non players off your roster when applicable.

Disputes between teams must be reported to league managers immediately. Club pros, club coordinators etc., have NO authority to legislate or otherwise interpret FALL rules.

Host Teams:

All FALL League matches start promptly at 9:30am. Warm ups, bathroom and other duties must be completed before 9:30am. Clubs are allowed to schedule all lines to start at the same time; either 9:30 am or 10:00 am. Your schedule will show Sunday dates for the week, you must then change the date to play on a weekday.

Please, reschedule rain outs as soon as possible or within 2 weeks! Do not schedule your last match on last day of season in case it rains.

Enter/confirm results on FALL league website: fallleague.topdoglive.com within 24 hours of match completion.

Please read FALL League rules (under “News” on website). We also recommend that you print the rules and this letter out and keep them in your captain’s tennis bag.

Please contact us if you have any questions or problems:

Lucia Peters: lucia4tennis@gmail.com

Jill Larson: granniej3@yahoo.com

Kimmie Lyons: jazfeet3@gmail.com

We wish you and your team members: good health, good tennis, good sportsmanship in 2023!

Last update: 07/01/23

FALL League Rules 2023

1. Any organized local team may participate. A minimum of three (3) USTA approved courts must be provided at one (1) location.

2. A player may not be a member of more than one (1) FALL League team/year.

3. All matches must be completed by November 10. Season may be extended by exception to November 15.

4. All match dates must be scheduled in advance of season starting.

5. Host captain: Contact guest captain one week prior to match to confirm date and give directions to your club if needed. Courts must be available until completion of match; otherwise host team defaults any unfinished sets.

6. Four (4) doubles. This is a M-F a.m. women's tennis league. 1st round warm-up time is 9:15 a.m. Matches start at 9:30 a.m. 2nd round, on deck at 10:30 a.m. All serves must be taken before match begins. BE PROMPT! No warm-up allowed after 9:30 a.m. for 1st round. Clubs that can accommodate all 4 lines to play at once may do so at either 9:30am or 10:00am.

7. New player may be added at any time before match begins, they must be listed on team roster before play begins.

8. Captains: Rank your team in order of their ability, to promote equitable play. No coaching allowed during match.

9. Captains: Arrive on match day with line-up printed on Official FALL LEAGUE SCORE sheets & exchange score sheets simultaneously. (In an emergency, a qualified sub who arrives before default time, may play in that position.)

10. Default: May be given if a team member is more than 15 minutes late: 9:45 a.m. for 1st round; 10:45 a.m. for 2nd round, provided courts are available.

11. Only line four (4) doubles may be defaulted. Defaults are always from bottom to top of day's line-up.

12. If a TEAM DEFAULTS TWO (2) EVENTS IN ONE (1) MATCH: the team will be dropped immediately from schedule and all points won/lost will be voided. NO Club/team may take a default for entire match, regardless of circumstances: Only FALL Board has that authority.

13. Matches: Best 2 of 3 sets regular scoring with ads, using official USTA 12 point tie break at 6 games all (First to 7 points, win by 2 points).

3rd set: If playing Split Starts: First lines will play a mandatory 3rd Super Tie Break (first to 10 points, win by 2) and last line will vote to play Super Tie Breaker. If playing all lines at once: prior to start of match, line by line, 3 of the 4 players must agree to play USTA 10 point Super Tie Break in lieu of 3rd set, otherwise full 3rd set shall be played. (There is no 'Home Court Advantage' in FALL.)

14. Scoring: Each set won counts as 1 point however, a match won in straight sets (1st two) receives 3 points. Defaults: 3 points. Retirement: Awarded set point already won, no further match play allowed.

15. Four (4) cans of new tennis balls, to be provided by host team: Heavy-duty championship yellow tennis balls, only.

16. Match results: Host captain: Enter results at: fallleague.topdoglive.com within 24 hours of completion of match. Guest captain: Verify results within 24 hours of completion of match.

17. Rain-outs: Host captain must call guest captain by 7:30 a.m. and cancel match. Reschedule match as soon as possible. If opposing team arrives and courts are not playable within a reasonable time, 15 minutes or so, because of wetness, guest team may reschedule match on its courts.

18. Division winner: Undefeated team; if none, total points accrued; if tie, team who won during season.

19. USTA rules apply in all areas not covered by these FALL League rules.

Last update: 07/01/23

FALL League 2023 Registration Information

Dear FALL League Captains and Co Captains,

We hope this letter finds you healthy, happy, and dry after the rainy spring we had!

We are so happy to announce we can bring you and your teams another fall season of fun tennis in 2023!If you are no longer involved with your team, please pass this letter on to the future captain, tennis coordinator or tennis director.

Here are some of the important details to have you get started on registering your 2023 teams:

Please submit a Team Registration Fee of $70.00 by June 15^th,2023. If done by check, make payable to:

FALL League

1028 Sunnys Way

Brentwood, CA 94513

If you would like to use ZELLE, pay to: dvfallleague@gmail.com

Please designate Captain and Co-Captain names with check or Zelle and which division you prefer. We will try to accommodate your request but may have to combine or change some divisions if we do not have enough participants.

FALL League Season starts Week of August 21^st and ends November 10^th. Exceptions will be allowed if we experience a very rainy season for teams in contention of winning division to play until November 15^th.If you are not able to start earlier than Labor Day, then please let us know and we will try to reschedule some of your matches to accommodate the change. This early start will allow some of the smaller clubs to be able to accommodate both leagues that are playing at the same time in the fall. This change will also give us 12 weeks of play time versus 10 weeks to accommodate some of the larger divisions we have.

Division and Schedules will be out on July 1st to be viewed and then it will be up to you as Captains and Co Captains to schedule your season out. Please be respectful to all your opposing teams to work out the best dates for both your teams to play that week. You will be scheduling and adding your own players to your teams. (Your schedule will show Sunday dates for the week, you must then change the date to play on a weekday) Please remember that in FALL League, your team players may only play on ONE team. They may not play in two different divisions either.

FALL League Luncheon will be scheduled for the week of November 15^th. The Club Host, Place and time will be decided in future.

Please review all rules and regulations on the website. We will post any future information or changes onto the Diablo Valley FALL league Website: FallLeague.topdoglive.com

Thank you to those that have written to us on your comments and recommendations; and will get back to you soon on any questions/issues you have regarding FALL League 2023.

We would also like to announce and welcome Kimmie Lyons to the FALL League Board!We are excited to have her as part of our volunteer team to keep this league fun and fair!

Thank you,

Lucia Peters

Jill Larson

Kimmie Lyons

Last update: 07/01/23

FALL League 2023 - Meeting CANCELLED

****CANCELLED****

FALL League Tennis General Membership Meeting Notice

2023

You are invited to attend a short FALL League Organizational Meeting at

Green Brook Club, 300 Greenbrook Drive, Danville

Tuesday, May 9^th at 11:00am.

Please send one representative from your club.

She/He should have a realistic number of teams and division levels that your club wishes to enter in FALL 2023.

FALL League 2023 offers: A-I, A-II, A-III, B-I, B-II, B-III & C Divisions.

FALL League Fee: $70.00

Please RSVP to: dvfallleague@gmail.comby May 7^th

We will be discussing concerns of the past and future to keep this league fair and fun!

(If you are not able to come, please send team/club sign up wishes to help us prepare for the upcoming 2023 season)

Play starts on Monday, August 21^st for large divisions and Tuesday, September 5^th for smaller divisions. FALL League season ends Friday, November 10th.

This is a Monday through Friday a.m. Women's Tennis League

Each Division consists of 12 teams maximum; each team consists of 4 lines of doubles.

If you won your division, you may move up; if you were at bottom or lost many players you may move down.

Registration opens May 15, 2023

Deadline for Entry: June 15, 2023

Last update: 07/01/23

Seasons

2023 FALL League 8/21/2023 - 12/23/2023	5 Divisions	0 Players
2022 FALL League 8/21/2022 - 12/1/2022	5 Divisions	0 Players
2021 Fall League 9/5/2021 - 12/2/2021	6 Divisions	0 Players
2019 Fall League 9/1/2019 - 11/17/2019	8 Divisions	0 Players
2018 Fall League 9/4/2018 - 11/16/2018	8 Divisions	0 Players
2017 Fall League 9/3/2017 - 11/10/2017	8 Divisions	0 Players
2016 Fall League 9/6/2016 - 11/16/2016	8 Divisions	0 Players
2015 Fall League 9/6/2015 - 11/25/2015	8 Divisions	0 Players
2014 Fall League 8/31/2014 - 11/18/2014	9 Divisions	0 Players
2013 Fall League 9/1/2013 - 11/8/2013	9 Divisions	0 Players
2012 Fall League 9/4/2012 - 11/30/2012	9 Divisions	0 Players
2011 Fall League 9/6/2011 - 11/11/2011	9 Divisions	0 Players
2010 Fall League 9/7/2010 - 11/5/2010	9 Divisions	0 Players
2009 Fall League 9/7/2009 - 11/5/2009	8 Divisions	0 Players