| Questions and Answers regarding the Tennis Season | ||||||||||
| Q. | What is It? | |||||||||
| A. | A just for fun (and a little cash) Tennis Group that plays once a week or so. | |||||||||
| Q. | What is the level of play? | |||||||||
| A. | Weekend Warriors. Kind of the old guys league. Maybe 2.5 to 3.0 on the NTRP rating system. | |||||||||
| Q. | Where do we play? | |||||||||
| A. | When weather permits we play on any available court (Newport High, Various Parks, etc) | |||||||||
| Indoor courts we use are Robinswood and Seattle Tennis Center (rarely). | ||||||||||
| Q. | When do we play and how often? | |||||||||
| A. | Whenever we can. Mostly weekends. Some players might like weekdays. Once a week is the goal. | |||||||||
| Q. | What if I can't play once a week? | |||||||||
| A. | That's ok. Not everybody will be able to play all the time. 1 to 2 times per month is acceptable. | |||||||||
| Q. | Does it cost money? ( Summer is a free trial period to test the level and interest ) | |||||||||
| A. | Yes. We put in $60 per person into the pot. $20 will go towards new balls for every match. The other | |||||||||
| $40 per person goes into the pool for the winners at the end of the season. Also, in the bad weather | ||||||||||
| month's we must rent indoor courts. This would be paid by the players playing that day. Indoor | ||||||||||
| courts are $24 to $28 dollars per session for doubles ( $6 to $7 per player per match ) | ||||||||||
| When weather permits we play outdoors on free courts. | ||||||||||
| Q. | How does the playoffs work? | |||||||||
| A. | An end of season tournament will be played outdoors next summer. Details to follow later. | |||||||||
| For more information contact Gary Nevins at: | gary at cafeaura dot com | |||||||||