USTA League Restructuring

Previously, the USTA League was divided into Adult (18 & Over), Senior (50 & Over), Super Senior (60 & Over and 70 & Over), Mixed Doubles (18 & Over), Senior Mixed (50 & Over), Combo Doubles (18 & Over), Senior Combo Doubles (50 & Over) and Super Senior Combo Doubles (60 & Over).

The Adult Division was singles and doubles, while the Senior, Super Senior, Mixed Doubles, and Combo Doubles were played as solely doubles matches.

 

The new structure will have just three divisions—Adult, Mixed Doubles, and Combo Doubles. The Adult Division will be composed of 18 & Over, 40 & Over, 55 & Over and 65 & over; the 18 & Over and the 40 & Over will feature both singles and doubles, while the 55 & Over and 65 & over will be solely doubles. The Mixed Doubles Division will be comprised of the 18 & Over and 40 & Over levels. The increasingly popular Combo Doubles division will mirror the Adult Division with the 18 & Over, 40 & Over, and 55 & Over levels.

 

As before, participants will continue to compete at their NTRP level for each category.

No. The previous League structure is being replaced with the new age realignment structure as per the divisions and age groupings detailed at right.

The decision to change the structure was made to better distribute USTA League participants among the three age categories—previously, the vast majority of USTA League participants fell in the "Adult" category (18 & Over), with far fewer in the "Senior" (50 & Over) and "Super Senior" (60 & Over) categories—and to better align participants with players their own age.

 

Existing data research, player surveys and player focus groups clearly indicated a need for age restructuring in order to provide more and better play opportunities, both for competitive and social reasons. Under the old model, players were of the same ability but not necessarily of the same playing style or fitness level. The restructuring guarantees more frequency of play opportunities at more appropriate age divisions.

Research indicates that age restructuring should provide the majority of players with additional play opportunities and produce more competitive match play, which will result in more accurate ratings. The changes also allow players to play in more homogenous groupings should they so choose. (That is, older players will retain the option of playing in the younger age levels while now also having a group reserved for those closer to their age.)

 

 

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