Changes For This Season

2024 League Season

In 2023 USTA Colorado’s steadily growing league program achieved one of its highest levels of player participation in its history. The continued increase in player participation necessitates some changes to meet the needs of players and facilities.

Days & Times Changes: Denver-Metro Area

  • Changes to 55 & Over Days – Women’s 6.0 and 9.0
  • Changes to Twilight Days – Will now be the same for all levels as 18 & Over and 40 & Over
  • Changes to 65 & Over Days – Women’s 6.0 and 7.0; Men’s 6.0 and 7.0

The changes listed above benefit players and facilities in several ways:

  • Balance the number of league matches played per night.
  • Reduce the number of staggered league matches.
  • Have more courts available for league match reschedules, lessons and facility programming.
  • Reduce NTRP conflicts for combined divisions.
  • Facilitate opportunity for league growth.

2024 Regulation Changes & Highlights

7.01A If a team defaults an entire team match for any reason during round robin play, that team is ineligible to advance beyond the local league even if the team had finished 1st in overall standings.

9.00A Requests to Reschedule. Non-Mandatory Reschedule Requests are not approved or supported by USTA Colorado. We ask that all non-mandatory reschedules are declined. If a team cannot field a line on the league match date, that team should default a line or register a new player to play the match on the scheduled date. Should a match be rescheduled for unauthorized reasons, USTA Colorado will not mediate for any conflicts that arise. Both teams shall accept, under this rule, to record the score as a “double default” should the match not be played, regardless of who initiated the reschedule request or any problems that have occurred with getting the non-mandatory match played. USTA Colorado advises captains to politely decline requests to reschedule for any reason that is not covered under 10.00, as accepting a reschedule request based on unauthorized reasons can lead to both teams being double defaulted. Neither team will win by default if the match is not played.

USTA Adult 40 & Over National Championship Format. For the USTA League program organization at the National level for the Adult division, 40 & Over age group, team matches at National Championships will consist of 1 Singles and 4 Doubles matches, beginning with the 2024 National Championships. Sectional Associations have the option, but are not required to adopt this format for the 2024 Championship Year.
1.04(D)4 Minimum number of rostered players increases from 7 to 9 players.

The format through Intermountain Sectionals will remain 1 Singles, 3 Doubles; however, all teams in the 40 & Over league will be required to have a minimum of 9 rostered players.

A player may not have more than one USTA membership account/USTA Number 1.04E(2) Membership. All individuals who compete in the USTA League must be current USTA members in good standing through the local league season. Any individual who progresses to a championship level in the USTA League must be a current USTA member through each championship progression. Individuals shall only have one USTA membership account/ USTA number. Individuals who obtain more than one USTA membership account/ USTA number may be subject to a grievance and such suspension penalties as outlined under the League Suspension Point System.