What exactly is changing?
Are the new Leagues in addition to the existing Leagues?
Why did the USTA make this change?
What are the benefits of making this change?
What divisions have District, Section and National Championships?
What exactly is changing?
Previously, the USTA League was divided into Adult (18 & Over), Senior (50 & Over), Super Senior (60 & Over), Mixed Doubles (18 & Over), Senior Mixed (50 & Over), Combo Doubles (18 & Over) and Tri-Level (18 & 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 four divisions—Adult, Mixed Doubles, Combo Doubles, and Quad-Level. The Adult Division will be composed of 18 & Over, 40 & Over, and 55 & Over; the 18 & Over and the 40 & Over will feature both singles and doubles, while the 55 & Over will be solely doubles. The Mixed Doubles Division will be comprised of the 18 & Over and 40 & Over levels. The Combo Doubles division will be 18 & Over and the Quad-Level will be 18 & Over.
As before, participants will continue to compete at their NTRP level for each category.
Are the new Leagues in addition to the existing Leagues?
No. The previous League structure is being replaced with the new age realignment structure as per the divisions and age groupings detailed above.
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Why did the USTA make this change?
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.
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What are the benefits of making this change?
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.)
What divisions have District, State, Section, and National Championships?
| Adult 18 & Over |
District, State, Section, and National Championships
National Invitational Tournament for 5.5
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| Adult 40 & Over |
District, State, Section, and National Championships |
| Adult 55 & Over |
District, State, Section, and National Championships |
| Mixed 18 & Over |
District, State, Section, and National Championships |
| Mixed 40 & Over |
District, State, Section, and National Invitational |
| Combo 18 & Over |
District, State, and Midwest Section Championship |
| Tri-Level 18 & Over |
Local, Section Playoff, BNP Paribas Tri- Level National Championship |