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• 2 teams = will play a minimum of 3 times. The teams may play more times if they both agree.
• 3 teams = can play as many times as they all agree.
• 4 teams = can play as many times as they all agree.
• 5 teams = will play all teams 3 times (12 matches).
• 6 teams = will play all teams 2 times (10 matches).
• 7 teams = will play all teams 2 times (12 matches).
• 8 teams = will play all teams 2 times (14 matches).
• 9-20 teams = will play all teams 1 time.
• Levels with 8 or less teams will play a multi-round-robin format. The team with the best win-loss record will advance to Sectionals without playoffs.
• Levels with 9 or more teams possibly will have a play-off to determine the team that will advance to Sectionals after playing a seasonal single round robin. If a team goes undefeated, within their group of teams at any level, there is a format for playoffs at that level. (NNMTA rule) (See “CHAMPIONSHIPS” Section)
• If there is a W/L tie to determine a team for any play-offs, the USTA tie breaker method will be used. For each level, the season win-loss record will determine the play-off seedings.

• In regard to the local league season and playoffs, if a team goes undefeated within their group of teams at any level, there is a format for playoffs at that level.
• The hub of the leagues will be Albuquerque with the majority of the matches played in Albuquerque.
• Adult League Albuquerque teams will not travel to the Northern area more than two times.
• No Albuquerque team will travel to Los Alamos due to a lack of 5 courts at one location. Only Santa Fe teams will travel to Los Alamos. (This is due to past problems with the timely completion of matches due to the court shortage)
• All “Los Alamos to Albuquerque” matches will be scheduled on weekends…….at facilities that have a minimum of 5 courts.
• We will continue to have one “Alb to SF” or “SF to Alb” match played on a weekday at 6:00 PM.
• Any matches that cannot be played at any facility due to over-scheduling at that facility will be played at the Albuquerque Tennis Complex. Court fees for those matches will be paid by the NNMD league funds.
• No matches will be scheduled over Easter Sunday, the Fourth of July, NTRP tournaments and, if necessary, only the 2.5, 3.0 & 3.5 divisions over Memorial weekend.
• All Adult League local playoffs will be held on the same weekend and if court availability and scheduling permits, they will be played within 1 week after the finish of the local season and NOT be scheduled over a holiday weekend.

• Albuquerque will be recognized as the hub for this league. Each Albuquerque team will be required to travel one (1) time to Santa Fe/Northern Counties. All other league matches involving Santa Fe or Northern County & Albuquerque teams will require travel to Albuquerque.
• The season will be on weekend days.
• The playoffs will be on the first weekend in December.

• Albuquerque will be recognized as the hub for this league. Each Albuquerque team will be required to travel one (1) time to Santa Fe/Northern Counties. All other league matches involving Santa Fe or Northern County & Albuquerque teams will require travel to Albuquerque.
• The season will be on weekdays.
• The playoffs will be on the second weekend in December.

• For the 2005 season, matches will be held on Monday thru Friday evenings at 6:00 PM with no matches played on the weekends due to NTRP tournaments.
• Albuquerque will be recognized as the hub for this league. Each Albuquerque team will be required to travel one (1) time to Santa Fe/Northern Counties. All other league matches involving Santa Fe or Northern County & Albuquerque teams will require travel to Albuquerque.
• All Mixed League local playoffs will be held on the same weekend and if court availability and scheduling permits, they will be played within 1 week after the finish of the local season and NOT be scheduled over a holiday weekend.

• All players and especially captains must be aware of the scheduling situation regarding “home” matches at some facilities. Each facility, at the beginning of the season, gives their allowance of the number of courts that can be used at specific times of the day at their facility for scheduled league matches. If, during the scheduling of league matches by the League Coordinator, the allowance of courts at a certain facility are all used up, the pro at that facility will be notified that there are no more courts available at their facility with more matches to be scheduled there. At that point, the Facility Pro will make the decision to either allow more courts for the remaining matches to be scheduled there or for the remaining unscheduled matches to be played as “away” matches.
• Rescheduling Matches- If a match needs to be rescheduled due to bad weather, please check with your facility first. Each facility has a master schedule. Matches should be made up as soon as possible. Once a new date is established, teams are committed to play on that date unless inclement weather occurs. Also, notify your facility if you cancel a match. If you have begun a match, you should resume your make-up match where you stopped. Both teams should decide on a makeup match date before they leave the site.

• Due to the USTA Rule 3.01H(1), complete round robins must be played, therefore eliminating “incomplete” round robin play.
• At the end of each season there will be a 1-week time period to be used for makeup matches. If any makeup matches are not played by the end of that time, then those matches and other non-played matches will be entered into the TennisLink database as double defaults— NO EXCEPTIONS!! The standings, at that point, will determine teams for the NNMD playoffs.
• The deadline to play NNMD League matches is the Thursday evening before the “playoff-weekend.” The NNMD standings that are on TennisLink on the morning of the Friday before the “playoff-weekend” will determine the teams that are in the NNMD playoffs!
• If both captains cannot agree on a rescheduled date, call me and I will assign one. THE POLICY IS THAT THE FIRST OPEN DATE AT THE HOME TEAM’S FACILITY WILL BE USED.
• If your team is scheduled for a match at an inconvenient time, you and the other captain may change it, as long as both captains agree. Five days notice should be given if a captain wants to reschedule a match and that captain should offer 3 different dates for the rescheduled match.
• If any match was scheduled to be played on a date on which one of the teams is to play in a District, Sectional, or National tournament match, the opposing team is required to re-schedule the match. The rule also applies if enough players on such a team is committed to play at a USTA function which reduces the number of active players on a roster below the number needed to play a match.
• If a match has to be rescheduled and the home team cannot get courts for the rescheduled match (at any facility) but the visiting team is able to get courts for that match, then the match must be played at the visitor facility. This also applies to Santa Fe-Albuquerque matches

Last updated on January 18, 2005