FORMAT OF PLAY

Team Structure:  The National Championships will host a maximum of one (1) team per section.
(Wildcard entries may be used to maximize tournament draws).

Each team must have a minimum of three (3) boys and three (3) girls who must participate in each and every individual team match. (Only one girl and one boy may “double up” for each individual team match. Match of said doubling is at the discretion of the tournament director.) Teams that arrive to the event without the minimum number of participants must default the slot in which they are short a participant.

Participants Level of Play:  USTA Jr. Team Tennis uses the NTRP rating system to determine placement of eligible teams/individuals in proper divisions.
All individual team members must be from the appropriate level of play.
If a team is found to be out of level, it will continue to play in the championships. However, the team will not be eligible for any awards or medals. If the ineligible team were to win, then the second-and third-place teams will automatically move up to the first-and second-place slots.

Balls: Penn hard court

Format: A match consists of a boy’s and girl’s singles match, a boys' and girls' doubles match and a mixed doubles match. The winner is determined by total games won.

Scoring: All matches will be 2 out of 3, 6-game short sets (no-ad scoring), with a 12 point tiebreak at 5-5 and a match tiebreaker for the 3rd set. Team score will be based on total number of games won. 

Order of Play:  The order of play shall be at the discretion of the tournament director. Typically, the order is Boys’ and Girls’ Doubles, Boy’s and Girl’s Singles, and then Mixed Doubles.