Hi all,
I hope you are keeping well in all the correct chaos.
The vets’ fixtures are now online so welcome to the forthcoming
season! Thank you for your communications in recent weeks.
Division 1 will start on Saturday, October 2nd and Divisions 2 and 3
will start on Saturday, September 25th. As Division 2 has 11 teams,
each team will have one week with no match (eg WBC2 have no match in
the opening round).
Please check all your matches, which will start at 1pm on either
Saturday or Sunday unless stated otherwise. Please clarify with your
opponents if needed.
On that note - following my email to you all in June, in which I asked
clubs for feedback on the prospect of more clubs playing on Sundays, I
had a number of responses. All were in favour or had no opinion either
way with only one stating a preference for Saturdays (but happy to go
with the majority). I’ve decided to accept Sunday requests therefore
because so many teams are struggling for Saturday court space due to
coaching, other leagues and an expansion in social play now that we
are out of jail.
Welcome, therefore, to two new teams, Blossomfield 3 and Knowle and
Dorridge 2. To make room for them in Division Three, I have promoted
WBC2 who finished in third place two seasons ago.
If you have a major problem with any dates as they stand, you have
time to contact your opponents and agree a change. Please let me know
of any changes by August 15th. After that, the dates are fixed and
normal rules for postponements (weather or fitness of courts) will
apply.
There are no rule changes from last season. Please take note of Rule 3
regarding playing up and down and if you do have to take advantage of
this, please be mindful of the opposition if you are thinking of
putting the equivalent of Ash Barty in your lower team.
All fixtures should be completed by March 31st 2022.
I hope we can have a full season. With regard to Covid, we’ll take
each situation as it arises I think and I’ll keep you all posted. If
there are major problems with teams isolating, there should be time
for rearrangements and I am sure everyone will co-operate. We would
all rather the matches were played than not at all and with this
league we do have some time and room for manoeuvre.
Best wishes and enjoy your tennis!
Mel Jennings
League organiser
07968 236885
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