Important information for
USTA Pacific Northwest 2012 Early-Start Ratings
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Early-start ratings will be published for those players WHO HAVE CHANGED LEVELS and will ONLY be published on the USTA Pacific Northwest web site (www.pnw.usta.com).
Please do not look for early-start ratings or appeal information through TennisLink (http://tennislink.usta.com/leagues/) as only year-end ratings are published there.
Also, players can not appeal through “Find an NTRP Rating” for an early start rating.
The early-start ratings are shown in .5 increments and are published in July for the sole purpose of establishing a rating for those players who plan to play during the 2012 USTA League season which may begin play as early as August 2011.
The ratings apply ONLY to those individuals who are playing in Senior-Super Senior and Mixed-Senior Mixed Doubles League and DO NOT apply to those players participating in Adult League which begins in 2012.
A player who participates in USTA Senior or Mixed League in the Fall of 2011 for the 2012 season will hold that particular rating throughout the entire season providing he/she has not reached the three strikes status.
It is important to note that this is not your final rating for the 2011 USTA League season. We will be publishing the year-end ratings for all players in November 2011.
EARLY START RATING APPEALS
If your name is not on the USTA/PNW Early Start Ratings list, then you still have your Year-end rating from 2010 (Found in “Find an NTRP Rating” on TennisLink)
If your name is on the USTA/PNW Early Start Ratings list and you wish to appeal: You can ONLY appeal DOWNWARD during Registration for an Early Start League.
Do NOT use “FIND an NTRP RATING” to appeal (unless you did not play Adult or Senior Leagues in 2011).
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REGISTERING FOR a Senior or One Doubles Team:
1. Go to Register for a Team….use the team number….if your rating is too high you will see an APPEAL button
2. Click on the Appeal button and fill in the desired rating and you will have an immediate answer.
REGISTERING for a COMBINATION Rating type team:
(Super Seniors, 70+, Mixed, SR Mixed)
Follow instructions below for appeal (combination teams only)
1. Before you register for your actual team (combination team), do the appeal following the instructions below.
2. Check to see if your name is on the USTA/PNW Early Start Ratings list. If you wish to appeal, you will NOT use the team number that you are registering for.
3. You must use TEAM number 6007712017 to reach the appeal button. You will not be actually registering for this team but using this to reach the appeal button. Go in and click on “ Register for a Team”…then put in the team number listed above. The computer system will tell you that you are rated too high for this team. Click on the appeal button on the right. Do the appeal. You will get an automatic immediate response. Then cancel out of the registration once you get the decision on the appeal.
4. Once you have the rating decision, whether your appeal has been granted or not, you can go ahead and register for a team.
5. If you happen to have already registered for your team then decide to appeal, please follow the same instructions in number 3. BUT if granted, your rating on your roster will not automatically change and you will have to write to to have it changed. It’s important that your rating on your roster matches the appealed rating.
If you want to appeal your rating UP…you cannot do this during registration but must fill out an Early Start Rating appeal form and send to .
You MUST include your USTA # and your ZIP Code, and your email address.
If you need help with the appeal process email us at:
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CRITERIA FOR AN APPEAL BEING GRANTED ONLINE
1. Early-Start Ratings
a. Any player who’s rating is within .05 above level or below level and files an appeal will be granted an automatic appeal.
b. Any self-rated player (0.0 start rate) who’s rating is within .10 above or below level with three or fewer dynamic ratings and files an appeal will be granted an automatic appeal.
c. Any player who has reached age 60 years of age prior to and during the league year and whose rating is within .10 above level and files an appeal will be granted an automatic appeal.
d. Any player who is 70 years of age or older prior to, or during, the calendar year in which such player plays his/her first local league match and has achieved the same rating level or lower for the three prior years, without benefit of appeal, will be granted an appeal if they are promoted at year-end. A player in this situation will need to fill out the early start rating appeal form and submit it to: .
2. A player may submit a Medical appeal at any time. Please follow the instructions found on the PNW website for Medical Appeals, and use the form linked to the website.
3. Players who have moved to another section prior to or during the publication of ratings may appeal their rating to either section within the protest period allowed by the section.