IOWA NET NEWS 2012 - USTA.com

Junior Rankings and Standings Regulations
I. Year End Ranking Requirements- Year end rankings are the final
ranking of players for any given calendar year. A singles player or doubles
team may achieve a year end Iowa District Ranking by participating in
a minimum of 4 tournaments in the Iowa District with one (1) win.
Year end rankings are calculated on players’ best five (5) tournaments,
and a minimum of 4 tournaments. Doubles will follow the same ranking
requirements of 4 tournaments and it will be an individual doubles ranking.
Only the points in a specific age group will count towards your ranking.
Any tournament played in the Iowa District will count towards your year
end ranking.
II. ITA Standings list- Standings are the current order of players at any
given time of calculation. Singles and doubles standings will be posted
weekly at www.iowa.usta.com. Standings will include all players who have
accumulated at least one (1) ranking point. Standings are calculated on a
player’s best five (5) tournament results during the previous twelve (12)
months. The Iowa District Standings list will only include tournaments
played in the Iowa District. Points earned in higher age divisions will count
towards your standing in a lower age group. Player records should be
checked periodically throughout the year. Corrections may be sent to the
ITA office at any time, but must be received no later than December 10. A
standing cannot be appealed.
III. Standings and Ranking Considerations:
A. Year end rankings and current standings will be calculated on the
basis of the points per round system. Ranking points are those
points that are awarded based on the points per round table in this
book and published on the Iowa District website.
B. The ITA will yearly review the points per round table to determine
which tournaments shall be included in the standings and rankings,
the relative levels of the tournaments to be included, and the
number of points to be assigned per round for each tournament
level.
C. Points earned during the entire calendar year will be included in
determining year end rankings. Points earned during the previous
twelve (12) months will be included in determining current
standings.
D. Players earn points for wins in each round of a tournament,
determined in accordance with the points per round table.
E. If a player advances in the first round due to a default and loses the
next round, the player will receive points for the first round win.
F. Byes do not qualify as wins.
G. Withdrawals, defaults, walkover, and retirements qualify as wins for
the advancing player and points are earned for that round.
H. A player who is defaulted from a tournament for code violations for
misconduct forfeits any points accumulated during the tournament.