Interested in Competing in USTA Leagues with SCTC?

Please read on and send questions to USTA@sancarlostennis.com

An extremely popular offering of SCTC is the opportunity for players to hone and improve their skills, while enjoying great camaraderie and sportsmanship, by participating in competitive USTA Leagues for singles, doubles and mixed doubles, correctly matched to their current level of play!  Leagues are also provided with age differentiation with options of 18+, 40+, 55+ and 65+ and more!  There are different leagues running throughout the year, so you are only a few months away from a new league starting.

Check out the USTA calendar to see what leagues will be next up.

Finding a USTA Team at SCTC

Go to the SCTC USTA NorCal web page to see SCTC teams that are currently registered. If you see a friend who is the captain or player on a team that fits your needs, reach out to them and ask about joining this season or next. REMEMBER: Please get permission from team captains before registering for a USTA team.

SCTC maintains a "Looking for a USTA Team" event on our Events & Sign Up page. Register for that event to let us know your interest and we'll try to match you to a team at SCTC.

For more assistance, contact the club's current USTA Coordinator: usta@sancarlostennis.com

Starting your Own USTA Team!

San Carlos has 65-75 teams each calendar year. Unfortunately, team rosters fill up quickly. WHY NOT BE A CAPTAIN? You'll find many rewards from being a USTA captain, whether you want to play for fun or play to crush the competition. Captains are responsible for recruiting players, hosting home matches, setting lineups and coordinating players for each match and recording the results of matches at the USTA NorCal web site. It's a bit of work but you'll take pride in seeing your players develop and have fun building relationships with fellow captains and players in the league.

Please contact SCTC's USTA coordinator (usta@sancarlostennis.com) if you are interested in being a captain. The club will provide training and mentorship as you learn this essential role. The club also has guidelines for USTA teams with respect to minimum team size per league.  

REMEMBER: All USTA teams with SCTC must be approved by the SCTC USTA Coordinator each season, new and seasoned captains alike.

Rules governing league play and a great deal of additional information on USTA Leagues and on USTA NTRP Ratings is available on the USTA website. 

USTA NorCal League Tennis Primer

USTA is the country's largest recreational tennis league, providing organized, structured team matches for more than 320,000 men and women of all ability levels participating each year. In Northern California, tennis is an integral part of life and our teams can be found on courts in the Bay Area and Sacramento, Santa Clara to Marin to Mendocino Counties, as far north as Redding and as far south as Fresno. Teams are set up according to NTRP rating, so you're always sure that you'll be facing off against someone of comparable ability. That keeps the competition lively and the atmosphere social. And as part of a team, you've got a built-in support entourage that few pros can match.

Whether you're a beginner or you're in a league of your own, we've got a team for players like you. Age qualification is based on the calendar year of the league. For example, with the 40+ league, you could join at age 39 but must turn 40 during the calendar year.

USTA Adult League Tennis is for men and women 18 years of age and older.  Each season includes local play and top teams can advance to area championships, sectional championships, with competition culminating in a national championship for the best teams. NTRP levels include 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 and Open divisions. Format varies by age group but includes 3 doubles lines and 1 or 2 singles lines in the younger age groups.

USTA Mixed Doubles League is for men and women 18 years of age and older with District, Sectional and Regional championships. Teams are developed with a combined rating of 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 for each doubles partnership. Total NTRP rating cannot exceed level of team (i.e., 7.0 team could be a combination of two 3.5 players, one 4.0 partner and one 3.0 partner). Format consists of three doubles matches.

18+ Adult League features 2 singles and 3 doubles lines played in each match during the regular season.  Districts, Sectionals and Nationals are all 2 singles and 3 doubles.

40+ Adult League features 1 singles and 3 doubles lines played in each match during the regular season.  Districts, Sectionals and Nationals are all 1 singles and 3 doubles.

55+ Adult League is for men and women 55 years of age and older with Sectional and National championships. NTRP combined levels include 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0. Team match format consists of three doubles matches.

Senior 65+ Adult League is for men and women 65 years of age and older with Sectional championships. NTRP combined levels include 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0. Team match format consists of three doubles matches.

Senior 70+ Adult League is for men and women 70 and older. 6.0, 7.0 7.5 and 8.0 leagues. No Districts, Sectionals or National

Mixed 18+, 40+ and 55+ Mixed Doubles Leagues are available at different times of the year for NRTP levels of 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0. Any combination of partners who do not exceed the team’s level will work. For example, in a Mixed 7.0 league two 3.5 players OR a 3.0 and 4.0 player play together. Each match includes 3 doubles lines.

Combo Leagues are teams of Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles, age 18 and up, with team levels structured to allow partners of different levels to play together. The levels are 5.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5 and 10.5. Each doubles pair is a combination of players whose summed NRTP rating matches the league level. For example, in a 6.5 Combo league a 3.0 and 3.5 player team up to compete in matches with 3 doubles lines.