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Tennisfax National Ranking Project
Tennisfax National Ranking Project F.A.Q.
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If a player
wins a match in a participating tournament, that player will earn
a ranking in the Tennisfax National Ranking Project. To get players
in your area involved, just sign up your tournament with the Tennisfax
National Ranking Project.
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If a player
wins a match in a participating tournament, that player will earn
a ranking in the Tennisfax National Ranking Project. To get players
in your area involved, just sign up your tournament with the Tennisfax
National Ranking Project
PROMOTIONS
By promoting
your tournament as a member of the Tennisfax National Ranking Project,
you will generate interest in your event from players who want see
where they are ranked each week on www.tennisfax.com.
WEB PRESENCE
Your event
will receive a web page at www.tennisfax.com to post news, schedules,
results and even take online entries.
GENERATE INCOME
Though we cannot
guarantee it, we're confident that participation in the Tennisfax
National Ranking Project will increase entries to your tournament(s).
Also, by setting up your own local tennis circuit, you can offer
membership and sponsor opportunities. And you can also sell advertising
on your web page at tennisfax.com. For more information on how Tennisfax
can earn money for you, contact us by email at nrp@tennisfax.com
or call Alan Kinnard at 614-279-7175.
SOFTWARE
You will also
receive the Tennisfax Ranking System, a tennis software program
(for Mac and PC). This software will help you manage your tournament
and upload your results to www.tennisfax.com for inclusion in the
Tennisfax National Ranking Project. The Tennisfax Ranking System
includes a player database with mail merge capabilities and
an automatic draw maker that generates entry forms and
draw sheets. Future upgrades will include a statistical database
to track player records like win-loss %, head to head results and
tournament and match streaks. As long as your tournament participates
in the Tennisfax National Ranking Project, you will receive all
software upgrades
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CHARTER MEMBERSHIP
The cost to
sign up your tournament for the Tennisfax National Ranking Project
is $75 per year.
However, as
a charter member, there is no charge if you agree to help
us expand the Tennisfax National Ranking Project in 2003 or 2004.
You get all
of the benefits of membership in the National
Ranking Project just for signing up.
MULTI-TOURNAMENT
DISCOUNT
If your club
hosts more than one tournament during the year or if you are a tournament
director who runs more than one tournament in a year, you can take
advantage of a multi-tournament discount. Your first tournament
is $75. Additional tournaments are only $25 each.
However, if
you become a charter member, there is no charge if you agree
to help us expand the Tennisfax National Ranking Project in 2003
or 2004. And you can sign up multiple tournaments . . . for free!
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TOURNAMENT FORMAT
There are just
a few regulations you'll need to follow when you sign up your tournament
with the TennisFax National Ranking Project.
- Whether
or not your event is sanctioned by the USTA, it must abide
by the rules and regulations of the USTA for making draws
and choosing seeds. By using the Tennisfax Ranking System,
you will automatically abide by these rules.
- Tournaments
in the Tennisfax National Ranking Project do not use level
play rating systems like the NTRP. The tournaments are open
to anyone who qualifies under the age restrictions as set
by the USTA for the different age divisions (see the entry
form to the right). However, tournaments can be 'closed'
(for example, a city championship may be restricted only
to residents of that city).
- You
should try to avoid having two tournaments in the Tennisfax
National Ranking Project that compete in the same area on
the same dates offering the same divisions. Two tournaments
can overlap if one begins and the other ends on the same
weekend and the tournament directors agree to work around
each other's schedule (for example, see the COGP
schedule for the Dublin and Lakes events). Two tournaments
can occupy the same dates by offering different divisions
(for example, see the COGP schedule
for the Cent. Ohio Tennis Tournament Singles and the Bernard
Master Classic). These rules were created by the tournament
directors of the COGP in a spirit
of cooperation and have worked well for 18 years. Tennisfax
strongly promotes this spirit of cooperation among member
events.
- You
will be required to have your results to Tennisfax within
3 days following the end of your tournament (either by fax,
email or by using the Tennisfax Ranking system following
its release). For example, for events that end on a Sunday,
we will need to have the new rankings by Wednesday in order
to post them on Thursday. This allows us to keep the rankings
current each week..
- Along
with the results of your tournament, you will need to submit
a complete player database for all of the players who competed
in your event. This information includes name, address,
phone, birthdate, USTA membership number, etc. This is important
since some players may compete in more than one region of
the country. A player might also use both a given name and
a nickname. For accurate rankings, Tennisfax needs complete
information on the competing players. By using the Tennisfax
Ranking System software, this information will be easily
compiled
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That's all
you need to do. Sign up today with the Tennisfax National Ranking
Project.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
For more information,
email nrp@tennisfax.com or
call Alan Kinnard at 614-279-7175.
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Tennisfax Classic brings together the area's top amateurs to compete
with collegiate players and teaching professionals. Divisions are
also offered for junior players.
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| Tennisfax
encourages and promotes the free exchange of information, ideas, and
opinions about the great sport of tennis. |
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| The
Tennisfax Network is a network of tennis related web sites that has
joined together to help promote each other. |
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