i hate it .... I am playing this season because one of my good tennis buddies needed one more guy.
It's fun. You play service lets and substitutions are allowed. Sandbagging is welcome as they go by an "average ntrp" for the team.
We had this one guy on the team w/ a monster twist serve. Waited till time to serve for the match, then subbed him in. The other team didn't know what hit them...
It's just more casual/loose. Let's say your playing in the 4.5 division, you can have a couple 5.0's on the team as long as the "average" level is still 4.5.
May I ask why?
I am invited each year to join a WTT team, but I have always declined. I don't have very good reasons -- maybe you can give me some? I don't know, I just worry I will get out there and be severely overmatched. Or asked to play singles -- blech.
We have a corporate WTT league which plays at the open level. What this means is HUGE disparities in levels. A couple teams have 2.5's and 3.0's. A couple teams play with 4.0's and a couple teams with 5.0's.
What I have found is that there is one competitive match per season ... when we play the other 4.0 team. Usually we are crushing or getting crushed. Not much fun.
also,
The league I am reluctantly playing in now is limited to a 4.0 average. So the teams are closer but not by much. There is still a real disparity in skill from the top to the bottom. Personally, I think no one cares about this league ... players got roped in by their buddies, they show up and carry on without any real interest in playing their best tennis.
Basically, if I want a competitive tennis match then I am going to compete and try hard. If I want social tennis, I am going to relax and screw around. I don't like the rules which encourage a social atmosphere but still require you to keep official score ...
bah humbug!
Hmmm.
I doubt I would enjoy WTT. I really do not like it at all when I am much weaker or much stronger than my opponent. Neither situation is fun for me. That USTA play tends to give me competitive matches is one of the biggest draws for me.
Kinda blows. The rules are the same as corporate tennis. You don't play ads, you play lets, and on a let your partner can return the ball if it's short. Depending on alloted time and amount of courts/amount of players on a team, you usually only have time for one set... which can go by really quickly. If you're a player who likes to be out there and play 3 sets easily, you'll hate it.
I will admit that some people really like this format. I however, am not one of those people.