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    4.0 should not be foot faulting

    I played in a 4.0 match once with a partner who foot faults from time to time. He knows, and if the opponents say something about it, he scoots back a little bit (he isn't egregious by any means and pretty much plays from the baseline anyway). This opponent said something to him on his first...
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    4.0 Nationals/Relationship Question

    Go and play. You can have more kids. It is easier to have kids than to make nationals!
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    How did this person get a 4.0C rating?

    I have friends that have given me a complete rundown of his skill level. That's not what I am worried so much about. I really just want to know how playing one match gets you a C rating.
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    How did this person get a 4.0C rating?

    Well last night he went 3 sets against what I would say is a good 4.5 singles player and won more games than he lost. That's what made me take a look at him.
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    How did this person get a 4.0C rating?

    Player has no prior USTA league history prior to the 2022 season. Player received a default in a 4.0 league match on 10/23/2021. Player played first ever 4.0 league match on 11/6/2021. Played a second 4.0 league match on 12/11/2021. That was the extent of his 4.0 league tennis history until...
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    Open Level Leagues?

    We started up an open league in Kansas City and it has been great. It started out as a 5.0 league, but when the plus went away, that took away a lot of players. We just decided to make it open. Every session we seem to get more and more high level players that want to play. We have a few...
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    Tenns Warehouse Playtest - Gamma TNT2 Fat Core XL 16

    Tension(s) used for playtest- strung as a hybrid in the mains at 57 lbs and genesis black magic crosses at 52 lbs Regular string set up & tension- Volkl power fiber mains at 57 lbs and genesis black magic crosses at 52 lbs Racquet used for test- Volkl C10 Pro Power/Control of test string- I...
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    Lightest heat shrink sleeve?

    Ask them to show you on a scale?
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    Prince Official - Racquets

    I will say that I am intrigued by some of your new offerings. I like some of the things you have done but I still have a bad tasted in my mouth with Prince from 20 years ago. When I was in college, I got into a bad batch of frames that I broke several in the same spot. These were high end...
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    Question About a Scenario

    I would have hit every single serve they hit out into the net, then took my time and walked my slowest up to clear the ball. If you have to play games like that to win, you were't good enough to start with. John
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    A year later do we like pools or flights better?

    I still like this better than the pool. I know a couple of years ago we drew a team full of self rates in our first pool match, and even though we played them probably closer than anyone, we knew we were done as soon as that match was over. At least in this setup, you still have life. We use...
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    2020 USTA League Rules, no below level players in #1 spot in + leagues.

    So are they going to hold teams playing under the move up/split up rules to these guidelines?
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    Need racquet recommendations for demo for 45 year old woman

    That's the problem. There are like too many options. I have played around with lead tape, but it is just time for her to move on from those frames. String wise she plays natural gut mains with poly crosses. I don't want to drop string tension any more as she is at 55/52. The strings work...
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    Need racquet recommendations for demo for 45 year old woman

    I got my sister back into playing a few years back, and now that she is getting back to her old skill level, it is time for some new frames. She has been playing with Volkl DNX 6 frames the last 3 years. They are like 10 oz strung and fairly evenly balanced. She is playing at a good 4.0 level...
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    Revamping 40+ league?

    Court availability can be an issue here. For us, 40+ is an indoor league played from like February through April. I figured that might be part of what is behind it, but it can make a dramatic affect on what you need to do with your roster to be competitive.
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