Mixed Nationals

[tennislegal]

I've been a long time lurker on these forums, but I was "inspired" to post today.

I am fortunate enough to be playing on a mixed 7.0 nationals team. Everyone on the team is legitimately computer rated. Not a sandbagger amongst us. There are players on the team who are likely to bump up next year, but only I think 2 out of all of us.

In our flight is a team of folks whose 3 best male players are appeals down.

Another team has several self rates, mixed exclusive and appeals down.

Another team appears to have been an early 7.0 league, and several of their players are already ranked higher, but are allowed to play at their old level for nationals.

The final team in our flight is mostly legit (2 self rates)

I'm well aware we probably have zero change out here, so we're going to have a good time and just do our best, but is there any feeling why USTA isn't more aggressive with folks who continually are close to the line with this type of "Strategy" It amazes me. It's not we're getting paid to do this.

 

[RetroSpin]

The USTA is concerned about making money to finance the slush fund/grants for those in its inner circle. It's too bad there aren't competing national bodies running tournaments, like there are in certain cities like Atlanta.

My advice is to have fun and contemplate what a loser someone has to be to cheat to win a 7.0 title.

 

[schmke]

Welcome to USTA Nationals. Congrats on getting there, and do go out and have fun, but you are now seeing some of the "details" that aren't always so pretty.

And it can be worse in mixed as there are no dynamic/3-strike DQ's if someone only plays mixed or from their mixed play, so you will see some players that focus on Mixed and play Adult just to get/keep their C rating.

And you do have some sections where Mixed is an early start league so players are playing with more or less "last year's" rating or played their league and playoffs perhaps as much as a year ago so are completely different players now. At 7.0 where you may have 3.0s and 3.5s, their amount of improvement in that period can be significant so they could be playing a level or more better than their rostered level is.

So do your best, and have fun.

 

[JLyon]

anyone know what happened in the 8.0 MXD 40+ Final, shows SOCAL winner but their was a double default at #2 and they split lines 1 and 3

 

[lostinamerica]

I would hate to lose 1-1. I wonder what happened.

 

[schmke]

There was rain, the 3rd match was not able to finish so it was declared the teams were co-champs, but TennisLink seems to show a winner. I'd guess it automatically does so because one team on their match in straights.

 

[JLyon]

There was rain, the 3rd match was not able to finish so it was declared the teams were co-champs, but TennisLink seems to show a winner. I'd guess it automatically does so because one team on their match in straights.

if unfinished, I would assume SOCAL may have been leading the match, if so why would they not put in timed match or something to designate

 

[schmke]

if unfinished, I would assume SOCAL may have been leading the match, if so why would they not put in timed match or something to designate

Good question. From what I heard, I think the match may have been tied at a set a piece and the teams were told if the match tie-break couldn't be started, they would be declared co-champs.

 

[chrisingrassia]

The USTA is concerned about making money to finance the slush fund/grants for those in its inner circle.

What does this mean? I'm curious....

 

[chrisingrassia]

The USTA is concerned about making money to finance the slush fund/grants for those in its inner circle.

What does this mean? I'm curious....

 

[schmke]

Good question. From what I heard, I think the match may have been tied at a set a piece and the teams were told if the match tie-break couldn't be started, they would be declared co-champs.

Appears they removed the score since all three courts were not completed and so no winner is now shown which means co-champs I guess.