No 'decay' that I am aware of.
We have people here in our local office who help certain teams better players stay at a level below where they should be. We have teaching pros playing 7.0 mixed. I am not joking. The same teams make it every year. Over and over. It’s a joke.
In Nevada, we have a 4.5+ league for the fall season. I don't know why other places don't do that.
What do you mean by "CRUSHED with bumps?"
5.0s are less than 2% of all players, so it's not something to worry too much about.
Just let the 5.0's go straight to state or sectionals if there is no state for 5.0's.
5.0s should be allowed to play for D3 college teams even if they aren't enrolled in college.
I'm on the fence on this one...
That would be kinda funny actually. Especially when the 5.0 in question is 50+ and is literally a grey beard like me!!
8 Matches (6 singles, 2 dubs)...won a few sets 6-2, went to a 10-point breaker in 3 other matches...the others were pretty normal, one-break type sets. Won 6 of the 8, with one of the losses in dubs and one in singles.
Where I am, if I get bumped to 5.0, I'm not playing any USTA tennis at all...there's zero team or tournament presence above 4.5. I'd be proud to get a 5.0C rating...and then immediately have very few options for any additional formal play. I'd still hit, of course, but it hurts to lose the small bit of formal competition that exists. To get that...well, I guess it's pickleball time.
Any idea what is causing the 2022 Projected Year End rating to be different from the 2022 Estimated Dynamic rating?
I think it is adjusted based on playoff results and matches you played against people who went to the playoffs
Also they probably calculate all your match ratings based on your opponents' and partners' whole season - whereas your dynamic calculations were based on their rating at the time you played them.
Spot on.
You don't have to have a bought and paid for active membership to appeal, just an account. Log in to your TennisLink account, and you can request the appeal without renewing your membership.
You're going to be close since you were just bumped last year, but I'd say I doubt you will get bumped down or be able to appeal. One thing going for you is that you only have 3 matches, so your appealable range is wider. The first match was a close loss with a 3.5 partner to a 4.0 and 3.5, so it seems like it wouldn't affect anyone's rating much. Second match was that S-rate who got DQ'd shortly after your match. It's unfortunate you ran into him, but his rating was likely near 4.2 by the time you played him, so even a lopsided loss isn't going to push you down much. Third match was two top 4.0s who may have been doing a little ratings management with a close match, so that's a bad result for you in terms of getting bumped down. Again, you happened to run into some unfortunate matchups this season.
Your record last year pretty clearly indicated that you were likely to get bumped. TR is most unreliable at predicting bumps. Your projected year end rating is 3.55, which they say is appealable, but I didn't think the appeal ranges were that big.
Look for DE teams, too. They have a ton of matches and can be on evenings or weekends, so those teams always need big rosters.
Talk Tennis. Otherwise, its like complaining in the wind.
Ha. I’ll give this link to my peers.
Unless you have a solution, it's going to be pointless to complain. The current system works for at least 95% of the people playing in the leagues (it's just that the people gaming the system get a lion's share of the attention...). Most attempts to "fix" the system like Moonie's are completely incoherent and actually far worse, at least the parts that can be deciphered from the aimless rambling.
Don't forget the TTW solution. Helps ease the pain and it's quite enjoyable to commiserate.
Do you consider playing out of level cheating?
It is.
