What is the order of USTA tiebreakers for two or three teams tied in local leagues?

[socallefty]

In USTA local league play, what is the order of tiebreakers to decide the league champion at the end of a season? I am interested in the answer for the scenarios where two teams are tied and also where three teams are tied. i assume that that the head-to-head record counts after individual line wins when two teams are tied, but does head-to-head matter when three teams are tied? We have a possibility in the Southern California Orange County Mens 18+ league where three teams might be tied in terms of match record (7-1) after the last match next week with one loss each - Team A beat Team B which beat Team C. Thanks for the help.

 

[socallefty]

I should add that it looks possible that three teams will be tied in match record, but only two teams will be tied in individual line wins/losses and sets won. So, does head-to-head record matter for the two teams tied in match, line and set wins? Thanks.

 

[schmke]

Order is:

1. Team record (7-1)
2. Court/line record
3. Head-to-head
4. Sets lost
5. Games lost
6. Game winning percentage

So if only two teams are tied on court record, head-to-head would be used between them if applicable, and if that doesn't decide it, on to sets lost and games lost (as flawed as those tie-breakers are). The third team that wasn't tied on court record is eliminated at that point and not part of it from that point on.

 

[socallefty]

Thank you very much. I was hoping that you would chime in, but didn’t expect your reply to be so fast! You are a great resource for all USTA related questions.

 

[schmke]

Note, what I wrote is the National regulation, but sections are allowed to establish their own different tie-breaking criteria. I don't believe many do, although PNW did change it for a secondary league we have (One Doubles) to fix the flawed tie-breakers I mentioned earlier.

 

[Justagamefool]

Check local league rules. Local leagues get to decide their own order.