2023 Badge League Rules (WIP)

Please see attached the Rules for the 2023 Badge League.

Please note there have been changes made to the rules. TNSW is  working on a video presentation to help understand some of the changes made.

The rules will also be updated online shortly for you all to reference.

PLS CONTINUE TO CHECK FOR ANY REVISIONS.

SYDNEY BADGE LEAGUE
Metro Sydney
Tennis NSW

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BADGE LEAGUE 2023 FACTSHEETS (Thursday & Saturday)

Attached are the Factsheets for Thursday Ladies & Saturday Men’s/Women’s Badge League to commence in 2023.
Please note that the dates, times & rounds are final and there will be no further changes to the layout of the competition.
Team registration will open on Monday December 12th 2022 & close on Monday February 27th 2023.
Sydney Badge League
Metro Sydney
Tennis NSW

Badge Team Winners 2022!

Congrats to MLTC’s Ladies 3 Badge Team in winning their division last Saturday.
They defeated the top ranked team, Collaroy, and won the grand final 6 sets to 2 sets. Well done ladies.
Team Pic: Catherine, Erryn, Kate, Noriko,
Not shown: Melinda, Narelle, Pam, Sue
Sally, Lindy, Barb

MLTC Newsletter 30 Aug 2022

 Manly Lawn Tennis Club Newsletter – 30 Aug 2022

Club Captain’s Report

Three of our teams played semi finals of Sydney Badge on Saturday and unfortunately we had three losses.  Two teams had washouts so will play their semis next Saturday.

Results Semi Finals

Mens Division 1 Washout at Zone Tennis at Wheatleigh St Naremburn. Our Team plays again next Saturday and if a washout again Zone Tennis go to the  final as 1st placed Team.

Mens Division 4 Lost 5-3 away at Heffron Park. A close loss to the top team with Dan/Vincent winning 3 sets and Jarryd/Justin playing well with no sets. This Team had a great season and pushed the top team in the semis. Well done.

Mens Division 7 Washout at Cammeray. The match will be replayed next Saturday and our Team is lower placed so hopefully no rain is around.

Mens Division 9 Lost 5-2 to Marrickville at Manly. A disappointing loss as Manly was the higher placed team.Hugo/Denis 2 sets and leading 4-2 in the last set when Marrickville stopped as the match was decided.Chris/Richard went close losing 6-4 6-5 in 2 sets.  Still a good year for this Team.

Mens Division 10 Lost 8-0 to Killara at Killara.  Killara were much too strong for this Division and will win the final easily.  Daniel/Ben Brett/Lachlan tried hard and can be proud of their results this year.

Ladies Division 5 Washout at Beecroft.  The Ladies have done well to secure 2nd position on the ladder and will play a Final next Saturday at Collaroy. There are no semis in this Division as only 6 Teams.  Good luck to our Ladies.

September is fees time so ensure if you have changed your email lately that our secretary has your new one.

Club Championships will begin after the School Holidays in October so practise your singles as well as doubles play.

SOCIAL TENNIS WILL BE ON ALL COURTS FROM 11.30AM EACH SATURDAY NOW.

Denis Crowley Club Captain

Best wishes,

Virginia

MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au

 

Badge Season Wrap-up | TNSW

CONGRATULATIONS on the completion of Badge 2022. As the final round is fast approaching I would like to pass along some friendly reminders. 
  • Could you please remind team captains to check that all base & reserve players have been appropriately recorded in league manager. If there is an unspecified player and the captain is unable to enter them into league manager could you please have them contact me at [email protected]
  • All results go through to UTR and are updated each week. If any players notice that their results are not appearing on their account could you please have them contact Tennis Australia Phone Number: 1800 752 983 to link their accounts.
  • If any players are experiencing any issues with their player profile could they please contact Tennis Australia: Phone Number: 1800 752 983.
  • Tennis NSW is actively looking to improve leagues within Metro Sydney – we would greatly appreciate your feedback via the Wufoo link here: https://nswtournaments.wufoo.com/forms/q5a4x3p1ofurt5/

 Thank-you all for your participation this year, I look forward to working with you all again throughout the 2023 season.

Kind Regards,
Chloe Hule
TNSW

 

MLTC Newsletter 16 Aug 2022

Manly Lawn Tennis Club Newsletter 16 Aug 2022

Club Captain’s Report

Round 13 of Sydney Badge saw all Manly’s high flying teams score valuable points.

With one round remaining 6 teams still have finals chances.

Round 13 Results

Mens 1 Won 6-2 away v Zone Tennis

Cam/Ben 4 sets Bosko/Oliver 2 sets.

A forfeit of 3 sets helped to defeat the top team. 4th position and almost certain to play in finals.

Mens 2 Lost 6-2 at home v Zone Tennis

Craig/Howard 1 set Geoff/Fernando 1 set. In   7th position

Mens 3 Won 5-3 v Strathfield at home.

Dan/Vincent continued their good form winning 4 sets.Jarryd/Sam 1 set.

Now in 3rd position and safely in finals.

Mens 4 Won 4-4 on games v Strathfield away.

Larry/Rob 2 sets Matthew/Bede 2 sets.

In 3rd position and safely in finals.

Mens 5 Washout v Marrickville away.

Still in 1st position by ½  point.

Mens 6 Won 8-0 v Royal Sydney away

Christo/Daniel 4 sets Lachlan/Brett 4 sets

In 4th position

Ladies 1 Lost 8-0 v Tennis World at home

In 6th position

Ladies 2 Lost 6-2 away at Kooroora

Virginia/Carolina 2 sets

Last weeks appeal was upheld to give 10 valuable points to this team.

Still in 7th position.

Ladies 3 Won 8-0 at home v Sydney Uni

Catherine/Pam 4 sets Melinda/Kate 4 sets

In 2nd position with 2 rounds remaining in this division.

Thursday Ladies Lost 5-3 away to Roseville

Sue/Suellen 2 sets Sally/Lindy 1 set

In 5th position

The Final Round of Badge will be played at home this Saturday so come along to cheer our Teams along

Ladies 1 and Mens 2 and 3 play at 250pm whilst Our Ladies 3 v Collaroy at noon.

SOCIAL TENNIS WILL BE ON 4 COURTS FROM 1130AM TO 230PM

Denis Crowley Club Captain.

 

 

Best wishes,

Virginia

MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au

 

MLTC Newsletter – 9 August 2022

Club Captain’s Report

With only 2 weeks of Badge remaining we still have 6 teams with good chances of making the finals.

As Tiebreakers are very important in finals, especially, I have forwarded to all Captains, Rob Muir’s philosophy of how to win tiebreakers. They will share with their teams.

Rob has done a great job with our two juniors this year. Matthew and Bede are only 13 years old and both have performed excellently this year.

Round 12 results.

Mens 1 Won 6-2 at home v Bisous Estate. Cam/Ben won 4 sets Sean/Oliver 2 sets The team is back 4th now.

Mens 2 Lost 6-2 away at North West Sydney. Wilko/Netto 2 sets. Hoping to finish the season with 2 wins but unlikely to make the finals.

Mens 3 Lost 8-0 away. Despite the big loss this team is still 4th and looks to be safely in the semis

Mens 4 Won 4-4 v Cammeray at home on games. Gavin/Larry 1 set Bede/Matthew 3 sets. The boys paired up together for the first time and won 3 sets against the top team. Safely in the semis the team is hoping for a top 2 finish.

Mens 5 Won 5-3 at home v Chatswood. Hugo/Tom 3 sets Denis/Graham 2 sets. Chatswood were the leading team.
With this win we are now in 1st position. A home semi final is assured.

Mens 6 Lost 5-3 at home v Mosman. James/Peter 1 set Daniel/Gabriel 2 sets. Still in 4th position.

Ladies1 Lost 8-0 away to Roseville. Still in 6th position but unlikely to make the semis.

Ladies 2 Lost 8-0 at home v Kooroora Gold. A protest has been lodged as Kooroora played two reserves with higher ratings than the players they replaced. Now in 8th position.

Ladies 3 Lost 5-3 away to Chatswood. Melinda/Erryn 1 set Barbara/Kate 2 sets. Still in 2nd position but 3 rounds remaining in this grade.

Thursday Ladies
Lost 8-0 at home v Royal Sydney

SOCIAL TENNIS NEXT SATURDAY WILL BE ON FOUR COURTS FROM 11.30AM TO 2.30PM

Teams are reminded to clean up the table and kitchen area after your home Badge Matches please.

Good luck to all teams this week and win your tiebreakers with conservative tennis!
Denis Crowley Club Captain

Working Bee – We will be holding a working bee in early September on a Sunday morning. More details closer to the day.

Best wishes,

Virginia

MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au

MLTC Newsletter – Tues 26th July

MLTC Newsletter – Badge wrap up Sat 23rd July

Rain played havoc with round 10 Badge with a lot of matches washed out. Our top 3 Mens Teams all had wins to gain some points on their opponents.

Round 10 Results

  • Mens 1 Won 6-2 away to Voyager. Cameron/Ben 4 sets Bosko/Oliver 2 sets. The team is now in 4th position.
  • Mens 2 Won 7-1 at home v Kooroora. Wilko/Howard 4 sets, Milton/Fernando 3 sets. With 9 points from this match the team is making a late charge for 4th position.
  • Mens 3 Won 5-3 v Mortdale at home. Dan/Craig Stevens 3 sets Justin/Jarryd 2 sets. This team is now 3rd.
  • Ladies 1 Lost 8-0 to Longueville 1 at home. The top team were too strong.

All other matches were washed out including Thursday Ladies.

Round 11 will be played next Saturday with Ladies 2 And Mens Teams 2,3,4 and 5 playing at home.

SOCIAL WILL BE ON TWO COURTS ONLY FROM 1130AM-230PM.

Best wishes,
MLTC Club Captain

www.manlylawn.com.au

 

MLTC Newsletter 18 July 2022

Club Captain’s Report

Round 9 of Sydney Badge Tennis was played last Saturday with only 3 winning teams.

Most of our teams are in the top 4 or 5 and with more rain predicted in the coming weeks all points will be valuable.

Mens 1 Won 8-0 v Hunters Hill at home

Cameron teamed up with young James to win 4 sets whilst Bosco had a beer brunch after a late night out but still managed to help Sean win 4 sets. The team is now a close 5th.

Mens 2 Lost 4-3 away at Strathfield.

Wilko/Netto won 3 sets with one unfinished.Geoff/Fernando enjoyed the Korean food afterwards.

Mens 3 Lost 5-3 away to Eastern Suburbs.

Vincent/Dan won 3 sets whilst Craig/Sam enjoyed the outing across the bridge.

Mens 4 Won 5-1 at home v Neutral Bay.

Shishir/Matthew won 3 sets with one unfinished. Gavin/Bede won 2 sets with one unfinished

Mens 5 Won 8-0 v Sydney Uni at home.

The nerds from Sydney Uni were no match for the Old Manly Brains!

Chris/Graham 4 sets Hugo/Denis 4 sets

Mens 6 Lost 6-2 at home v Strathfield

Lachlan/Daniel 2 sets Ben/Peter lost 3 tiebreakers.Peter was heard to say afterwards he should have gone to watch the rugby!

Ladies 1 Lost 8-0 away to Sydney Uni

A strong Uni team was too good.

Ladies 2 Lost 6-2 at home v Sydney University

Sarah/Kirsten 2 sets.

Ladies 3 Lost 4-4 away at Collaroy

A close loss to the top team

Narelle/Catherine 2 sets Melinda/Erryn 2 sets

Thursday Ladies Lost 5-3 away to Cooper Park

Johanna/Michelle 2 sets Sally/Suellen 1 set

This Saturday The Ladies 1 Team plays at home at 2.50PM as does our Mens 2 and 3 Teams

SOCIAL TENNIS THIS SATURDAY IS ON 4 COURTS FROM 1130 TO 230PM

Photo of court 5 with the new bright lights!

Best wishes,

Virginia

MLTC Secretary

www.manlylawn.com.au

MLTC Newsletter 27 Apr 2022

The Badge season begins this Saturday April 30 with 5 teams playing at home.

At noon Manly 4 Mens Team which includes our 2 promising juniors, Matthew and Bede will play their first match in Badge. Everyone wishes them a long and successful career with Manly Lawn. Also Men’s 5 Team plays at noon.

THIS MEANS SOCIAL TENNIS WILL BE FROM 11.30AM TO 2.30PM ON COURTS 3 AND 4.

Then at 2.50pm Mens 1 will play on courts 1and 2. Ladies 2 and Mens 6 also play at 2.50pm.

Good luck to all teams this season and hopefully a big crowd will be in attendance to watch the opening round.

All matches need to be finished by 6pm as MTC has a tennis/social – ‘Drink-Play-Graze’ from 6pm with live music from 7.30pm.

All members are welcome to stay around the bar for drinks if they wish. If you would like to play in the MTC function – please contact Scott or Carmela by tomorrow (Thu) at the latest.

Denis Crowley

Virginia
MLTC Secretary
www.manlylawn.com.au

TA: UPDATE: MATCH CENTRE RATING DISPLAY

As the 2021/22 summer season of Tennis comes to a close, the rollout of the new Competitive Play Framework and transition to the UTR Rating for Australian tennis continues.

The following outlines key dates essential to ensuring a smooth transition to the 2022/23 summer season.

As of 31 March 2022, Match Centre users will notice a change to the ratings display. The change is an important step in moving towards the new Competitive Play Framework and transition to a UTR Rating which comes into full effect on 1 October 2022, prior to the commencement of the 2022/23 summer season.

What is the change to Match Centre?

  • The UTR Rating will replace the current TA Rating on team profiles, scorecards, results and upcoming matches.
  • Your TA Rating will remain visible on your player dashboard until the end of the 2022 winter season.
  • Your TA Rating will only be visible to you.

Who does the change in Match Centre affect?

  • All players, Team Captains, Team Managers and users of Match Centre.

When does the change to Match Centre come into play?

  • All changes to the Match Centre display will come into effect on 31 March 2022.

How is the transition to the updated UTR Rating display being managed?

  • Throughout the 2022 winter season players who log in to Match Centre will be able to view both the TA Rating and UTR Rating on their individual player dashboard.
  • At the commencement of the 2022/23 summer season players who log in to Match Centre will only be able to view their UTR Rating.

Why does the change to the rating display on Match Centre need to occur before the UTR Rating comes into full effect on 1 October?

  • The changes are an important step in ensuring all Match Centre users and players have activated their UTR Rating and are prepared for the commencement of the 2022/23 summer season.

How do I link my Tennis ID to my UTR Rating?

  • See TA site for more information about Competitive Play and UTR Ratings.

See you on the courts!
Tennis Australia

2022 Sydney Badge Preliminary Grading

A total of 154 teams have been entered into the Badge competition for Season 2022.

Please see attached the preliminary grading for each Division. We entrust that you will pass these gradings on to your relevant team contacts.

Some things to note:

An influx of entries into high divisions within the Saturday Men’s Competition including:
Division 1 = 9 Teams
Division 2 = 13 Teams
Division 3 = 14 Teams

This made the top 3 divisions very competitive and as a result we have created additional divisions to accommodate the demand. Given the strength of the competition the majority of teams will be ranked lower than requested and compared to previous years so please take this into consideration should you wish to make an appeal.

The Saturday Ladies competition had a similar situation with (12) teams requesting Division 2. We have again created another division in 2022 and majority of teams will be in a lower division than what they originally nominated.

As a result of this release, any team that wishes to appeal their preliminary grading must do so through the Badge Delegate via the link provided here in accordance to Rule 9 – Grading Appeal. As per the rules (copied below) appeals must be received within 4 days of the release of preliminary grading. Please provide as much information about your team as possible including ratings and 2021 results.

Link to appeal

Please note the deadline for grading appeals is 5pm on Friday, 18th March 2022. No late appeals will be considered by the panel.

Currently Tennis NSW is having extensive email issues where we are unable to access the Sydney Badge email and are not receiving external emails into the NSW Leagues email. Please make sure that you are making your appeal via the above link to avoid missing out. Once the email issue has been resolved we will advise.

We look forward to another great competition in 2022.
Kind Regards.
TNSW Competitions Team.

> 9. Grading Appeal
> 9.1 Teams wishing to appeal their preliminary grading may do so by clicking here and filling out an appeal form to Tennis NSW within four (4) days of the grading being published and should include:
> – Request for team to be moved to a higher/lower grade.
> – Evidence/Facts supporting the request. (Eg: Team Results, player rankings, ratings & recent performances etc.)
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> 9.2 Any Grading Appeals received by Tennis NSW later than four (4) days after the grading being published will not be considered.
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> 9.3 Appeals cannot be guaranteed and will be decided at the sole and absolute discretion of the grading committee.
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> 9.4 Should there be any changes to grading’s following an appeal, the affected team/s are permitted 48 hours to lodge a right of reply. Any right of reply received by Tennis NSW after the 48-hour deadline will not be considered.
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> 9.5 Tennis NSW in conjunction with the grading committee will release the FINAL Grading to all Badge Captains within seven (7) to ten (10) Business days following the preliminary grading release. No Teams will be allowed to appeal the final grading.

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