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Spring Team Tennis 2012: Alternates |
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- All SDTF members not assigned to an official team roster are considered eligible alternates.
- The Ranking Committee will assign each alternate a rank relative to the regular player rankings.
- Captains are responsible for securing their own alternates when needed. A player from another team can be used as an alternate only if a good faith effort has been made to find one from the list of registered alternates.
- It is highly advised against using an alternate at 11:00 AM who is already playing in a 9:00 am match at a different site. The 11:00 AM match cannot be delayed indefinitely to accommodate a late-arriving alternate. The standard USTA late penalties will apply for a late arriving player. NOTE: It's a little less risky to use an alternate who is already playing in a 9:00am match at the same site because you already can verify that they're at the location where they will be needed to play again.
- An alternate is reported to the Commissioners by the reporting deadline and then becomes a member of the official line up for that week.
- Alternates must have the same, or lower, ranking than the player they are replacing.
- Alternates must play both the singles and doubles match.
- There is a half-point deduction for each alternate used. There are no “free” alternates in Spring Team Tennis, except for players who are verifiable entrants in an official GLTA event.
- If an alternate is reported after the lineup deadline or is a “no show” for the match, the opposing team captain may allow a last minute substitution. An automatic 1˝ point deduction and a substitution penalty will apply for using the substitute.
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