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I believe we are about to watch the 'soon to be world number 1' Juan Martin Del Potro make his first Slam final. Nadal has an abdonminal issue that will push him over the edge. Combine that with that fact that Del Potro loves banging Nadal's high-bouncing balls, and we find that Rafa has a slim chance to none. As far as Del Po' winning the whole thing.. I'm not so sure on that. Why? It's probably going to be a Djokovic/Del Potro final. I believe Juan Martin would fair better against Roger. Federer goes for his shots whether he's on or not and Del Potro lives and breaths on that.
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While Bill takes a much-deserved mid-Olympics day off, we'll aim to keep up with what's going on in London.
He already covered much of Saturday's big news, including American swimmer Michael Phelps' final race of his Olympic career (which brought Phelps an 18th gold medal for his part in the winning 4x100m medley relay). And Bill posted about the record that the U.S. women set in their 4x100m medley relay.
Also Saturday, the home team had a huge day. As Tom Goldman reported for Weekend Edition Sunday, Team Great Britain "snagged three track and field gold medals." And with another three wins on Saturday — in rowing and track cycling — it was Great Britain's "most successful day at an Olympics in 104 years," as the BBC says.
There's a lot going on today, of course.
This hour, the women's marathon will finish up. Later this morning (East Coast time, that is), there's the men's final in tennis. And then, around 4:45 p.m. ET, there's the most exciting sub-10 seconds in sports: the men's 100-meter final in track-and-field. That's when we learn who the latest "world's fastest man" is. Will it be Jamaica's Usain Bolt once again?
Saturday night, by the way, Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the women's 100-meter race in 10.75 seconds. American Carmelita Jeter was second.
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There's great enthusiasm among some global health leaders about a bold – some say radical — strategy to prevent pregnant women from transmitting HIV to their newborns.
But skeptics worry that the approach, dubbed Option B+, will pit pregnant women with HIV against others infected with the virus, diverting resources from the broader struggle against the pandemic.
The goal of Option B+ is to make serious inroads in reducing a stubborn and heart-breaking problem. Every year about 300,000 babies in sub-Saharan Africa are born with HIV.
The new strategy aims to put every pregnant woman with HIV on triple-drug treatment and keep her on it for the rest of her life — even if the virus has not yet damaged her immune system to the point where she needs medications to preserve her own health.
Universal treatment of HIV-positive pregnant women avoids the need to do expensive and often hard-to-access testing of a woman's level of CD4 immune cells to determine if she's sick enough to need long-term antiretroviral drugs.
The name Option B+ distinguishes the strategy from two earlier approaches, called A and B, which have failed so far to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in most-affected countries. Those other options either reserve triple-drug treatment for pregnant women with severely compromised immune systems or provide it only temporarily around the time of childbirth to those whose immunity is still relatively robust.
A report, published Thursday by scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, finds that when , a small country in southeast Africa, made a big push to implement Option B+, the payoff was impressive: a sevenfold increase in the number of pregnant and breast-feeding women starting anti-HIV treatment in only a year.
"I think this is actually a big deal," CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden tells Shots. He says the results not only demonstrate that it's possible to implement Option B+ across an entire country, "but that it makes a huge difference. The data are really remarkable."
In the space of about a year, Malawi trained 5,000 health care workers to give Option B+. It doubled clinics offering triple-drug treatment and went from having less than 1,300 pregnant women on HIV treatment to nearly 11,000.
Frieden estimates Option B+ prevented 7,000 infants from getting HIV from their mothers in its first year of operation.
"I think Option B+ is absolutely crucial," Frieden says, "because it gets to people who account for 60 percent of new HIV infections – women of childbearing age."
He predicts Option B+ will have ripple effects that benefit families and communities by sharply reducing transmission of HIV from women to their uninfected partners.
But not everyone is convinced. Among them is Dr. Hoosen Coovadia, a leading South African HIV specialist, who chaired the International AIDS Conference in 2000, which helped focus the world's attention on the pandemic's staggering toll in Africa.
Coovadia tells Shots that he had "a gut reaction" against Option B+ last July "because of the way it was presented" at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.
"It looked like everyone had been tutored to say this was a great thing," he says. "Hillary Clinton mentioned it in her speech. Almost everyone spoke about B+ as though it was going to change the direction of the AIDS epidemic. But it didn't look to me that there had been adequate consultation. This was a pet program of the U.S. government."
After the Washington conference, Coovadia says he and his colleagues debated the strategy back in South Africa. Recently he coauthored a sharply worded commentary in The Lancet calling Option B+ "extreme."
"The strong push for countries to switch to B+ is premature," they write. "A switch now would be dangerous, ignoring severe ethical, safety, feasibility and economic concerns."
The CDC's report on Option B+ in Malawi this week "is not a convincing argument that B+ is worth all the potential problems," Coovadia says.
South Africa, he says, has been able to lower the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission from 33 percent to less than 3 percent by treating pregnant women with simpler, cheaper regimens and reserving triple-drug treatment for those who need it.
One big concern is that Option B+ will create tensions in households and communities when it becomes known that pregnant women with HIV are preferentially getting triple-drug therapy whatever their immune status, while other infected people with deteriorating health may not.
"South Africais already a fractious community," Coovadia says. "If it got out that of two women with the same CD4 count, one was treated and the other was not, the scope for tensions would be great."
Frieden's response to that: "Why should being pregnant get you to the front of the line? The answer to that, I think, is first, that it's more likely to get the baby protected ... It also saves the lives of the mother, the child, the family and it stops the spread of HIV."
And the critics? "Frankly, I think they're mistaken," Frieden says.
Coovadia calls for more study of Option B+ before implementing it aggressively. More data will be forthcoming. Rwanda and Haiti have already adopted the strategy, and seven other sub-Saharan countries are actively implementing it or preparing to.
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This is a very common recipe around here – carne louca, which means "crazy beef".
It was easy to stumble upon these sandwiches in birthday parties. All the kids loved it – except for me. I already had problems with meat as a child. Never liked it. My mom had to sit by the table, her Havaianas in hand, staring at me, so I would eat my steak.
It was my first attempt at carne louca – and I must confess I only made it because João asked me to. I didn't use a specific recipe, I made it the way I remembered it.
All I can say is that it smelled so great I had to taste it. And I did taste it. And then I had a big spoon of it, right before the 2 sandwiches I ate watching a soccer game on TV with João. :D
Carne louca
a 500g piece of eye of round
50g (2 tablespoons) butter
100ml white wine or beer
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
10 green olives, pitted and chopped
2 ½ tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
juice of 1 lime
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
freshly ground pepper
In a saucepan or kettle, set 1.5 liters water to boil.
In a pressure cooker* over high heat, melt the butter and add the piece of beef. Cook it, turning it around to get all the sides nicely browned. Add salt (just a little, since you're going to season the beef in the end), wine/beer and the boiling water. Close the pressure cooker and when it starts whistling, turn down the heat and cook for 50 minutes.
Remove from heat and let it stand until all the pressure is released – be careful.
Place the beef on a cutting board and, using a knife and a fork, shred the entire piece. Put it in a large bowl (glass is better) and add the onion, bell pepper, olives, parsley and approx. 400ml of the broth left in the pressure cooker.
Season with salt and pepper to taste, add the lime juice and the olive oil and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days, bringing to room temperature before serving.
Make sandwiches using baguettes.
* If you're using a regular pan, proceed the same way and cook the beef for longer – it has to be very tender otherwise it will be hard to be shredded.


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The Internets were all abuzz over the weekend sharing clips of our collective Black feminist shero Melissa Harris-Perry's Saturday morning show. During the show, she lost her cool with panelist Monica Mehta, a conservative financial expert, when Mehta brought up risk-taking by entrepreneurs. ("What is riskier than being poor?" asked Harris-Perry, her voice rising.)
After I posted the clip to my Facebook page, a former student of mine simply commented that this was an example of "eloquent rage." She knew I would get the reference, because the first time she ever used it was in reference to me and my impassioned style of teaching students about the politics of race, class, and gender. My first reaction to being characterized in this way was denial. "I'm not angry," I told her. "I'm passionate." And then she looked at me with a knowing honesty and said simply, "You know you're angry, Brittney."
It was one of the most transformative moments in my teaching because I realized a) that it was anger and not merely passion; b) that I was bringing it with me into the classroom; c) that I had a right to be angry about the injustices that I teach about and live daily and d) I could resist and deny my anger or use it to make me better at what I do. I chose the latter.
When I watched Harris-Perry lose it, oh so beautifully, passionately, eloquently and truthfully for the brief moment that she did, I experienced deep and profound knowing, the knowing that comes from the frustration of having to listen to people talk sideways to you about shit that is merely theoretical for them, all the while you know that the attitudes they hold are especially detrimental to people who look like you.
It is even more infuriating when people of color espouse such bullshit. I know that all Black and Brown folk don't think alike. I also know that when folk of color align themselves with the Republican Party, that alignment is often deeply tied to a deep disdain and disavowal for what they perceive to be a narrative of Black victimhood that makes one beholden to social entitlements (welfare). I know Black and other non-white folks who've made their life paths about distancing themselves from such a narrative. There is also a liberal version, and that version is a Toure'-style "post-Blackness" "post-race" blah. But to believe in any of it is to remain in deep denial about the way that white supremacy structures our society.
This denial allows people to see MHP's expression of anger as over the top and out of order and miss the fact that Clint Eastwood's "performance" at the Republican convention last week was nothing if not a classic white male racial temper tantrum.
It also allowed Monica Mehta's persistent use of racial microaggressions towards Black people to come off as earnest commentary, while Melissa's emotional reaction was perceived as disproportionate to the slight. There is also a racialized gender dynamic at play as well, in which white women and non-Black women who are frequently exoticized can use the hyperfemininity ascribed to their bodies as a shield behind which they get to say the most racially problematic shit and have it remain unrecognized as aggressive and offensive.
I applaud MHP for her show of eloquent rage. It was honest, and it is so necessary in this moment of massive political dishonesty. Moreover, in light of the destruction caused by Hurricane Isaac and the personal impact that it had on MHP's family, her stress was completely understandable.
Even when she apologized for losing it, I'm glad that she took off the Strong Black Woman mask and said, in effect, I'm stressed, my family just lived through another Hurricane on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and even though I have this fancy job and resources at my disposal, all is not well. In other words, she wasn't just showing anger. She was showing pain. The kind of pain that Black women are frequently not allowed to publicly acknowledge is actually happening in our own lives.
One of the ways White supremacy and sexism works is through a putative disavowal of emotion as a legitimate form for expressing thought. Women and Black people are overly emotional, so the conventional wisdom goes. We have been taught to overcompensate for this stereotype by being overly composed, even when anger is warranted. And we are wholly unprepared when our emotions start to split the seams of our tightly put on public selves. Perhaps it's time to change clothes and intentionally put on something that gives us room to breathe.
For me, that has meant embracing my own crunkness. Why go off when I can GET CRUNK? And by that I mean I can make an intentional choice to use my legitimate and righteous anger in an honest and compassionate way that is potentially transformative.
I, for one, am thankful for MHP's voice and her courage, and yep, you guessed it–her CRUNKNESS.
Cross-posted with permission from The Crunk Feminist Collective.
Screenshot of Melissa Harris-Perry from the Sep. 1 broadcast of MSNBC's The Melissa Harris-Perry Show.


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BOSTON (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. has settled a lawsuit brought by four sisters who contended their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s, a move some believe could trigger financial settlements in scores of other claims brought by women around the country.
A total of 51 women, including the Melnick sisters, filed lawsuits in Boston against more than a dozen companies that made or marketed a synthetic estrogen known as DES.
The Melnick sisters' case was the first to go to trial. The settlement was announced Wednesday on the second day of testimony.
DES, or diethylstilbestrol, was prescribed to millions of pregnant women over three decades to prevent miscarriages, premature births and other problems. It was taken off the market in the early 1970s after it was linked to a rare vaginal cancer in women whose mothers used it. Studies later showed the drug didn't prevent miscarriages.
Attorney Aaron Levine, representing the Melnick sisters, told the jury during opening statements that Eli Lilly failed to test the drug's effect on fetuses before promoting it as a way to prevent miscarriages.
Lawyer James Dillon, for Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly, told the jury that there was no evidence the drug causes breast cancer in the daughters of women who took it.
Dillon also said that no medical records show that the mother of the Melnick sisters took DES or that, if she did take it, it was made by Eli Lilly. Leading researchers at the time recommended that DES be used for pregnant women who had consecutive miscarriages, he said.
DES was not patented and was made by many companies.
Boston attorney Andrew Meyer, who's handled numerous medical malpractice cases, said the settlement in this case could signal settlements in other cases.
"When one settles a case, they recognize they can lose it," he said. "The reason they can lose it is because there's enough evidence for the plaintiffs to be able to win it. So it's not just optics, it isn't."
Columbus, Ohio, resident Irene Sawyer also is suing Eli Lilly, alleging that her prenatal exposure to DES caused her breast cancer. She called the settlement "a huge victory" for DES daughters.
"The bottom line is that this company put out a drug without testing, without knowing the consequences of this drug," she said.
It's wonderful, she said, that drug companies "are starting to realize this is not right, that there are consequences."
The Melnick sisters, who grew up in Tresckow, Pa., said they all developed breast cancer in their 40s.
Levine told the jury that their mother did not take DES while pregnant with a fifth sister and that sister has not developed breast cancer.
The four Melnick sisters also had miscarriages, fertility problems or other reproductive tract problems long suspected of being caused by prenatal exposure to DES. They were diagnosed with breast cancer between 1997 and 2003 and had treatments ranging from lump-removal surgery to a full mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy.
Thousands of lawsuits have been filed alleging links between DES and vaginal cancer, cervical cancer and fertility problems. Many of those cases were settled.
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Another week, another ado over nothing.
Last Saturday, Steve McIntyre wrote an email to NASA GISS pointing out that for some North American stations in the GISTEMP analysis, there was an odd jump in going from 1999 to 2000. On Monday, the people who work on the temperature analysis (not me), looked into it and found that this coincided with the switch between two sources of US temperature data. There had been a faulty assumption that these two sources matched, but that turned out not to be the case. There were in fact a number of small offsets (of both sign) between the same stations in the two different data sets. The obvious fix was to make an adjustment based on a period of overlap so that these offsets disappear.
This was duly done by Tuesday, an email thanking McIntyre was sent and the data analysis (which had been due in any case for the processing of the July numbers) was updated accordingly along with an acknowledgment to McIntyre and update of the methodology.
The net effect of the change was to reduce mean US anomalies by about 0.15 ºC for the years 2000-2006. There were some very minor knock on effects in earlier years due to the GISTEMP adjustments for rural vs. urban trends. In the global or hemispheric mean, the differences were imperceptible (since the US is only a small fraction of the global area).
There were however some very minor re-arrangements in the various rankings (see data [As it existed in Sep 2007]). Specifically, where 1998 (1.24 ºC anomaly compared to 1951-1980) had previously just beaten out 1934 (1.23 ºC) for the top US year, it now just misses: 1934 1.25ºC vs. 1998 1.23ºC. None of these differences are statistically significant. Indeed in the 2001 paper describing the GISTEMP methodology (which was prior to this particular error being introduced), it says:
The U.S. annual (January-December) mean temperature is slightly warmer in 1934 than in 1998 in the GISS analysis (Plate 6). This contrasts with the USHCN data, which has 1998 as the warmest year in the century. In both cases the difference between 1934 and 1998 mean temperatures is a few hundredths of a degree. The main reason that 1998 is relatively cooler in the GISS analysis is its larger adjustment for urban warming. In comparing temperatures of years separated by 60 or 70 years the uncertainties in various adjustments (urban warming, station history adjustments, etc.) lead to an uncertainty of at least 0.1°C. Thus it is not possible to declare a record U.S. temperature with confidence until a result is obtained that exceeds the temperature of 1934 by more than 0.1°C.
More importantly for climate purposes, the longer term US averages have not changed rank. 2002-2006 (at 0.66 ºC) is still warmer than 1930-1934 (0.63 ºC – the largest value in the early part of the century) (though both are below 1998-2002 at 0.79 ºC). (The previous version – up to 2005 – can be seen here).
In the global mean, 2005 remains the warmest (as in the NCDC analysis). CRU has 1998 as the warmest year but there are differences in methodology, particularly concerning the Arctic (extrapolated in GISTEMP, not included in CRU) which is a big part of recent global warmth. No recent IPCC statements or conclusions are affected in the slightest.
Sum total of this change? A couple of hundredths of degrees in the US rankings and no change in anything that could be considered climatically important (specifically long term trends).
However, there is clearly a latent and deeply felt wish in some sectors for the whole problem of global warming to be reduced to a statistical quirk or a mistake. This led to some truly death-defying leaping to conclusions when this issue hit the blogosphere. One of the worst examples (but there are others) was the 'Opinionator' at the New York Times (oh dear). He managed to confuse the global means with the continental US numbers, he made up a story about McIntyre having 'always puzzled about some gaps' (what?) , declared the the error had 'played havoc' with the numbers, and quoted another blogger saying that the 'astounding' numbers had been 'silently released'. None of these statements are true. Among other incorrect stories going around are that the mistake was due to a Y2K bug or that this had something to do with photographing weather stations. Again, simply false.
But hey, maybe the Arctic will get the memo.


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On a Saturday night, the bridge that links downtown El Paso, Texas, to Ciudad Juarez in Mexico is hauntingly still. Once, this was a border crossing flush with life; now, after years of brutal drug violence, it's like a graveyard. It's certainly not the border that American author Benjamin Alire Saenz recalls from his high school days.
"We'd all pile in a couple of cars. There'd be like 10 of us and we'd come over to Juarez," Saenz remembers. "We'd go to all these places like The Cave, the Club Hawaii ... the Kentucky Club ... and we would just have a good time and laugh."
Ciudad Juarez is a sprawling city of more than a million people. It lies directly south of El Paso, like a muddled reflection off a mostly arid Rio Grande. For Saenz, this meeting place between the U.S. and Mexico is home. The border is more than just a place in his stories; it's a silent but ever-present character.
A few blocks south of that international bridge sits an old prohibition-era bar, a legendary spot that links together Saenz's latest collection of short stories. The book, which won this year's prestigious PEN/Faulkner award, is called Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club. This a Saturday night, and unlike the deadly quiet border bridge, the real-life Kentucky Club is pulsing with energy. With a declining murder rate in Juarez, locals are going out again. Most Americans, though, are still reluctant to return.
Behind the grand oak bar, a one-eyed bartender in a white collared shirt stirs up the Kentucky Club's signature drink. Locals like to brag that this is the birthplace of the margarita, a disputed claim at best. But it's certainly true that this place has history; it's been around since 1920, when prohibition drew in throngs of thirsty Americans.
"It's the knot that has for generations tied the two cities of Juarez and El Paso together," Saenz says, explaining why he chose the club as his book's unifying thread. "That's why this place. Because it's still here ... "
His book isn't really about the Kentucky Club. That's just the place where his characters like to end up. The book is about the lives of people on the border — those who slide between two countries as if they were two neighborhoods. There are stories about love, drug addiction, coming of age and identity.
"Imagine someone in El Paso loving someone in Juarez and imagine that person getting killed," Saenz says. "That happens — that's happened. So I just put it in a story."
Saenz's publisher is a small, family-run company in El Paso called Cinco Puntos Press. It takes pride in publishing authors with diverse backgrounds, whose work often carries a political message. John Byrd, who runs the shop with his parents, explains their mission like this: "I think that too often news and information about the border is generated away from the border. And so what we're really hoping to do is to allow the border to speak for itself."
Saenz grew up on the border. At 26 he became a Catholic priest, a calling that lasted only three years; after that, his future belonged to writing. His 19 works include poetry, children's books and novels, many of which are set at the border. A.J. Verdelle, a writer and a judge for the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, says Saenz's treatment of life in two countries was one of the reasons his book stood out among the 351 entries.
"I felt like I was reading about the United States and Mexico. I felt like I was reading about permanence and transference — that is, crossing back and forth," Verdelle says. "There's a tremendous tension of duality in this book, and it definitely made the book better and more complex."
Back at the Kentucky Club, Saenz takes a long drag from a cigarette. As William Faulkner, the namesake of the prize he just won, wrote about the American South, Saenz says, he writes about the American border.
"We're people who feel and breathe and die and suffer and hope for salvation and yearn for love," he says. "We're not just a newspaper headline."
This story came from Fronteras, a public radio collaboration in the Southwest that focuses on the border and changing demographics.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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1) Playing Formats - Updated 10/19/20
1a) Competitive Format (2 out of 3 sets)
TennisSF.com uses the best two out of three 6-game pro sets with ads. If a set goes to 6-6 a first to 7-point tie breaker should be used to determine the winner of the set. The tie breaker format should be used for all three sets. Preferred Playoffs and Tourney format if time is not an issue.
1b) 2 sets with 3rd set tie breaker
If the match is tied at 1 set apiece and the match is running too long, the players can agree to play a 10-point super tie breaker to decide the match.
1c) 10 game pro set
If the players agree before the match or you are limited to 1-hour of court time. This means the first to win 10 games. But, if the match is ended because of a time restriction than the score at the conclusion is the score for the match. At 9-9, a best to 7-point tie breaker will be used to determine the winner. This format is played with ads.
For any match to count in the standings at least 1 6-game pro set will have needed to be completed.
1d) Fast Tennis - 4 game pro sets
This comes by many names: NextGen Format is one of them. This format keeps even a full match to no more than 1 hour and 30 minutes. First to 4 games, 3 set format with No ad scoring. Play 7 point tie-breakers at 3-3. At deuce the next point is a golden point with the receiver having a choice of side.
Tennis League Network has been using this format since the 2018 National Championship and it has been a raving success. Fast Tennis has several tension points in comparison to a 10 game pro set which if you go down 6-0, it's nearly impossible to come back. Basically all 3 sets can be contested, leading to a lot of important points throughout the shorter format. Of course a 4-0, 4-0 double bagel could end super quick. Maybe that's a good thing.
1e) Handicap Scoring
In a nutshell it's a leveling system to help two players of known different levels to have a competitive match. Read More here
2) Tennis Balls
Each player is required to bring a new can of tennis balls to every match. The winning player will take home the unopened can. The other player can take home the used balls. We need to be informed by the players when this rule isn't being followed. Players not following this rule will first be warned and upon the second time they will receive a playing strike towards the leagues 3 strike policy.
3) Honor System
Line calls must be made without delay by the side playing the ball; otherwise, the ball shall be presumed to have been good. In general, no ball can be called out upon less than 100% certainty. The best approach on a call that both players disagree on is to replay the point.
4) Changing court ends
Participants must change court ends after an odd number of games have been played.
5) Choosing court location
The league wants players to choose a location to play that is convenient for both players. We have the best list of tennis courts with player submitted ratings to help with determining where to play. Definitely look at locations with a ton of matches played to know if it's a good location to meet at.
6) Abiding by the rules of the court at which you are playing. Added 8/18/09
Players need to follow the rules of the courts they are playing at. Participating in a TennisSF.com matchup doesn't give you privileges to break the rules of the local court. If we receive word that players are improperly using the TennisSF.com name in such cases it will lead to immediate removal from the league.
7) Reporting Scores
All scores shall be reported by the winning player using the website developed for the league. If an issue shall arise reporting the score please send an email to [email protected].
8) REMATCH RULE: We now allow players to record 2 wins in a season against an opponent. Updated 3/9/17
League Only Rule: We now allow players to play a 3rd match against each other if the first 2 match results are split between the players. We will be checking for a 3rd win against an opponent and not allow it to be recorded. We still want players to meet up with as many new partners as they possibly can during the regular season.
8a) If the season is 10 weeks or 63 days long we will allow for a 3rd win to be entered into the standings.
9) Qualifying for the Playoffs
A player who gets 'X' of wins criteria defined by the league during the season will qualify for the playoffs. With 'X' being the win total on the division report. It is usually 5 wins for Male Divisions and 4 wins for Female Divisions. It could be different for each division in a season. No-show wins will count towards the 5 wins to qualify for the playoffs. Qualifiers will be bracketed against the other qualifiers from the same level. Players need to be around for the first 2 weeks of the playoffs to qualify for the playoffs.
9a) New players need to play 6 matches before they are playoff eligible - Updated 4/3/19
A new player will now need to play 6 different opponents before they are playoff eligible. Even if the playoff criteria is 3 wins / 4 matches played or 2 wins / 3 matches played they will need to play at least 6 matches to be entered into their first playoff draw. This rule is only for Singles leagues and not doubles leagues. At 6 matches Tennis League Network is near 95% certain the new player will be in the right playoff level.
10) Playoff Positioning, Tie-Breakers
Regular season ties are broken by this order:
10a) Overall Record, based on matches over .500. So 6-1 is 5 matches, 8-2 is 6 matches and would be better.
10b) In Season Head-to-Head record for players tied at #1
10c) We want to promote players playing matches, so 6-1 would be better than 5-0.
10d) Percentage of games won
11) Home Court and Surface Type for Playoff Matches - Updated 11/22/12
The higher seeded player gets home court and choice of playing surface for their playoff matches. But, just like the regular season we want players to try to choose a location that works for both participants.
12) Enforcing Playoff Deadlines - Updated 3/29/13
Here's the rule that will define what happens when a playoff deadline is missed:
12a) If the deadline passes and neither player reported back to the league both players will be defaulted and the next round opponent will be moved on in the playoffs. If it's a finals match and the players don't report back there won't be a champion crowned for the season.
12b) If the deadline passes and we heard back from either player then the least available player will need to default the match.
12c) If a player/team cancels a scheduled playoff/tournament match then they default the playoff/tournament match. It's not the other player/team requirement to find another time to play the match or to allow the match to be rescheduled, unless they are gracious enough to do so. Please note that if rescheduled, the match must be played on or before the deadline.
12d) Any unfinished playoff match that isn't complete by the deadline will be recorded as complete at the score the match was stopped at. The winner will be determined by adding up the game score with the player who has won more games.
13) Player Disqualification - Updated 10/21/18
Based on complaints to the organization, Tennis League Network reserves the right to:
13a) Place any player who has violated the standards of good conduct, abuse of tennis club cancellation policy, abuse of league administrators, fair play and/or good sportsmanship on probation for an indefinite period. League fee will not be reimbursement in such player disqualifications.
13b) Ban any player from the league indefinitely.
13c) Any player found submitting a fake win for whatever reason will be banned from the program.
13d) Any player found to completely under-rate their true ability. The league reserves the right to adjust playoff results and prize pool based upon findings that a player found in default of rule 13d.
14) Canceling a scheduled tennis match
A participant is required to make phone calls and send emails to cancel a tennis match. The league is not responsible for canceling matches for players. YOU NEED TO REACH THE PLAYER TO LET THEM KNOW, so to avoid a potential no-show situation. If the player doesn't try all forms of communication to cancel a match a strike will be applied to the offending player.
Any matches canceled through the hours of 12:01AM to 7AM do not count for the 4 hour cancellation window.
15) Withdrawals from league
A participant who withdraws from the league due to injury or time constraints is required to make the administrator aware of the withdrawal. This player will either be removed from the website or receive the '**' Out for the Season flag. The player will not be reimbursed the league fee.
16) Lack of Payment rule
No player shall receive the contact information of other opponents in his/her projected league until they have made payment to the administrator. If a player has started in a league w/o payment, TennisSF.com reserves the right to replace that player at any time with a player who has paid League fees.
17) Match Play Official Defaults
A player who is found in violation of any of these will be ruled in default.
17a) For TennisNewYork.com Participants: Late Arrival Penalty
Playing in NYC is especially tough because of the lack of courts and very tough rules such that in most locations if one of you is 5 mins late you lose the court.
This is the new late arrival rule in NYC:
1). If you lose a court because one player shows up 5 mins late that can be submitted as a no-show.
2). If you do not lose the court and only have an hour to play. The warm-up needs to be extremely minimal (5 mins). And the person who is late starts off:
- Down 0-1 for 5 mins late
- Down 0-2 for 10 mins late
- Down 0-3 for 15 mins late
- More than 20 minutes late it's a no-show.
17b) 20-Minute Late Rule without notification: Failure to appear on the court within 20 minutes of the starting time without notification.
17c) 30-Minute Late Rule WITH notification: Failure to appear on the court within 30 minutes of the starting time with notification.
17d) Injury or Walk-off: Matches not completed due to an opponent's injury or quitting before match completion shall award the win to the remaining or non-injured player. Final score will be the final score before the injury or walk-off.
17e) Equipment failure: Should an item of a player's equipment fail for any reason (broken racquet string, sole of shoe comes apart, etc.), and that player cannot continue with the match, the player needs to retire and the score is deemed final with the other player being credited the win.
The league does not give default wins for a match where two players just couldn't get on the courts and play.
18) Non-playing rule
TennisSF.com reserves the right to remove a player if they haven't played a match during the season. The finals match needs to be played within 1 month of the last semi-finals match for the free season to be awarded.
19) Resolving on Court Conflicts
All matches that are reported back to the league with an on court conflict will be put on a 24 hour time clock to allow for cooler heads to prevail. If the conflict is reported over the weekend it will be resolved on the next non-holiday workday.
20) No-shows and Late Cancellations, 3-strike policy, updated 11/18/12
Late cancellation within 4 hours of the match: Players now get a 0-0 win for the non-offending player and 1 strike will be recorded to the player canceling within the 4 hour time period. Only exempt reason is rain/wet playing surface. Please refer to rule #14 for cancellation policy
No-show or canceling within 1 hour of the match: If a player doesn't show up to a match without trying to call and send an email,
2 strikes will be recorded against the offending player. If the player contests the 2 strikes,
they can appeal and potentially have it decrease to 1 strike. The match will be recorded as a 0-0 win for the non-offending player
and the league suggests the players not reschedule the match.
A player who gets canceled within one hour of the match is requested to submit a no-show.
The player left waiting at the courts needs to wait at least 20 minutes before submitting a no-show.
The player who did not show up for the match needs to reimburse any court fees or parking fees before they will be allowed to continue playing.
A player may receive strikes for poor sportsmanship.
If a player attains 3 strikes in a calendar year, they will be removed from the current season and they need to take the following season off. This player's league fee will not be reimbursed.
21) Court Fees need to be reimbursed upon No-show.
If a player no-shows to a match and a court fee was paid for the court, the player who no-shows will be retired from the season until the court cost is reimbursed.
22) Reasonable Expectation a result will be recorded - Updated 10/16/20
When two players meetup to play a regular season match it is reasonable to believe a final result is expected that day. In some cases we've had instances where a match is near complete and for some reason (lights going out, someone needs to leave, weather or other) a player is requesting to meet up at a later date to finish the match. When a disagreement arises . . .
This rule here is that the league is stating in most instances this is a final result at the time play stopped. It is not reasonable for a player to be forced to meet up again to finish a near completed match.
If the players are playing 2 out of 3 sets then the total game score should be counted and the player with more games will be determined the winner. If they are playing a 10 game pro set then the score is final. If the game score is tied then the match will be submitted as a tie.
Our league allows rematches between players so that alone reduces the stress of this rule adversely affecting a player. If a player is found to abuse this rule for their advantage they will be issued a non-sportsmanlike playing strike.
The match needs to have at least 1 completed set to be eligible for this rule.
23) Your registration fee does not include the right to play in the playoffs.
The entry fee is for the regular season. The playoffs are for players that qualify and will be around to participate within the deadlines established by the league.
24) 1/3 credit for Season/League referral, 1/4 credit for Tennis Partner referral
Anybody that refers a tennis friend that joins a league will get 1/3 off their next season.
If they refer a friend
that joins a paid version of the tennis partner program, they will get a 1/5 off their next season.
If the player only joins to be part of a doubles team the referrer gets a 1/5 credit off their next season.
A referral is only counted once at the highest referral credit they reach.
25) To get credit for a Referral bonus
The proper method to getting a referral bonus is to have the NEW member go to the join page and put the referred player in the "How did you find out about Referral" field. If this doesn't happen upon initially signing up then a referral bonus can't be credited to the member.The referred player needs to play a full season without dropping out due to injury or by the Lack of Participation rule. Doubles partner don't count towards the referral bonus. No Double discounts are given.
26) Gift Card Expiring
Gift Cards issued by Tennis League Network has a 1 year expiration date set. Players will not be re-issued a gift card that has gone past this 1 year expiration.
27) Purity of Competition Rule Updated 2/25/19
TennisSF.com reserves the right to move a player up or down a level in a season based on how they performed in the previous season or
during the current season.
A player CAN get promoted several ways. (Doesn't mean they will get promoted)
1) By making the finals of their division's playoffs. Unless they make the finals with a losing record during the season they will not be promotion eligible.
2) A player can also be moved up or down during the season based on how they
have performed during matches in the season.
If a player plays in several matches where the score is 12-4 or less/better they will be reviewed for promotion/demotion. The league reserves this right to promote/demote a player in season.
3) Teaching pros, tennis professionals or even high level college players will be allowed to participate in the league/season but if their level is determined to be superior to the base of the current community they will not be allowed to participate in the playoffs.
28) League record stays with player throughout the season
If a player is promoted or moved down during the season their record will not be reset. This gives the player the chance to qualify for the new skill levels playoffs.
29) New players and players who haven't played in 3 more years
In the larger cities, new players or players who haven't played in 3 years ratings will be adjusted down a rating. This adjustment has proven essential to maintain the proper rating categories. The league will manage the rating after several matches and move players up or down based upon the submitted results.
TennisSF.com offers a "no questions asked" money back guarantee for up to 7 days after the league's start date.
If you signed up for the tennis partner program it would be 1-week from your payment day or start of the program.
If we can't get you at least 6 tennis partners we will also reimburse your money.
The 7-day money back guarantee refund policy isn't valid after the kickoff of the tournament.
31) 8 for 8% off, 12 for 15%, and 16 for 25% off, play 20 matches and your next season is free Updated 1/10/18
The league is all about players getting out there and playing during the regular season.
If a player plays 8 matches in a season not including the playoffs, they will get 8% off their next season.
If a player plays 12 matches in a season not including the playoffs, they will get 15% off their next season.
If a player plays 16 matches in a season not including the playoffs, they will get 25% off their next season.
If a player plays 20 matches in a season not including the playoffs, their next season is free.
We are now automatically applying this discount on the player's shopping cart.
No-shows don't count as a match played for this discount. Non-League matches also don't count.
Only the most recent season is valid for the discount. The referral discount will override this discount, meaning no double discounts. Results after the season end date do NOT count towards the calculation for the free season.
32) Splitting all the Court fees
The majority of all matches are played on courts that are freely available in town. But in the cases where the match is played at a pay facility the players are expected to split all fees including SPLITTING the GUEST FEE.
33) Refund Policy - Updated 10/25/19
If TennisSF.com can't provide the service or doesn't provide a quality service a full refund will be provided to the participant. If the player requests a refund the league reserves the right to provide a refund minus the credit card processing fees charged by the credit card processing company. This fee can be anywhere from 79 cents to $2.50+.
34) Coaching - Updated 4/12/23
Coaching is prohibited during tennis matches. Friends of players should not involve themselves during the match either unless requested to by both players. This is a recreational adult league and we don't need the other player to feel uncomfortable.


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