Rules for Adding Players to a Team

Hosting a team out of Willow Creek Tennis Club (WCTC) facility in Willow Creek (WC) is considered a PRIVILEGE by the HOA Boards, as teams are given priority over residents who may want to use the courts during assigned matches. Because of this, teams are required to give priority to adding residents of the participating HOAs on their teams.

Here is some specific information about how this works, please review the official Policies and Procedures of the Willow Creek Tennis Club for additional details.

Any resident of WC1, WC2, or WC3 who wants to play USTA/CTA tennis can add themselves to the Wanna Play List by filling out the form on the WCTC website. Residents can add themselves any time of the year.  As new resident names are added to the list, they are shared with the appropriate WC captains.

Residents do not need to add their names to the Wanna Play list if:

• They were rostered on a WC team the previous year and played at least 1 official USTA/CTA match and intend to stay on their team. Players should coordinate with existing team captain.
• They wish to switch to another WCTCC “at USTA level” team within the neighborhood. Players should coordinate with the existing team captain. 
• They wish to “play up” a USTA rating level. Players should coordinate with existing team captain.

Captains are not required to add players who wish to switch ‘at USTA level’ teams within the neighborhood or “play up”. 

Residents must add their names to the Wanna Play list if:

• Player ratings changes (up or down)
• Player did not play at least 1 USTA/CTA match the previous year for any reason
• Player is new to tennis or new to the neighborhood 

It is the captain’s decision regarding how many players to add, beyond threshold, and which residents from the Wanna Play List, to add to their teams. An exception is a resident who has been on the Wanna Play List for more than one year (i.e., a resident that added their name to the list within the 48 hour USTA rating deadline but did not find a team to join for the upcoming season). These residents must be given priority over residents who have been on the Wanna Play List for less than a year (i.e., a resident that added their name to the list after USTA ratings are released for the upcoming season). 

Non-Residents will never be removed from their team during a season if the rules in this section are followed. 

Until USTA Ratings are Announced

1. Captains can add residents to their team at any point in season, as long as the Wanna Play List has been consulted for residents who have been on the List for longer than a year. 
2. WC teams cannot guarantee a spot on their team to non-HOA residents for the upcoming season, even if those players played on the team in a previous year.
3. Residents have 48 hours, starting at midnight the day USTA ratings are announced, to add their name to or update their USTA Rating on the Wanna Play List to have priority for the upcoming season. 

48 hours after USTA ratings are announced

1. If a WC team is not at its threshold* AND there are at-level players on the Wanna Play List, the captain must offer open team spots to residents on the Wanna Play list until the team reaches its Threshold. 
2. Only if there are no at-level players on the Wanna Play List may the team offer a spot to any non-HOA resident for the upcoming season.
3. These same rules apply throughout the year if a new team forms, if a team drops below its Threshold, or if a team wants to add players.

* Threshold refers to the number 50% greater than the number of players that play in any given match, rounding up as necessary. Examples:

• 5-line teams play 8 any night so the threshold is 12
• 4-line teams play 7 any night so the threshold is 11
• 3-line teams with 3 doubles so the threshold is 9
• 3-line teams with 1 singles and 2 doubles so the threshold is 8