HOW IT WORKS
Gladiator Tennis provides singles competition for adults age 18 and up. The league runs 3 seasons per year: spring, summer and fall. Each season features 7 weeks of high quality competition with the potential for qualifying for playoffs. Playoff qualifiers receive an additional 1-5 matches of top flight tournament competition and a chance to win great prizes. We offer up to 6 skill levels for recreational players (3.0 USPTR) to advanced players with college level experience (5.5 USPTR), so we're sure to have a skill level that's exactly right for you!
What you do…
- Assess your skill level by reviewing our skill level page
- Pick your “home” court where you will play half of your matches.
- Complete the “sign up” page
- Pay the $35 entry fee
- New Players – Play a “Ratings Match” with a current player in the league to ensure that you begin at the correct skill level. Ratings matches are set up for you by the League Coordinator after you sign up. (It may be too difficult to schedule this if a player signs up with less than a week before the entry deadline. In that instance, the new player will enter at the skill level they signed up for.)
What we do…
- We create your schedule and place you in a division with opponents that are within 20 minutes of your home court. We are serving some new areas on the edges of Chicagoland where the distance may exceed 20 minutes on occasion.
- We activate your member’s page where you can view your schedule, your opponents’ contact information and match history. You can also keep an eye on how your friends are playing and see the archived stats of any player in the league. This is also where you will report your scores after playing each match. The standings and statistics are updated immediately after each score report.
- A few days before the season begins, we post your schedule of opponents and their contact information on your member’s page.
- You are assigned one match per week. Half of your matches are home and half away.
- Players have a 2 week window to complete each match, and match times are set at the mutual convenience of you and your opponent.
- Earn points and track your standings online as you compete to qualify for the Gladiator Playoff tournament.
Gladiator Playoffs
- The first 3-4 rounds of the playoffs are scheduled between players from September 21st through October 5th. The semifinals and finals are held at a location to be determined on Saturday, October 6th.
- Win your division or place in at least the top 16 for your skill level and you'll qualify for the Gladiator Playoffs and receive a Gladiator Tennis shirt or cap.
- Compete against the top players in the league to decide the best singles player in your skill level
- Finish in the top 4 in the playoffs at your skill level and receive one or more of the following prizes: a classy trophy, a brand new racquet frame, a gift certificate to a local tennis friendly store, a free season, and your picture on the Gladiator Tennis website.
You're going to love the convenience, efficiency, and professional manner in which this league operates!