The USTA National Staff Representative will verify all player ratings and eligibility prior to the start of the Invitational once rosters have been received from the respective section offices.
These requirements apply to all NTRP divisions. All individual team members must be computer rated at the appropriate level of play in accordance with the NTRP system.
To be eligible to compete in the Invitational:
- Players must have a valid “C” rating or “A” computer-generated NTRP rating of that “C” rating after the 2023 year-end ratings are published. “S”, “M”, and “T” rated players are not eligible to compete.
- Players that competed on the qualifying team with a self-rating in 2023 may not play at an appeal of the 2023 C rating if granted. They must play at their year end “C” rating.
- Automatic Appeals of year end 2023 ratings will be accepted.
Final rating eligibility determinations will be made by the tournament committee.
Question: If a “C” computer-generated player who competes in 2023 gets bumped up when year-end ratings are released, can they still participate at the NTRP level they played at in 2023?
Example: 3.5 “C” computer-rated player gets bumped up to 4.0 “C”. Can they still play in the invitational at the 3.5 “C” level?
Answer: Yes, as a “C” computer-generated player, this player MAY play in the Tri-Level National Invitational held in 2024 at the NTRP level they played at in 2023.
Should a player move up TWO LEVELS at year-end, they must play at their NEW HIGHEST LEVEL instead of their original rostered level.
Example: If a 3.5 “C” computer-rated player gets bumped up to 4.5 “C” – they must play at the 4.5 level.
Question: If a “C” rated player appeals their 2023 year-end rating down and is now showing as an “A” appealed player, are they able to play at their lower appealed rating?
Answer: Yes. If a 2022 “C” rated player earned a “C” year-end rating in 2023 and they appealed their rating down through TennisLink Auto Appeal and now have a verifiable “A” rating, they will be allowed to play at the “C” rating level they had throughout 2023.
For example, if a player played the 2023 season with a 3.5 “C” rating and earned a 4.0 “C”; 2023-year end rating and they appeal their rating down to a 3.5 “A” they may play at the Tri-Level invitational as a 3.5-rated player.
“S” Self-Rated, “A” Appealed, “M” Mixed, or “T” Tournament Ratings
“S” Self rated, “A” Appealed, “M” Mixed, or “T” Tournament players may only play if they earn a “C” computer year-end rating when the 2023 year-end ratings are published, and they must play at the “C” rating level that they earned with the 2023 year-end ratings.
Question: If a “S” self-rated, “A” appealed, “M” mixed, or “T” tournament player who competed in 2023 gets bumped up in the 2023 year-end ratings, can they still participate at the NTRP level they played at in 2023?
Example: A 3.5 “S” self-rated, “A” appealed, “M” mixed, or “T” tournament player gets bumped up to 4.0 “C”. Can they still play in the 2023 event at the 3.5 level?
Answer: No. A “S” self-rated, “M” mixed, or “T” tournament player may ONLY play if they earned a “C” year-end rating in 2023 and they MUST play at the “C” computer rating that they earned in the 2023 year-end ratings.
Example: An “S” self-rated, “M” mixed, or “T” tournament player gets bumped up to 4.0 “C” they must play at the 4.0 NTRP level at the Tri Level Invitational held in 2024. Note that an “S” self-rated, “M” mixed, or “T” tournament 4.5 player who got bumped up to 5.5 “C” WOULD NOT be eligible to play in the event held in 2024.
FINAL RATING ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE.
All players must meet NTRP eligibility requirements and minimum match requirements. NO EXCEPTIONS.