1. Rules / Matches

The leagues matchs occurs during the SRPING (From January to May).

         a) NCAA 1: - 3 doubles of 8 games with Advantage, Tie Break at 8-8, the team who wins the most doubles win 1 point.
                                    - 6 singles, each single is worth 1 point, the simples, chaque simple vaut 1 point, l'équipe qui a donc 4 points remporte la rencontre. 
                                    - pas de "Net" au service
                                 
         b) NCAA 2 et 3: - 3 doubles en 8 jeux avec Avantages, Tie Break à 8/8, un double vaut un point. 
                                             - 6 simples, chaque simple vaut 1 point, l'équipe qui a donc 4 points remporte la rencontre. 

2. NCAA Championship

NCAA Championship is set up in several phases: Les championnats NCAA se déroulent en plusieurs phases: 

• Preparation matches from August to December. The results only affect the individual ranking not the team ranking.
  
• Regular season (NCAA Championship), the Universities of the same conference will play against one another to set up a ranking.
  
• A conference tournament (in April) where the 8 best teams of the conference will compete.
  
• Regional tournament (end of April) where the best 3 universities of each conference of the region will compete. 
• The Nationals where the best teams of each region compete !!!

3. Regular day of a Tennis Player / Student in the U.S 

• Class from 8:00 to 11:00 am
• Physical Training in Groups from 11:00 to 12:00 pm 
• Lunch on campus with the teammates or classmates 
• 2:00 to 4:00 pm 14h à 16h entraînement tennis
• 4:00 to 5:00 pm, recovery time, stretching, massage and physio 
• 5:00 to 7:00 pm, homework, free resources at the library

4. Important things 

• Your tennis coach is your coach BUT NOT ONLY !!! He/she is your boss and first recruter. He/she is one of the main persons that will recommend you and testify for you in many situation. In addition, he/she is the one who decides to grant you your Tennis Scholarship. Being in good term with him/her is very important for your carrer at the University. 
• Such a trip must be planned at least 6 months in advance, you do not want to be in rush !! However, it is always possible to find a University in the last minute.