Hong Kong Ladies Tennis League

Chengdu Open 2009 -- An ATP Champions Tour Event
November 5 -8, 2009
John McEnroe ( USA ), Bjorn Borg (SWE), Michael Chang ( USA ), Mats Wilander (SWE), Marcelo Rios (CHI), Goran Ivanisevic (CRO), Sergi Bruguera (ESP) and Thomas Enqvist (SWE)
http://www.chengduchampions.com/

Captain's Meeting on Fall 2009 Season

Dear Captains,

Here’s information about our upcoming captain’s meeting. Please note that we have a new location for the meeting.

DATE: September 3, 2009
TIME: Coffee/snacks at 10:00, meeting starts at 10:30
WHERE: LRC (Ladies Recreation Club) on Old Peak Rd.
Parking is $40 Hope to see you all there, and have a wonderful summer!

Lucy K.

Note to Captains and Players and Final Standings for Fall 2009

Final Standings for Fall 2009 Season

Dear Captains,

Our luncheon this week was a great success, and I am pleased to announce that we raised approximately $24,000! That’s such great news, and I am so thankful to all of you for your generosity. Our charities are Operation Smile, Orbis, and Community Advice Bureau - I am sure that they will be very pleased to receive our donations. We also all owe a huge thanks to AMC for hosting the luncheon, and also to all the companies, teams, and individuals who donated prizes for the luncheon.

The fall season will begin the week of September 14 for all divisions except Premier. Premier will have their first matches the week of September 21. We will forward details once everything is completed, including the captains meeting, which will likely be held the week before our first matches.

Lastly, here’s a reminder about our new rain-out rules which were sent a few weeks ago. Please familiarize yourself with this new rule;

When a match is rained out, teams will still have 3 weeks to complete the match. The home team should offer 3 dates first since they have to secure courts, but the visiting team should also offer 3 dates if they cannot field a team on the first 3 dates offered. The division rep should be notified of the dates being offered. If teams cannot agree on dates by the end of the 3 weeks, then the following week the match will automatically be scheduled on a designated day, as follows:

Premier and Division 1: Wednesday
Division 2: Tuesday
Division 3: Monday
Division 4: Friday
Division 5: Thursday

If one team cannot show up on the designated day, then it is considered a walkover. If they both show up, and it rains again, the points will be split. If neither team can show up on that day, then neither team gets any points.

All sets completed in the rained out match will count. However, in the re-match, uncompleted sets will need to start over. For example, if each team won 2 sets and they were both in the middle of their 3rd sets, then at the re-match both teams start with 2 points, but completely re-start their 3rd set regardless of the score in that set. This was changed due to the fact that different players are allowed to play in the re-match.

Have a great summer, and see you in September!
Lucy K.

HKLTL Season Winners and Annual Charity Luncheon Photos

WINNERS

FALL 2008 SPRING 2009

PA – Cricket PA - LRC

PB – DB Dynamite 1 - Ball Busters

1 – CWB 2 - Palisades Pink
2 -- Carnation 3 - CWB

3 -- Tai Po 4 - LRC Red

4 -- AMC 5 - Typhoon 8
5 -- CWB
6 -- Criket