UNDERSTANDING THE 1STSERVE
TENNIS LEAGUE
How does the league work - a step by step guide to get you playing tennis

You have racquet you play. The matches can take place on any court that's in proper playing condition. You do so at your convenience around your busy schedule or other leagues or tournaments that you may be playing in. No need to commit a whole weekend or one particular day. You play when you feel like it and you will always have a match during the season. It's easy, fun, exciting, challenging and its for any tennis player, men, women of all levels.

STEP 1: Register your city

  You won't be able to play until you register and fill out your playing information. Registering will allow you to evaluate and learn how everything works and even use some of the features of the site. You will be assigned a permanent username and password. It only takes you and 3 other players in your level and gender to activate your city, so don't hesitate, the sooner you signup, the sooner you will play.

STEP 2: Get familiar with the tennis league

Login with your league username and password, you will see all the options, read the rules, site help, experiment with the various features and see what they do and how they work.
Some options may not be active if we are in between seasons.

STEP 3: Enter your bio and profile

It's free - This will let others know more about you, your playing history, etc. You can also upload your picture, which will rotate on the front page of the site.

STEP 4: Get placed in the tennis schedule

$45 per season - This is how you will begin to play, no need to worry about finding players to play, they're here and and are on your schedule. You are guaranteed a minimum of 7 matches and all the way up to 11, depending on how you do in the playoffs. Remember it's for all levels, from beginners to professional levels.

STEP 5: Get familiar with your tennis schedule

Now that you are on the schedule and are a playing member, you will need to know about your opponents and your schedule. For half of your matches you will be deemed the home player, meaning just like Davis Cup, you get to choose the site and surface of the match, vise versa when you are the away player. Your schedule will tell you everything you need to know when you login.

STEP 6: Get familiar with your tennis opponents

It's time to know a little something about your opponent, how long have they been playing, where do they play, any injuries, any results or teams that you know about, their favorite surface, what time is good for them to play etc. You do that by doing an active player search, which will only be available when the system generates a schedule for you.

STEP 7: Get familiar with how to contact your tennis opponents

There are 3 ways to contact your opponent, you may e-mail, phone or use the automatic match scheduler.  Click on contact numbers, you will see your opponents contact info and they will see yours. ONLY the players that are on your schedule will be able to see your contact info, the rest of the people outside of your division will not be able to do so. The match scheduler is another unique tool to contact your players, it allows you to leave a message directly to your opponent, one that they will see when they login. If you have times that are better for you, or you know you will be out of town on a certain date, let them know.

STEP 8: Get familiar with entering
 your tennis league score

When you login to your main screen, it will say welcome back followed by your name and then your schedule will be posted. On the right side of each scheduled match will be the enter/view scores. The only way to do this is by trying. You basically enter each set score for you and your opponent in the appropriate place and submit when you are done. The system will then ask you if you are sure of the score you just entered, if you are, confirm and enter. See the rules for more detailed info on score entry

STEP 9: Get familiar with the tennis league standings & stats

The standings are automatically updated the moment you enter a score. If you play a match and your opponent entered the score before you did, you will have to approve the score before you can enter a new result. Make sure that his score is correct, if it's not fix it and submit the right result. The standings will automatically be updated and will let you know if you are in the running for the playoffs. If your name is in the yellow section of the standings, and the season ended on the day that you are looking at, then you'd be in.

STEP 10: Tons of extras, features and prizes

The calendar, message board, Historical archives, stats, trophies, sponsor points and more, join us and take your tennis to another enjoyment level.