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USTA Northern California
1920 North Loop Road
Alameda, CA 94502-8014
510.748.7373 (Phone)
510.748.7377 (Fax)
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Membership Guidelines

Membership Guidelines for 2011 Teams

Membership Dates
Through 7/31/2011 for Adult League.
Through 7/31/2011 for Super Senior-65 League.
Through 10/31/2011 for FiftyMixed and Super Senior-60 Leagues.
Through 12/31/2011 for Combo League.
Through 3/31/2011 for Senior 2011.
Through 5/31/2011 for Mixed 2011.
If you do not have a membership, or if your membership expires before the end of the season, please call our USTA Membership Office at 1 800 990 USTA.

DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, because it usually takes one business day (not weekends!) for your membership to be updated to our database, and until you are listed on a NorCal roster, you cannot play. Call us at the office (510.748.7373) if you need help with this.

Age Requirements
Minimum age:
Adult: 18 years old
Mixed: 18 years old
Combo: 18 years old
Super Senior-65: 65 years old
Super Senior-60: 60 years old
FiftyMixed and Senior League: 50 years old

Each player shall have reached the minimum age for his league on or before December 31 of the calendar year in which such player plays his/her first match.

Warning to high school tennis players:
According to the rules of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) that govern high school sports in Northern California, you may lose your eligibility to play for your school if you play any matches for a league team during your high school tennis season. Please check with your Athletic Director and coach if you are going to play on a league team. Make sure you know the beginning and ending dates of your season and whether there are any specific league or school rules about playing in recreational leagues. Note that the CIF rule does not restrict you from playing USTA League Tennis outside of your high school season.

Captain Permission

You can join a team any time during the regular team season. We have eight leagues from which to choose. A complete list of the current league teams is located on our team listings page. Click on the team level in which you would like to play. All teams from that level will appear. You can sort by area by clicking on Area on the top blue tool bar.

Once you have found a team interests you, click on the captain’s name. You will transfer onto the captain's player page where you will find a link to his email. Ask if more players are needed. Players must have the captain's permission before joining teams.

We also have volunteers called local area coordinators who can be very helpful to players looking for teams.