2024 Oahu Tri-Level League
League Overview
Tri-Level is not a recognized USTA League National program and match scores are not included in a player’s year-end NTRP rating calculation. There is a Sectional Championship to determine the teams that will compete at each level at the Tri-Level Invitational.
This is a doubles league for men and women 18 years of age and older. A player must be 18 years of age prior to the start of the league. The league season is July - October.
New for 2024! There are three (3) NTRP levels of play in separate men’s and women’s divisions.
3.0, 3.5, and 4.0
3.5, 4.0, and 4.5
4.0, 4.5, and 5.0
A team match consists of one (1) doubles matches. The match format is best of 2 tiebreak sets with a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a 3rd set and ad scoring. The switching of sides for service during any tiebreak shall follow the Coman Tiebreak Procedure.
The minimum number of players on a team is 2, maximum 6 players.
The league fee is $28.15 per player.
Click here to view a list of registered teams.
Tri-Level Invitational Rating Eligibility (Subject to Change)
Note: The rating eligibility requirements listed below are based off of what was used for the 2023 championship season. Should the Tournament Director decide to change any of these requirements for the 2024 championship season, the information will be updated.
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 2024 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 2024 may not play at an appeal of the 2024 C rating if granted. They must play at their year end “C” rating.
Automatic Appeals of year end 2024 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 2024 gets bumped up when year-end ratings are released, can they still participate at the NTRP level they played at in 2024?
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 2025 at the NTRP level they played at in 2024.
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 2024 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 2023 “C” rated player earned a “C” year-end rating in 2024 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 2024.
For example, if a player played the 2024 season with a 3.5 “C” rating and earned a 4.0 “C”; 2024-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 2024 year-end ratings are published, and they must play at the “C” rating level that they earned with the 2024 year-end ratings.
Question: If a “S” self-rated, “A” appealed, “M” mixed, or “T” tournament player who competed in 2024 gets bumped up in the 2024 year-end ratings, can they still participate at the NTRP level they played at in 2024?
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 2024 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 2024 and they MUST play at the “C” computer rating that they earned in the 2024 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 2025. 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 2025.
FINAL RATING ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS WILL BE MADE BY THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE.
All players must meet NTRP eligibility requirements and minimum match requirements. NO EXCEPTIONS.
League Timeline
Team Registration: May 21 - June 20
Click here to register and obtain a team number. After form submission, the coordinator will send you your team number.Player Registration on TennisLink: June 21 - July 20 at 6:00 pm HST
Requests for deadline extension should be emailed to the Coordinator before the deadline. Notify the Coordinator of any player whose self-rating or medical appeal decision is pending.Minimum Roster Deadline: June 28
(2) players. Requests for deadline extension should be emailed to the Coordinator before the deadline.Refund Deadline: July 20
Email refund requests to the Coordinator. The $3.15 TennisLink fee is non-refundable.League Season: July 21 - October 6
Section Championships: TBA
League Coordinators: Reina Visaya and Aureana Wong adulttennis@hawaii.usta.com
Contact the Coordinators if you are a player looking to join a team or a captain looking for players.