How to play USTA tennis for a CTC team

To play on a Cupertino team, follow the steps listed below:

1. Decide the level you wish to play (i.e. 2.5, 3.0 etc.). Your current USTA rating will help you decide. Determine your rating, if you do not have one, by using the USTA NorCal NTRP Self Rating Guildlines.
2. Check out the CTC Calendar to learn about which teams are currently registering.
3. Contact the captain of the Cupertino team you wish to play on and find out if the team needs players.
4. At the start of every season, teams have to be formed within a deadline. Use the new sign up process to declare your interest/intent to play at the start of each league season. If teams have not been formed and enough interest is generated, additional teams can be formed to provide everyone with playing opportunities. If the captain you contact has a full roster, send an email to womensusta@cupertinotennisclub.org or mensusta@cupertinotennisclub.org to explore the possibility of forming additional teams.
5. If it is too late to form and/or join a team for the current season, be sure to plan in advance for the next season!! You can also request the captains to allow you to practice with their teams. This is a great way to meet new people and plan for the next season.
6. Review the basic requirements (listed below) and complete each one.
7. If you still have a question please email womensusta@cupertinotennisclub.org or mensusta@cupertinotennisclub.org.

The following are the basic requirements for playing on a Cupertino passholder team:

1. You must be a current USTA member paid through the end of the league season. Players with memberships expiring before that time will not be able to be entered onto a team roster until their membership can be verified by the USTA's Norcal office. DO NOT MAIL your membership to the USTA, because it can take several weeks to be processed. Do it on-line, or by phone by calling 1-800-990-8782. Adult membership is currently $42 per year. Check the USTA web site for other pricing information.
2. Have a current NTRP rating. If you do not have a current NTRP rating, you can self rate based on current information on the USTA NorCal website.
3. Be a current Cupertino Tennis Club member.
4. Have a yearly Cupertino Sports Center (CSC) annual membership paid through the entire season. Call the CSC for pricing plans at 408.777.3160.
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To be a non-passholder team, all of the above requirements need to be met except that a CSC membership is not needed and these teams will play out of other facilities, such as Memorial Park, Las Palmas, etc.

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