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MEMRLTA NEWS & LADDERS
Team Entries for Winter 2025 Season Now Open!
Club Contacts have been sent details and the online link for entering teams for next season. Closing date is Tuesday 25 February 2025 (the last round of this season). The Winter 2025 Season will commence on Tuesday 18 March 2025.
Match Results for Last Round - Notice for Home Teams
A reminder to all home teams: Match results for the last round must be entered online by 8pm on the day of the match (not by 8pm the following day). This is so that the fixture for the semi-finals can be drawn in a more timely manner.
Welcome Back to the Summer 2024/25 Season
Staying Hydrated
As the summer heat is still with us, it is important to stay hydrated. See our tips on: preventing dehydration.
Declaring a Heatout
Also, please familiarise yourself with MEMRLTA's rules for declaring a heatout. Note that, while MEMRLTA’s official heatout temperature is 32°C, before the match begins, the captains may mutually agree on a lower heatout temperature (e.g. 30°C or 28°C) at which either team will have the option to stop play and declare a heatout.
Players Wanted
- Donvale Tennis Club would like to form a Section 6 (lowest section) team for the upcoming winter season but still require 2 players. Contact Tania on 0424 488 680.
- Player looking to join a Section 3 or 4 team. Call 0480 102 044.
Please encourage members of your Club to join the MEMRLTA Emergency Pool. We especially need Pool Players for our lower sections.
Notice for Pool Players
Pool Players, please keep your availability up-to-date by texting or emailing Helen Williams, the Emergency Pool Record Secretary: 0413 229 107 or
Notice for Captains
When you book a Pool Player, please text or email Helen Williams, the Emergency Pool Record Secretary, as soon as possible on 0413 229 107 or so that she can update the Pool Player's availability on our website.
Line Calls
The issue of line calls has again been brought to the Executive Committee's attention.
We would like to restate the following:-
- Each player is responsible for all decisions in her half of the Court. She should be completely honest on all "calls". You should not play a let.
- Do not cross the net, unless asked/allowed by your opposition, to check a ball mark. This should only happen for matches played on en-tout-cas surfaces.
- If in doubt, it's not out.
- If unsure, call is in favour of the opposition.
- Do not call a ball out until it has actually bounced.
- If a ball is called out and you realise that the ball was in, correct your call immediately and give the point to your opposition.
We also understand that honest mistakes in calling are occasionally made and we ask that team members correct other team members, if required and opposition players accept decisions without argument.
The Executive Committee encourages matches to be played with the highest level of sportsmanlike values which enables all players to enjoy our Tuesday competition.
Correct Footwear
Please respect the requirements a club may have for correct footwear. Shoes that are suitable for hard surfaces, synthetic grass and synthetic clay may not be suitable for porous courts. Just because the salesperson in the shoe shop tells you that the shoes are suitable for 'all' surfaces does not mean that they will be suitable for porous courts. Read more