About Next Gen Tennis League

Next Generation Tennis League has been established to directly benefit the growth and development of tennis in our community. The objective of the league is to build a competitive, fun, team experience that brings people together who are passionate about their tennis and improving their game.  

Important Dates

Friday October 29 - Entry deadline
Saturday October 30 - Acceptance list posted
Sunday October 31 - Draft day
Saturday November 13 - Season 2 begins
Sunday January 30 - Last day of regular season
Friday February 4 - Sunday February 6 - NGTL Season 2 Playoffs

***Please note that the weekends of December 25, and January 1 we will not be hosting the league due to the holiday season.

Who can play?

This is a co-ed event, Junior boys and girls, adults can play. The top 48 players based on the UTR will be accepted into the league. Players born 2010 or EARLIER are eligible to register for Season #2.


The Teams

The league will be consisting of 6 teams with 8 players per team, along with a “Team Manager”. Each week 6 out of the 8 players will compete, with the 2 remaining players resting. The top selected player of each team will act as “Team Captain” and will assist the Team Manager in deciding the player rotation. 


The Team Owner / Team Manager

All teams will be owned by a local GTA business and will provide a local marketing opportunity and website presence for our owners. 

Additionally, each team has a team manager who will decide on the lineup each week and will provide on court support during each NGTL match.


The Format

The NGTL regular season will be played out over 10 weeks where each team will compete against each other team twice. The regular season will determine seedings going into a single elimination playoff. “Match Nights” will take place generally on Saturday evenings or late Sunday afternoon and will run approximately 3-3.5 hours. The match format will mirror the NCAA college tennis format of 3 doubles matches (1 set to 6), followed by 6 singles matches (2 out of 3 sets). Singles matches will use a modified scoring in the event that the 'Team point' has been secured (once a team has won 4 of the available 7 points).


The Event 

Both teams will each be given 10 minutes to conduct a warm-up with their team. 3 doubles matches will then be played until the “doubles point” (when a team wins 2 of the 3 matches) is determined. Once a doubles point is awarded to a team, the players will go to their assigned courts for their singles match. A referee will be present during the event and will be roaming the 6 courts to solve any disputes. 

All singles matches will be reported and recorded to the UTR system and will influence all player’s UTR ratings. 

Prize Money

Prize money breakdown will be as follows for season 2:


Position 1:
Male with a UTR of 13+ or female with a UTR of 11+ compete for $250 for a win
Male with UTR of 12+ or female with a UTR of 10.5+ compete for $200 for a win
Male with UTR below 12 or female with a UTR below 10.5 compete for $150 for a win

Position 2:
Male with a UTR of 13+ or female with a UTR of 11+ compete for $150 for a win
Male with UTR of 12+ or female with a UTR of 10.5+ compete for $100 for a win
Male with UTR below 12 or female with a UTR below 10.5 compete for $50 for a win

***Note that a player subbing in will be ineligible for prize money

League Fees

The Next Gen Tennis League will cost $1000 (+hst) for the upcoming season. Players not drafted into the league will be reimbursed their entire entry fee. Entry deadline for the event will be October 29, 2021. Players will be notified on October 30 of their acceptance into the league.


NGTL Draft Event

All participating players in the N.G.T.L. will be selected for their team via the NGTL Draft. The selection process for the first two rounds of the ‘Draft’ will be decided upon an anonymous bid for the rights of the picking order. After the first two rounds, each team will receive a random number in which they will select the remaining players in a zig-zag format. The event will be held two weeks before the start of the season via live event / video streaming.
***Team owners are able to protect 1 player in which they bid on in the previous season. If they choose to protect this player, that player will take up the appropriate round they would be selected in.