PLAYERS PARTICIPATE FOR COMPETITION, FUN AND SOCIAL REASONS … THE LENGTH OF MATCHES, ENDURANCE AND FITNESS WERE NOT AMONG THE PRIMARY REASONS MOST PEOPLE PLAY LEAGUE TENNIS.

TO COMPETE WITH OTHER LEISURE TIME SPORTS ACTIVITIES.

TWO/THIRDS OF MATCHES PLAYED END IN TWO SETS...SO THIS CHANGE WILL NOT EFFECT LEAGUE PLAY FOR A MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

THE NTRP COMPUTER PROGRAM DOESN'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A LONG, THIRD SET AND A TIEBREAK IN COMPUTING YOUR RATING, THUS THIS CHANGE WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON COMPUTER RATINGS.

THE US OPEN USED THIS NATIONALLY APPROVED SCORING SYSTEM IN ALL SENIOR EVENTS IN 1999: THE 35 MIXED DOUBLES, MEN’S 45 DOUBLES, WOMEN’S DOUBLES MASTERS AND SUPER SENIOR DOUBLES. BOTH THE PLAYERS AND FANS LIKED IT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH PARTICIPANTS/OFFICIALS AND WATCHING THE MATCHES, THE CONSENSUS IS THE PLAY IS VERY EXCITING. THIS YEAR’S SENIOR EVENT FINAL RESULTS SHOW NO FINAL MATCHES REACHING THE THIRD SET; THEREFORE, NO NEED FOR A TIEBREAK. OBVIOUSLY THE QUALITY OF PLAY IS NOT ONLY VERY HIGH BUT ALSO EXCITING.

THE SCORING SYSTEM CREATES ADDITIONAL EXCITEMENT WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND/OR TEAM MATCH IS ON THE LINE AND THE QUALITY OF PLAY GOES UP.

THE TIEBREAK ALLOWS MATCHES TO BE SCHEDULED AND PLAYED ON TIME AS THE TIME FOR A MATCH BECOMES MORE PREDICTABLE.

THIS SCORING SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR MULTIPLE MATCHES TO BE PLAYED IN ONE DAY WITHOUT FEAR OF HEALTH CONCERNS. IT IS ALSO FAIRER TO THE PLAYER(S) PLAYING A HARD/EASY MATCH THAT COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER LATER IN THE DAY.