A single-elimination finish built on a friendly round-robin. Five teams of four playing singles, with doubles semifinals, across three stages: group play to seed the field, then semifinals, then a final.
Run of day
| 1:30 | Check-in, warm-up, teams announced |
| 2:00 | Group round-robin begins |
| 4:30 | Break + mid-event awards (Tennis Star vote, Lucky Guest draw) |
| 5:00 | Semifinals — #1v#4, #2v#3 |
| 5:40 | Final — first to 7 games |
| 6:30 | Awards ceremony |
| 7:00 | Social & photos |
All white, head to toe, players and spectators alike. Lean in.
Five teams, four players each
Everyone plays singles. In the group stage, each of your four players takes one match — your team decides who plays which, and you send a different player each time so all four get on court.
Each matchup is one player vs. one player.
The five teams
Here's the full field. Use it to plan your line-ups and decide who plays which match. On the day, each team wears a wristband in its color — no more A through E, just find your color. Levels are self-rated NTRP, sorted strongest first.
Wristbands are handed out at 1:30 check-in. Find your color, meet your team, and start planning your order before the first round.
Group round-robin
Every team plays every other team once — ten matchups in all. Each matchup is a single match: one player per side. Send a different teammate each time so all four of your players compete.
Order of play
Five rounds, two courts running at once, one team resting each round. Rounds start every 30 minutes.
Each team plays all four others once and rests exactly one round. The resting team can watch, scout, and network.
Match format — 4-game pro set
First to 4 games wins the match. No sets.
No-ad scoring
Every game is played no-ad — no long deuce battles.
One point decides it. Fast and clean.
Serving
Spin a racket before each match. The winner picks serve or side, then serve alternates every game. Same in the semifinals.
Win your match, your team earns 1 point.
How teams are ranked
One point per match won. Teams are ranked by total points across the round-robin. The top four advance to the semifinals.
| Team | W–L | Pts | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4–0 | 4 | 1 |
| B | 3–1 | 3 | 2 |
| C | 2–2 | 2 | 3 |
| D | 1–3 | 1 | 4 |
| E | 0–4 | 0 | — |
Example standings. Top four (shaded) move on.
If teams tie
The higher seed goes to whoever won more games than they lost —
game differential (games won minus games lost).
Semifinals
The top four seeds cross over. This is the one doubles round of the day — each semi is settled by a single doubles match, two players a side. The two winners advance to the final.
Doubles — pick any two players per team. Same match format as group play: 4-game pro set, no-ad, one match decides it. Winners through to the final.
The Final
Both finalist teams meet on one court for a single match — the whole event watching. First to 7 games takes the title.
Match format — first to 7 games
Everyone plays at least once
Teams substitute freely — swap players in and out whenever you like. The only rule is that all four players must take the court at least once before the match ends.
The score runs continuously. Subs don't reset it, the count carries straight through to 7.
Serving
Spin a racket to decide who serves game 1. The two teams then alternate serve each game — whoever's on court for the serving team takes it.
What if it's 6–6?
One point decides the title.