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In the light of the passage of SB452, NCHSAA staff decided not to change the process for distributing regional berths for the Fall 2023 girls tennis individual tournament in singles and doubles.
NCHSTCA’s Board of Directors had recommended a change to that process that would more fairly distribute regional berths among the conferences, and at our summer meeting with NCHSAA staff, it was agreed to implement that change for the fall season. At the time, NCHSAA staff believed it had the authority to implement the change administratively.
Believing that the change would take place, we posted on our website a detailed step-by-step explanation of how regional berths would be distributed amongst the conferences.
NCHSAA staff agree that the NCHSTCA proposal is an improvement to the process, and will result in greater fairness regarding the distribution of regional berths.
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The NCHSAA, in conjunction with MaxPreps, has published its midseason calculation of the RPI ratings for women's tennis.
Midseason ratings are subject to change, as many schools' ratings are based on just a handful of matches. However, end of season ratings will be used to determine playoff selection and seeding.
RPI ratings are a combination of a team's winning percentage, their opponents' winning percentage, and their opponents' opponents' winning percentage. The ratings are updated daily, based on match results posted by the schools on MaxPreps.
The ratings are divided by classification and region. To access the complete ratings, go to the Women's Tennis page on the NCHSAA website.
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The USTA is working with ClubSpark, developers of the Serve Tennis platform, to create a digital product to support high school tennis. The product under development is a variation of the platform currently in use in college tennis matches played under the auspices of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), which governs tennis in all three NCAA divisions.
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MaxPreps, the official repository of standings and statistics for North Carolina high school athletics, has recently unveiled a Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) for dual-team tennis.
In prior years, selection and seeding for the dual-team tournament has been determined by a team's raw overall record, without regard for strength of schedule. This was the case because, until now, MaxPreps had been unable to offer a rating system for tennis.
With the availability of an RPI rating system, the fields for the dual-team tournaments will selected and seeded in the same manner as all other sports.
The NCHSAA Board of Directors, upon request from the NCHSTCA, has approved the use of RPI ratings for selection and seeding to the dual-team playoffs, starting with the women's tennis season in the fall of 2023.
Click here for a complete explanation of playoff selection and seeding, and how the RPI ratings are calculated.