Senior Men's Interclub League (SMIL) 60+ Doubles League

In California's San Francisco "East Bay", there is a eight-team league. For additional information, especially if you would like to be on the team, members can contact Bernie Wolf, the Rossmoor SMIL team captain. 

The team is open to any men in the Club that play at an appropriate standard. Matches are typically once every two weeks during a season that runs from September through to June. Typical matches have four doubles matches in the 3.0 to 4.0+ range.

The team practices on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. At this time practice starts at noon.  That is subject to change.  Usually 12-20 players show up. The captain for the day assigns players to courts. The captains rotates throughout the month based on the table below:

	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
1st	Chris Slee	Larry Barclay	Jerry Quinlan
2nd	Jerry Robinson	Rogel Emmanuel	Barry Brian
3rd	Bernie Wolf	Stuart Coffey	Al Peters
4th	Rick Sterling	David Besenfelder	Ron Wyman
5th	Dave Kern	Ron Kalb	Ike Ichikawa

More Details

There are eight teams in the league, including Rossmoor. 

Rossmoor Tennis Club	Walnut Creek I	Crow Canyon Country Club	Moraga Country Club
Round Hill Country Club	Walnut Creek II	Blackhawk Country Club	Oakland Hills

There is a single league coordinator who makes schedules for all of the teams. The idea of this league is for everyone to get a chance to play against other clubs and to socialize afterward.   This league was formed to make tennis an enjoyable game for all.  Here's how it works:

• Age --- Players must be at least 60 years old by December 31st of the current year, a member of the RTC, and pay an annual fee for food and beverage when hosting.
• Rating --- This league is not affiliated with USTA and a USTA rating is not required. Players are generally 3.0+ equivalent and the team reserves the right to limit players to those at an appropriate standard.
• Matches --- are on Wednesdays and will not start earlier than 10:00 a.m. or later than 1:00 p.m*.   Both captains must agree on the start time. Captains may make schedule adjustments, if needed.   Rossmoor home matches are played at 11:00 a.m or 12:00 noon. Wins and losses are not centrally recorded.
• Scheduling --- The season runs from mid September to early July. Matches will be on alternate Wednesdays with beginning times no earlier than 10:00 and no later than 1:00*. Both captains must agree on the start time. Home Captain must contact the Visiting Captain one week prior to the match to set an agreed start time.
• Practices --- Practices are on Mondays and Fridays,  with matches and practices on alternate Wednesdays.*
• Court Reservations --- When playing at Rossmoor, other Rossmoor players should be advised that courts 2 through 8 may be reserved by this match play. The team will limit play to four courts if other courts are being fully utilized but this is rarely needed. Often notices close to the play dates will be posted in the kiosk or on court gates with specifics.
• Matches at Each Meeting --- There will be a minimum of 3 doubles matches, all to be played at the same time.   Each match is best two out of three sets, regular scoring.   If the teams split sets, they will play a super tie-breaker.   Teams are played in order of their strength so it's fun for everyone.   
• Rain makeups --- are encouraged to be played on open Wednesdays following the rain out.  However, if both captains agree to a different day and time for the makeup match, (or for any other scheduled match), this will be acceptable.
• Home team --- provides new balls, food, and beverage.    It is suggested that players also bring their own water / sports drinks.
• Rossmoor Team --- has a team captain who is the liaison with the league. At his discretion, he may recruit volunteers to act as captain for individual matches, and to coordinate practices.  
  

*Start times for practice and matches may be moved to earlier times in extreme hot weather.  Players will be notified in advance by group emails of these changes