At the beginning of each semester, we hold an intra-club ranking tournament. Ranking will be based on tournament results. The ladder will reset every year, with initial positions being based off both, results, and observation of skills. Past members who are unable to play in the ranking tournament will not retain their ladder position, but will rather be moved down no more than 4 teams at the discretion of the officers. 

During the semester, you are allowed to challenge anyone on the team directly above you. The individual being challenged will get to choose between doubles or singles (no mixed doubles). To challenge you will have to first contact the club via email and then after receiving approval, contact that person by two means of communication (text, in person, GroupMe, etc.). The person being challenged must answer within 3 days, and the challenge match must be played within 4 days of that response. If the person being challenged does not respond within 3 days, it is an automatic win for the challenger. 

Additionally, the challenge match can be played in any scoring format of choice, as long as both players agree on it. If doubles, the partners can only be chosen from the team of the each player's own team and below. Partners' ranking are not effected. An important note - if playing doubles, no pairing can last for more than 2 matches in a row. So if you plan on only playing with a certain individual during challenge matches, keep in mind that your partnership can only last 2 matches before you have to switch partners. After this switch, you may go back to your original partner if you choose, but may only play with them for 2 matches in a row, etc...

Any member not on the ladder, i.e. in the pool, may work their way up by challenging a member of Team 9.

A player can only be challenged once a week so please plan accordingly.

Please remember to:

• Email the club before contacting someone (tamu10s@gmail.com)

• Play the challenge match within a week

• Actually go to the agreed, scheduled match time