North Eastern Tennis Association – Juniors

Held over the summer months, this junior league is divided into a junior competition and an orange ball competition. It offers young talents affiliated with the North East Tennis Association a valuable opportunity to enhance their match-play skills while building connections within the broader tennis community. 

For players interested in continuing their competitive play journey, it helps them reach higher-level competitions within the SA Performance Pathway. 

• Tennis clubs affiliated with Tennis SA and North East Tennis Association can nominate a team for each competition 
• All nominated players must have completed their CPP (Competitive Player Profile) and connected their UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) or CBR (Coloured Ball Rating) 
• Team nominations need to be submitted online via League Manager. The nomination fee is $64 per team junior competition and $30 per team for orange ball competition. Clubs that are accepted will receive an invoice once the nominations have been finalised. 

For more information on the eligibility criteria, download North East Tennis Association junior rules and North East Tennis Association orange ball rules. 

• First round: 17-18 October 2025 
• Last round before Christmas: 12-13 December 2025 
• Season break: After 13 December 2025, to resume on 31 January 2026 
• Last round: 27-28 February 2026 
• Finals series: The finals are going to be held over three weeks, starting on 13 March 2026, with the grand final taking place on 27-28 March 2026. 

The orange ball competition is played over six to eight Saturday mornings and split into two seasons in term 4 and term 1. 

Term 4 dates
First round: 18 October 2025
Final round: 13 December 2025 

Term 1 dates
First round: 31 January 2026
Final round: 28 March 2026 

• Each team can have up to six players consisting of all boys or girls 
• The sets are played as a straight-six-game set with tiebreak at 5–5 (first to 7, win by 2). 

• Each team can have between three and five players consisting of all boys or girls 
• All players will play one singles match and two doubles matches per week 
• The sets are played as a first-to-four game set with no tiebreaker and no AD scoring. 

Before heading to the game, make sure you’re familiar with Tennis SA competition policies and guidelines. 

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