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. 

• Nominations Open Wednesday 29 July 2026
• Nominations Close Wednesday 13 September 2026
• First round: Friday 16 or Saturday 17 October 2026
•  Mid-season Break: 14 December 2026 to 26 January 2027
• Last minor round:  Friday 26 or Saturday 27 February 2027
• Semi Final Friday 12 or Saturday 13 March 2027
• Grand Final Friday 19 or Saturday 20 March 2027
• Bye Rounds: Adelaide Cup 6 March 2027

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
To be Confirmed

Term 1 dates
To be Confirmed 

• 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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