Western Districts Tennis Association – Juniors

Running over the summer season, this inter-club league consists of a junior competition and an orange ball competition. Providing young talents affiliated with Western Districts Tennis Association with a great opportunity to improve their tennis skills, it also fosters camaraderie between teammates and encourages teamwork. 

For players interested in pursuing tennis further, joining Western Districts Tennis Association – Juniors creates a stepping stone to higher-level competitions within the state’s Performance Pathway.

• Tennis clubs affiliated with Tennis SA and Western Districts 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. Clubs that are accepted will receive an invoice once the nominations have been finalised. 

For more information on the eligibility criteria, download the competition match rules.

• First round: 11 October 2025 
• Last round before Christmas: 13 December 2025 
• Season break: After 13 December 2025, to resume on 10 January 2026 
• Last round: 21 February 2026 
• Finals series: The finals are going to be held over three weekends, starting on 28 February 2026, with the grand final taking place on 14 March 2026. 

• First round: 18 October 2025 
• Last round before Christmas: 13 December 2025 
• Season break: After 13 December 2025, to resume on 31 January 2026 
• Last round: 21 February 2026 
• Finals series: The finals are going to be held over three weekends, starting on 28 February 2026, with the grand final taking place on 14 March 2026. 

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

Term 4 dates 

• Start date: 25 October 2025 
• Final round: 29 November 2025 
• Term 1 dates are yet to be announced. 

• Each team is made up of four players regardless of gender.   
• Division 1 players will play one singles match and one doubles match per week. Division 2 players will play one singles match and two doubles match per week. Doubles-only competition players will play three doubles matches per week. 
• Division 1 and the doubles-only competition are played as a first-to-nine game set with a seven-point tie-break played at eight games all. Division 2 is played as a first-to-six game set with a seven-point tie-break played at six games all. 

• Each team is made up of four players regardless of gender.
• All players will play one singles match and one doubles match per week. 
• The sets are played as a first-to-six game set with no tiebreaker for green ball and a first-to-six game set with a seven-point-tiebreak played at six games all for yellow ball. 

• Each team is made up of four players regardless of gender. 
• 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. 

Fixtures for both the junior and orange ball competitions are available via Match Centre:

• Junior fixtures
• Orange ball fixtures

Need help with accessing League Manager and Match Centre? Visit Join competitions.

It’s important that you familiarise yourself with Tennis SA competition policies and guidelines, so you understand what’s expected of players, coaches and everyone involved in delivering the game.

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