{"id":15472,"date":"2018-08-20T15:42:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T06:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?page_id=15472"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:29:54","slug":"gdta-orange-ball-association-match-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/competitions\/summer-competitions\/gdta-orange-ball-association-match-play","title":{"rendered":"GDTA Orange Ball Association Match Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>League details<\/h1>\n<h5><strong>Season dates 2025\/26, times and venue;<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Orange Ball 2025\/26 Key Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Term 4 Dates\n<ul>\n<li>Nominations Open: 13 August<\/li>\n<li>Nominations Close: 17 September<\/li>\n<li>Start Date: 18 October<\/li>\n<li>Final Round: 13 December<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Term 1 Dates\n<ul>\n<li>Nominations Open: 22 December<\/li>\n<li>Nominations Close: 21 January<\/li>\n<li>Start Date: Saturday 31 January<\/li>\n<li>Final Round: Saturday 28 March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Matches will be played using a home and away fixture<\/li>\n<li>Matches are played from 10:30am<\/li>\n<li>Matches will not be played over the Adelaide Cup Long Weekend 7 March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Team make up and match formats<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Teams will be made up of <strong><u>three players<\/u><\/strong> each week<\/li>\n<li>Each player will play one singles match and two doubles matches each week<\/li>\n<li>Each round will be a first to 4 game set &#8211; no advantage, no tiebreak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Court set up and balls<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>All matches will be played using Orange Balls<\/li>\n<li>Courts will be set up to modify the size of the court as per Orange Ball guidelines<\/li>\n<li>Each club is required to set up courts using drop down lines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Requirement of clubs<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up courts<\/li>\n<li>Ensure scores are entered on League Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Support from parents<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents are asked to attend each match and support with court set up, on court scoring and score entry through League Manager<\/li>\n<li>Each team is required to have one appointed Team Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Other Cost and value<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Cost for a team entry into GDTA Tennis Hot Shots Match Play is;\n<ul>\n<li>Term Fee &#8211; $30 per team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Team Nomination\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>A Tennis Club affiliated with Tennis SA may nominate a team to compete within the GDTA Orange Ball Competition<\/li>\n<li>Nominations shall be submitted online via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leaguemanager.tennis.com.au\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Nomination will require a nominating club to name in Order of Merit the players which it proposes to play in its team<\/li>\n<li>Please make sure both the club coach and junior coordinator have agreed that the team is at an appropriate level<\/li>\n<li>Clubs will receive an invoice once teams are final<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.tennis.com.au\/?s=online+nominations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Team Nomination Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Other Information<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leagues.tennis.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Match\u00a0Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leaguemanager.tennis.com.au\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2024\/04\/HSMP-Orange-Ball-Rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 GDTA Orange Ball Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2025 GDTA Term 4 Fixtures &#8211; TBC<\/li>\n<li>2025 GDTA Term 4 Orange Ball Club Contact List &#8211; TBC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F06%2FCode-of-Behaviour-Competitive-Play-FINAL-05062023.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjacinta.oloughlin%40Tennis.com.au%7C686d68511b6247f299eb08dba9c750cc%7C61aa9c8da7734a7c84701dd8062e404a%7C0%7C0%7C638290445739360797%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z3xp0lGzVlatAnDk9nr5jwWdMQGP3w%2FmNvbYS%2BAB4SA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code of Behaviour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftennissa.wufoo.com%2Fforms%2Fxk7wbl173xv9m%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cjacinta.oloughlin%40Tennis.com.au%7C686d68511b6247f299eb08dba9c750cc%7C61aa9c8da7734a7c84701dd8062e404a%7C0%7C0%7C638290445739360797%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=sIpiPWGqDBRE%2BLnCsui85fRDYxTZL9191%2BsqVxGxCug%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code of Behaviour Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TA-Extreme-Weather-Policy-effective-13-Oct-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennis Australia Weather Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tennis SA Leagues Coordinator<\/strong><br \/>\nJacinta O&#8217;Loughlin<br \/>\njacinta.oloughlin@Tennis.com.au<br \/>\nph: 0481 476 629<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>League details Season dates 2025\/26, times and venue; 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