Tournament draws, scheduling, match score reporting
The ITA is upgrading its technology systems, including displaying collegiate tennis tournament draws, dual match results, rankings, and team/player profiles to the public.
The ITA Tournament Desk allows a tournament host to:
How to use Tournament Desk is covered in this webinar. (Click on the link below to view the recorded session.) See also
Check out the ITA Tournament Desk preview website and provide your feedback in our discussion forum.
Tournament sanctioning and player selection/team roster management are not included in this preview.
The ITA will soon release instruction guides and a webinar schedule to help you learn about the ITA Tournament Desk.
In the meantime, here are some USTA Tournament Desk support resources:
The ITA and USTA use the same core tournament management system developed by ClubSpark.
However, the ITA Tournament Desk system is initially configured only for ITA sanctioned tournaments. All match results entered in the ITA Tournament Desk get added automatically to the ITA results repository. Hence, there is no need for coaches/SIDs to report results to the ITA after the tournament. Plus, players competing in ITA sanctioned tournaments are taken directly from their respective team's roster.
Stay tuned for more details coming soon.
The ITA is upgrading its technology systems, including displaying collegiate tennis tournament draws, dual match results, rankings, and team/player profiles to the public. The Tournament Desk system is part of the collection of competition tools developed by ClubSpark that the ITA plans to rollout out shortly.
Here is how the R2 Sports system compares to our new system for running tournaments.
The ITA and USTA use the same core tournament management system developed by ClubSpark.
However, the ITA Tournament Desk system is initially configured only for ITA sanctioned tournaments. All match results entered in the ITA Tournament Desk get added automatically to the ITA results repository. Hence, there is no need for coaches/SIDs to report results to the ITA after the tournament. Plus, players competing in ITA sanctioned tournaments are taken directly from their respective team's roster.
Here are some USTA Tournament Desk support resources:
Score entry shortcuts
You can enter scores directly on the draw or from the matches tab in Tournament Desk.
If the score was 6-4, enter 4 (the system will assume the first player/team listed won 6-4). If the score was 4-6 hold down shift and press 4.
Shortcuts for alternative match outcomes
Walkover = ‘W’
Default = ‘D’ or ‘R’
Abandoned = ‘A’
Suspended = ‘A’ then ‘S’
This video walks you through how to create multiple draws.
We've had coaches and SIDs ask to see examples of how others report hidden dual match results in the Tournament Desk system.
Here you go:
Also, here are some instructions on how to create doubles pairings when players have multiple partners.
Here are steps to unpair a doubles team in Tournament Desk.
Here are some instructions on how to create doubles pairings when players have multiple partners.
To enter a withdrawal or retirement on the score entry for the tournament draw, please follow the steps outlined on the USTA Tournament Desk site.