RLTC Court Policies and Etiquette and Davis Cup

RLTC Davis Cup Event

Sunday May 7th 2023

Thanks to Team Canada's historical victory in the 2022 Davis Cup final, the Davis Cup itself is touring around Tennis Clubs in Canada, and RLTC was lucky enough to be picked as one of the locations it will be visiting! On Sunday May 7th, the Davis Cup will be at our clubhouse from 10AM-2PM. To celebrate the arrival of this world famous trophy, we will be hosting a fun doubles tournament, as well as an exhibition doubles match, featuring some of the most skilled tennis players in Ottawa! The doubles tournament will run from 10AM-1PM, and the exhibition match will begin at 1PM.

Tournament Registration - Register as a single and be randomly paired, or send an email to info@rltennis.ca with your preferred partner.

Exhibition match - Drop by at 1PM to watch some of the best tennis players in Ottawa play on RLTC courts!

RLTC No-Show Policy

Due to the requests of numerous members last year, we have implemented a new no-show policy for the 2023 tennis season. This has been implemented to ensure that our courts are available to all members and are being used optimally by members.

RTLC 2023 No-Show Policy

Members must book their court BEFORE playing by using the online court booking system. Members may book online or receive help in person, by email or by phone to book their court.
Members must cancel their court IN ADVANCE if they decide not to play. Courts can be cancelled online, by phone, by email, or in person. Members are urged to cancel with at least 24-hours notice, but are permitted to cancel on the day of play if necessary (i.e. due to illness or injury, etc.)
Members will receive a 15-minute grace period to claim their court. After that time, they will be considered a "no-show".
On their first "no-show", the member will receive a reminder email about this policy.
On their second "no-show", the member will be charged the RLTC guest fee + tax
On their third "no-show", the member will be charged the RLTC guest fee + tax AND have their court booking privileges suspended for one week.
Penalties for continuing "no-shows" could include longer suspensions of court booking privileges or cancellation of membership, upon discretion of the Board of Directors.

Court Etiquette Reminder

For our new members, or our members who played limited tennis over the winter, it never hurts to be reminded of tennis court etiquette to reduce the risk of injury or accidents on our courts!

Always book your courts prior to arriving, to ensure you aren't accidentally on somebody else's booked court, and to make sure there will be a court available for you when you arrive
Always wait until a rally has concluded before crossing a court to get to your booked court
When moving to your court make sure you cross other courts behind the players as close to the fence as possible
When entering either the clay or the hard courts, please make sure you close the gate behind you
If one of your tennis balls ends up near another court, but not in a place that affects their play, wait until their rally is finished before retrieving it
If one of your tennis balls ends up on somebody else's court, loudly declare "let" in order to warn the other players of the loose ball
Remember that courts 4 & 5 have their own gate, please use this gate to minimize impact to play on other courts

By following these little tips we can all help prevent injuries, and help us have a great 2023 tennis season!

Looking forward to seeing you at our 2023 Open House on May 13th!

Michael Bowen

Manager

RLTC