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HITL, the Huntsville Industrial Tennis League is a local non-profit, spring to fall, tennis league in the Huntsville Alabama area. We offer a unique playing format that stresses affordability, flexibility, and competition.  Play usually starts in April and extends through September each year.  The league is based in Huntsville (map), located in Northeast Alabama along I-65 and Hwy 72.

 

Announcements

2012 HITL TEAMS ARE FORMING NOW!

Important upcoming dates for the HITL 2012 Season

  • Initial rosters due to Andrew by 4/09/2012 Please verify rating for each player.

  • Captain’s meeting 4/12/2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at Huntsville Tennis Center, Second Floor

  • Season starts 4/18/2012 and will run 19 weeks
Team dues are $110 and can be paid at this meeting.

NOTE: all players must have an official USTA rating or a rating from our HITL rater. If you need to get a person rated, you can have that person contact Alice Daniel (alicecdaniel@bellsouth.net) to schedule a rating session. The cost is $10 per person.

We need additional volunteers for the HITL board to help keep the league running. Please poll your players and try to get some volunteers to help out.

HITL End of Season Party - a Saturday in October

Please remind all of your players about the HITL party coming up on a Saturday in October. The party is usually upstairs at Huntsville Tennis Center, and is open to all HITL players and their families.

We’ll have free pizza and drinks.

Note: there is a TV there, so you can watch football.

We’ll also be giving out the end-of-season prizes to the division winners and to the tournament winners (first place for doubles and 1st & 2nd place for singles). This year’s prizes have yet to be voted on for the 2012 Season.

HITL Tournament

See tournament brackets here: to be posted at end of season

Rules are same as in the past:
  • Both players/teams bring a new can of balls. The winner gets the new can, and the loser gets the opened can.
  • Matches for each round must be played by the end date posted in the brackets, or any unplayed matches may be scored as a double default.
  • You can play matches early if your opponent(s) is available to do so.
  • Results should be sent immediately following the match to: vicepresident@hitl.org. The results will be posted to the HITL webpage every couple of days.
  • Please see the notes below about players needed for extra brackets. If you have any extra players available, please send their names to: vicepresident@hitl.org

Final Results Available!

The final results from the tournament are now available. See who won each division by downloading the results from the HITL 2010 Tournament Results link.

Rules are the same as usual:

  • You must complete your match by the end of the round
  • You can play the next round early if your opponent(s) agree
  • Report your scores ASAP to Ashok (ar2@cfdrc.com)
  • The brackets will be posted, and kept up-to-date, on the HITL webpage
  • For a match, both players (teams) bring a new can of balls. The winner gets the unopened can, and the loser gets the opened ca.n
  • A prize will go to the first and second places in each singles brackets, and to the winning team in each doubles bracket

2011 Results

The latest results have been posted.

Officers Needed!

We need volunteers to take over the following positions:

Team Captains

Division Coordinators

Please seriously consider volunteering for one of these positions and/or trying to get someone from your team to volunteer.  There are lots of people who have been in HITL for several years and should be able to help with these positions.  Voting will be held at the captain's meeting on 4/12.

 

Teams are forming now!

Please contact the League Coordinator if you plan to form a new team or will continue a team from last year.  Initial team rosters are due by 4/9. 

The 2010 HITL Flyer can be found here.  Please print it out and post it at your work or local park.

 

2012 Season Teams Now Forming!

2012 Teams are now forming and play will begin in mid April.  If you are interested in playing but are not already on a team, please email the League Coordinator in the Contacts section.  Please provide your:

Name

Preferred email address

Phone number and

NTRP rating (or HITL rating)

Most beginners are 3.0.  Also indicate if you would be willing to captain a team.  In late March or early April, you will be contacted by a team captain and invited to play on their team.

Have a great season!

 

HITL Tournament - Round 3 Results (Updated 2011-10-16)

See results for Round 3 here: HITL 2011 Tournament - Round 3 Results

HITL Tournament - Round 2 Results (Updated 2011-10-05)

See results for Round 2 here: HITL 2011 Tournament - Round 2 Results

HITL Tournament - Round 1 Results (Updated 2011-09-21)

See results for Round 1 here: HITL 2011 Tournament - Round 1 Results