Welcome to the Home Page of the
Charleston Area 
Ladies' Tennis Association

CALTA is a nonprofit 501(c)(7) volunteer-run social tennis league.

CALTA was formed in 2000 as the successor to
Charleston City League, which had its unofficial start in 1973. 

Click on CALTA Charter
for CALTA's history and covenants/by-laws.

CALTA's mission is to:
1) promote women's tennis in the Charleston Area;
2) provide a venue for fair play, good sportsmanship and
competitive doubles tennis at different levels of ability;
3) identify junior women's tennis needs in the Charleston Area
and apply CALTA's available resources
in support of them (CALTA Charter, art. IV).


As stated in Section II of the CALTA Charter,
an individual participates in CALTA through membership on a team --
and is registered as a member by her team captain. 
An individual interested in joining should inquire
with her local tennis center. 
A member can play on only one team.
CALTA plays four courts of doubles on Tuesday mornings. 
All matches start at 9:30.
The season starts in August after the start of the
Charleston County Public Schools and
continues through the first week of May.



Board of Directors

Division Coordinators
 
  
       
Captains' Responsibilities  

     
Coordinators' Responsibilities


          Rules & Grievance Committee

         
         
Financial Report
         (If you're curious how your annual dues are used!)


CALTA Junior Recognition Program
Since its inception in 2002, CALTA's Junior Recognition Program
has recognized 548 junior girls in our local area
with 970 grants totaling $258,500.
With our annual fundraising luncheon discontinued,
the program is now fully funded from our members' annual dues.
In addition to the 75 junior girls who are recognized
in this season's program, we were also able to again donate generously to
the Rockin Racquets program -- a Lowcountry-based tennis program
for young people with disabilities operating under
the local Area 6 Special Olympics.
The CALTA Board welcomes suggestions from our membership
about appropriate junior programs in our local area.
 
Click here for information on the Junior Recognition Program.

The awards for the current 2023-2024 season program
were mailed in January 2024.
Reflecting the later distribution date in comparison
with prior year programs, the award certificates
for the current program refer to 2024, rather than 2023. 


CALTA Rules
CALTA's Rules state that when a specific on-court situation
is not covered by CALTA Rules, USTA Rules/Code will apply. 
As a social league, CALTA has some rules and expectations
that are different from USTA -- and captains are asked to make sure
that their players are familiar with them ...
click here
for an explanation of the differences.



CALTA Photo Album 2023

Application for New Team in 2024-2025


 CALTA 2023-2024
55 teams from 19 tennis centers
(1,125 members!)
are playing in 2023-2024.

Participating Tennis Centers
(includes driving directions)
This link contains information for each tennis center --
address, phone number, driving
directions, type of
court surface,
and whether water is provided on the courts.
Captains: Please check that the information
for your tennis center is correct and up-to-date. 
Please send any changes to gvglvg@msn.com.



MATCH SCHEDULES
Division 1     Division 2
Division 3
Division 4    Division 5


SCORE SHEETS

If the score sheet does not print on one page on your system,
   try printing it at 75%.

 Division 1      Division 2
Division 3
Division 4       Division 5
 

          The scores entered for each court are for the winning team on that court.
                   If you have any questions about how to fill out the score sheet,      
          click here.



CAPTAINS / CO-CAPTAINS
Division 1       Division 2     
Division 3  
    Division 4       Division 5




 


Captains, please check that your list is complete and every name is entered correctly.
It is the responsibility of the captain to ensure that every player
in a match
is listed on the team roster in the website.
Team Rosters 2023-2024
 
Division 1    Division 2    Division 3    Division 4    Division 5

Members can be added to a team roster by the team captain at any time during the season.
After the season starts, a player can transfer only once.

Captains ... To add a member:
Step 1 --
Submit an addition form or send an e-mail to gvglvg@msn.com
and
Step 2 -- Mail a $40 dues check (payable to CALTA) for the new member immediately 
to the CALTA treasurer with a note clearly indicating
the player's name, division/team and captain name.

If you make a change or addition to your roster and
do not see it in the website the following day,
you may need to "refresh"  your page. 
If it's still not there, send an e-mail to gvglvg@msn.com


Captains: Click here for the form to transfer in/out a player or remove a player.

Dues are nonrefundable, are not pro-rated if a player joins
after the start of the season, and are not transferable
from one player to another -- but, if a player transfers
to another team,  she does not have to pay dues again.
For the rule governing transfer of players between teams, see
Rule II.

Captains, when you submit a request to add to your team
 a player who is transferring from another team,

please indicate the team the player is transferring FROM.



 
2023-2024 MATCH RESULTS
Immediately after a match, the home team captain should
send the Total Points on the score sheet to her coordinator
and follow the instructions on the division's score sheet
for transfer of a copy of the score sheet to the coordinator. 



Division 1   Division 2       Division 3       Division 4      Division 5 


 


Annual Captains' Meetings
Since e-mail and this website fully cover Board communication with captains throughout the season (and given the low team attendance at the annual meeting in 2013), in 2014 the Board decided that it was no longer necessary to hold an annual captains' meeting.
The minutes of CALTA's annual meetings from 2001 through 2013 are available here.

    


Useful Links


Charleston weather
accuweather.com (hourly for current day)

USTA TennisLink

USTA Home Page

         
      USTA "Friend at Court"

LCTA Web Site