BENCHMARK (B) RATINGS
ARE NOT APPEALABLE THE FIRST YEAR RECEIVED.
All other ratings
are appealable.
No appeal form is necessary. Go to
the TennisLink site:
(http://tennislink.usta.com/
On the right, towards the top, click
“find a rating”
When that page comes up, type in your
USTA numberNOT
YOUR NAME
Your rating will appear.
It will also ask if you would like
to appeal your rating.
If so, click on Appeal, and proceed
accordingly.
If your rating is in appeal range,
your appeal will automatically be granted.
Otherwise, you will be advised that
your appeal is denied.
If denied, you have no further recourse
unless you qualify for filing a medical appeal.
If your appeal is granted and you have registered on a team, contact PAM LEIBFREIDLeibfreid@mas.usta.com immediately, and give her your name, USTA number,
team number, with a request that the
rating be changed on your roster.
YOU CAN ONLY APPEAL ONCE.
THE ABOVE PROCEDURE
IS NOT TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOUR RATING IS WITHIN .05 OR .10
– IT IS TO FILE AN APPEAL.
CAPTAINS
– PLEASE DO NOT APPEAL ON BEHALF OF YOUR PLAYERS.
WOULD
YOU LIKE TO APPEAL YOUR SELF-RATING?
If so, follow the above procedure if
you would like a higher self-rating.
If you want a lower self-rating and
you did not appeal online during the self-rating process, go to www.midatlantic.usta.com, Self-rate Appeal form and mail to the Mid-Atlantic
Section together with your $20.00 appeal fee, payable to USTA/MAS.
The fee will be fully refunded if your
appeal is granted. See below.
If your appeal is granted and you have registered on a team, contact PAM LEIBFREIDLeibfreid@mas.usta.com immediately, and give her your name, USTA number,
team number, with a request that the
rating be changed on your roster.
DO
YOU WANT TO FILE A MEDICAL APPEAL?
Go to www.midatlantic.usta.com, Medical Appeal form.
Mail the form to the Mid-Atlantic Section,
together with your $20.00 appeal fee, payable to USTA/MAS.
The fee will be fully refunded if your
appeal is granted.
There is NO DEADLINE for filing an
appeal. However, no appeal will be processed unless every item on the
form is completed. There is a $20.00 fee for filing an appeal.
NOTE: medical appeals could take several weeks to process.
No appeal will be processed until the fee is received.
All medical appeals
must be accompanied by a letter from your treating physician stating
the date of the injury/condition occurred, the nature of your injury/condition,
your prognosis and treatment rendered, and whether the injury/condition
is permanently disabling.
No medical appeal will
be accepted without all this information.
All Appeals (medical or self-rate) should be mailed to:
Appeals Committee
C/o Pamela J. Leibfreid
Sectional League Coordinator
11410 Isaac Newton Square
Suite 270
Reston, VA 20190
Appeals may also be emailed to: Leibfreid@mas.usta.com
If you choose to email your medical
appeal, you must immediately mail your $20.00 fee to the above address,
together with your medical documentation.
You will be notified by email as to
whether your appeal was granted or denied.
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?
Contact Pam Leibfreid, Sectional League Coordinator:
703-556-6120 X11