Regional Berth Distribution Published
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- Written by: Vic Ramsey
The distribution of regional berths has been published by the NCHSAA.
This year's distribution was done using a formula slightly different from years past. Instead of defining a "berth" as one singles and one doubles, such that a conference receiving four "berths" would get four entries in singles AND four entries in doubles, this year's formula defines a "berth" as an entry in singles OR doubles, such that four "berths" means two singles entries and two doubles entries.
This allows us to more closely align the number of berths with the proportion of teams a given conference has within its region. For instance, if two conferences with the same number of teams are "competing" for a single remaining berth, one team will be given the singles berth and the other team will get the doubles berth.
The minimum "floor" for a conference remains one singles and one doubles entry. This is primarily the case when there's only one team of a given classification in its conference.
Click this link to access the regional berth distribution as shown on the NCHSAA website. (You can also access this document directly from the NCHSAA website, on the Women's Tennis page, using the "Individual" tab.)
Regional tournaments are scheduled for Friday-Saturday, October 18-19, at various locations across the state. That information is also found on the region berth distribution document.
Entries to the regional tournaments are to be submitted by conference presidents or their designees to Caitlin McMannen at the NCHSAA offices by 3:00pm on Monday, October 14th.
Questions about the distribution should be directed via email to
No commentsNorth Carolina Women's Tennis Most Coaching Wins (Active Coaches)
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- Written by: Donald Clark
| Current Rank | Name | School(s) | Wins | Losses | ||
| #1 | John Frye | Union Pines | ||||
Revised Dual Team Lineup Sheet
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- Written by: Vic Ramsey
For the past several years, the NCHSAA has required the use of a "dual-team lineup sheet", which coaches exchange prior to the beginning of the match.
Over the summer, NCHSTCA leadership, working with Caitlin McMannen at NCHSAA, revised the lineup sheet to address several shortcomings of the previous version, and to reduce confusion about what coaches can and cannot do with their dual-team lineups.
In addtion, we've written a "user's guide" to the revised lineup sheet, to explain what's changed and how the lineup sheet is to be used.
Click here for a .pdf copy of the lineup sheet, and for a copy of the user's guide.
An interactive Excel version of the lineup sheet, which you can download and complete on your own computer, is being emailed to all coaches for whom we have an accurate email address. If you have not received your copy, please send an email to our
NCHSTCA Board Recommends Realignment Principles
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- Written by: Vic Ramsey
The hot topic among coaches, athletic directors, and others interested in North Carolina high sports is "what will the 2025-26 realignment look like with eight classifications?".
The NCHSTCA Board of Directors held a lengthy discussion on this question at its June Board meeting, and adopted a "Statement of Principles" that we would urge the NCHSAA to consider as it addresses the 2025 realignment.
Those principles are:
- Broad Participation in State Tournaments - We would like to see playoff brackets that are as large as feasible.
- Equitable Access to the State Tournaments - We believe that every school should have roughly the same chance of making the playoffs as any other school, regardless of classification.
- Better Early-Round Experiences for All Schools - We believe the playoff brackets should be "staggered", such that elite teams receive early-round byes, while average teams play one another in better, more competitive contests.
- Conferences Based on Geography and Local Rivalry - We believe it's more important to group schools in conferences with nearby teams, with a lower priority being given to grouping schools in the same classification across a larger geographic area.
- Ending Preferential Seeding Based on Conference Standing - Because more schools will find themselves in split conferences, we believe that brackets should be constructed based on RPI ratings alone.
While we acknowledge that we have no authority over the realignment process, we do have direct experience in high school tennis, and have shared these principles with the various NCHSAA committees and task forces that are dealing with the realignment process.
Click here for the complete Statement of Principles as adopted by the NCHSTCA Board of Directors.
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