Congrats on your new 2026 USTA rating! They were published today!  Be happy or start the appeal process! Appealing your rating (up or down) is super easy to do.  It’s all online and instant.  Don’t reach out to me, because I have NO IMPACT on your rating!

FTA USTA Spring registration starts tomorrow (12/3).  An FTA Captain’s discount is offered till December 17, 2025!  This discount is for the FIRST captain who registers for a team before registration closes January 11, 2026.

Name your team(s):

FTA(age group)A/CaptainsLastName/CourtLocation or Facility

Example:

FTA18A/Poleto/acac or FTA18A/Poleto/SpauldingFarm

FTA will play:

18s on Sundays

40s on Saturday

55s will be played either with an agreement between all captains of the flight.  If an agreement canNOT be reached, then this is the schedule:

55s 3.0 – Monday nights

55s 3.5 – Tuesday nights

55s 4.0 – Thursday nights

55s 4.5 – Wednesday nights

Remember, I don’t set the registration windows or the play season as they are consistent across the state.  You can find the registration windows for all leagues at SCtennis.com under the Captain’s Corner.  You can also find the championship dates and locations there too!  Along with the USTA National, Southern and SC rules!

FTA rules will be published as soon as they are approved by the state office.  I will update the FTA rules to

https://playtennis.usta.com/foothillsTennisAssociation

I will send a communication when they are uploaded.

Remember, all FTA communications can be found at the above URL along your flight coordinators and their contact emails.  Flight coordinators have not been updated online for 2026 yet, but I promise they will be before the 2026 season starts!

On a special note, I will never ask for money, gift cards, Venmo or PayPal monies or any of your personal banking information.  Many emails and profiles are “faked” as me.  Please don’t fall for the scammers. 

Enjoy forming your teams and remember tennis should bring you joy!

--Iris

FTA President