Welcome to the Ladder
Restoration Tennis Ladder is a seasonal ladder built to help people play more matches, meet more players, and track results in one place.
The season runs through November 1, 2026. You can play singles, mixed singles, doubles, or mixed doubles. Report results, and whoever has the most points at the end of the season wins the ladder!
How to Join
Go to the Join page and enter your full name, email, phone number, area, self-rating, and sex.
Please use your real first and last name so the ladder stays clear and easy to follow.
Your self-rating should be your best honest estimate. Google the NTRP ratings if you're unsure. But don't stress — your dynamic rating will adjust based on results.
How to Set Up a Match
Go to the Rankings page and click a player's name.
Their player page shows their phone number and area so you can contact them directly and set up a match. From there, pick a date and reserve a court to play!
One Combined Ladder
Singles and doubles both count toward the same season ladder.
Men and women can all play on the same overall ladder, and the Rankings page also lets you filter by All Players, Men's Ladder, and Women's Ladder.
Everyone joins with a self-rating in 0.25 increments. After that, your dynamic rating updates over time based on actual match results.
How to Report a Match
After your match, go to Report Match and enter the match type, players, winner, set scores, and date played.
Scores are entered as:
Set 1: standard set
Set 2: standard set
Set 3: 10-point match tiebreak, if played
How Points Work
Every match earns you points — win or lose. Points come from three things: competing at all, winning the match, and how your result compares to what the ratings predicted heading in. Showing up and playing hard always counts for something, no matter the outcome.
The biggest factor is performance relative to expectation. Beat a much stronger player and you've done something the ratings didn't see coming — the points reflect that. Push a much stronger player to a tight match and still lose, and that close loss earns more than a bagel would. On the flip side, cruising past a much weaker player won't pad your total the way a win against a peer does. The ratings set fair expectations going in, and you're rewarded for beating them.
Three-set matches earn both players bonus points, regardless of who wins. Taking a match to a tiebreak means you competed hard all the way through — and that's recognized. The loser of a hard-fought three-setter earns more than the loser of a comfortable two-set defeat.
Because of how the points work, there's never a reason to dodge a match. Playing up against a stronger opponent is an opportunity, not a risk — even a close loss can be worth more than a routine win over someone rated much lower. Over a full season, a mix of wins, competitive losses, and challenging opponents adds up. Quality of competition matters as much as quantity of wins. Ratings also adjust after every match, so the ladder stays accurate as players improve throughout the season.
Doubles: Both teammates earn the same ladder points and rating change. Rating is calculated using the average of the opposing team.
If two players are tied on points, the one who has faced stronger competition ranks higher.
General Ladder Etiquette
Be honest. Enter real scores.
Be responsive. Reply to people trying to set up matches.
Be flexible. Schedules and weather happen.
Be respectful. Competitive is good; rude is not. Have Fun.
Privacy / Contact Info
By joining the ladder, you understand that your phone number and area may be visible to other ladder participants so they can contact you to schedule matches.