Frequently Asked Questions

Many players ask us questions about our website and rankings. The answers to 95% of these questions are listed here. If you do not see the answer to your question, please send us an email or contact us.

General Questions

• What is TennisRecruiting.net all about?
• What differentiates TennisRecruiting.net from other tennis sites?
• Do you have a lot of experience producing tennis rankings?
• What exclusive content do you have available at TennisRecruiting.net?
• I love TennisRecruiting.net. How do I support your site?
• Do college coaches really use TennisRecruiting.net?

Free Accounts

• Why should I register at TennisRecruiting.net?
• I never received a confirmation email. What should I do?
• Why do I see two email address for my account when I change my address?

Updating Player Profiles

• How do I update my player profile?
• Why doesn't my profile change when I update it?
• Why didn't my ranking change when I updated my graduation year?
• Can I update my profile picture without purchasing a Recruiting Advantage membership?
• My local paper wrote an article about me. Can I link to that article from my profile?

Photos

• Can I upload photos to TennisRecruiting.net?
• How many photos can I upload? Can I control the order they are displayed?

Videos

• Can I upload video to TennisRecruiting.net?
• Why do I need a Recruiting Advantage membership to upload video?
• Do I need to publish a video?
• What should go into my video?
• How do I upload my video to YouTube and TennisRecruiting.net?

Recruiting Advantage Premium Membership

• What benefits do I get from becoming a Recruiting Advantage member?
• Do I have to purchase two Recruiting Advantage memberships if I have two children that play tennis?

Rankings

• What rankings are available at TennisRecruiting.net?
• What are the College Recruiting Lists?
• What is the TennisRPI?
• Why does TennisRecruiting.net show both Recruiting Lists and TennisRPI lists?
• How are the TennisRecruiting.net rankings different from others?
• How do I improve my rankings?
• What is so important about ranking by graduating class?
• I play tournaments in multiple age groups - which count towards my rankings?
• Why should my 16 & Under matches count for my 18 & Under ranking?
• Which tournaments will be used in the TennisRecruiting.net ranking calculations?
• What do you mean by National Player? Is being a National Player important?
• I see a problem with my player record. How do I fix it?
• I noticed several kids who have incorrect graduation years. What gives?
• Why don't you simply use all match results from all tournaments?
• Why am I not showing up on the TennisRecruiting.net rank lists?
• Why did my ranking change when I did not play a single match?
• What is the Hot 100?
• How are defaults, withdrawals, walkovers, and retirements handled in the ranking system?

National Showcase Tournaments

• What is a National Showcase Tournament?
• Why are you promoting a National Showcase Series?
• Why should I play in a National Showcase Tournament?
• Will playing in a National Showcase Tournament help my ranking?
• Won't players chase points with these tournaments?
• Why aren't there any National Showcase Tournaments in my area?
• So how do I get a National Showcase in my area?

"Star" Ratings

• What are the Top Prospects?
• How do I get more Stars?