What is a tennis flight?

Answer 1

Assuming you aren't referring to an airline which flies tennis players to their destinations, a "tennis flight" is a tournament in which players play against one another in a series of matches. In other words, unlike some events which have single elimination rounds (i.e., once a player loses a match, he/she is eliminated from further competition), "flights" may have at least two rounds, in which their standings at the end of all such rounds will determine who will play for the final round (i.e., the championship round). "Flights" are also referred to as "round robins" and "ladders"; the concept is used in many sports.

I would have to slightly disagree. In our tennis league, when there are too many teams to have each team play each other at least once during the season, the teams are divided into "flights" or groups, however many are necessary. We play each team within our flight, or group, one time. We are ranked according to overall wins and losses, then games lost and sets lost. At the end of the season, there is a playoff between flights, to determine an overall winner. Flight is also used as a verb, as in, "Were we flighted this season?" meaning, were we divided into more than one group.