Tennis for when it gets warm again.
Rules and Regulations
Heres some of the rules for the following programs:
Baltimore Tennis, Dallas Tennis and Atlanta Tennis
1) Match Format (2 out of 3 sets)
applies the greatest 2 out of 3 6-game pro sets with ads. If a set goes to 6-6 a first to 7-point tiebreaker should be used to determine the winner of the set. The tiebreaker format should be used for all three sets.
1b) 2 sets w/ 3rd set tie-breaker
If the match is tied and the match is running too long, the players can agree to play a 10-point super tie-breaker to decide the match.
1c) 10 game pro set
If the participants agree before the match or you are limited to 1-hour of court time, a 10-game pro set can be used with ads. This means the first to win 10 games. But, if the match is ended because of a time restriction than the score at the end is the tally for the match. At 9-9, a best to 7-point tiebreaker will be used to determine the winner.
2) Tennis Balls
3) Honor System
Rematches are now allowed! The regular season is all about playing.
The organization is now permitting participants to record a rematch per opponent per season. The philosophy is that the regular season is all about playing and the playoffs are where champions are determined. We still want players to meet up with as many new partners as they possibly can during the regular season.
9) Qualifying for the Playoffs
A participant who gets X wins or the win criteria defined by the organization during the season will qualify for the playoffs. With X being the win total on the division report. It is usually 5 wins for Male Divisions and 4 wins for Female Divisions. No-show wins will count towards the 5 wins to qualify for the playoffs. Qualifiers will be bracketed against the other qualifiers in the from the same level.
10) Playoff Positioning, Tie-Breakers
Regular season ties are broken by this order:
1) Overall Record, based on matches over .500. So 6-1 is 5 matches, 8-2 is 6 matches and would be better.
2) In Season Head-to-Head record for players tied at #1
3) We want to promote players playing matches, so 6-1 would be better than 5-0.
4) Percentage of games won
Higher seeded player gets choice of court and court surface type during the playoffs. But, just like the regular season we want participants to choose a court location that fits for both players.
A player is mandatory to make telephone calls and send emails to delete a match. The league is not responsible to cancel matches for players. If the player doesn’t try all forms of communication to cancel a match a strike will be applied to the offending participant.
1) 30-Minute Late Rule without notification: Failure to appear on the court within 30 minutes of the starting time without notification.
Written on January 7th, 2010 with
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