Tennis Rules

Last updated Feb. 6, 2010


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Singles Tennis players must be Asian.
Doubles Tennis teams must consist of at least one Asian player.


Decisions and responsibility:

  • Singles and Doubles players are responsible for signing the Liability Waiver. This form must be turned into the UT-VSA Tennis Chair at beginning of your first game.
  • Management decision is final as issued by the committee and its authorized member.
  • Game decision is final as assessed by the referee.
  • During dead ball periods, the team captain may speak to the referee for explanation or interpretation of the rules.

Divisions

  • Men’s Singles
  • Men’s Doubles
  • Women’s Singles
  • Women’s Doubles
  • Mixed Doubles


Scoring
- The winner of two out of three sets wins the match. Each set will consist of first to six no ad games.
- A tiebreaker will be played at six-all, the first to seven points wins the set.
- Only one can of balls is to be opened. The winner takes the unopened can.
- Both players are required to report the score following the match to the Tennis Coordinator.

Guaranteed Two Games
- For those who lose in the first round of play there is a consolation round. (Only available to those categories with a sufficient amount of players)

Unless otherwise specified here, all USTA rules apply. A set of USTA rules will be on site for reference if necessary.

Judges
As line judges and umpires will not be present, there is a strict honor code.
Players may request a line judge with good evidence that the other is not playing fairly. Even then, it is to the discretion of the head of staff.
If line judges are called out, it will be a staff member with experience and thorough knowledge of the rules.

Good sportsmanship is required. Players can be disqualified from the discretion of the head staff.


Game courtesy:

  • If a player violates the game sportsmanship toward other players and the referee such as taunting, spiking the ball to the floor or at another player, disrespecting, verbal abusing, complaining, etc. that player will be penalized by either sitting out the rest of the game, sitting out the current game plus the next game, or even the next match depending on the seriousness of the violations.
  • Should a game be stopped at any point due to a violation of Dai Hoi The Thao rules on fighting or sportsmanship, it shall be considered a forfeit. Any team forfeiting a game automatically is banded from going to the playoffs.

 

Forfeiture:

  • Forfeiture is issued if a team refuses to play at the order of the referee.
  • If your complete team (singles/doubles) does not arrive within 10 minutes of the schedules game time, they forfeit that game. Team that was on-time wins by default.