The Rules for the Tennis League Network
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Rules and Regulations
Heres some of the rules for the following programs:
La Jolla Tennis, Irving Tennis and Atlanta Tennis
1) Match Format (2 out of 3 sets)
League applies the better two 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 at 1 set a piece 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 players 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 score for the match. At 9-9, a best to 7-point tiebreaker will be used to determine the victor.
Each player is required to bring a new can of tennis balls to every match. The victorious player will take home the un-opened can. The other player can take home the used balls. Participants not following this regulation will receive a playing strike towards the 3 strike policy.
Rematches are now allowed! The regular season is all about playing.
The program is now permitting participants to record a rematch per opponent per season. We will be checking for a 3rd score and not allowing it to be recorded. The philosophy is that the regular season is all about playing and the playoffs are where champions are crowned.
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
12) Participant Disqualification
Based on complaints to the organization, allows the right to:
1) Place any player who has breached the standards of adequete behavior, abuse of tennis club cancellation policy, abuse of league directors, fair play and/or good sportsmanship on probation for an indefinite period. League fee will not be refunded in such player disqualifications.
2) Ban any player from the league indefinitely.
A player is required to make phone calls and send emails to scratch a tennis match. The organization is not responsible to cancel matches for players. If the player doesn’t try all forms of communication to scratch a match a strike will be applied to the offending player.
The league does not give default wins for a match where two players just couldn’t get on the courts and play.