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Rules and Regulations

Heres some of the rules for the following leagues:
Orlando Tennis, Charlotte Tennis and San Antonio Tennis

1) Playing Format (2 out of 3 sets)
League applies the first two out of three 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 applied for all three sets.
1b) 2 sets w/ 3rd set tie-breaker
If the tennis 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 tally for the match. At 9-9, a best to 7-point tiebreaker will be used to determine the victor.

3) Honor System

4) Shifting tennis court ends

The format wants players to chose a location to play that works for both players.

Rematches are now allowed!
The league is now granting 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 doctrine is that the regular season is all about playing and the playoffs are where champions are determined. This will hopefully make getting to 5 wins a little easier for some players.

9) Qualifying for the Playoffs
A participant who gets X wins or the win criteria defined by the league 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. Participants need to be around for the first two weeks of the playoffs to qualify for the playoffs.

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 emails to the league, allows the right to:
1) Put any player who has breached the standards of adequete conduct, abuse of club cancellation policy, abuse of league directors, fair play and/or good sportsmanship on probation for an indefinite period. League fee will not be reimbursement in such player disqualifications.
2) Ban any player from the league indefinitely.

13) Scratching a scheduled tennis match

The league does not give default wins for a match where two players just couldn’t get on the courts and play.