January 6, 2010
Atlanta Tennis Partners
Rules and Regulations
Heres some of the rules for the following programs:
Bellevue Tennis, Dallas Tennis and Atlanta Tennis
1) Competitive Format (2 out of 3 sets)
League uses the first two out of three 6-game pro sets w/ ads. If a set goes to 6-6 a first to 7-point tiebreaker should be used to determine the victor of the set. The tiebreaker format should be used for all 3 sets.
1b) 2 sets with 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 conclusion is the score for the match. At 9-9, a best to 7-point tiebreaker will be used to determine the winner.
Each participants is determined to bring a new can of tennis balls to every match. The winning participant will take home the un-opened can. The losing player can take home the used balls. Players not following this rule will receive a playing mark towards the 3 strike policy.
3) Honor System
The format wants players to chose a location to play that is convenient for both participants.
9) Qualifying for the Playoffs
A player 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) % of games won
11) Home Court for Playoff matches
12) Participant Disqualification
Based on complaints to the format, allows the right to:
1) Set any player who has breached the measures of adequete behavior, 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) Canceling a scheduled match
1) 30-Minute Late Rule without notification: Failure to appear on the court within 30 minutes of the starting time without notification.