List of Rules for the Seattle Tennis League
Rules and Regulations
Heres some of the rules for the following programs:
Seattle Tennis, Arlington Tennis and Richmond Tennis
1) Competitive Format (2 out of 3 sets)
League uses the first two out of 3 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 applied for all three sets.
1b) 2 sets w/ 3rd set tie-breaker
If the tennis 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 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 victor.
2) Tennis Balls
Line calls must be given without postponement by the side playing the ball; otherwise, the ball shall be taken for granted to have been good. In general, no ball can be called out upon less than 100% certainty. The greatest plan of attack on a call that both players differ on is to replay the point.
4) Changing tennis court ends
6) Abiding by the rules of the court at which you are playing.
Players need to abide by the rules of the courts they are playing at. Participating in a matchup doesn’t give you privileges to break the rules of the local court. If we receive word that players are improperly using the League name in such cases it will result to immediate removal from the league.
7) Reporting Scores
Rematches are now allowed! The regular season is all about playing.
The organization is now granting participants to play 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. This will hopefully make getting to 5 wins a little easier for some players.
9) Qualifying for the Playoffs
A player who gets X wins or the win criteria determined 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. Players need to be around for the first two weeks of the playoffs to qualify for the playoffs.
