Tennis Hours & Rules
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Court Etiquette
Members must observe the rules of tennis etiquette whether on or off the court. Do not interfere with the progress of a game by conversation, noise, movement, or any other activity which would distract the players.
Small children must be under responsible supervision at all times and shall not be permitted to play on or near the courts.
Rules
Challenge Doubles Courts
- All members and guests must sign up for a court in the clubhouse before playing.
- Court time is one hour and fifteen minutes for singles and one and a half hour for doubles, unless altered by club staff. Members may re-sign for a court only at the end of their allotted playing period.
- The sign up time may not be changed under any circumstances if all courts are occupied. Members may re-sign for a court only at the end of their allotted playing period.
- All four (4) players for doubles, or both players for singles, must be present before signing up for a court. All names must be on the sign up sheet. Three (3) players will be assigned the same length of time as a singles game.
- No member may sign up for a second court while completing court time on another; nor may he/she sign another member’s name to a court. A member may bring up to three guests at a time in order to play doubles; please schedule your play between the hours of 12:00pm and 3:30pm from September through November and March through May. From December through February, play may be between 12:00pm and 6:00pm.
- During club events, members not participating in the event have priority on the unreserved courts.
All matches are 1 set, “no ad”, with 12 point tie breakers at five all. A separate sign up board will be used; players should sign up for the court where the level of tennis closely matches level of play.
Challenge court sign up will run from
9:00am-5:00pm, with adults having priority from 9:00am-3:00pm.
From 3:00pm-5:00pm, juniors will have equal priority on court two (2).
The winning team will have the right to accept the next challenge.
A team may win up to two consecutive sets before giving up the court; they may resign on the bottom of the challenge list at that time with their original partners, or with someone else.
An individual may sign up on the challenge court, but must have a partner when his/her turn comes up if a team is waiting behind him/her.
Junior Tennis: Court Priority
Adults have priority on courts 1-6 at all times. Juniors may play on these courts if they are empty, but may not sign up for them. Courts 7-9 are equal priority courts. Juniors may sign up for and have equal priority to adults on these courts.
Reserved Court Schedule
| Day | Time | Activity | # Courts |
| Monday | 9:00-1:00 | Teams6 | |
| Tuesday | 9:00-1:00 | Teams | 6 |
| Wednesday | 9:00-12:00 | “A” Round Robin | 3 |
| Thursday | 9:00-12:00 | “C” Round Robin | 3 |
| Friday | 9:00-12:00 | “B” Round Robin | 3 |
| 3:00-6:30 | Challenge | 2 | |
| Sat/Sun | 9:00-5:00 | Challenge | 2 |
Round Robin Doubles Courts
Tournaments
- Players sign up on the board when they are waiting to play.
- One set is played: “no ad” scoring, 12 point tie breaker at five all.
- After each set, the two losers leave the court, the two winners stay on the court and split up. If a player has won twice in a row, he/she leaves the court.
- The next two (or three) players on the waiting list join the winning player(s), spinning a racquet to determine the partners.
- The two or three players leaving the court spin racquets to determine their order on the waiting list.
- If the player(s) at the top of the waiting list do not want to play when their turn comes due, their names will drop to the bottom of the list. minutes of the start time, those courts may be reassigned.
While a tournament is in progress, the club staff will decide all open court usage. During events with non-member participation (interclub matches, etc), at least two courts are to be reserved for members not participating in the event. The Hal Wagner Tournament may use up to nine courts for three days.