| Rules | |||||||||
| Rule 1 | A winning point will be awarded for all completed sets won, and loss point for sets completed | ||||||||
| sets lost. A partial set when time expires (indoors) will count 1/2 point won or lost regardless of the | |||||||||
| number of games completed. i.e. 1-0 is 1/2 point win, as 6-5 is a 1/2 point win, etc. | |||||||||
| Rule 2 | A minimum of 25 sets must be recorded to be eligible for the playoff tournament. The top 8 seeds | ||||||||
| (or highest even number available from eligible players) will play in the playoff tournament. | |||||||||
| Rule 3 | A spreadsheet will be used to track the number of sets played with each other player. | ||||||||
| The spreadsheet will then dictate what the teams should be in order to even out the | |||||||||
| number of sets that any player plays with all the other players. | |||||||||
| Rule 4 | I have the sorting of the standings set to winning % first, then number of wins, and then simply | ||||||||
| alphabetically. Exact ties will be decided by a singles match between the 2 players. USTA Rules. | |||||||||
| Rule 5 | All regular season matches will be best 2 of 3 sets (or partials when time expires indoors). | ||||||||
| All playoff tournament matches will be best 2 of 3 sets, to be completed in there entirety. | |||||||||
| Use the standard 12 point tie break rules to decide all 6 all sets. | |||||||||
| Rule 6 | When playing indoors switch sides only at the conclusion of each set (to save time). | ||||||||
| Keep downtime to a minimum as much as possible indoors and keep the pace moving. | |||||||||
| Indoors when time limited play No Ad at Deuce #3. If time is not limited play full ad Tennis. | |||||||||
| Arrive early to stretch and warm up quickly to get as many games in as possible indoors. | |||||||||
| Use traditional odd game switching and full ad when playing outdoors with no time limit. | |||||||||
| Rule 7 | Line and out calls will remain casual and determined on the fly. If disagreements arise play the | ||||||||
| point over. Foot faults have never and will not be called in this group. Let's not get to serious. | |||||||||
| Lets have fun. | |||||||||
| Rule 8 | Any player that retires during a set, from injury or any other reason, will lose 1/2 point for that | ||||||||
| set even if that player leads in that set. All completed sets will count as finished. | |||||||||
| Rule 9 | A match that is 2-0 sets for one team is considered over. Teams will switch partners | ||||||||
| (spreadsheet determined) and play the remaining time for the half (or full point). The play will | |||||||||
| count as a set (or partial set) played together on the partners spreadsheet after 10 minutes. | |||||||||
| The points will also only count after 10 minutes time has been reached with new partner. | |||||||||
| At the conclusion of the regular season (June 30th) one half of the prize money will be awarded | |||||||||
| to the top three finishers in the standings. The other half of the prize money is awarded to the | |||||||||
| top two teams in the Playoff Tournament. | |||||||||
| The playoff tournament will be a double elimination tournament of static teams dictated | |||||||||
| by the order of finish in the regular season. 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 3 with 6, and 4 with 5. | |||||||||
| The playoff matches will be the best 2 of 3 sets and played outdoors in Jul, Aug and/or Sep. | |||||||||
| Example prize money distribution of typical 8 to 10 player season: | |||||||||
| Regular Season: | $160 | Playoff Tourney: | $160 | ||||||
| 1st place | $100 | 1st place team | $100 | ||||||
| 2nd place | $40 | 2nd place team | $60 | ||||||
| 3rd place | $20 | ( divided equally between the partners ) | |||||||