Summary of USTA-VT-NE-MIT Rules

1. Before the Match both Captains submit to the MIT Office the uniform USA-League Court fee of $10.00 (September 2010 on) per EACH player, whether or not the player is a Member of MIT.
   
   
2. Captains exchange lineups simultaneously. No changes are permitted except in case of injury or illness prior to the first point.
   
   
3. In case of forfeit,
   #2 Singles forfeits before #1.
   #3 Doubles forfeits before #2.
   
   
4. Warm up of 10 minutes begins (1) at the official match time; (2) after players agree on the official clock.
   
   
5. MIT reserves 2 hours for a 3-match tie and 3 hours for a 5-match tie; MIT strives not to force a firm end time.
   
   
6. Matches are best of 3 sets. The first two sets will be regular deuce-ad scoring with a 12-point tie break (first to 7 by 2) at 6-all.
   
   
7. In the event of split sets, the third set will be an 18-point tie break (first to 10 by 2), and will be scored 1-0.
   
   
8. If the match is in the second set 15 minutes before the time limit, then that game concludes with no-ad scoring.
   1. If a team is ahead by 2 or more games, then the leading team wins that set. If a team is ahead by 1 game, then play one more no-ad game to determine set winner.
      
      
   2. If there is no second set winner in "(a)", play a 9-point tie break (first to 5 by 1) for the second set
      
      
   3. If necessary play a 9-point tie break for the third set.
      
      
   
   
   
9. Proper tennis clothing and etiquette are expected. (Shirts must be worn.) Use only non marking tennis shoes on the courts.
   
   
10. Please: no food, candy, gum or drinks other than water on the court.
    
    

Issued: Aug 18, 2010  

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9-Point Tie Break

• The next player in the service rotation serves the first 2 points.
  
  
• Thereafter the service rotates in the usual order 2 points at a time until one team has 5 points.
  
  
• At 4-all the MOST RECENT PERSON TO SERVE serves the last and deciding point into a court decided by the receiver (or receiving team) Mixed will serve gender to gender.
  
  

Scrimmages

• "Scrimmages" are unofficial matches between a local team and a visiting team, either in or out of the official season for USA League Tennis.
  
  
• Before the Scrimmage the Host Captain submits to the MIT Office the MIT-standard Court Fee of $20 per non-Member of MIT, or $15 per Associate Member of MIT.
  
  

Issued: Aug 18, 2010  

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Date: 26 May 2005
From: Joan Wulfson
To: All Captains
 
When all matches cannot go on at the same time, if the visiting captain requests the information, a 48 hour notification must be given by the home team captain to the visiting captain telling the first matches to be put on available courts.

       If this does not occur, notification of this must be given immediately to me or if I'm not available, to the level coordinator with follow-up to occur.

       If there is any problem 24 hours prior to the match, either I or the level coordinator must be notified so that a solution can be reached before the match takes place.

       Please remember that if the first match ends quickly, be it injury or default or just a short match, the next match should be ready to go on.

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