Rules & Guidance
No serious competition seems possible without formal
rules! We have plenty of them on the national, regional
and local levels, as listed below:
USTA National League 2010 rules
Southern Section 2010 rules
Southern Section 2010 Combo Regs
South Carolina state 2010 rules
South Carolina Super Senior regs
South Carolina 2010 Combo Rules
AATL local league 2010 General Rules
AATL Mixed Doubles 2010 rules
AATL Combo 2010 rules
AATL Singles 2010 rules
AATL Super Senior 2010 Rules
Tennis sportsmanship and etiquette guidelines may be found online in Friend at Court. These
guidelines cover the size of the court, legal rackets, how to keep score, etc. They can come in
handy when you find yourself in odd situations. Click here for several examples of such
tennis situations and the appropriate rule interpretations. Situations like these and others are
covered in "The Code," which is also found in Friend at Court. "The Code" is a summary of
procedures and rules which custom and tradition dictate all players should follow.
Another useful USTA feature is "The Final Word," where members have received definitive
rulings though Q&As with the USTA Director of Officials. Also check out the CSRA Women's
League handy "Court Advisor." For still more useful rules information, click here.
If you want to play on a team in another state, or if an out-of-state player wants to play on an
AATL team, the player must get approval before registering for the team.
Fill out this (MS Word) form:
Out-of-State form
fill it in, then e-mail it to:
Eddie Estochen,
Local League Coordinator:
LLC@AikenTennis.com
Grievances & Appeals
Click here for information on procedures for filing grievances regarding the actions of USTA
members or teams. Click here to get a copy of the forms you can use for filing a grievance. To
learn how to appeal a bump in your NTRP rating, click here.
If you believe someone has abused their National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) self-rating,
you may file a complaint using the NTRP Grievance Protocol.
A medical appeal may be requested by a player for reconsideration of his/her NTRP rating
based on a permanently disabling injury or illness that has occurred since the player
generated the year-end or early-start NTRP Rating. Click here for more info and form (MS Word
document) on NTRP medical appeals.
No serious competition seems possible without formal
rules! We have plenty of them on the national, regional
and local levels, as listed below:
USTA National League 2010 rules
Southern Section 2010 rules
Southern Section 2010 Combo Regs
South Carolina state 2010 rules
South Carolina Super Senior regs
South Carolina 2010 Combo Rules
AATL local league 2010 General Rules
AATL Mixed Doubles 2010 rules
AATL Combo 2010 rules
AATL Singles 2010 rules
AATL Super Senior 2010 Rules
Tennis sportsmanship and etiquette guidelines may be found online in Friend at Court. These
guidelines cover the size of the court, legal rackets, how to keep score, etc. They can come in
handy when you find yourself in odd situations. Click here for several examples of such
tennis situations and the appropriate rule interpretations. Situations like these and others are
covered in "The Code," which is also found in Friend at Court. "The Code" is a summary of
procedures and rules which custom and tradition dictate all players should follow.
Another useful USTA feature is "The Final Word," where members have received definitive
rulings though Q&As with the USTA Director of Officials. Also check out the CSRA Women's
League handy "Court Advisor." For still more useful rules information, click here.
If you want to play on a team in another state, or if an out-of-state player wants to play on an
AATL team, the player must get approval before registering for the team.
Fill out this (MS Word) form:
Out-of-State form
fill it in, then e-mail it to:
Eddie Estochen,
Local League Coordinator:
LLC@AikenTennis.com
Grievances & Appeals
Click here for information on procedures for filing grievances regarding the actions of USTA
members or teams. Click here to get a copy of the forms you can use for filing a grievance. To
learn how to appeal a bump in your NTRP rating, click here.
If you believe someone has abused their National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) self-rating,
you may file a complaint using the NTRP Grievance Protocol.
A medical appeal may be requested by a player for reconsideration of his/her NTRP rating
based on a permanently disabling injury or illness that has occurred since the player
generated the year-end or early-start NTRP Rating. Click here for more info and form (MS Word
document) on NTRP medical appeals.
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| NTRP To find out what your current rating is, click here. To learn how to appeal your rating, click here. |
| League Lingo!! Click here for a list of common tennis terms. |
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| What the heck is a Coman Tiebreak procedure? If you have a SET TIE (6,6), the tiebreaker game is first to seven points, win by two. The first server serves one point from the deuce court. Immediately change ends of the court and the second server serves two points, the first serve from the add court, followed by one from the deuce court. The next server serves two points - add court followed by deuce court. Change ends of the court after these four points are played and every four points thereafter (i.e., after 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, etc.) until one player or doubles team reaches seven points and wins by two. If you have a MATCH TIE (both sides won a set), use the same format but play to ten, win by two. |