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Matches are self-regulated and should be conducted inteh spirit of fair play. Disputes will be settled by an
impartial third party - but we hope there won't be any.
Important: No one at this site or connected with the League can take responsibility for the safety or
security of players whether playing at the Westway Sports Centre or elsewhere. Players compete at their own risk and are solely
responsible for court hire, tennis ball provision etc.
Note on the rules:
Deciding if a ball is in our out: it is the person on the side of the net where the ball lands who decides if the ball
is in our out. If he is she is not sure, the ball is IN.
Points should only be replayed if there is an interruption to play - if another ball, a bird, a plane, Superman etc lands
on the court.
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Balls and courts
Courts: Please share the cost of the courts, and allow for two hours of play. This is a clay court league, and matches
should be played on the appropriate courts at the Westway.
Balls: Balls must be of a good quality if not new and both parties should provide a set. Either party has
the right to object to poor balls (prior to the match). If the balls are objected to, and no alternatives can be found, the
match must be re-scheduled. In this case the challenged player pays for courts and balls and takes responsibility for making
the booking.
What if?
If it rains before the match starts, the whole match must be re-scheduled
If it rains during the match... either player may decide to call a halt to the match, but the match must still be completed. Matches
should be re-started with whatever the score was when play stopped. Players must share any additional court fee. If re-scheduling
becomes impossible, the score can be reported as final if both parties agree
If a player retires injured, he or she loses the match - it cannot be re-played.
If a player does not turn up at the agreed time, or is more than half an hour late with no explanation, he or she forfeits
the match.
If one or other player decides they don't want to play a match they cannot offer a walkover to the other. For points to
be awarded a match has to be played (unless forfeited as above).
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Scoring rules
- Matches will be the best of three tie-break sets
- The winner of each set wins 1 point
- An additional two points will be awarded to players who have completed three of their matches by the half way point. This
is to encourage everyone to get on with it!
- Players who have paid their subscription fee will also get a FREE set of balls for completing three matches by the mid
way point.
- The player with the most number of points at the end wins their group.
- In cases of two or more players with the same number of points, the player who beat the other during that round wins.
- Where possible, the top one (or two) players in each group will be promoted to the group above. Similarly, the bottom
one (or two) players will be relegated.
Reporting matches
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