Fixtures

General

1. Introduction

  1. These rules are supplementary to the constitution of the Association. A copy of the constitution is available on request from the Chief Executive Officer.
  2. For the purpose of these rules, the Executive Committee shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Committee”.
  3. Any matter which is not specifically covered in these rules shall be resolved by the Committee or a duly elected sub-committee. All Committee decisions shall be final.
  4. The Committee reserves the right to alter or vary any rule described herein for special or experimental purposes, providing that all teams affected are advised of the nature of such changes with at least seven days notice.
  5. All correspondence should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of Tennis Brisbane, PO Box 35, Kedron Q 4031.

2. Alteration of Rules

  1. The Association’s constitution and rules may be altered by motions on notice at the Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting or Board Meeting convened for that purpose.
  2. Notices of motion may be initiated by the committee, the Chief Executive Officer, or by a written submission signed by at least five registered players from at least three teams and received at least 28 days before the date of the meeting. Notices of motion shall be sent to the secretaries of all currently registered teams, provided their addresses are known, at least seven days before the date of the meeting.

3. Registration of Teams

  1. A team shall be registered with the Association for a particular season, i.e.:
    1. a Tennis Centre or Club has submitted a registration form by the required date; and
    2. all required details including previous playing experience are provided on the form; and
    3. the team or any players nominated are financial from the immediate previous season; and
    4. none of the players nominated is a disqualified player (refer Rule 11).
  2. The Committee reserves the right to refuse the registration of any team or player.
  3. A registered team shall be regarded as financial once all prescribed fees have been paid for the relevant season.
  4. All prescribed fees must be paid to your Tennis Centre or Tennis Club together with your individual or team registration form, prior to the commencement of the season.

4. Cancellation of Team Registration

  1. The Committee may cancel the registration of any team that:
    1. forfeits three consecutive matches; or
    2. plays a disqualified player, or
    3. commits a serious breach of the code of conduct (refer rule 10) or any other rule of the Association.
  2. No refund shall be allowed where team registration has been cancelled.

5. Responsibilities of Registered Team

It shall be the responsibility of each registered team to:

  1. abide by the rules of Tennis and the rules of this Association as described herein; and
  2. arrange for the hire of a suitable court to be used for home matches (refer rule 13) ; and
  3. pay all prescribed registration/entry fees by the required date (refer rule 3d) ; and
  4. collect or determine from the Association Office, Tennis Centre or a Committee member all matters relating to match dates, draws, venues, rules, conditions, result slips, nomination forms, trophies, etc.

NOTE: Team withdrawal after draw schedule printing - Centre is responsible to pay for ALL away matches as a forfeit match.

6. Grading of Teams

  1. Teams shall be graded into divisions of similar standard by the Committee or a duly elected sub-committee known as the Grading Committee.
  2. No guarantee can be given to ANY player to be graded into a certain division.
  3. Whilst every attempt shall be made to place teams into divisions which will reduce travelling (consistent with the primary aim of obtaining a uniform standard within each division), players should be prepared to travel anywhere within a reasonable proximity of their tennis centre or club.

7. Registration of Players in Teams

  1. Each person nominated on a team registration form submitted prior to the grading of teams for a particular season shall be deemed to be a registered player of that team for that season.
  2. A registered player shall be regarded as financial once all prescribed fees have been paid (refer to rule 3d.
  3. Application must be made in writing to register additional players for any team after the season grading has been completed. The Grading Committee reserves the right to refuse registration of any additional player it considers would significantly strengthen or weaken the standard of the team as graded at the start of the season. All prescribed fees should be forwarded with the application to register extra players. If fees for extra players are not received with application, then that player is NOT deemed as registered.
  4. No player may be registered in more than one team at the same time within the same competition.
  5. A player may not transfer from one team to another during a season without the consent of the Committee.
  6. Adults playing in lowest division - Lowest division for a day program to include juniors only ie. 18/U.

8. Division Emergency Players

An individual player may with the approval of the Committee, be registered as a division “Emergency Player” eligible to play in any team in a particular higher section. A “Division Emergency Player” may not play in a semi-final or final without becoming a registered member of a team. Emergency Player (fill in player) : A player cannot play in more than one match at the same time on the same day (Refer Rule 24).

9. Definition of a Player

For the purpose of these rules, a player is defined as either a Male or Female and is eligible to play in any fixtures conducted by the Association.

10. Code of Conduct

  1. The conduct of each MATCH is the responsibility of the tennis centre supervisor of the day. If a problem cannot be resolved by the captains, it should be referred to the centre supervisor. If more than one complaint is received about a team, the Committee reserves the right to take whatever action it considers necessary as provided for in these rules. (Refer Rule 12).
  2. The conduct of each SET is the responsibility of the umpire (Refer Rule 21d).
  3. The highest type of sportsmanship is expected from every player. Players are under an obligation to avoid acts which are unsportsmanlike or detrimental to the game of tennis.
  4. Players shall dress and present themselves in proper tennis attire.
  5. A player may not leave the court area during a set without approval from the umpire.
  6. Players shall not at any time physically or verbally abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other person within the precincts of the match site.

11. Disqualification of Players

  1. When a declaration is made in accordance with this rule the Association’s Secretary shall forthwith advise the secretaries of all affiliated teams in the relevant division of the particulars of the declaration.
  2. A player declared to be a disqualified player as provided herein may, where the period of disqualification is more than three months, after a period of not less than three months from the date of disqualification, appeal to the committee to have his or her position reviewed. Procedures similar to those prescribed for the hearing of a show cause action shall apply in respect of such approval. On good cause being shown for the reinstatement of the appellant the Committee shall direct that -
    1. the declaration of disqualification made against the appellant be revoked; and
    2. the appellant and the secretaries of all affiliated teams in the relevant divisions be forthwith advised in writing of such revocation.

12. Protests

  1. A team may protest to the Committee on any matter affecting it. The protest shall be in writing, accompanied by a fee of $5.00, and shall be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer within three days of the occasion of the dispute. Protests shall only be received from the team secretary/captain.
  2. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee to acknowledge receipt of the protest and to fully investigate the surrounding circumstances.(c) The protest fee shall be placed to the funds of the Association.

13. Home Court

  1. Each registered team shall hire a suitable court to be used for home matches. The standard of this court and associated facilities shall be consistent with the general standard of courts being used by other teams in the Association and must be located at an affiliated Tennis Brisbane court location.
  2. The Committee reserves the right to refuse the use of any court it considers unsuitable for fixture play.
  3. No team may change its home court during a season without prior approval from the Committee.

14. Cancellation of Matches Due to Bad Weather

  1. The Association does not issue a general cancellation of fixtures in the event of bad weather.
  2. The decision to cancel matches in such cases shall be made by the Tennis Centre where the match is being played.
  3. In the event of rain interrupting play during or before a match, players should make every effort to dry the court in order to continue or commence play. If the court remains unplayable for longer than 40 minutes for daytime matches and 30 minutes for evening matches, the match may be abandoned by either team captain after duly notifying the captain of the other team. Players are not obliged to play on courts where the conditions are judged by either captain to be unsafe due to water.
  4. If both captains agree to play in wet conditions, the Tennis Centre owner/manager has the ultimate authority to refuse play, if playing conditions are deemed unsafe.
  5. Tennis Centre owner/manager/supervisor must be informed of any such decision If an entire centre is rained out, NO forfeit fee is payable to rained out centre and ALL matches shall receive wet points, even when a team has forfeited prior.
  6. Extreme Heat Policy - For fixture competitions where doubles and/or singles matches are played as a single set format, the following heat policy should be applied: ALL PLAY MUST BE SUSPENDED (ON COMPLETION OF THE CURRENT GAME) AND NO FURTHER MATCHES ARE TO COMMENCE IF THE ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE IS 35 DEGREES CELSIUS OR GREATER. The temperature is to be determined at the nearest shaded location to the tennis courts. The Centre Operator is responsible to observe this rule, however the normal wait period of 30 minutes still applies.

15. Wet Matches

  1. Where 70% or more of matches not played due to rain, the Points Keeper must still be advised of points to be awarded. ie. Winning Team - average of points up to date provided that one full round has been played (eg 8 team draw - 7 matches played) , only if greater than points awarded for bye, otherwise points for bye awarded. Losing Team - points won for the match or BYE points (whichever is greater). NB. This rule applies only when 70% or more of matches not played due to wash out.
  2. If an entire centre is rained out, NO forfeit fee is payable to the rained out Centre and ALL matches receive wet points - even when a team has forfeited prior.
  3. Player Refund - Rain Interupted Play - Players to be refunded for sets NOT played. If a team reaches 3 games or more in a set, NO REFUND applies for that set. If rained out after 3 sets - MATCH, however refund of unplayed sets still applies

16. Reporting Results to the Association

  1. Upon arrival at the centre you may collect your score sheet and three balls from the pro-shop and at the same time, pay your fees for the day/evening play.
  2. At the end of play, return your completed score sheet and balls to the pro-shop where your results will be faxed or mailed to the Results Officer on your behalf. NOTE: Both first and surnames are required to be clearly printed on the scorecard for all players - this is required for player statistics and averages (where applicable), and to ensure eligibility for semi-finals and finals. The initial responsibility for the first and surname of players playing the match rests with the players to complete the match sheet, however, it is the Centre Operators’ responsibility to ensure that the players are being educated in regards to this rule. Before faxing the result cards to Tennis Brisbane, Centre Operators need to ensure that the scorecard has been correctly completed with full names for both home and away teams.

17. Match Format

(Home Team is listed first)

Monday Southside Evening: 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Order of Play

Doubles
Player 1 & Player 2 vPlayer 1 & Player 2
Singles
Player 1 vPlayer 1
Singles
Player 2 vPlayer 2
Doubles

Player 1& Player 2 vPlayer 1 & Player 2

(Each set is first to 6 games - 9 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Tuesday Southside Evening: 7:30 pm - 10:55 pm

Order of Play

Singles
Player 1 vPlayer 1
Singles
Player 2 vPlayer 2
Singles
Player 3 vPlayer 3
Doubles

Players 1 & 2 vPlayers 1 & 2

Players 1 & 3 vPlayers 1 & 3

Players 2 & 3 vPlayers 2 & 3

(Each set is first to 6 games - 9 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Tuesday Northside Evening: 7.30 pm / 8.05 pm - 9.15pm / 9.50pm

Order of Play

Continuous Play - 2 player teams. 2 Courts

Each Player plays:

(Each set is first to 6 games - 9 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Wednesday Southside Evening: 7.30 pm / 8.05 pm - 9.15pm / 9.50pm

Order of Play

Continuous Play - 2 player teams. 2 Courts

Each Player plays:

(Each set is first to 6 games - 9 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Wednesday Southside Ladies: 9.15am - 1.15pm

Order of Play

Doubles
Players 1 & 2 vPlayers 1 & 2
Doubles
Players 2 & 3 vPlayers 2 & 3
Doubles
Players 1 & 3 vPlayers 1 & 3
Doubles
Players 1 & 2 vPlayers 1 & 2
Doubles
Players 2 & 3 vPlayers 2 & 3
Doubles
Players 1 & 3 vPlayers 1 & 3
(See Annex A for Rules)

Wednesday Northside Evening: 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Order of Play

Continuous Play - 2 player teams. 1 Court

Singles
Player 1 vPlayer 1
Doubles
Players 1 & 2 vPlayers 1 & 2
Doubles
Players 1 & 2 vPlayers 1 & 2
Singles
Player 2 vPlayer 2

(Each set is first to 6 games - 9 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Thursday Southside Evening: 8:15 pm - 10:30 pm

Order of Play

Doubles
Players 1 & 2 vPlayers 1 & 2
Singles
Player 1 vPlayer 1
Singles
Player 2 vPlayer 2
Doubles
Players 1 & 2 vPlayers 1 & 2

(Each set is first to 6 games - 9 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Thursday Northside Evening: 7.30 pm / 8.05 pm - 9.15pm / 9.50pm

Order of Play

Continuous Play - 2 player teams. 2 Courts

Each Player plays:

(Each set is first to 6 games - 9 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Saturday PM - Northside - 3 player format - 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Order of Play

Doubles
Player 2 and Player 3 vPlayer 2 and Player 3
Singles
Player 1 vPlayer 1
Singles
Player 2 vPlayer 2
Singles
Player 3 vPlayer 3
Doubles
Player 1 and Player 2 vPlayer 1 and Player 2
Doubles
Player 1 and Player 3 vPlayer 1 and Player 3

(Each set is first to 6 games - 9 point tie-break at 5 games all)

(Short Deuce applies for bottom 4 divisions)

Saturday PM - Northside - 2 player format - 2.00pm to 5.30pm

Order of Play

Singles
(2 sets) Player 1 vPlayer 1
Doubles
(1 set)  Player 1 & 2 vPlayer 1 & 2
Singles
(2 sets) Player 2 vPlayer 2

(Each set is first to 6 games - 12 point tie-break at 6 games all)

SUPER GRADE - Saturday 2.00pm to 5.30pm

Singles
(2 sets) Player 1 vPlayer 1
Doubles
(1 set)  Player 1 & 2 vPlayer 1 & 2
Singles
(2 sets) Player 2 vPlayer 2

(Each set is first to 6 games - 12 point tie-break at 6 games all)

Southside - 2 player format 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Order of Play

Singles
Player 1 vPlayer 1
Singles
Player 2 vPlayer 2
Doubles
Player 1 & 2 vPlayer 1 & 2
Singles
Player 1 vPlayer 2
Singles
Player 2 vPlayer 1

(Each set is first to 6 games - 12 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Sunday Northside Evening - 4.00 to 6.30 pm

Order of Play

Singles
(1 set)  Player 1 vPlayer 1
Doubles
(2 sets) Player 1 & 2 vPlayer 1 & 2
Singles
(1 set)  Player 2 vPlayer 2

(Each set is first to 6 games - 12 point tie-break at 5 games all)

Sunday Southside Evening - 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Order of Play

Doubles
Players 2 & 3 vPlayers 2 & 3
Singles
Player 1 vPlayer 1
Singles
Player 2 vPlayer 2
Singles
Player 3 vPlayer 3
Doubles
Players 1 & 2 vPlayers 1 & 2
Doubles
Players 1 & 3 vPlayers 1 & 3

(Each set is first to 6 games - 12 point tie-break at 5 games all)

  1. Each set will be won by the first to reach six games.
  2. A nine point tie-break game, as described below shall be played if the games stand at five games all. NOTE: For the Saturday Southside TWO PLAYER team competition only, the twelve point tie-break will be used at five games all. Super Grade and the Saturday Northside TWO PLAYER team competition will play a twelve point tie-break at six games all.

    1. NINE POINT Tie-Break

      To win a nine point tie-break, a player must reach five (5) points.

      Singles: The player whose turn it is to serve, serves one point to the first or right court, then the second player serves two points starting with the second or the left court. Continue serving two points in rotation changing ends after the fourth point, until one player reaches five (5) points.

      Doubles: The player whose turn it is to serve, serves one point to the first or right court, then each player shall serve two points in rotation starting with the second or left court. Change ends after the fourth point until one team reaches five (5) points.

    2. TWELVE POINT Tie-Break

      12 point (must win by 2 points) tie-breaks may be played to determine the winner of a set. To win a twelve point tie break, a player must reach seven points first with a minimum lead of two (2) points e.g. 7/5. A lead of 7/6 is not a win in a tie-break, play must continue until one player leads by two (2) points eg. 9/7, 11/9 or so on. Players change ends every six (6) points in a tie break. Players also change ends at the completion of the tie break.

    3. Order of Serving in a Tie-Break

      The player whose turn it is to serve shall serve first for the first point (one point only) from the right (first) court.

      (NOTE: Some people refer to the right court as the first court and left court as the second. Correct terminology is Right & Left. Both terms are used here to assist young players to learn the game.) The opponent serves for the second point from the left (second) court and the third point from the right (first) court. From here on, servers serve for two points each, alternating between right (first) & left (second) courts. The player who served first in the tie-break shall receive serve in the first game of the next set. (2 consecutive singles format). The major difference in a tie-break is that the first server only serves for one point to start the tie-break (always from the right (first) court). After the first point, each server serves for two (2) points until the tie-break is decided (changing sides after each point).

  3. Deuce

    1. Short Deuce is played for ALL evening programs.

      A Short Deuce will mean that the second deuce in any one game produces game point whereby the next point will decide the winner of that game. i.e. first deuce, advantage, second deuce, game and at the stage of game point, the receiver shall elect the court to be served to.

    2. Deuce: A normal deuce is played for ALL Saturday programs (apart from the bottom 4 divisions of the Saturday Northside program where short deuce is played).
  4. Change of Ends
    1. There shall be a change of ends on every odd game during a set for ALL Saturday programs.
    2. During all evening matches, change of ends will occur after each set only. Our aim is to complete all matches.
  5. Toss

    At the beginning of the match, a coin will be flipped to determine the side to serve first and the following sets will alternate for first serve. The receiver chooses the end for each set - (Saturday matches only). Evening matches to alternate end for each set.

  6. Match Starting/Finishing Time

    If only one player from any one team is present at the announced starting time then that player will assume player one standing and commence play immediately regardless of previous positional arrangements. If the second player has not arrived within five (5) minutes of the end of the first set then the opposing team has the right to claim a forfeit of that set and any subsequent sets at five (5) minute intervals. EVERY ENDEAVOUR is to be made to play the sets by playing sets with the players there.

    If a team is not ready to start play within forty (40) minutes of the stipulated starting time, the whole match shall be regarded as forfeited by that team.

    If a team is not ready to start within fifteen (15) minutes of starting time then the first set will be regarded as forfeited by that team.

    For the 2 player Saturday Northside Program and Super Grades, the second player MUST arrive within one (1) hour of the commencement time or a forfeit shall apply and the offending team will be responsible for the forfeit fees.

  7. No set or sets shall be forfeited in accordance with these rules unless the forfeit is claimed immediately when the right to forfeit occurs.
  8. Prior to the commencement of matches, the court owner or appointed supervisor will be responsible for the control of these time frames especially in the case of semi-final and final matches.
    1. Should a match be incomplete due to rain, the first three sets must have been completed for a result to be determined.

*NOTE: An exception to this rule will be for semi-finals and finals of SATURDAY programs only. Matches will be replayed totally if effected by rain where no decision was reached.

For Saturday Metropolitan and Northside programs only, finals matches are to start earlier and a decision MUST be reached for any day program.

For evening programs, only semi-finals and finals MUST start and finish on time due to local authority regulations.

*N.B. Order of play MUST be adhered to in semi-finals and finals for evening programs and three completed sets constitutes a match. If even on sets and then games, the team winning the last completed set shall be the winner of the match. (This rule applies to ALL programs for semi-finals and finals.) (Refer to Rule 35)

18. Warm Up

Kept to a minimum of three (3) minutes at the start of the fixture and the second set. Warm-up for first and second set only.

19. Order of Play

  1. Players shall be listed by each team for all sets purposes prior to commencement of the match. (Additional players must also be listed for the doubles prior to commencement of the match).
  2. These lists shall be exchanged prior to commencement of the match and it is essential for players to play against the person designated on that list as their opponent.
  3. Disputed Order of Play - where teams dispute playing order, the venue supervisor will request both teams write their playing order down on seperate sheets of paper, and then the supervisor will collect each teams’ playing order and copy this order onto the official match score sheet prior to commencement of play.
  4. Where possible all matches should be played according to the format as set down in rule 17 although this rule is subject to the availability of players, refer rule 17 - Order of Play Semi-Finals and Finals.
  5. Refer to rule 20b regarding the conditions applicable to substitute players after teams have been listed for singles purposes.
  6. All registered players in any team are all eligible to play in any given match including semi-finals and finals but must nominate prior to commencement of play. That is, additional players can play doubles even if not playing singles.

20. Substitution of Players

  1. Substitution of a player who has commenced a set shall not be permitted. If substitutions are made under these circumstances, the sets involving the substitute player shall be forfeited.
  2. If a player is injured during a set, this player cannot be substituted for the remainder of that set. Unless additional players were nominated prior to the start of the match, this player must also forfeit their remaining sets. NOTE: An injured player who is unable to continue to finish off a set currently being played must forfeit the remainder of the set if play cannot recommence within 5 minutes of the injury. However, the injured player may return and play the remaining sets in the normal order.
  3. Substitution of players already listed to play (refer rule 19) shall be allowed under exceptional circumstances, providing the original player has not commenced a set and the substitute player is ready to play within the time constraints specified in rule 17i.

21. Umpiring and Ball Collection

  1. Teams shall alternate in providing umpires for each set and ball persons for the singles sets.
  2. The team receiving first in each set shall provide the umpire.
  3. For the singles sets, the team not umpiring shall provide the ball person.
  4. Only one person is allowed on the umpire stand. All remaining persons, other than those playing a set and one ball person for singles, should leave the court area. Spectators, other players and parents should not interfere with umpiring decisions. The umpire shall have total control of the set. Where parents, especially in the case of young children, feel that younger children are being intimidated or players are not behaving in the correct manner, they may approach the Tennis Centre Supervisor who will take control of the situation. (Refer Rule 8.1.2m Annexure 1 By-Laws.)

22. Balls

Three new balls approved by Tennis Brisbane shall be used for each match and returned to the court supervisor/owner at the end of the day’s play.

23. Rules for Home and Away Matches

  1. Prior to the commencement of matches, all players are to report to the pro-shop to pay fees for the day’s play and home team is to collect balls and score sheets which are to be returned to the pro-shop at the end of the day’s play.
  2. Supper - Evening Programs - Whilst some formats prevent a rest period during some evenings of play, the Board recommends as a courtesy, that tea/coffee and basic catering still be available for evening play where a rest occurs during the evening.

24. Team Composition - Home and Away

  1. Fixture matches shall be conducted between teams comprising the number of players outlined at (17).
  2. For the 3 player competition format, it is not acceptable for any centre operator to send 2 players only. A team that arrives and finds through unforseen circumstances or accident that they are one player short may choose to play with only one less player, however the unplayed sets must be forfeited by that team. If a team plays a match with more than two players absent, the entire match shall be regarded as forfeited by that team. No points shall be awarded for any set won by the forfeited team and THAT TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF COURT HIRE FOR BOTH HOME AND AWAY TEAMS. No points shall be awarded for any set won by the forfeited team. At least 50 % of sets must be played for sets to be counted. NOTE: For 3 player teams unable to field a full team, players from the team with the full complement of players, only pay for the live sets played.
  3. Fill-in players may be made up of any combination of the following:
    1. registered player/s from the same division; or
    2. registered player/s from the division below or two divisions below; (except for Super Grades - same division or one division lower only) ; or
    3. an Emergency player eligible for that division.
  4. Fill-in Players: (ie players not registered on team sheet at grading or advised for rest of season of team change) - CENTRE REFUNDS COURT FEES to other team’s Centre Operator if fill-in player wins 1 game per set average or less or defeats members of the other team where other team member collectively won on average 1 game per set or less and ALL sets forfeited by offending player.
  5. A player may only represent one team on a given afternoon.
  6. A registered player may play up to FOUR matches in a higher section during the season. If more than four matches are played in a higher section, the player shall become registered as a member of the team in the higher section and shall be ineligible to play in the original team.

25. Match Decisions - Home and Away

  1. Every attempt shall be made by each team to complete all sets.
  2. A match shall NOT continue beyond the end of the game being played if the scheduled finishing time has elapsed. Those rules will also apply in the case of semis and finals in the evening programs because of time constraints and Council by-laws.
  3. If a fixture match is terminated by rain (Refer Rule 17i) , the result shall be determined on the completed sets and any additional completed games, provided that at least three sets have been played. If three sets have not been completed, the match shall be classed as a draw and points awarded as per rule 26c.
  4. In the event of rain interruption, the fee paid will be relevant to the number of sets started. If three sets are played or commenced the full fee is payable. A match is deemed complete if three sets are played. If less than three sets, refunds for unplayed sets are made at $3.00 per set per player.

26. Points

Points shall be awarded as follows:

  1. When a match is played to a decision (i.e. at least three sets physically completed) : - Winners will be decided on a combination of sets and games won - ie 1 point for each completed set won and 0.1 for each game won.
  2. Maximum points are received for a forfeited match (winning team) and 0 points for forfeiting team.
  3. 4.0 points are allocated for wet or unplayed matches and 3 points for 4 set programs only. NOTE: If a draw key allocates any team an odd BYE, then points for the odd bye shall be calculated as an average at the end of the season and awarded. The average shall be the average of scores up to the week of the uneven bye and does not include the bye points for the uneven bye week. An average will still be allocated even when all other matches on the uneven bye were wet. NOTE: If a team is introduced into a program after the program has started, the team will receive 4.0 points per match for each match not played. This will occur for the first 4 weeks of the program (maximum points received is 16.0). ie if a team commences in week 8 of a program, they will only receive 4 points for the first 4 weeks of competition.

27. Postponements

Postponements of home and away matches from the scheduled dates are not permitted.

28. Eligibility of Registered Players to Play in other Teams

  1. Except in the lowest division, a player registered in a team which is graded in a particular division may play for another team in that section or for a team in a higher division. A registered player may play in the same division or higher, NEVER below the registered division. (For semi-finals and finals, registered players can ONLY play in a higher division).
  2. A registered player may play up to four matches in a higher section during a season. If more than four matches are played in a higher section, the player shall become registered as a member of a team in that section and shall be ineligible to play in the original team.

29. Unregistered Players - Home and Away matches only

  1. A team with three or more players registered with the Association may play any number of unregistered player provided that no unregistered player may play more than four matches with any team in any one season. Unregistered players should not significantly strengthen or weaken the standard of the team as originally graded. If the unregistered player is not subsequently approved by the grading committee, the sets played by that player shall be forfeited.
  2. Refer Rule 7c for details of registration of additional players during the season.
  3. Teams should ensure that unregistered players are noted on the result slip and all details of the unregistered player are forwarded to the court owner/supervisor on duty.
  4. Unregistered players are ineligible to play in semi-finals and finals. (Refer Semi Finals and Finals Rule 8).