Tennis Rules

True or False: During a tiebreaker players will switch sides of the court when the score sum/total is 6, then 12, then 18.

• True

• False

Coaches are the only ones allowed to talk to players during a match. Coaches can pull players and talk to them on the side of the court only....

• when you are on a change over (switching sides of the court)

• in between every point

• during a tiebreaker

• whenever the coach wants to

Player A has 5 games and Player B has 2 games. Should they switch sides of the court now or wait until the next game?

• Players don't ever switch sides of the court

• Switch sides after the next game is played.

• Switch sides now at 5-2

If you notice that your opponent is continuing to foot fault what should you do?

• You will need to let your coach know, and they will tell the other team's coach so they can let their player know. If it continues to happen, a coach will call faults for every time they step over the line on a serve.

• You should call their faults and take away points every time they step over.

• You need to ignore it and play on.

True or False: When beginning a match, I begin serving on the deuce side of the court.

• True

• False

True or False: As the first person serving in a tiebreaker I will serve from the ad side of the court and then serve the next point on the deuce side before my opponent serves.

• True

• False

Your doubles partner hits the opponent across the net with a ball. What happens next?

• You will need to redo the point.

• You have lost the point and will need to apologize.

• You have won the point and kindly apologize to your opponent.

Players can get point penalties for all the of the following except...

• Talking to themselves in between points

• Throwing or hitting their racket on court

• Yelling at another player or coach on court during a match

• Cursing

My opponent and I cannot agree on the score... check all the boxes for what you need to do in this scenario.

• Begin play again at the score agreed upon by you and your opponent

• If we cannot agree on the score we must go back to the last score we agree on.

• You guess and go with the score you think it is since you are the server.

• If you don't agree or they don't remember, meet at the net to ask opponent what they think the score is.

• You ask a parent or coach for the score.

True or False: If the ball hits any part of the white line it is considered out.

• True

• False