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GENERAL RULES |
The Rules of Tennis as adopted by TENNIS VICTORIA
shall apply to all matches except as hereinafter modified.
These By-Laws are subject to alteration at any
meeting of delegates of the VENUE CLUBS. Any such alteration(s)
shall not take effect in any current season and all clubs shall be
notified of any such alteration(s) before the commencement of the
next season.
Any question arising as to the interpretation or
meaning of these By-Laws shall be decided by the Competition
Organiser/s and any situation, circumstance or dispute requiring a
ruling other than those provided for by the By-Laws shall be
considered at a special or other meeting of the Competition
Organiser/s and any such ruling shall be given to the party or
parties at the earliest opportunity.
Such Special or other meeting shall require a
quorum of 5 delegates from Affiliated Venue Clubs. |
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AFFILIATION/TEAM ENTRY FEE |
The affiliation/team entry fee per team shall be
determined each season by the VENUE CLUBS. |
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TEAM ENTRY |
Teams shall be entered on the official entry form
accompanied by the appropriate entry fee and shall contain a
nominated list of players together with details of their previous
competition experience as required by the entry form. |
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GRADING OF TEAMS |
Teams will be graded according to the nominated
list of regular players and the playing of emergencies, whether
nominated on the official entry form, or later in the season, shall
be subject to By-Laws 9 & 10. |
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TIMES FOR MATHCES |
The starting time for all matches shall be
7.00p.m.. Teams must have at least two players ready to commence
play promptly. |
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COSTS |
The cost per team shall be $24.00 per night (i.e.
$6.00 per player per match, $8.00 per player per match for Thursday
Singles/Doubles Sections) payable to the VENUE CLUB. |
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REFUNDS |
If
matches are washed out or blacked out, fees shall be as follows:
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SETS |
COST/TEAM |
COST/PLAYER |
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No sets played |
No charge |
No charge |
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One set played |
$10.00 |
$2.50 |
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Two sets played |
$12.00 |
$3.00 |
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Three sets played |
$16.00 |
$4.00 |
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COMPOSITION OF TEAMS |
Open & Ladies Doubles Sections: Matches shall be played between teams of four
players, together playing six sets of doubles as listed on the
Scorecards. The order of play of sets may be varied by mutual
agreement between captains.
Thursday Singles/Doubles Sections: Matches shall
be played between teams of 3 players, each playing one set of
singles and two sets of doubles as listed on the Thursday
Singles/Doubles Scorecards.
OPEN TEAMS: Shall be made up of four players
(three players per team for singles/doubles)–
men, women or any combination of both. LADIES TEAMS: Shall be made up
of four women. |
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ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS |
In any one season, except with the prior
permission of the Competition Organiser/s, a person having played
three matches with a team shall not play with any other team in the
same section, and having played four matches in a higher section,
shall not play in a lower section.
Players must play at least 4 home and away
matches in order to qualify for finals. This rule may be varied
(with the permission of the Competition Organiser/s) if there is
genuine difficulty in fielding a team of qualified players. |
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EMERGENCIES & SUBSTITUTES |
Where persons other than those nominated as
regular players with original team entries, are used as emergencies
or substitutes, and deemed by the Competition Organiser/s to have
strengthened the team, then such players shall be deemed ineligible
and that team shall forfeit all sets in which it was represented by
such emergency/substitute.
If a player cannot continue a SET due to illness
or other emergency he/she SHALL FORFEIT THAT SET.
A substitute who is eligible may play ANY
REMAINING SETS.
In a FINAL if a player cannot continue a SET due
to illness or other emergency, an eligible substitute may replace
the player and continue the set from WHERE LEFT OFF and may play ANY
REMAINING SETS.
In an UNFINISHED FINAL an eligible substitute may
replace a player, on the next scheduled match date, who is prevented
from continuing the match, through illness, injury or any other good
and sufficient reason. PLAY SHALL CONTINUE FROM WHERE LEFT OFF. |
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DETERMINATION OF MATCHES |
(i)
Matches shall be decided on SETS won. If SETS are equal, then GAMES
decide. (ii) All SETS possible SHALL be played before a FORFEIT is
claimed.
(iii) A 12 point tie-break shall be played at 5 games all.
(iv) POINT SCORE: Total Points=8
2 points for a win; 1 point for each draw, washout/no result,
plus 1 point for each SET WON, ˝ point per team for EACH UNCOMPLETED
SET, 1 point for EACH FORFEITED SET.
(v) In the case of lights shutting off before a match is
finished, the result is a draw unless a team has sufficient SETS and GAMES to
claim a WIN. Likewise with washouts.
(vi) In the case of power restrictions/blackouts, matches shall
be declared Drawn. In any UNFINISHED FINAL play shall continue from where
left off, on a date to be decided.
(vii) DRAWN FINALS: In the case of a drawn final, THE LAST FOUR
PLAYERS listed on the card (i.e. Players Number 2 & 3 for
Doubles Only Sections & Players Number 1 & 2 for Singles/Doubles
Sections) shall play a 12 point
tie-break to decide the match. |
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FORFEITS |
If a team proposes to forfeit a match, they
should notify the opposing team contact and a person from the Venue
Club, within a reasonable time to avoid unnecessary travel or
inconvenience to opponents.
Teams receiving a forfeit will receive 8 points
and a games total of 36/0.
Where a team forfeits three times during a season
that team will be ineligible to continue in the competition, unless
a good and sufficient reason (in the opinion of the Competition
Organiser/s) is given in writing. In this case if a team is removed
from the competition all points will be adjusted to reflect a bye
from the beginning of the season. |
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BALLS |
Venue Clubs are to provide FOUR NEW BALLS per
match.
Extra pairs of good used balls should be made
available by VENUE CLUBS in case of loss or damage.
FINALS MATCHES: Venue Clubs to provide FOUR
NEW BALLS for each finals match scheduled at their courts. |
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FINALS |
The finals system shall be as per
the fixtures for each season and may be either of the following :
FORMAT A:
SEMIS: 1ST VS. 4TH, 2ND VS. 3RD
GRAND-FINAL: Two semi-final winners to play off.
FORMAT B:
SEMIS: 1ST VS. 2ND , 3RD VS. 4TH
PRELIMINARY: Loser of 1ST & 2ND VS. winner
of 3RD & 4TH
GRAND-FINAL: Prelim. Winner VS. Winner of 1ST & 2ND
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RESULTS |
Results to be entered online via the BDNTA Trols system by the
“HOME” team. Results must be entered prior to the “ENTRY DEADLINES”
as listed on fixtures for the relevant competition night.
Last Round & Finals Result Entry procedures to be advised during the
season.
Failure to meet “Result Entry Deadlines”, as determined by the
Record Secretary, will result in loss of points for the relevant
team. |
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COURTS |
Each
VENUE CLUB shall make available ONE COURT for each match scheduled
at their courts. Additional courts may be used by mutual agreement
between captains if available. |
