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When to Contact an Official
38. Withdrawing from a match or tournament...................................................................50
39. Stalling............................................................................................................................50
40. Requesting an official ....................................................................................................50
Ball Issues
41. Retrieving stray balls .....................................................................................................50
42. Catching a ball................................................................................................................50
43. New balls for a third set.................................................................................................51
Miscellaneous
44. Clothing and equipment malfunction ..........................................................................51
45. Placement of towels .......................................................................................................51
PART 3 USTA REGULATIONS (INCLUDING FAC COMMENTS)
I. Pre-Tournament Regulations................................................................................................52
A. Applicability of USTA Regulations...............................................................................52
B. Application for Sanction and Appointment of Tournament Committee ...................53
C. Tournament Committee..................................................................................................53
D. Tournament Appeals Committee...................................................................................57
E. Match Formats and Scoring...........................................................................................57
F. Balls and Ball Change Pattern .......................................................................................59
G. Player Eligibility.............................................................................................................60
H. Entry Process...................................................................................................................67
II. Draw Regulations....................................................................................................................71
A. Seeding............................................................................................................................71
B. Making the Draw............................................................................................................73
C. Changes in the Draw......................................................................................................90
D. Scheduling Matches .......................................................................................................97
III. Conducting the Tournament...............................................................................................102
A. Tournament Committee Responsibilities Once Tournament Starts.........................102
B. Referee Responsibilities After Draw Has Been Made...............................................102
C. Rest Periods...................................................................................................................107
D. Suspension of Play .......................................................................................................107
E. Medical Timeout, Bleeding Timeout...........................................................................110
F. Toilet/Change of Attire Break......................................................................................115
G Shortening Tournaments..............................................................................................115
H Ball Change Errors, Ball Replacement, and Practice Balls........................................116
IV. Player Responsibilities and Conduct.................................................................................117
A. Checking in at the Tournament ...................................................................................117
B. Player Responsibilities under The Code .......................................................................117
C. Standards of Conduct...................................................................................................117
D. Point Penalty System....................................................................................................121
E. Defaults and Disqualifications ....................................................................................130
V. Post-Tournament Regulations............................................................................................132
A. Responsibilities of Tournament Committee and Referee
After Completion of Tournament ................................................................................132
B. Grievances .....................................................................................................................132
C. Suspensions by Sectional Associations ......................................................................132
VI. QuickStart Tennis Formats..................................................................................................134
A. Purpose..........................................................................................................................134
B. Boys’ and Girls’ 8 Divisions ........................................................................................134
VII. Officiating Regulations.........................................................................................................138
A. Referee...........................................................................................................................138
B. Chief Umpire.................................................................................................................139
C. Chair Umpire.................................................................................................................139
D. Roving Umpire..............................................................................................................151
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