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VI. QUICKSTART TENNIS FORMATS
A. Purpose
QuickStart Tennis formats help players learn tennis by utilizing specialized
equipment, a smaller court, and modified scoring.
B. Boys’ and Girls’ 8 Divisions
1. Format. The following QuickStart Tennis format is required for use in
sanctioned tournaments in Boys’ and Girls’ 8 divisions and is
recommended for other competitions in these divisions.
a. Court. The court shall be a 36-foot court as described in Figure 9.
b. Ball. The ball shall be a stage 3 (red) ball of any composition as
described in Appendix VI of the ITF Rules of Tennis.
c. Racket. The racket shall be no longer than 23 inches (58.5 cm).
d. Scoring. The match shall consist of the best two out of three
games. Each game shall consist of a 7-Point Tiebreak, except that
the players shall not change ends during the game. The players
shall change ends after each game.
2. Draw format and size. Tournament draws shall be any non-elimination
format such as a compass draw or round robin. The maximum draw
size shall be 32. Tournaments should not last more than one day.
3. Results not considered for ranking. Results shall not be considered for
ranking.
4. Special provisions. A tournament in these divisions:
• Requires a Tournament Director, who may also serve as the
Referee;
• Requires a Referee, but the recommendation for the use of a
USTA-certified Referee does not apply;
• Shall offer reasonable rest to players between matches; and
• Does not use the Point Penalty System.
FAC Comment VI.B-1. Because QuickStart Tennis formats matches are
relatively short, the minimum rest period of 30 minutes in Table 9 does not
apply. In many cases a rest period of no more than 15 minutes will be
appropriate.
FAC Comment VI.B-2. The USTA recommends that Boys’ and Girls’ 10
divisions use a QuickStart Tennis format. Recommendations for these
divisions are:
1. Court. The court shall be a 60-foot court as described in Figure 10.
2. Ball. The ball shall be a stage 2 (orange) or stage 1 (green) ball of
any composition as described in Appendix VI of the ITF Rules of
Tennis.
3. Racket. The racket may not exceed 25 inches (63.5 cm).
4. Scoring. The scoring shall be the best of three sets. The first two
sets shall be short sets. The third set shall consist of a 7-Point
Tiebreak.
5. Draw format. Tournament draws shall be any non-elimination
format such as a compass draw or round robin. Tournaments
should not last more than one day.
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