FRIEND AT COURT 2010 - USTA.com

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ITA CHANGES FOR
2010 EDITION OF FRIEND AT COURT
[p. 251] ITA Regulation I.H.1. was revised to allow one medical timeout for
Division I men’s and women’s divisions. Exceptions are the Bleeding Timeout and
the Medical Timeout taken for a bathroom visit at an unauthorized time.
[p. 253] ITA Regulation I.I.1. was revised to provide that extreme heat situations
do apply to team competition (dual meets).
[p. 253] ITA Regulation I.J.3. requires all coaches to be registered with their
respective schools.
[p. 254] ITA Regulation I.L.1.a. tightens the tennis ball requirements for Division I,
II, NAIA, Junior/Community college men’s and women’s divisions.
[p. 255] ITA Regulation I.M. tightens the seeding ratio for collegiate tournaments.
[p. 256] ITA Regulation II.A.8. was updated to clarify the match format for Men’s
and Women’s Division III matches shall be 3-6 with nine team points and requires
5 minutes rest for those divisions after their doubles match.
[p. 257] ITA Regulation II.B.12. tightens determining the winner of a team meet.
[p. 258] ITA Regulation II.B.13.c. requires indoor facilities to meet the same
playable conditions as outdoor facilities.
[p. 261] ITA Regulation II.H.3.a. tightens the carry-over code violations after a
match is over in a team competition.
[p. 263] ITA Regulation II.I.2. tightens the team penalty for being late.
[p. 264] ITA Regulation II.K.5. sets new regulations for line-up changes once a
match has begun.
[p. 264] ITA Regulation II.K.7. sets new regulations for removing a player from a
doubles line up if a team has 6 or less healthy players.
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