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Calling faults ...........................................................................................C 5-6 [p. 46] Catches serve that hits net.....................................................................R 22a. [p. 14] Defined..........................................................................................................R 8 [p. 8] Hit by serve ........................................R 22a. [p. 14]; R 24i. [p. 15] & Case 7 [p. 16] Hit by serve that hits net .......................................................................R 22a. [p. 14] Position ............................................................................................R 8, Case 1 [p. 8] Play to reasonable pace of server.........................R 21 [p. 13]; USCom. 21.7 [p. 14] C 29 [p. 48] Ready .......R 21 [p. 13]; USCom. 21.1-3 [p. 13]; USCom. 21.7 [p. 14]; C 29 [p. 48] Volleying serve .....................................................R 17 [p. 11]; USCom. 17.1 [p. 11] Wins point..............................................................................................R 24a. [p. 15] Receiver’s Partner Calling faults ............................................................................................C 25 [p. 48] Catches serve that hits net.................................................................... R 22a. [p. 14] Hit by serve ........................................ R 22a. [p. 14]; R24i. [p. 15] & Case 7 [p. 16] Position ....................................................................................... R 26, Case 5 [p. 18] Receiving Order Doubles .....................................................................................................R 15 [p. 10] Error in doubles.................................................R 27e. [p. 20]; USCom. 27.1 [p. 20] Referee .........................................Appendix V [p. 32]; Reg. I.C.4. [p. 54]; Table 3 [p. 55] Reg. III.B. [p. 102]; Reg. VII.A. [p. 138] Appeal to..............Appendix V [p. 32]; Reg. III.B.6. [p. 103]; Reg. IV.D.8. [p. 121] Reg. IV.E.4. [p. 130] Appoints Deputy Referee...............................................................Reg. I.C.4. [p. 54] Reg. III.B.12. [p. 103]; FACom. VII.A-2-3 [p. 138] Assigns, replaces umpires .......................................................Reg. III.B.10. [p. 103] Authorizes use of special grass court shoes............................Reg. III.B.13. [p. 103] Ball change pattern .....................................Reg. I.F.3. [p. 60]; Reg. III.B.9. [p. 103] Bleeding Time-Out ......................................Reg. III.E.2. [p. 110]; Table 11 [p. 113] Certification ......................................Reg. I.C.4.c-d [p. 57]; Reg. VII.N.1.b. [p. 159] Reg. VII.N.3.c. [p. 160]; Reg. VII.N.3.g. [p. 160]; Reg. VII.N.4.c. [p. 161] Reg. VII.N.4.g. [p. 161]; Reg. VII.N.7. [p. 162]; Reg. VII.O. [p. 162] Changes in the draw ........................................................................Reg. II.C. [p. 90] Defaults.................................................Reg. III.B.5. [p. 103]; Reg. IV.D.20. [p. 122] Table 12 [p. 123]; Table 14 [p. 124] Reg. IV.E.1. & Reg. IV.E.3. [p. 130] Defaults for lateness.............................Reg. III.B.5. [p. 103]; Reg. IV.D.20. [p. 122] Table 14 [p. 124] Deputy ............................................................Reg. I.C.4. [p. 54]; Reg. II.B.2. [p. 73] FACom. II.B-1 [p. 73]; Reg. III.B.12. [p. 103]; FACom. VII.A-2-3 [p. 138] Determines who enters playing area ........................................Reg. III.B.4. [p. 102] Discretion.................................................Reg. I.C.4.b. [p. 57]; Reg. III.B.1. [p. 102] Disqualifications.....................................Reg. III.B.3. [p. 102]; Reg. IV.E.2. [p. 130] Draw...............................................................................................Reg. II.B.2. [p. 73] Field Referee .......................................................................FACom. VII.A-3 [p. 138] General supervision of all aspects of play ................................Reg. III.B.1. [p. 102] Infractions in non-umpired matches ........................................Reg. III.B.7. [p. 103] Medical conditions .........................................Reg. III.E. [p. 110]; Table 11 [p. 113] Medical Time-Out........................................Reg. III.E.5. [p. 110]; Table 11 [p. 113] Overrule of on-court officials......................................................Appendix V [p. 32] Plays in tournament ............................FACom. I.C-2 [p. 57]; FACom. I.G-1 [p. 63] Reg. III.B.12. [p. 103] Postpones matches...................................Appendix V [p. 32]; Reg. III.B.8. [p. 103] Reg. III.D.1. [p. 107] 296 INDEX
Presence Required..................................Reg. I.C.4.a. [p. 57]; Reg III.B.12. [p. 103] Procedures...........................................................................FACom. VII.A-1 [p. 138] Questions of law......................................Appendix V [p. 32] & Cases 1 & 2 [p. 33] USCom. V.1 [p. 33]; Reg. III.B.11. [p. 103]; Reg. IV.D.8. [p. 121] Reports violations of tournament regulations ...........................Reg. V.A.3. [p. 132] Reg. V.B. [p. 132] Responsibilities ....................................................Reg. I.C.4. [p. 54]; Table 3 [p. 55] Schedules matches .....................................Reg. II.D. [p. 97]; Reg. III.B.2. [p. 102] Seeding ..........................................................................................Reg. II.A.1. [p. 71] Shortens tournament ......................Reg. III.G. [p. 115]; FACom. III.G-1-2 [p. 116] Substitutions in draw ......................................................................Reg. II.C. [p. 90] Suspends play.....Appendix V [p. 32]; Reg. III.B.8. [p. 103]; Reg. III.D.1. [p. 107] Tournament Committee member...................................................Reg. I.C.4. [p. 54] Regional Tournaments.................................................See <strong>USTA</strong> Regional Tournaments Replaying of Point ..................................................................................................See Let Requesting Official .....................................................C 40 [p. 50]; Reg. IV.C.5. [p. 118] Residence.......................................................................................................See Domicile Rest period........................................................................................................G [p. 276] Between matches..........................Reg. III.C.1. [p. 107]; FACom. III.C-1-5 [p. 107] Table 9 [p. 108] Between sets .......................R 29d. [p. 24]; Reg. III.C.2. [p. 107]; Table 10 [p. 109] Lateness after..............................................Reg. IV.D.19. [p. 122]; Table 14 [p. 125] Minimum and optimum ........….FACom. II.D-3 [p. 101]; FACom. III.C-1 [p. 107] Table 9 [p. 108] No-Ad matches.....................................................................FACom. III.C-3 [p. 107] Practice during.............................................Table 10 [p. 109]; Reg. III.H.5. [p. 116] Suspended match .......................................................................USCom. 29.9 [p. 24] Retirement Definition............................................................................................Table 8 [p. 104] Effect on ranking...........................Reg. VIII.C.1.c. [p. 164]; Reg. IX.C.8.h. [p. 187] Reg. X.D.1. [p. 193]; Reg. X.F.6.c.vi [p. 196]; Reg. XIII.B.9. [p. 209] Injury caused by a player.........................................................................C 37 [p. 49] Round Robins.............................................................................Reg. II.B.6.d. [p. 87] Rotation, service.....................................................................................See Service order Round Robins ...................................Reg. II.B.6. [p. 86]; FACom. II.B-5-9 [pp. 87-89] Roving Umpire .....................................Reg. VII.D. [p. 151]; FACom. VII.D-1 [p. 151] Certification...........................................................................Reg. VII.N.3.d. [p. 160] Safety Concerns..............................................FACom. I.C-1 [p. 54]; Reg. III.G. [p. 115] Reg. IX.A.6-7 [p. 168]; Reg. X.A.2.h. [p. 191]; Reg. XIII.A.3.h. [p. 205] See also Emergency Care Guidelines Sanctioning Tournaments.......................................Reg. I.B. [p. 53]; Reg. XVII. [p. 213] Scheduling Matches ...............................................................................Reg. II.D. [p. 97] Adult Divisions ....................................................................................Table 7 [p. 99] Adult, Senior, and Family National Championships.........................Table 7 [p. 99] Reg. II.D.12. [p. 100]; Reg. X.A.2.g. [p. 191] Canceling matches ..........................Reg. III.G.5. [p. 115]; FACom. III.G-1 [p. 116] Reg. IX.A.12. [p. 181] Category I Wheelchair National Championships...............................Table 7 [p. 99] Reg. II.D.12. [p. 100]; Reg. XIII.A.3.g. [p.205] Changing the schedule ...............................................................Reg. II.D.7. [p. 100] Conditions affecting the draw......................................................Reg. II.D.2. [p. 97] District guidelines .................................................................Reg. II.D.12.b. [p. 101] Estimating match length...............................................................Reg. II.D.3. [p. 97] INDEX 297
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FRIEND AT COURT THE USTA HANDBOOK o
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Foreword The most significant chang
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USTA Regulations There was a substa
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Contents Foreword..................
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E. Net Umpire......................
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II. Discrimination Complaint and Re
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FOREWORD The International Tennis F
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Additional approved alternative sco
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USTA Comment 24.4: What happens if
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AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF TENNIS Th
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SCORE IN A SET (Rules 6 and 7): 1.
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coaching in respect of any Code of
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PART 2—THE CODE THE PLAYERS’ GU
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TABLE 11 Medical Timeouts, Bleeding
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Championships, as set forth in USTA
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PART 6—UMPIRE AWARDS John T. McGo
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