61.1.0 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
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Year |
First
Practice |
Minimum
Practice Days Per Individual |
Regular
Season Contest Limit |
Individual
Contest Limit |
End Season |
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2002-03 |
March 3 |
10 |
16 + Jamboree |
20 |
May 31 |
|
Alternate |
August 26 |
10 |
16 + Jamboree |
20 |
November 16 |
|
Alternate Season State
Qualifiers |
May 5 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
2003-04 |
March 1 |
10 |
16 + Jamboree |
20 |
May |
|
Alternate |
August |
10 |
16 + Jamboree |
20 |
November 15 |
|
Alternate Season State
Qualifiers |
May 4 |
10 |
|
|
|
61.2.0 CONTEST - DEFINITION - A contest/match is equal to three (3) sets.
61.3.0 SPLIT SEASON - If a league chooses the split season, the season limitation may be increased by two (2) weeks which would include the ten (10) days individual practice in both seasons.
61.4.0 JAMBOREE – A jamboree is an abbreviated contest during which an individual may play the equivalent of one (1) singles or one (1) doubles contest. All conditions of Article 17.14.0 also apply.
61.5.0 MATCH REGULATIONS - Each and every tennis contest, whether in interschool contests, interschool scrimmages, exhibition matches, or invitational tournaments, must count as one of the 20 contests for the individual. A school will not schedule more than sixteen (16) team dates for tennis competition. The one allowable exception is that a player can play one (1) singles match and one (1) doubles match on the same day during the league competition in regular season play, and this will be considered as one contest for the individual.
61.5.1 Invitational Tournament - A one (1)-day invitational tennis tournament will count as one (1) contest for the individual tennis player provided the athlete does not play more than three (3) contests in one (1) day. A two (2)-day invitational tennis tournament will count as two (2) contests for the individual tennis player, provided the athlete does not play more than five (5) contests in the two (2) days. A one (1)-day tennis tournament will count as one (1) contest for the team, and a two (2)-day tournament will count as two (2) contests.
A team is limited to three (3) invitational tournaments per season.
61.6.0 RULEBOOK - United State Tennis Association (USTA) rules shall apply.
61.6.1 Coaching is allowed between the 1st and second sets, not to exceed two (2) minutes.
61.6.2 A player must be granted a 15-minute rest period between matches if requested.
61.61.0 MIDDLE LEVEL SCHOOL TENNIS
|
Total
Season Including Practice |
Minimum
Practice Days Per Individual |
Season Contest Limit |
|
12 weeks |
10 |
10 |
61.62.0 SEASON - The starting date is determined by each league but no middle level season may start before the date established for senior high school fall sports.
61.63.0 ALTERNATE SEASON - Alternate season rules apply (Article 17.4.0).
61.64.0 PLAYER LIMITATION - Players may compete in only two (2) contests per week.
61.64.1 A player may not play more than one (1) singles contest and one (1) doubles contest on the same day against the same team during league competition in regular season play.
61.64.2 A player must be granted a 15-minute rest period between contests, if requested.