RULES FOR
COMBINED SATURDAY AFTERNOON MIXED COMPETITION
EDITION No 13
P Nov17
NAME
& TEAM STRUCTURE
1
SATURDAY
SAFTERNOON MIXED
2 Gents 2
Ladies
2
SATURDAY
AFTERNOON MIXED
4 mixed doubles.
GENTS: Each gent to play 2 gents doubles &
2 mixed doubles with the same partner. ie
for mixed doubles once against each opposing pair.
LADIES: Each lady to play 2 ladies doubles &
2 mixed doubles with the
same partner. i.e for mixed doubles, once against each opposing
pair.
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SATURDAY
AFTERNOON MIXED
Short tie break set at 5 games all. When the
score reaches 5 games all the team gaining 7 points wins (no advantage).
Sets won against sets lost, if sets are equal
games won against games lost.
4
Each
competition shall consist of preliminary rounds as nominated in the
respective fixture
sheet.
5
Competition
matches shall not be played on the Saturday when they or the
following Monday is gazetted is a public holiday in
the COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND.
6
The four teams with the highest number of points at the
completion of the
Preliminary rounds shall
play in the finals.
SEMI-FINALS &
FINALS
(A) 1st team v 4th team
(B) 2nd team v 3rd team
(C) winner
(A) v winner (B)
THERE
SHALL BE NO MINOR PREMIER
8
In semi finals & finals matches one player only from the
same or lower division, not in finals matches, shall be permitted to play in matches
subject to committee approval. Players must have played at least 1 match during
the preliminary rounds & be of a similar or lower standard than the player
being replaced. In 4 team divisions a player of similar or lower standard may
be borrowed from a losing semi-final team with prior permission from the
committee.
9
A pool player may play in semi-finals or finals with the
sanction of the combined competition committee. A player will not be given
permission if considered to be of a higher standard than the player being
replaced.
10
The committee shall have the right to set down finals matches to
be played on any court registered for the respective competition.
11
The opposing captains shall toss for the option of choosing
whether their team will be the home or visiting team.
12
The captain of the winning team shall be responsible for
forwarding the result form to the committee concerned.
13
Finals matches shall be played until a match winner is
determined, at which time play is to cease. Match to play under lights if
necessary. Should the result of the match reach sets all & games all then a
short tie-break (first to 7) set is to be played by the pairs on the court in
the last set to determine the winner of the match.
14
In FINALS matches 3 new balls are to be provided by the first
mentioned team in the draw, the cost of which is to be shared by both teams.
15
If a match is stopped by the state of the weather before a
decision is reached, it shall be resumed from the last completed point.
16
A team cheque for $100.00 or trophies will be presented by the
associations to the winning team only in each division.
17
Teams affiliated with participating associations may compete in
the combined competition.
PLAYERS
18
A player shall
not on any account be permitted to play in more than one competition in the one
playing period in this or any other association
except in unfinished matches set down for play by the committee.
19
Should a team no longer require the services of a player
permission may be granted by the committee for that player to be registered
with another team in any grade or division at the discretion of the committee
20
A written clearance must be obtained from the team with which the
player was originally registered & such clearance is to be lodged with the
competition secretary by 7.00pm on the Monday following the match.
21
Unless otherwise stated, entries on the appropriate form must be
forwarded by the team secretary to the committee concerned with the applicable
fees for that competition.
22
There shall be no refund of entry fees once grading of
competitions has been completed.
23
Teams shall be allocated a grade or division in relation to the
committees assessment of the teams playing ability.
24
Competition division winners are to be moved to the next highest
division when possible.
25
A player once graded with a team shall not play in a lower grade
or division except with the permission of the committee concerned. A team playing a player who infringes this
rule shall forfeit the sets in which such a player played.
26
The committee shall have the right to place a team or player in
any grade or division other than that to which entry is sought.
27
The committee shall have the right to place any special playing
conditions on any nominated team members, providing the team
is notified prior to grading
28
The captain of the winning team is to supply certified results of
each match on the form provided by the associations.
29
Where the winning team is in breach of the above rule the total
points for the match shall be shared between the two teams who competed in the
match.
30
The result form must be lodged at an associations depot by
6.00pm on the Sunday immediately following the match or with the committee
secretary no later than 4.00pm on the Monday following the match. Where the winning team is in breach of this
rule the total points for the match shall be shared between the two teams who
competed in the match.
31
Where there has been no play or a match is unfinished, a result
form must be forwarded to the competition secretary by the captain of the home
team.
32
Results of unfinished or postponed matches shall be forwarded by
the captain of the home team to the competition secretary concerned.
33
HOME team is to nominate players & serve first in the first
set. Service then alternates between teams.
1st set to be mixed doubles. Home team nominates
players.
2nd set to be mixed doubles. The
remaining two pairs play in this set.
3rd set to be a gents doubles
4th set to be a ladies doubles
5th set to be a gents doubles
6th set to be a ladies doubles
7th & 8th sets to
be mixed doubles.
VISITING team to nominate the players in the 7th
set.
To change order of sets both captains must agree.
34
10 points
for each match made up as follows:-
2 points to the team
winning the match.
1 point to each team if
a winner is not determined.
1 point to a team for
each set won.
½ point to each team for
each incomplete or unplayed set.
5 points to each team
for an unplayed match.
35
A team winning a match by forfeit shall receive all the points
allocated for that match.
36
If either team is unable to name a pair or to match a pair named
by the opposing team the team in default must forfeit that set.
37
The team receiving the forfeit must nominate the players they
were prepared to play for that set from their players available at that time.
38
Should a team withdraw during the competition before the first
round of the competition has been completed all points for & against shall
be deleted. During the second half of the competition all points for &
against shall be deleted for the second half only. First round points to stand.
39
Should a team forfeit twice on the home court or three times,
overall, it
shall be debarred from further competition play & all points treated in
accordance with above rule . The
captain of a team forfeiting a match shall notify the opposing team as early as
possible.
40
Only tennis balls approved by T.N.S.W. may be used.
41
In preliminary rounds the home team shall provide 3 new balls for
each match.
42 a If a match is stopped due to inclement
weather before a decision is reached,
teams must remain for 30 minutes & resume play from the last completed
point if court is playable.
42 b If after a period of 30 minutes has
elapsed and the court is unplayable the remaining points for the match are to
be shared.
42 c In the event of an electrical storm play must cease when the
interval between the lightning flash and the following thunderclap is 30
seconds or less. Play may resume when both captains agree, after consulting
their team members, that the danger of the storm has
passed.
43
Postponed matches may be played at any mutually convenient time
up to end of the preliminary rounds, after which date they shall be arranged as
the committee concerned shall deem necessary. No postponement s will be
permitted except with special permission of the committee e.g. bereavement.
44
The match shall be declared unplayed if satisfied the ground
authorities had, on the day of the match, declared the court unfit for play.
45
Should the Heat Index at the court, to be read in the shade or
shed at least one metre from the ground, reach 35
during the playing period of the match, play must cease immediately and
remaining points, except for semis and finals matches, shall be shared. In
semis and finals play to be suspended immediately and the match is to be
continued from the point of cessation, on a later date, as scheduled by the
committee.
46
The committee may order any match to be re-contested, & to
name a time & court for playing such a match.
47
Saturday afternoon mixed to commence at 1.00pm. Refer to rule 49
48
Unless both captains agree to cease play due to failing light,
then play must continue for 10 minutes after sunset time or 6pm as appropriate.
Any game at that time is to be completed.
Sunset times shall be published on the competition fixture sheet /
Bulletin where applicable.
49
Teams are required to enter the court at 1pm, have a 5 minute hit-up
and then commence the match. If a lady and a gent are present from a team they
must commence the first set even if they are not the intended pairing. If a
team does not have a pair on the court by 1.05pm then the late team shall
forfeit the hit-up time. If no pair is present by 1.15pm then the late team
shall be deemed to have lost the first set.
50
At further intervals of 5 minutes subsequent sets shall be deemed
to have been lost, until 35 minutes after the nominated starting time, when the
match shall be deemed lost by forfeit.
51
The time for the finish of one set & the commencement of the
next set shall not be more than 2 minutes.
A team not
having a pair on the court ready to commence the set at the end of 2 minutes
will be deemed to have forfeited the set, provided that the team claiming the
forfeit has given at least 30 seconds warning of its intention to claim the
set. Where both teams are at fault no
points or games will be allocated for that set.
52
There are to be no hit ups before the commencement of any set
where each of the players involved have played at least one set previously.
53
A player may be borrowed by any one team in the same grade three
times only.
54
A player may be borrowed by any one team from a lower grade three
only.
55
A maximum of 2 players only can be borrowed per match by any one
team except for semi finals and finals.
56
Application to register a reserve must be on the form provided
& submitted to the competition secretary by 7.00pm on the Monday after the
match in which the reserve played. Any
team not complying with this rule shall forfeit the sets only in which that
player played.
57
If an application for a reserve registration is not approved by
the committee, the team shall forfeit the sets in which that player played.
58
Any decision by the committee regarding non approval or
conditions of approval to a reserve registration must be notified to the team
making the application within 3 days of such decision being made.
59
A team supplying insufficient or incorrect information on the
reserve registration form shall forfeit the match in which that player played
& the team may be disqualified from the competition.
60
A person found guilty of knowingly permitting a person to play
any portion of a match under a false name shall be disqualified for any period
determined by the committee.
61
In the event of a player becoming incapacitated during the
playing of a match the set in which that player is competing shall be forfeited
but a substitute player may be used in any remaining sets replacing the
incapacitated player.
62
Notification of a substitute playing for an incapacitated player
must be in writing & reach the competition secretary by 7.00pm on the
Monday after the match in which the substitute played. If not the substitutes sets will be
forfeited.
63
In unfinished FINALS matches a substitute player may be permitted
to substitute for a player who is unable to play provided a written reason is
made to the committee by 7.00pm on the Monday after the match & provided
the application is approved. This substitute player shall not be permitted to
play in a previously incomplete set.
64
All courts shall be subject to the approval of the committee
& must be kept in good order & properly equipped.
65
For all competition matches the centre of the net shall be held
at the regulation height of 914 mm by a firmly secured strap passing over the
top of the net which is not to be more than 50mm wide & white in colour.
66
Teams participating in finals & semi finals,
must make their court available until the completion of the finals in all
divisions for the respective competition unless previous arrangements have been
confirmed in writing with the court owner & the committee.
67
The committee shall have the right to use the court of any
affiliated team for the respective competition entered for. Teams nominate their home court for the respective
competition. If home court is unplayable due to wet weather then the match is a
wet match. The committee has the right to move a match to another location for
safety/ tournaments/ other reasons.
DISPUTES
68
Teams or members involved in a dispute in relation to these competition
rules may lodge a protest to the appropriate committee for consideration
69
All protests must be lodged in writing with the committee
secretary within three (3) days of the event.
70
Teams or members who consider that the ruling given by the
appropriate committee is contrary to these competition rules or can introduce
new information, may appeal to the appeals committee whose decision in all
cases shall be final.
71
All appeals to the appeals committee must be lodged in writing,
through the General Secretary, to the PRESIDENT of the association concerned
within three (3) days of the decision made by the original committee
accompanied by a deposit of $10-00 which shall be forfeited if the appeal is
disallowed.
72
The appeals committee shall consist of each combined
associations President or his or her representative.
RESERVE
POOL
73
All players desirous of playing in the pool of reserves must
submit their name, together with phone number and details of highest grade
played to the committee. This may be
done at any time before or during the competition.
74
The pool fee is to be paid to the respective associations. The responsibility of payment shall rest with
the team captain for whom the pool player plays his/her first match. Non-payment shall result in loss of all sets
played by the pool player.
75
A player may not join the pool if he/she is registered with a
team in a current competition unless a written release is obtained from the
team secretary concerned.
76
All pool players names to be placed on/with the competition draw
or in associations bulletins, listing phone numbers and the lowest grade
they may play. These players are to be contacted directly by team secretaries.
77
Any player who substitutes in a grade lower than graded, without
committee sanction, shall forfeit all sets.
78
Players
phone details may be published in local bulletins/bulletin boards but may not
be published on the internet due to privacy policy