2025 SCTC DOUBLES RULES AND FORMAT

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The format is as follows:

There are two sessions: 6:30-8:00 and 8:00-9:30
The first 15 min in each session is a warmup. This will be timed.
Games will start at 6:45 sharp and 8:15 sharp. Staff will call out
the start times.

Each session will have three 25-minute rounds. You will play 25
minutes with each person in your group.
At the end of each round, record your scores. This will be done on
court using the score card provided.

The person with the highest score moves up for the following
week’s session, the person with the lowest score moves down.
Results will be posted by the following Monday for the next
session.

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Additional details:
When the last game is called, no new game can be started after
the warning. Complete the game that is in progress at the warning
with NO AD scoring.

Begin the second and third matches as soon as possible after
time is called as each session is only 25 minutes long.

If you need a spare for the week, the club will assign one as close
to your level as possible to play for you. You cannot move up. If
your spare wins the session for the evening, the person in the
group with the next highest points moves up. However, you can
move down if your spare finishes fourth in the group.

If a player shows up late for the first round of play (i.e. after 6:45
or 8:15), they receive a one game penalty off their score in the
first match

Any ties will be determined by a coin toss or racquet spin before
you leave.

Your spare will have a 3-game deduction. In the event of a tie to
see who goes down, the person with the spare will go down.
If a group has two or more spares, the absent player with the
lowest score automatically moves down.

If a player fails to show up, or if they do not call or email the club
by 12 noon on their league day, they will be penalized with an
automatic demotion.

In the event that only three of the four players are present, after
fifteen minutes have passed, the remaining three will proceed to
play Australian Doubles tennis and the absent player will go down
a group. If a player is repeatedly absent, they will be required to
surrender their position to a willing player on the spare list.

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TIMES:

The time for each group will change each week. The individual is
responsible for knowing their time; be especially careful at the end
of a session or after a partial rain-out. Times are as follows:

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1. 6:30 – 8:00
2. 8:00 – 9:30

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CANCELLATIONS:

If the courts are not playable due to rain or other disasters, both
sessions will be cancelled for the evening. The decision will be
made according to court conditions at 5pm and a cancellation
message will be sent to members via email. The sessions will
remain at the same time for the following week.

In order to be counted, both sessions must be complete. The
second session will be considered sufficiently complete if play
continues until 9:15.

Turn in the scoresheets and balls at the end of the second
session.

**An annual fee (currently $35 – includes HST) will be collected to
enable the club to provide a new can of balls per court per week.
Copies of the rules are available at the clubhouse.