Mellor Cups & Stevens Shield

 

2007  Rules

 

Team captains are asked to adhere to the rules below.

 

  1. Format.  Each team to consist of two pairs.
  2. A player is ineligible to play for more than one Club and one team from that club in the same event.
  3. All matches in each round to be played by the designated date.
  4. The first named team in the draw have been assigned the Home fixture.
  5. It is the responsibility of the home team to contact the visiting team and offer a minimum of 3 days and times to play the match within the designated play by date.
  6. Home team to provide two courts per match and a minimum of 2 cans, of 4 new LTA/ITF approved balls.
  7. The match format for the day will be:

 

Home

v

Away

 

Round 1

 

Pair 1

v

Pair 2

Pair 2

v

Pair 1

 

Round 2

 

Pair 1

v

Pair 1

Pair 2

v

Pair 2

 

Visiting pairs to remain on the same court as their first match.

 

  1. All rubbers to be decided by best of three sets.  Sets 1 & 2 to be tie break sets.  Set 3 to be played as a championship tiebreak i.e. first to 10 points by 2 clear points wins the match.
  2. If a rubber is not played then the winning pair is deemed to have won 6-0, 6-0.
  3. If the match has to be suspended due to inclement weather, then the match must be played within 7 days.  Scores will resume from those of the suspended matches.
  4. If a pair retires during a match then the completed sets and games will count with the incomplete games to secure a full match score being awarded to the winner.
  5. The team winning 3 rubbers or more will win the match.
  6. When the rubber have tied at 2 all then the following criteria will apply to decide the winners:
    1. Team winning highest number of sets and if still level by;
    2. Team winning highest number of games (championship tie-breaks count as both 1 set and 1 game) and if still a tie then;
    3. A championship tie – break will be played between any two players from each team to determine winner of the match.
  7. Winning team captains to complete the Results sheet and post to Romano Gallo, following completion of the match.
  8. Winning team will be notified of their next match.
  9. If the home captain fails to arrange the match then the organisers may decide to award the match to their opposing team.
  10. A team playing an illegible player will lose all their rubbers in which the player took part, with the score 6-0, 6-0.  

 

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