Mellor Cups & Stevens Shield

 

2010  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. Each Club will be informed of their next round matches.
  4.  All semi – Finals to played at Northampton Tennis Club during week commencing 23rd/30th August with the Finals at the same club on Sunday 12th September
  5. Home team to provide 1 can, of 4 new LTA/ITF approved balls.
  6. 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

 

Team captains to decide at the beginning of the match which team change courts – it is suggested that a simple toss of coin could decide.

 

  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 will be played within 7 days with the home team arranging a suitable time.  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. Both 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 and venue.
  9. A team playing an illegible player will lose all their rubbers in which the player took part, with the score 6-0, 6-0.  

 

Romano Gallo

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Tel. 01604 505468, mob. 07860 273111 email. Romano.gallo@premierfoods.co.uk