Intramural Rules for Tennis League

All tennis matches will take place at the Hillcrest Tennis Courts.

All Intramural Participants must adhere to the Membership and Eligibility rules establish by the SDSU Intramural Sports Constitution Articles IV and VI which state:

1. All SDSU students regularly enrolled and having paid the General Activity Fee are eligible for participation in activities programmed by the Intramural Sports Office.
2. SDSU faculty and staff and community members that have paid a membership fee to the SDSU Wellness Center and have purchased an IM Sports Pass are eligible for participation in intramural activities.
3. Non Wellness Center Members must purchase a Non-member IM Pass in order to be eligible to participate.
4. Any student who has participated at the varsity level will be ineligible for competition in that sport for one full year once they are no longer a member of the varsity team.
5. An intramural team roster may not include more varsity letter winners or Sport Club members that participate in a similar sport that would total one-half the number of players necessary to start a given contest.
6. A roster may have no more than 3 IM supervisors on an individual team.
7. A player can only be on the roster of one team per sport.
8. No individual may participate in Intramural Sports while under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.
9. Players must check in to at least one regular season game to be considered eligible for playoffs.

Tennis rackets may be rented from the Intramural Sports Program.

Unacceptable Equipment specifications

1. All rackets used must be comparable (at the discretion of the IM Supervisor) to the rackets the Intramural Sports Program provides.

Beginning and End of Contest

1. Games will be played as the first to 8 sets.
   1. Participants DO NOT have to win by two games.

Forfeiture Rules

1. Teams who are not ready to play by game time will forfeit the contest.

Mercy Rule

1. There is no mercy rule.

Playoff Rules

1. All rules that apply for the regular season also apply to playoffs.

Common Rules

1. Out of Bounds
   1. Any ball that lands on any part of a boundary line will be considered in.
   2. Any disputes will result in replay.
      1. If more than one dispute occurs, the IM Supervisor must be called over to observe the game.
      2. The IM Supervisor has the final call.
2. The Serve
   1. The server begins on the right side of the court, and must alternate serving sides after each point.
   2. The server must serve diagonally.
3. Singles
   1. During singles play, any ball that lands in the side lanes is out.
4. Doubles
   1. During doubles play, any ball that lands in the side lanes is in.
5. Scoring
   1. The Score is called as follows:
   2. Love, 15, 30, 45, deuce, advantage in/out, game.
   3. Match will conclude once a player has won 8 games.

Any team or individual that fails to be ready for play at the scheduled time of the contest will forfeit to their opponent.

Forfeited contests will not be rescheduled.

1. A fine of $25 shall be assessed and subtracted from the team’s deposit.

After a team forfeits two contests in a sport, the team will be suspended until a second $25 forfeit fee is paid and the team will be removed from playoffs.

If a team must forfeit, the Competitive Sports office should be notified no later than 3pm the day of the contest. This will count as a default and not a forfeit.

All participants must adhere to the Sportsmanship Rules Established by Article XVI of the Intramural Sports Constitution.

1. Team captain is responsible for educating and informing all players and spectators affiliated with his/her team about the system.
2. The officials working that game and or any intramural staff member will rate each team in each contest on sportsmanship.
3. The intramural staff and officials rate teams and organizations on a 4 point rating system. To qualify for playoffs, a team must average at least a 3.0 over all games to be included in playoffs.
4. Teams must also maintain an acceptable sportsmanship rating for each game throughout the playoffs in order to advance.