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Basic rules for the tournament will be added here. We will try to keep them simple, with an emphasis on self-regulated
fair play! Disputes will be settled by an impartial third party - but we hope there won't be any.
How it works
When we have everyone signed up for a round you will recieve contact details for players in your group. You will contact
each player, by email or phone, and arrange a mutually convenient time to play your match. Easy!
If you complete three matches before the midway point you will receive a FREE tube of tennis balls. Group winners will
win £20 or a FREE coaching lesson.
Important: No one at this site or connected with the League can take responsibility for
the safety or security of players whether playing on The Meadows or elsewhere. Players compete at their own risk and
are solely responsible for court hire, tennis ball provision etc.
How to book courts
Courts cost £5.80 with a leisure card (For more info see : www.edinburghleisure.co.uk) and £8 without one, during the following times:
April, May, June & September
Mon – Fri 16.00 – 20.30
Sat - Sun 10.00 - 18.00
July & August
Mon-Sun 9am-9pm
During these times, courts can be booked by phoning 077667 74529.
Outwith these times they are free.
It is players' responsibility to book courts
Want to play even more tennis on the Meadows? Why not join the Meadows Tennis Club. See www.meadowstennis.co.uk for information.
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Balls and courts
Courts: Please share the cost of the courts, and allow for two hours of play. We expect most matches to
be played on The Meadows, but if both players agree matches can be played at any appropriate venue and on any surface.
Balls: Balls must be of a good quality if not new and both parties should provide a set. Either party has
the right to object to poor balls (prior to the match). If the balls are objected to, and no alternatives can be found, the
match must be re-scheduled. In this case the challenged player pays for courts and balls and takes responsibility for making
the booking.
What if?
If it rains before the match starts, the whole match must be re-scheduled
If it rains during the match... either player may decide to call a halt to the match, but the match must still
be completed. Matches should be re-started with whatever the score was when play stopped. Players must share any
additional court fee. If re-scheduling becomes impossible, the score can be reported as final if both parties agree
If a player retires injured, he or she loses the match - it cannot be re-played.
If a player does not turn up at the agreed time, or is more than half an hour late, he or she forfeits
the match.
If one or other player decides they don't want to play a match they can not offer a walkover to the other. That
is, for points to be awarded a match has to be played.
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Scoring rules
- Matches will be the best of three tie-break sets
- That means, if a player wins the first two sets, the game is over. A third set is only played if players have each won
one set
- The winner of each set wins 1 point. So, the winner of a two set match gets 2 points. In a three set thriller, the winner
gets 2 points, the loser 1 point
- Players play eachother just once in every Round
- An additional two points will be awarded to players who have completed three of their matches by the half way point. This
is to encourage everyone to get on with it!
- Players who have paid their subscription fee will also get a FREE set of balls for completing three matches by the mid
way point.
- The player with the most number of points at the end wins their group
- In cases of two or more players with the same number of points, the player who beat the other during that round wins
- Where possible, the top one (or two) players in each league will be promoted to the league above (if there is one). Similarly,
the bottom one (or two) players will be relegated.
Reporting matches
Need to know how to play a tiebreak?
Click below...
Tiebreak rules
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