FHTC Doubles Tournament Rules
1.
The
Draw:
Players who signed up individually were
randomly paired up with another individual, names were
pulled out of a hat. As well the
positioning of where each team is on the draw was random with teams picked out
of a hat and numbered and then placed in the draw in that order from top to
bottom.
It’s a double elimination tournament,
you can still win the championship if you lose your first match, but once you
will lose 2 matches you are out.
2. Scheduling
For each draw there is a timeframe and
schedule for you to complete your games. It is your responsibility to get in
touch with your opponents to set up a day and time for your match. Please contact your opponents as soon as you
know who you are playing to set up your match. By signing up to the
tournament you made the commitment to play about 1 match per month, and a
minimum of 2 matches. Each match has a time window for it to be
completed. This window is approximately 25
days in length, For example from June 1st
to June 25th, during this time each team should contact each other
to set up a good time for their match.
If after 25 days the match has not been played, then the tournament
coordinator will contact each team to try and set up a date for the match. Both teams will be given an additional usually
8 day window to get their match in. During
this 8 day window the tournament coordinator will set a day and time for their
match based on response from the 2 teams.
If both teams show no effort in trying to get their match in, then both
will forfeit. (Read double forfeit rules below)
If one team is able to set up a date or dates for a match and the other
team can not play at all, then the team that can not play will forfeit and the
other team will advance. There are some
exceptions with the time windows, and the tournament director will let you know
if your match has to be completed by an earlier time based on the draw, and
will let you know if you have a shorter time window. The
tournament director will be flexible but has the final say regarding any
scheduling conflicts or forfeit situations that arise.
In the
event of a double forfeit where both teams are not putting an effort in to get
the match in.
1st round: Coin Toss to determine who is winner and
who is loser
Losers bracket, 2nd round
and beyond: Both teams are recorded as a
loser and both teams are eliminated from the tournament as neither team
advances forward, regardless if its your 1st
or 2nd loss.
Here is a general breakdown of how the draws
will work.
1st
round June
2nd
round July
Semi
finals August
Finals September
3. Tournament set up.
Each
draw has its own set up based on the amount of teams in each draw. Each tournament is a double elimination
tournament, meaning you are not eliminated till you lose 2 matches, or if you
lose in the finals. This way each team
is guaranteed a minimum of 2 matches. If
you lose your first match then you go to the loser’s bracket, but then can win
all your matches and work your way back up to the finals.
4. Match Length
All matches are to be played using regular tennis
rules, except that instead of playing a best of 3 sets (to keep game times
reasonable), games will be decided on a "FIRST to 8 games” basis, with deuces. If the score
is 7-7, then play a regular style tie breaker to determine the winner (1-2-2-2,
etc). This will help us keep games under
1 hour or around 1 hour in length.
5. Scoring
Matches are up to 8
games. First team to win 8 games
wins. Please email your scores to
Michael at kochm3@hotmail.com
6 Other basic rules
a)
Coin toss
or up or down to decide who serves first
b)
Change
sides after every odd game in the match, and after every 6 points in the tiebreaker
c)
If a match
is not completed due to rain or darkness then the match should be completed at
a later time or day. However if both
teams prior to stoppage agree to a shortened match(up to a certain amount of
games or score official if darkness comes or rain comes) based on the lights
going out or rain coming, then the shortened match will be considered
official.
d)
Al other
standard tennis rules apply.
7. Team Changes:
There can be no changes to any of the
players playing on each doubles teams roster.
Only the 2 players listed may play the match, there are no exceptions
for vacation or injuries. However, before a team plays their first match in the draw, they may
contact the tournament coordinator to change a player in the doubles team. But once the first match
starts, no further changes can be made.
All players playing must be FHTC members.
8. Injuries:
If one player gets inured during a match
(e.g., tweaked ankle, knee pain), each team is allowed one medical timeout per
match which is no longer than ten minutes.
If after ten minutes the player can not continue to play, then his or
her team will have to forfeit the match.
All other rules or situations that
will arise can be asked to Mike at kochm3@hotmail.com. He
will make the final decisions in case of any problem or discrepancy