TENNIS UNIT LIFETIME SPORTS

Starting a Game Coin toss or racket spin Begins with a serve Server stands behind the baseline Serve begins in deuce court Right side is deuce court Alternate sides of court with each serve Server has 2 chances to put ball in play

LINES ON THE COURT Baseline Center Mark Service Line Center Service Line Service Box Net Single Sideline Double Sideline Alley Net Post

PARTS OF A RACKET

SCORING First point - 15 Second point - 30 Third point - 40 Fourth point - Game Deuce - game tied 40-all and any tie thereafter Advantage - first point after deuce Love - zero

GAME, SET, MATCH GAME - first player to win 4 points SET - One player wins 6 games by 2 MATCH - 2 out of 3 / 3 out of 5 sets 12 point TIE BREAK - 6 games all First player to 7 points by 2 wins Multiples of 6 - players change ends First point served by last receiver First server serves 1 point from deuce court 2 pts served by each person after first serve

RULES OF THE GAME Serve must go diagonally across net and land in service square 2 missed serves - double fault - point goes to opponent Any part of ball on line is “in” Ball may only bounce once

Tennis Vocabulary Fault - missed serve/ball hit outside boundaries Forehand - ball hit on racket side Backhand - ball hit across your body Smash/Slam - hard downward hit Let - serve touches net but lands in Net ball - ball touching net during play - play continues Volley - hitting ball before it hits ground Ace - served ball not returnable