1. TENNIS

2. RULES A POINT IS AWARDED FOR EACH EXCHANGE. BALLS LANDING ON APPROPRIATE LINES ARE “GOOD SHOTS.” CATCHING A SERVICE TOSS IS LEGAL WITHOUT PENALTY

3. RULES CONTINUED A FAULT IS CALLED WHEN A SERVED BALL DOES NOT LAND IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE OR A FOOT VIOLATION A BALL IN PLAY MAY CONTACT ANY PART OF THE RACQUET AND REBOUND INTO THE COURT LEGALLY. ON THE SERVE, THE SERVER HAS TWO SERVES TO SEE IF HE/SHE CAN GET THE BALL INTO THE SERVICE BOX.

4. RULES CONTINUED SWINGING AND MISSING A SHOT OR A SERVE RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POINT THE BALL CAN ONLY BOUNCE ONE TIME PRIOR TO MAKING CONTACT. THE BALL CAN BE PLAYED STRAIGHT FROM THE AIR EXCEPT ON THE SERVICE RETURN (called a volley or an overhead). CONTACTING THE BALL OVER THE NET OR TOUCHING THE NET WITH THE RACQUET OR THE BODY DURING PLAY RESULTS IN POINT LOSS.

5. RULES CONTINUED PLAYERS CHANGE ENDS OF THE COURT AFTER ODD NUMBERED GAMES. A MINIMUM OF 4 POINTS COULD WIN A GAME YELLING OR TALKING TO AN OPPONENT DURING PLAY RESULTS IN LOSS OF POINT.

6. RULES CONTINUED A PLAYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL CALLS ON HIS/HER SIDE OF THE NET AND FOR CALLING THE SCORE OUT WHEN HE/SHE IS SERVING. NET HEIGHT = 3 FT. IN THE MIDDLE– 3 FT. 6 IN. ON THE SIDES.

7. RULES CONTINUED BEGIN PLAY OPTION SPIN RACQUET WINNER CHOOSES ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: SERVICE, RETURN, SIDE, TO DEFER. LOSER WILL CHOOSE ALL REMAINING OPTIONS.

8. COURT LAY-OUT SIDE LINES- SINGLES, DOUBLES BASE LINE SERVICE LINE THE “T” AD COURT DEUCE COURT ALLEY

9. SCORING GAME – LOVE, 15, 30, 40 DEUCE, AD IN, AD OUT, ETC. (NO-AD SCORING- 1,2,3 OR 15,30,40, ETC. – NO DEUCE) SET – 6 GAMES BUT AHEAD BY 2 MATCH – 2 OF 3 SETS OR 3 OR 5 SETS 12 POINT -TIE BREAKER- 7 PTS. AHEAD BY 2

10. TIEBREAKER --- RECEIVER FROM PREVIOUS GAME SERVES FIRST FROM THE DEUCE COURT ON THE FIRST POINT IN THE TIEBREAKER ---PLAYER “A” SERVES ONLY ONE POINT ON FIRST POINT OF TIEBREAKER- (SCORING IS COUNTED AS 1,2,3,ETC.)

11. --- FOLLOWING THE FIRST POINT, EACH PLAYER ALTERNATES TWO POINTS THROUGHOUT THE TIEBREAKER --- CHANGE ENDS OF THE COURT AFTER EVERY 6 POINTS --- WINNER WINS A MINIMUM OF 7 POINTS & MUST BE AHEAD BY TWO POINTS.

12. TERMS – VOLLEY, BACK COURT, FAULT, SERVICE LINE, BASE LINE, ALLEY, OVERHEAD, ACE, LET, FOOT FAULT, DOUBLE FAULT, DEUCE, AD-IN, AD-OUT, ETC..

13. ETTIQUETE HAVE TWO TENNIS BALLS IN YOUR POSSESSION FOR EVERY SERVICE POINT. MAKE CLEAR, LOUD CALLS ON YOUR SIDE OF THE NET ONLY. SERVE ONLY WHEN YOUR OPPONENT IS READY. SERVER – CALL THE SCORE ON EACH POINT.

14. ETTIQUETE CONTINUED DO NOT INTENTIONALLY DELAY PLAY. DO NOT SHOUT OR DISTRACT YOUR OPPONENT. DO NOT WALK BEHIND (that includes going through a gait to enter a tennis facility) OR REQUEST A BALL TO BE RETURNED DURING A POINT ON A NEIGHBORING COURT. WAIT UNTIL THE POINT IS OVER; THEN HURRY ALONG.

15. ETTIQUETE CONTINUED SHAKE HANDS AFTER THE MATCH. ACKNOWLEDGE GOOD PLAY. CONTROL YOUR TEMPER. IN RECREATIONAL PLAY, IF BOTH PLAYERS ARE UNSURE WHETHER A BALL IS GOOD OR NOT, REPLAY THE POINT.

16. TENNIS SKILLS GRIPS FH BH SERVE VOLLEY LOB OVERHEAD SPECIALTY SHOTS – UNDERSPIN, APPROACH SHOTS, HALF-VOLLEY, ETC.

17. CLOSING QUESTIONS