Friend at Court - Intercollegiate Tennis Association

When to Contact an Official
38. Withdrawing from a match or tournament...................................................................50
39. Stalling............................................................................................................................50
40. Requesting an official ....................................................................................................50
Ball Issues
41. Retrieving stray balls .....................................................................................................50
42. Catching a ball................................................................................................................50
43. New balls for a third set.................................................................................................50
Miscellaneous
44. Clothing and equipment malfunction ..........................................................................51
45. Placement of towels .......................................................................................................51
PART 3 USTA REGULATIONS (INCLUDING FAC COMMENTS)
I. Pre-Tournament Regulations................................................................................................52
A. Applicability of USTA Tournament Regulations .........................................................52
B. Application for Sanction and Appointment of Tournament Committee ...................53
C. Tournament Committee..................................................................................................53
D. Tournament Appeals Committee...................................................................................57
E. Match Formats and Scoring...........................................................................................57
F. Balls and Ball Change Pattern .......................................................................................59
G. Player Eligibility.............................................................................................................60
H. Entry Process...................................................................................................................66
II. Draw Regulations....................................................................................................................71
A. Seeding............................................................................................................................71
B. Making the Draw............................................................................................................74
C. Changes in the Draw......................................................................................................90
D. Scheduling Matches .......................................................................................................95
III. Conducting the Tournament...............................................................................................101
A. Tournament Committee Responsibilities Once Tournament Starts.........................101
B. Referee Responsibilities After Draw Has Been Made...............................................101
C. Rest Periods...................................................................................................................106
D. Suspension of Play .......................................................................................................106
E. Medical Timeout, Bleeding Timeout...........................................................................109
F. Toilet/Change of Attire Break......................................................................................114
G Shortening Tournaments..............................................................................................114
H Ball Change Errors and Ball Usage During Play........................................................115
IV. Player Responsibilities and Conduct.................................................................................116
A. Checking in at the Tournament ...................................................................................116
B. Player Responsibilities under The Code .......................................................................116
C. Standards of Conduct...................................................................................................116
D. Point Penalty System....................................................................................................120
E. Defaults and Disqualifications ....................................................................................129
V. Post-Tournament Regulations............................................................................................131
A. Responsibilities of Tournament Committee and Referee
After Completion of Tournament ................................................................................131
B. Grievances .....................................................................................................................131
C. Suspensions by Sectional Associations ......................................................................131
VI. Officiating Regulations.........................................................................................................133
A. Referee...........................................................................................................................133
B. Chief Umpire.................................................................................................................134
C. Chair Umpire.................................................................................................................134
D. Roving Umpire..............................................................................................................145
E. Net Umpire....................................................................................................................147
F. Line Umpire ..................................................................................................................147
G. Other Considerations for All Officials........................................................................150
VII. National Championships and National Tournament Regulations .............................152
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