V.T.L. Information

 

By Peggy Seidel

You do not want to miss this!! Our newly formed Villages Tennis League is getting its start this week on Wednesday and Thursday,  as well as Saturday and Sunday – all at 1:30 at the courts.  All six teams will be participating, so check out the schedule below and come on out to cheer for your favorites.Wednesday March 1Akiko’s Tennis Menace will meet Betty’s Bees on courts 1-3.Sherry’s Wise Aces will meet Julie’s Hawks on courts 4-6.Thursday March 2Joy’s Village Lobsters will meet Suzi’s Racketeers on courts 1-3Saturday March 4Akiko’s Tennis Menace will meet Sherry’s Wise Aces on courts 1-3Suzi’s Racketeers will meet Julie’s Hawks on courts 4-6Sunday March 5Betty’s Bees will meet Joy’s Village Lobsters on courts 1-3Teams listed first above will bring balls for the match. They are the home teams for that match. Format is two sets of regular scoring including set tiebreaks as needed (first team to 7 points by 2 points wins the set at 6 games each) and a 10 point tiebreak (first team to 10 points winning by 2) to decide the match if teams are tied at one set a piece.Come prepared to cheer loudly. It’s gonna be wild!
SET & MATCH TIEBREAKERS

By Marty Funcel The Villages Tennis Club uses the “Coman Tiebreak Procedure” for all tiebreaks. By Marty FuncelSET TIEBREAK

  1. First to win 7 points with at least a 2-point margin wins GAME and SET
  2. The player whose turn it is to serve, shall serve the first point from the DEUCE court.
  3. After the first point, the players change sides and then players change sides after every four points (5,9,13,17, etc…)
  4. Each team shall serve alternately for two consecutive points starting from the AD court after the first point.

TO BEGIN SERVING THE NEXT SET AFTER THE TIEBREAK

  • The tiebreak game is the “service game” of the team that served the first point which means:
    a. The opposing team serves the first point of the next SET.
    b. After the last point of the tiebreaker, the teams switch sides to start the next SET

MATCH TIEBREAK The MATCH tiebreak procedure is similar to the SET tiebreak except:

  1. First to win 10 points with at least a 2-point margin.
  2. A MATCH tiebreak is considered a “3rd SET” so the teams have the option to:
    a. Change which player will play the DEUCE or AD side of the court.
    b. Choose which player serves first.