Rules & Regulations

The Rules and Regulations of our Leagues help to keep them fun, friendly and competitive.

This information is applicable to our Leagues. By playing in any of our Leagues, players agree to the terms and conditions below. The organizers reserve the right to vary or amend the rules and regulations as necessary to ensure the smooth running of the Leagues.

• Matches are self-umpired and should be conducted in the spirit of fair play.
• No one at this site or connected with the League can take responsibility for the safety or security of players whether playing on the courts or in the facilities associated with the Leagues, or elsewhere.
• Players compete at their own risk and it is the player's responsibility to ensure any courts used are safe for play.
• Players are solely responsible for court hire, tennis ball provision etc.
• Players must be 18 or older on the start day of a Round.
• Players must register and play under their real name (specifically not an alias, pseudonym or nickname) and must provide accurate contact details.
• We expect players to be sporting and courteous in dealings with opponents, tennis centres and their officials and us as organizers and our partner organizations, and we reserve the right to remove players who are not

• Balls: Balls must be of a good quality and both parties should provide a set
• Courts: Please share the cost of the courts, and allow for two hours of play. Matches can be played on any court that suits both players.
• Setting up matches: Players have a joint responsibility to set up matches. Please agree on the time, location and projected time frame for the match beforehand. See the section on Setting Up Matches.

• If before the match (or after a first few points have been played) one player feels the court condition too slippery, or otherwise unsafe, they have the right to ask for a postponement
• If it rains before the match starts, the whole match should be rescheduled. Don't make assumptions about the weather; be sure to contact your opponent to discuss the situation and to reschedule.
• If it rains during the match or court conditions deteriorate, either player may decide to call a halt to the match, and play can continue on another day (or remain as To Be Completed if players can’t reschedule).

• If a player retires injured, unwell or for any other reason that constitutes a retirement, he or she loses the match, it cannot be replayed. The player who could have continued (the winner) will receive two points. If the retired player has won a set he or she receives 1 point. Retirements primarily refer to unavoidable circumstances that force a player to quit a match.

• If a player does not turn up at the agreed time, or is more than half an hour late, the other player can claim a walkover and receive 2 points or the match can be rescheduled.
• If a match is To Be Completed and then a walkover is awarded, the other player receives two points for the win. The original score remains unchanged. If the person who caused the walkover had originally won a point for a set won, that also remains unchanged.
• If you are cancelling a scheduled match, make sure you get an acknowledgement from your opponent. If the message does not get through, the match may be deemed a walkover.
• If a player wants to reschedule a match they must give their opponent a minimum of 24 hours notice. If a court cost is incurred the player who postponed the match is solely responsible for the cost of the unused court.
• If less than 24 hours notice is given, the match may be recorded as a walkover in favour of the opponent and points awarded, although it is still preferable to play the match if possible.
• If one or other player simply decides they don't want to play a match they can not offer a walkover to the other. That is, for points to be awarded a match has to be scheduled and played. Aside from retiring through injury, players may not concede a match either before, during or after a match.
• If the agreed time simply runs out for a match, neither player should concede the match. If the match can't be played to a conclusion at a later date, points are simply awarded for the completed sets.
• Matches should be played within the round dates; the cut off point for play (and for the result to count) has to be observed.

• As organizers, we reserve the right to alter or amend the published round dates. Sometimes it is necessary to postpone a round.

Reporting match results :

• The winner of a match should report scores promptly. Please use the RAKETO App to submit the score. 
• Results must be submitted by midday the day after the Round ends. Once a Round Report is issued at the completion of a Round, the Round is locked and results stand as is. 

Match Integrity: 

• We rely on players entering accurate scores and match details. Falsifying a result in any way, including submitting a result for a match that was not played, may result in the disqualification of any of the players concerned. Players are obliged to report any attempts to manipulate results.

Single-elimination tournament:

• Matches are played according to these tennis scoring formats.
•  A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion(s).  
• For each round, deadline will be announced from the organizers and for any reason a player cannot meet the deadline will be eliminate automatically.

Winner of the Tournaments:

• Prizes for the winner and Runner up will be announce later but most probably will be Wilson products.   
• A trophy will be given to both Winner and Runner Up

• As this is a public league, your name will appear on accessible tables of results and in the Round Reports. 
• By playing in the League you are authorizing us to share your contact details with other members of the League who are placed in the same group.

• Registration for year 2024 is 20 Euro for each tournament
• Registration of the Tournament is open to all players over the age of 18.
• We expect players to be sporting and courteous in dealings with opponents, tennis centers and their officials and us as organizers and our partner organizations, and we reserve the right to remove players who are not.