VETS Doubles will be either same sex or mixed. Pairings will be selected to provide fair and even matches. A handicap system will be in play for ALL matches to ensure everyone plays to the same rules.

The Tournament is played over the next 11 months with the Final being played on Friday September 9th early evening. Prizes and trophies will be awarded  during the Friday Night BBQ.

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2021/22 VETS Tournament RULES

Matches will be the best of 3 sets, and each set will be the best of 9 games (ie the first to win 5 games wins the set). At one set all, you may either choose to play a further set or by mutual agreement a champions’ tiebreak. ALL matches to apply handicap system.

The handicap is very simple to operate:

• If you and your partner win the first game, the next game starts at 0-15 (ie your opponents have a 15 point start, however, should you and your partner lose, you will have a 15 point start in the next game.
• If you lose two successive games, you start the following game with a 30 point start.
• If you’re on a losing streak, you start the next game after each loss with a 30 point start. If you win the next two games your head start is reduced to 15 then zero.
• To avoid total confusion serving with a points start is always from the appropriate side for the point being played ie deuce side for 0 and 30, and advantage for 15.
• The maximum points start is 30

To try to get the matches played in a timely manner there will be a play by date for each round. If any matches are not played on time the ‘seeding committee’ will choose the pair to go forward from previous results or a coin toss for the first round.

ENTRY AGE : Players must be age 55+ at the start of tournament

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