One of the most animated discussions seems to be on this scenario. Enjoy...
SCENARIO
In a woman's ITA doubles match, Team A hits the second serve which is obviously a let serve. Team B calls the serve out. Team A appeals to you as the chair official--what do you rule?
A. Team A wins the point because you overruled a bad call by Team B.
B. Team A gets a let, first serve because Team B's call was overruled.
C. Team A gets a let, second serve because Team B's call on the second serve was overruled.
10 comments:
Point to Team A.
Team B now has an overrule.
Wally...
You maybe right BUT, if it was "Obviously" a let, then an over-ruled call - Why not a first serve for interruption.
The obvious service let, outside of DI mens, stops play.
SWC Champion 1978
Choice C. Team A gets a second serve. This is one overrule against Team B.
I agree with Wally :-0
If the ball was a "let", it cannot result in "point". It does count as an overrule. Second serve.
An "obvious" let does not automatically mean you re-serve. The ball still has to fall into the service box (for a let) or if it falls outside the service box, then it is a fault, regardless if the ball did touch the net during serve.
In this situation the chair ruled the ball as good; overruling Team B.
This is ITA tennis.
Believe it or not the 1978 SWC Champion in Tennis was SMU.
SMU was a perennial conference champion from the late 50's thru the 70's.
If lets are played in ITA matches, what difference does it make if there was an obvious let or not? If team B made a bad call on the second serve and was overruled, then team A wins the point.
It says a woman's match. They do not play lets. Once the ball has hit the net, it cannot be "point".
Good question- A player will not call an obvious let on a ball that is out- an out call will be made by the player. If asked to overrule the out call, the chair, who "may" call lets under the ITA rules, could overrule the line call and then call "let, second service". It would be charged as an overrule to the receiving team.
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