You must be 16 or over on the date of the event. No exceptions may be made to this rule by an organiser
Warm ups are prohibited after your first match. Once each player has played an initial match no further pre match warm ups are permitted on that day. Should a tournament stretch over more than one day then a further 3 minute warm up is permitted for each player assuming one or both of them have not played before on that day in a tournament match;
Foul language: One audible obscenity of any description is an IMMEDIATE point penalty. 3 audible obscenities in a match means immediate disqualification
Racket abuse: If you smash a racket you are immediately disqualified. You are also fined £20.00 which must be paid prior to playing any further tour matches. However, if you do no damage and you can still play with it, then you may continue playing as long as you use the same racket for the rest of the match…even if you break a string during the match after you have whacked it against something, you still need to continue using it.
If you win the toss in doubles you can either choose to serve, or choose which member of the opposing team serves first!
In doubles, one player from each team must remain inside the service line and tramlines until the ball bounces in court. Once it lands, it is considered “in-play” and the player may move back to the baseline and grind out the point. The receivers partner must be in the box directly opposite the server. If they encroach and lean their head over or body parts into the server’s target box, then being struck will lose them the point. Otherwise, if they are well inside their allotted box, the serving team would lose the point.