Rules & Regulations

The rules of tennis may be found online in Friend at Court. These rules cover the size of the court, legal rackets, how to keep score, etc. Sometimes in tennis, you find yourself in odd situations. Your hat may fall off, a bird may fly into a ball or your opponents may grunt excessively. Situations like this are covered in The Code, which is also found in Friend at Court.

No league in our litigious society would be complete without regulations! We have lots of them from the national to the local levels. They are listed below.

National rules 2009
Southern section rules 2010
South Carolina state rules 2010
South Carolina Mixed Doubles Rules 2009
CTL local league rules - spring and fall 2008
CTL local league rules - Mixed Doubles 2009
Combo rules - Local 2009
Combo rules - State 2009
Combo rules - Sectional 2008
Super Senior Rules 2010

If you want to play in another state, you need to fill out one of this form:

Out of State form

To file a grievance against a self-rated player, fill out this form.

Prior number of individual matches required for a player to advance with his/her team in championship play at the State, Sectional or National Levels. No prior matches are required by CTL for participation in City championships.

	Adult League, Senior League, Adult Mixed Doubles League	Combo Doubles	Senior Mixed Doubles	Super Senior
State	2 matches required, 1 default may count	1 match required, a default counts	1 match required, a default counts	0 matches required
Sectional	2 matches required, 1 default may count	1 match required, a default counts	1 match required, a default counts	1 match required, a default counts
National	3 matches required, defaults do not count	N/A	1 match required, a default counts	2 matches required, 1 default may count

A RETIRED match shall count for all participants.

The Columbia Tennis League welcomes all people who play, watch, support or enjoy the game of tennis into our events, programs, membership and leadership and will not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, sex, race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation, color, physical condition or national origin. Moreover, we believe that the growth of tennis hinges on effective outreach to groups that have not traditionally been heavily involved in the sport and we will actively solicit and support the participation of such groups.