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5.15.1 |
Refer
to General State Carnival Rules. |
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5.15.2 |
Players
shall wear appropriate tennis attire. |
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5.15.3 |
(a) |
Team
squads shall consist of five (5) girls and five (5) boys. All players
shall be seeded. All five (5) team members are to play in each match except
in the event of injury or illness. In the event of a girls' team or a
boys' team being reduced to four (4) fit players, the opposing team has
the option to play only four (4) players. Team managers must declare any
non participating injured player(s) prior to the commencement of the match. |
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(b) |
During the Carnival, movement up or down by one (1) place is permitted
round by round. |
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5.15.4 |
The
Convener will formulate the draw which will be played as a complete round
robin where possible. |
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5.15.5 |
Where
there is only one (1) division, teams will meet each other once. State
placings will then be decided on point score. |
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5.15.6 |
(a) |
Where
there are two (2) division (pools), teams in each will meet once in rounds. |
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(b) |
Semi-finals
between pools will then be played in this order:1 v 2 (A), 2 v 1 (B),
3 v 4 (C), 4 v 3 (D), 5 v 6 (E), and 6 v 5 (F). |
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(c) |
In the event of teams finishing level on points in a pool, the placings
shall be determined on percentages, as follows:
Total
sets won
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Total sets lost |
100
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1 |
x
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=.......................% |
If there is still a tie, percentages will be calculated as follows:
Total
games won
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Total games lost |
100
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1 |
x
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=.......................% |
In wet weather
where the match is played to a result only and the full six (6) sets are
not completed, the percentage will be calculated on games won and lost. |
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(d) |
Resulting finals and consolation finals will be played thus to determine
State placings:
Winner
A
Loser A
Winner C
Loser C
Winner E
Loser E |
v
v
v
v
v
v |
Winner
B
Loser B
Winner D
Loser D
Winner F
Loser F
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for 1st and 2nd place
for 3rd and 4th place
for 5th and 6th place
for 7th and 8th place
for 9th and 10th place
for 11th and 12th place |
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(e) |
For
a thirteen (13) team draw, the winner of Loser E vs Loser F fills 11th
position. The loser of this match plays the 7th team in Pool B, to decide
12th and 13th position. |
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5.15.7 |
(a) |
The
perpetual trophy (The Don Moon Trophy) is awarded to the champion Area
/ Association for combined boys and girls point score. The winners of
the Don Moon Trophy will each be presented with a bannerette. |
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(b) |
Each
Area / Association girls and boys State placings are added together. The
Area / Association with the lowest aggregate placing is the winner. |
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(c) |
If
two (2) Areas / Associations have equal aggregates, they are to be declared
joint winners and share the trophy. |
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5.15.8 |
PLAYING
ARRANGEMENTS |
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(a) |
(i) |
Four
(4) singles sets and two (2) doubles sets for both boys and girls will
constitute a match. |
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(ii) |
On
alternate days the 4 boys singles or the 4 girls singles will commence
each match, i.e Day 1 girls singles, day 2 boys singles, day 3 girls singles,
day 4 boys singles. |
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(b) |
Managers
of teams will hand to each other the order of their singles players prior
to the commencement of the match. |
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(c) |
(i) |
Order
of doubles pairings, which need not be made until the completion of the
singles, must also be handed to the Manager of the opposing team. |
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(ii) |
If
the No. 1 seeded player plays with the No. 2 seeded player in the doubles
match that pair will be ranked as the No. 1 doubles pair. |
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(d) |
Prior
to each set, the winner of the toss will elect to serve or receive in
the first game. The loser of the toss then chooses the end of the court
at which he/she wishes to begin play. |
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(e) |
A
hitting up time of three (3) minutes is allowable before each set. |
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(f) |
A
one (1) minute break is allowed at each change of ends except in the tie-breaker
where play should be continued. |
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(g) |
In
semi-finals and finals, teams with only one (1) Manager should have their
boys and girls matches drawn on adjoining courts, where possible. |
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5.15.9 |
RESULTS |
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(a) |
Sets
will be tie-break sets, viz.: first to six (6) games. If the score reaches
six (6) all, a twelve (12) point tie-breaker shall be played. |
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(b) |
The
winning team is the one which wins the most sets. If sets are even, the
total number of games will decide the match. |
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(c) |
Three
(3) points will be allocated for a win.
Two (2) points for a tie (sets and games even).
One (1) point for a loss.
No points for forfeit. |
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(d) |
In
the event of a tie in a semi-final, the match is to be replayed at once
with all singles matches played at the same time. In the event of the
replay being a tie, the Percentage Rule 5.14.5c shall be calculated for
matches played. |
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5.15.10 |
UMPIRING |
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(a) |
Procedures
for umpiring will be determined by the Area / Association Managers at
the Managers' Pre-Carnival Meeting. |
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(b) |
Members
of each team shall share the ballboy/girl duties. |
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(c) |
In
the event of individual play-offs being needed to determine the composition
of the State team, an independent team manager will be appointed by the
State Convener to umpire the match. |
| (d) |
Wherever
possible one player from each team will be on each court as a ball person. |
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5.15.11 |
PROTESTS
Protests must be lodged, in writing, by the Team Manager (who must be
a teacher), to the Carnival Manager within fifteen (15) minutes of the
conclusion of the match. |
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5.15.12 |
JUDICIARY/PROTEST
COMMITTEE
Must consist of the Carnival Manager and two (2) people
elected at the Managers' Pre-Carnival Meeting. |
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5.15.13 |
SELECTION
PANEL
The selection panel to include the Tennis Convener, State Managers and
one manager from each pool. |
