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Rules of Soft Tennis


As Approved by
The International Soft Tennis Federation




CONTENTS

Rules:

Chapter 1: General Rules
1. Purpose
2. Terms
Chapter 2: The Tennis Court
3. The Tennis Court
4. The Court
5. The Plan of the Court
6. The Surface of the Court
7. The Outcourt
8. The Net Posts
9. The Location of the Net Posts
10. The Umpire's Chair
Chapter 3: The Equipment
11. The Specification of the Net
12. The Height of the Net
13. The Ball
14. The Bound of the Ball
15. The Racket
Chapter4: The Play
16. Player's Conduct
17. Court Manners
18. The Pair
19. Deciding the Server and the Side of the Court
20. The Start and Finish of the Match
21. Score in a Game
22. Maximum Number of Games
23, Changing Service and Sides
24. The Server and Receiver
25. The Service
26. The Player Who Delivers the Service
27. Sequence of Service
28. Position of Service
29. The Time of the Service
30. The Let in Service
31. Fault in Service
32. Double Fault
33. Receiving the Service
34. The Procedure for Receiving the Service
35. Loss of Point in Receiving the Service
36. "In"
37. Loss of Point in Play
38. A Good Return in Play
39. No Count

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