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2025 Highton TC Proposed Changes

Summary: changes to use of multiple surfaces in matches, and provision of afternoon supplies in finals

2025 Moolap TC Proposed Changes

Summary: restriction to number of juniors per senior match, notification for forfeits, change to official start time, notification of cancellations, use of digital scoresheets

2025 Tennis Geelong Proposed Changes

Section 1 ASSOCIATION: wording relating to overdue fees and fines

Section 7 CODE OF CONDUCT: Update to Code of Conduct to include expected behaviours, re-write to remove TA references, inclusion of sanctions

Section 2 SENIORS:

Rules 2.2.3.1.1 and 2.2.4.1.1 are closing loopholes, and this will be enforced from 19/07/25, as per Rule 1.9. These are included in the proposed changes for 2025.

2.2.3.1.1 The only restrictions on the order of play as outlined in rule 2.2.3.1 is that:

• the same combination of players in a mixed pair cannot play together twice in one fixture excepting

a. in finals where there is a draw and an extra set is required to be played

b. when replacing an injured or sick player under bylaw 2.6.1 or 2.9.11

• No player can participate in both sets of the following pair of sets.

Set pairing is as follows, with 4 different players required from each team for each pairing.

Sets 1 & 2

Sets 3 & 4

Sets 5 & 6

Summary of the balance of changes: clarification on player replacements, clarification on abandoned sets due to weather

Section 3 MIDWEEK

Summary: same change as Seniors 2.2.3.1.1, new rule imposing a fine for forfeits, finals match allocation expanded and includes courts of same surface

Section 4 JUNIORS

Summary: clarification of rule in event of incorrect players taking the court, rewording of adbandonment of play and expectation of players, when play is abandoned when insufficient players have already been notified, renumbering of rules where incorrect

Section 5 NIGHT COMPETITIONS

Summary: change to entry of players and teams, change to how points are awarded, including when abandoned, change to how  draws in finals are decided, 

Section 6A TIE-BREAK PROCEDURE

Summary: rewording for most junior sections now having tie-breaks at 6 all