Good Question

HITTING THE TOP OF THE NET

My service return at the net player appeared to hit the tape, and then bounced over him. He stopped play immediately and claimed the ball went through the net. Upon inspection of the net by all players, the net appeared to be in perfect condition. He claimed the point. I conceded, but should I have?

Lamar Scott, Men’s League Vice President

This is the opponent’s call, a “through,” under The Code, Item 20. You can certainly try to reason with your opponent(s), pointing out that there’s no apparent stretching or damage of the net where a ball could have penetrated, but it’s their point.

DESIGNATED PLAYER? When it lists captain and co-captain, and a designee, does your designee have to be on your roster and be on your team?

Chequetta Allen, Sunday

Women’s League Vice

President

You may select any ALTA member to assist in the management of this team. Designees may be a member who is not on the roster and can be removed when their assistance is no longer necessary. If the roster creator is not named as captain or co-captain, they will automatically be given designee status. To select another member for this function, click “Add Designee.”

ROSTER ERROR I made a huge mistake and added a player that hasn’t authorized me to add her to my team. Could you please remove this player from my Sunday Roster?

The last date for players to be removed from a roster is on the roster correction Roster Information packet. It is also a part of the General Rules Adult League. See I. “Teams and Players;” G.4 No player may be removed from a roster after the roster correction deadline, regardless of how they came to be on that roster. It is also stated

deadline. This information is part of the on page 15 of the Captain’s Handbook.

ADDRESSING THIS EMAIL QUESTION I see that the schedule shows email addresses for some captains. How can I have my email address shown?

Debbie Gaster, First Vice President

Our system is set up to hide your email address unless you authorize us to show it. You can change this to show your email address to the other team leaders (captains, co-captains, managers, and designees). Many team leaders find this makes it much easier to communicate with their opponents. To do this, go to the ALTA website. Log in> Member Portal> My Account> My Preferences. Check the box to allow your email address to be shown, and be sure to save the changes. DROPPED RACQUET During my match last week, one of our opponents dropped her rac quet in the middle of a point. Can our opponents call a let?

Keri Beck, Thursday Women’s League Vice President

No, your opponent cannot call a let when dropping her racquet. The situation is explained in the Code in Friend at Court under Hindrance issues. According to rule: a hindrance refers to a situation in which a player hindered from making a shot by any thing that is not within the player’s control other than a permanent fixture of a specta tor’s outcry. Therefore, a player cannot call a let for a hindrance caused by something within a player’s control such as when a player’s racquet comes of his or her hand, when a player’s shoe comes off of when a player trips over his or her own hat. One key note, however, is that an opponent may call a let in the case of the player’s hat coming off, as long as it’s an immediate call with no delay.

DID YOU EVER WONDER ABOUT … ?

If you’ve ever had a situation occur in a match where no one on the court knew the rule that applied, send your inquiry to Good Question. Submit your question, along with your name, league, team name and level to altaeditor@altatennis.org.