Challenge Cup Team Tennis Scoring System
EVENTS:
(1) 3 Women's Singles, (2) 3 Men's Singles (3) 3 Women's Doubles, (4) 3 Men's Doubles, (5) 3 Mixed Doubles,
GAME: Game scoring is no-ad (first team to win four points, wins the game). At deuce (3-3), the receiver chooses the side from which the serve will be received (deuce or ad court). For mixed doubles, the serve at deuce (3-3) is always gender to gender. Each game counts as one point in the team's cumulative match score. Players change sides after every four games. Lets are played and either partner may return the let serve.
LET SERVE: Serves that touch the net, strap, band, or are otherwise considered good will be played. In doubles, either player on the receiving side can return the serve.
SET: Each set is won by the first team to reach five games. A nine-point tiebreaker is played at if the games reach 4-4.
TIEBREAKER: If a set reaches 4-4, a nine-point tiebreaker is played to decide the winner of the set. A tiebreaker is won by the first team to reach five points. Players change sides after four points. The tiebreaker counts as one game and decides the outcome of the set.
MATCH: A match is a contest between Lake St. Louis and Whitmoor that consists of fifteen events (3 men's and women's singles, 3 men's and women's doubles and 3 mixed doubles) plus overtime, if any, and a Supertiebreaker, if necessary.
OVERTIME: Overtime eliminates the possibility of the final sets becoming exhibitions. If the team ahead in the cumulative score wins all three final sets, then that team is the winner. If, however, the trailing team wins any one of the final three sets, the match is sent into overtime and continues play with one player until (a) the leading team wins one game, or (b) the trailing team ties the match score. If the score becomes tied, the match is decided by a Supertiebreaker. If the trailing team wins more than one of the final sets, they can select which player to continue into Overtime play.
SUPERTIEBREAKER: In the event of a tied match at the conclusion of fifteen sets or if the trailing team ties the score in overtime, a 13-point Supertiebreaker, involving the same fifth event, decides the outcome of the entire match. A coin toss determines the choice of side, server and receiver. Players change sides after six points. The first team to win seven points is awarded a single game and the match.
The Challenge Cup, pictured at the right, is 26-1/2" high, 12-1/2" wide, gold plated metal on a walnut base. The cost to acquire this trophy was shared between Lake St. Louis and Whitmoor. It is a traveling trophy, displayed at the yearly match and then at the champions' club for the next year. A plaque denoting each year's champion will be added to the base.
The 2007 Challenge Cup Lake St. Louis Championship Team
(Left to right: Frans & Elly Liebert, Rodger Hollenbeck, Lisa Rutherford, Cathy Klepser, Whitney Pearce, Curt Juergens, Julie Gordon, Patti Hacker, Tom DeLong and Becky Maupin. Not pictured: John Ross.
Lake St. Louis
