7th and 8th Grade Girls Tennis

This is a Season 4 sport, so it usually runs from late March to late May.

Coaches

Head Coach:

Coaches Notes

Although this season will not begin until the spring it is never too early to get your physical and Final Forms registration completed!

Match Schedule

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This season will not start until late March 2019, but there are always sports going on at Timbercrest.

Please visit the general schedules page to learn more!

Season Flow

Practice

"Practice makes perfect."

Practice for 7th and 8th Grade Girls Tennis will take place every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during the beginning of Season 4.

Once games begin, practices will only occur on non-game days (usually Tuesdays and Fridays) for the duration of the season.

As with all sports and club activities, there will be no official practice on early release Wednesdays.

Practice begins at about 2:30 pm and will conclude by about 4:05 pm. Please arrange for transportation home or use the activity bus.

Due to the nature of tennis, practice will usually be cancelled if there is heavy rain during the day. Please listen to the daily announcements during advisory on bad weather days to learn whether or not there will be practice.

It is expected that athletes be at all practices unless prior communication takes place. All athletes who have met the eight-practice requirement will be allowed to compete in matches.

Matches

Game, Set, Match

A tennis match consists of sets and sets consist of games. Confused? Don't worry!

Games are scored by points, though each point has a specific value. One point is 15, two is 30, three is 40. Zero points written as "0", but read as "love".

If a player wins four points and their opponent has three or less then they win the game. But if both players reach three points a piece (40-40) the score is then called out as "Deuce" and either player must score two unanswered points in a row to win.

A set is made of a number of games. Commonly a player must win six games to win a set, but depending on the circumstance other rules may apply.

The match is then decided by who wins the most sets. Usually this is a best of three or five.

There are 10 matches in the season for 7th and 8th Grade Girls Tennis and each one will be played against another school in the Northshore School District.

Just like with practice, members of the tennis team are expected to attend matches unless prior communication takes place.

Match Regulations

Check back for more information!

Transportation

For matches played at Timbercrest students should remain at school for warmups and last minute strategy changes.

Buses will be provided to transport students to games played at other schools. Please be ready to board the buses by 3:15 pm!

At the conclusion of both home and away matches students will need to arrange for transportation home.

Practice Good Sportsmanship

Though it is a competition, it is important to practice good sportsmanship at all matches.

Refrain from "trash talk".
Express appreciation toward your competitors whether you are the host or visitor.
Don't be a sore loser or a sore winner.
Winning means nothing if you lose off of the court by being disrespectful or disruptive.

Results

Fun Links

Take a gander at some of these links to learn about events and stars of the sport:

Wimbledon website
Official web site of the ultimate tennis tournament.

International Tennis Federation website
Website of ITF, which is the highest governing body of tennis around the world.

ITF Rules of Tennis (PDF in English, French, and Spanish)
BBC Rules of Tennis
Check out the rules of tennis from the ITF and the BBC!