Well Played Answers

Happy Volleydays

The correct answer is: Since Chloe’s racquet didn’t touch the net, the point is hers.  From ITF Rule 24h: If Chloe had hit the ball before it had passed the net, or in other words, she had reached ...

X Marks The Spot

The correct answer is: Since the serve did hit the line, the “out” call should be overturned, and the point belongs to the server’s team.  From The Code, Item 12: As soon as Michelle’s partner real...

Where The Wind Blows

The correct answer is: Since Alice’s opponent crossed into her court, Alice’s team should win the point.  From The Code, Item 19: Item 19 says that “a player shall concede the point when that playe...

Let It Go

The correct answer is: It depends on when the “let” call was made. From The Code, Item 30: If the “let” call was made before Morgan hit her second serve, then she gets to take another first serve....

Getting Ahead Of The Game

The correct answer is: None of the above From The Code, Item 12: If Carly’s opponents had stopped the point as soon as Carly’s partner reversed the “out” call, they could have claimed the point out...

Sudden Change

The correct answer is: Yes, Leslie’s opponent was allowed to change positions to receive the serve. From The Code, Item 35: Item 35 makes it clear that the returner can move while the server is ser...

Change of Call

The correct answer is: Katie wins the point without replaying the point.  From The Code, Item 12: If a player reverses a call when the ball was called out, “the point goes to the opponent and is no...

Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?

The correct answer is: Claire should serve from the deuce court again.  From ITF Rule 27: Rule 27 says that an error “should be corrected as soon as the error is discovered and the server shall ser...

Crash Into Me

The correct answer is: Yes, because Joanna was affected by a hindrance.  From ITF Rule 26: Both courts could call a let since both players were hindered while trying to make plays on the wide ball...

Which wrong is right?

The correct answer is: Kristen’s opponent should have waited until the receiver was ready, so she should serve another second serve.  From ITF Rule 21: Although Kristen shouldn’t have gone over to...