Well Played

X Marks The Spot

While playing on a clay court, Michelle’s partner called a serve that landed close to the service line “out” as Michelle returned the serve with what would have been a clear winner. Michelle’s par...

Throwing In The Towel

At some point during a match, Sophia’s partner hung a towel over the net by the net post. As one of Sophia’s opponents hit a shot, the ball hit the towel and landed on her side of the net. Sophia ...

Happy Volleydays

Chloe hit a swinging volley that ended with her reaching over the net without touching it. When her racquet made contact with the ball, the ball was still on her side of the court. Her opponent cl...

Where The Wind Blows

Alice and her doubles partner were playing on an extremely windy day. When Alice hit the ball to her opponents, it bounced on the opponents’ court, but before her opponents could hit the ball back...

Sudden Change

In the middle of Leslie's second service motion, her opponent suddenly moved left into the alley. Leslie was distracted by the movement and stopped her service motion. Was Leslie’s opponent allowe...

Let it go

Morgan was hitting her second serve when a ball from another court rolled onto her side of the court. Her partner called a let, but Morgan didn’t hear her. Morgan’s serve ended up going out. What ...

Getting Ahead Of The Game

Carly was playing doubles when she called a ball “out” before it landed. After the ball bounced, her partner realized that it had actually landed in, so she kept playing. One of Carly’s opponents ...

Change of Call

Katie hit a second serve, and the returner called it out while hitting it back in play. Almost immediately after, the returner reversed her call, saying that the serve was actually in. What should...

Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?

Claire and her partner were playing a tiebreaker. When it was Claire’s turn to serve, she started serving from the wrong side (the deuce court instead of the ad court). After she served to the deu...

Origin Of Injury

The Imperfect Athlete: Asymmetry, Form Issues & Off the Couching it  From tendonitis, to torn muscles, to persistent back pain, we all know getting sidelined by an injury can be frustrating. We...