How to score a Tiebreaker & Super Tiebreaker

Hotshots Orange Grade - NEW GRADE 

• Start date will be October 28th - December 
• This later start date allows clubs and schools to educate players on the rules and select teams. 
• Matches will all be played at Wallace park in Palmerston North.
• Players can be aged between 7-10
• Games will start at 8.30am -9.45am
• 3/4 court with special marker lines placed out to shorten the length of the tennis court, first serve over arm with second serve being a bounce feed.
• Scoring will be up to 4 games using traditional scoring except all deuces will be sudden death. 
• Teams of 4
• Players will have singles and doubles matches each week 
• 8.30am start 

Hotshots Green Grade

• Green Ball Division - Ages between 7-11 only 
• This grade will be mixed gender 
• This grade is part of the Hotshots development and is the last stage before players move into yellow ball. Low compression green dot balls will be used for this stage. 
• Full court games with both serves being over arm
• Matches will be played up to 7 games with normal scoring (15,30,40,deuce & advantage) 
• Teams of 4 
• Players will have singles and doubles matches each week 
• 8.30am start 

Challengers Grade

• This division is for S11 & S12 Ranked players. If you have new players to interclub who are older than 11, this grade would be a perfect starting point.
• This grade will have a Boy’s and Girl’s grade 
• Best of 3 short sets to 4 games (must win by 2 games or more, tiebreaker at 4-4) Super-tie breaker to 10 points for 3rd set, must win by 2 points. Same scoring for Doubles.
• Teams of 4 
• Players will have singles and doubles matches each week
• 8.30am start 

Futures Grade

• This division is for lower ranked S10 players and high ranked S11 players 
• This division will have a Boy’s and Girl’s grade 
• Matches are best of three sets to 4 games, with third set been super tie breaker
• Players will have singles and doubles matches each week
• 10.30am start 

Premier Juniors Grade 

• This division is for players ranked  S9 or high ranked S10 players .
• This division will have a Boy’s and Girl’s grade 
• Highly ranked girls (S7 or S8) could play in the boys grade if required by clubs 
• Matches are best of three sets to 6 with third set being a super tie break to 10 points
• Players will have singles and doubles matches each week
• 10.30am start