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Season2026-27 NCAA Tennis Rules Book (ITA dual-match format, DI Singles & Doubles Championships permanently fall/Nov, Team Championships May, no-ad scoring at NCAA tournament)

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Tennis

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Season2026 Rules of Tennis (English) — direct PDF at /media/7221/2026-rules-of-tennis-english.pdf

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Section 2: Equipment

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NCAA

Racket: ITF-approved per Rules of Tennis Appendix II; Ball: ITF-approved (yellow felt-covered, 65-67 mm diameter, 56-59 g); Court surface: hard court (most NCAA), clay, or indoor — must be ITF-approved

ITF

The ball shall have a uniform outer surface and shall be white or yellow in colour. If there are any seams, they shall be stitchless.

Section 3: Playing Area

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NCAA

Court: 23.77 m × 8.23 m singles / 23.77 m × 10.97 m doubles; Net: 0.914 m height at center, 1.07 m at posts; Service boxes: 6.4 m × 4.115 m each

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Section 4: Players & Officials

Section 5: Rules of Play

Section 6: Scoring

Section 7: Violations & Penalties

Section 8: Safety Considerations