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21 ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2016 Rules of Beach Tennis and all on-court matters. The Referee is responsible for making the draw. The Referee may not be the Tournament Director and is not permitted to compete in the event. If the Referee is found to be entered into a tournament prior to his/her team's first match, his/her team shall immediately be removed from the Acceptance List/Draw and may be subject to penalty under the Code of Conduct. If the Referee is found to have competed in the tournament his/her team shall be defaulted from the event and shall forfeit any prize money and/or Ranking points earned and may be subject to penalty under the Code of Conduct. 12. 12. 12. 12. Tournament Doctor / Tournament Doctor / Tournament Doctor / Tournament Doctor / Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer (PAT) (PAT) (PAT) (PAT) Each tournament must provide at its sole expense a Tournament Doctor on-call during play and a Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer on-site during play. 13. 13. 13. 13. Match Format Match Format Match Format Match Format Each match in the Main Draw will be the best of three tie-break sets, unless otherwise approved by the ITF. In the Qualifying Draw, when the score is one set all, one match tie-break (10 points) shall be played to decide the match. 14. 14. 14. 14. Rules of Beach Tennis Rules of Beach Tennis Rules of Beach Tennis Rules of Beach Tennis The ITF Rules of Beach Tennis shall apply in all ITF Beach Tennis Tour matches. 15. 15. 15. 15. Conditions of Play Conditions of Play Conditions of Play Conditions of Play a) a) a) a) Between Tournaments Between Tournaments Between Tournaments Between Tournaments If the Referee receives notice from a player of the date and time of his last match played in a previous tournament, then the Referee shall whenever possible give the player one full day's rest between such match and the player's first match in the Tournament. b) Between Matches b) Between Matches b) Between Matches b) Between Matches Except when weather or other unavoidable circumstances causes schedule disruption, members of a doubles team shall be scheduled for a maximum of two (2) main draw matches on the final day of the tournament (semifinal and final) which shall not be scheduled less than twelve (12) hours after the completion of the last match of such doubles team on the preceding day or round. This may be increased to a maximum of four (4) matches on preceding days and on all days at $2,500 and non prize money events. Whenever it is necessary to schedule more than one match in the same day such doubles teams shall be given the following minimum rest periods: i. Played less than 1 hour: ½ hour rest ii. Played between 1 hour and 1½ hours: 1 hour rest iii. Played more than 1½ hours: 1½ hours rest 16. 16. 16. 16. Entry Fee Entry Fee Entry Fee Entry Fee