NAC386.747. Tennis: Generally.

     1. The Board shall establish the date upon which a school may begin practicing for a tennis season at least 2 years before the beginning of the season. Each season ends upon completion of the state tournament for tennis. The state tournament must be conducted at the date, time and place specified by the Board.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each tennis game must be conducted in accordance with the rules of tennis adopted by the United States Tennis Association or its successor organization.

     3. A 45-point round-robin format must be used for each regular or postseason tennis game. Each team that participates in tennis as a sanctioned sport must consist of three members who play singles games and six members who play as members of three doubles teams. A member of a team may not play both singles games and doubles games.

     4. Each member of a team who plays singles games must play one set consisting of six games against each member of an opposing team who plays singles games. If the member wins a set, the member is entitled to receive two points for that set.

     5. Each doubles team must play one set consisting of six games against each opposing doubles team. If a doubles team wins a set, the team is entitled to receive three points for that set. A doubles team may not receive more than 27 points for winning sets during a tennis match.

     6. No person, other than a coach for a school, may provide instruction to a member of a team during a changeover that occurs during a set. Each coach shall ensure that each member of the team for which he or she is a coach wears a school uniform for tennis during the period in which the member participates in a tennis game as a member of that team. A school uniform for tennis is not required to consist of the colors of that school.

     7. The individual portion of a league or regional tournament for tennis consists of a 32-singles draw and a 32-doubles draw. The two best teams in each league must qualify to participate in a regional tournament by using a 45-point round-robin format.

     8. If a tennis match results in a tie score, the winner of the match must be determined in the manner specified in the manual prepared by the Association for that purpose.

     9. Each state tournament for tennis must be conducted in accordance with the manual prepared by the Association for that purpose.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004)