1. TENNIS UNIT
LIFETIME SPORTS

2. Starting a Game Coin toss or racket spin Begins with a serve
Server stands behind the baseline
Serve begins in deuce court
Right side is deuce court
Alternate sides of court with each serve
Server has 2 chances to put ball in play

3. LINES ON THE COURT Baseline Center Mark Service Line
Center Service Line
Service Box
Net
Single Sideline
Double Sideline
Alley
Net Post

4. PARTS OF A RACKET

5. SCORING First point - 15 Second point - 30 Third point - 40
Fourth point - Game
Deuce - game tied 40-all and any tie thereafter
Advantage - first point after deuce
Love - zero

6. GAME, SET, MATCH GAME - first player to win 4 points
SET - One player wins 6 games by 2
MATCH - 2 out of 3 / 3 out of 5 sets
12 point TIE BREAK - 6 games all
First player to 7 points by 2 wins
Multiples of 6 - players change ends
First point served by last receiver
First server serves 1 point from deuce court
2 pts served by each person after first serve

7. RULES OF THE GAME
Serve must go diagonally across net and land in service square
2 missed serves - double fault - point goes to opponent
Any part of ball on line is “in”
Ball may only bounce once

8. Tennis Vocabulary Fault - missed serve/ball hit outside boundaries
Forehand - ball hit on racket side
Backhand - ball hit across your body
Smash/Slam - hard downward hit
Let - serve touches net but lands in
Net ball - ball touching net during play - play continues
Volley - hitting ball before it hits ground
Ace - served ball not returnable