Official BTUSA Rules & Regulations
Listed below are the official rules and regulations for the 2010 season of Beach Tennis USA®, the organization responsible for launching the sport of beach tennis in North America.
Regulations
- Beach tennis is played as singles or doubles
- Regulation net height is 5 ft. 6 3/4 inch. (1.7 meters)
- Width of an official Beach Tennis court is 26 1/4 ft. (8 meters)
- Length of an official Beach Tennis court is 52 1/2 ft. (16 meters)
- Beach Tennis Paddle must be minimum of 18 1/2 inches in length and no longer than 20 inches
Rules
The rules of beach tennis are similar to those of regular tennis:
- Scoring is 15-30-40 with no advantage; at 40-40 (deuce) next point wins
- In Mixed Doubles, men serve underhand
- Lets are in play
- Only one serve is allowed per point
- The ball can NOT hit the sand. If it does, the opposing team receives a point
- If the ball strikes the line in any way the shot is good
- No part of a player's body or his/her equipment may touch the net or cross the plane of the net (over or under). If it does, that player's team will lose the point being played
- The player serving must stay behind the base line while serving. If any part of a player's body touches the base line in his/her service motion before hitting the ball, it is considered a foot fault and the serving team will lose the point
- Only one hit is allowed to get the ball over the net; in doubles, you may not pass the ball to your partner