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Latest News
January
10, 2010
Happy New Year from Triangle Tennis Club! We thank all of our
members and supporters for a great 2009, and strive for an even
better 2010.
While we remain on Winter Break, please continue to check back in
the weeks ahead for updates on start-of-play, as well as information
on the 2010 Carolina Cup,
which will be held in Charlotte this year.
December 6th, 2009
The TTC year-end party was held this past weekend. Thanks to
everyone who attended. This also marks the official end
of club play for the year. We will resume club play in the
March timeframe, as weather permits. Happy Holidays!
October 20th, 2009
We have successfully completed the 6th annual Crape Myrtle Tennis
Classic. Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to
everyone for once again making the CMTC a great success! You
may check out the tournament summary at our
2009 CMTC Page.
May 7th, 2009
Due to court scheduling conflicts, there will be no club play at Millbrook on 5/8 or 5/15. Club play on the 8th will occur at the NC State University public courts (courts next to the gymnasium). A social is being planned for the 15th to see the Durham Bulls.
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2010 Club Schedule
Triangle Tennis Club is current on winter
break. We will resume play sometime in the month of March, as soon as
the weather becomes warm enough for evening play. Please check back
here for further updates. You may also contact us ar holding Friday evening recreational
club play in November, the schedule will remain TBD, pending weather
conditions. If you want to check whether we are meeting on any
given Friday, please send an email to Tim (captain@triangletennisclub.com).
TTC members, if the weather warms at some point
during the off-season, feel free to contact each other to arrange individual
play.
Tennis Trivia
You are playing a match, and hit your first serve into the net. The ball rolls to a stop on the court. You and your opponent agree not to bother retrieving the ball at this point.
Defying the odds, your opponent hits a return that causes the ball in play to hit the stationary (dead) ball from your first serve. What should you do?
Answer
Get to the ball in play as soon as possible and hit it before it touches the ground again -- it is still a live ball!
If you and your opponent both agreed to leave the first ball on the court, it becomes part of the court surface. Therefore, if the ball in play hits it, it is the same as if the ball hit the court. You must contact the ball in play before it hits the ground again, or your opponent wins the point.
As low as the probability is of your opponent hitting the dead ball with the ball in play, your chances of hitting the ball in play after it bounces off the dead ball are even worse, as it will likely take a low and abnormal bounce off that ball. In other words, if you think there's any chance of the dead ball interfering with the point, go pick it up before your 2nd serve!
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