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14 Cards in this Set
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Advantage (Ad) Court
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the left side service boxes
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Baselines
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sets the boundaries for the far edges of the court, on both sides of the net, for singles or doubles play
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Backcourt
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the playing area between service line and baseline
often referred to as "No Man's Land" |
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Center Mark
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divides each side of the court in half and is crucial to the serving game
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Deuce Cort
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the right side service boxes
first point of every competitive game always starts here one of your two serves must clear the net and land here to start the point |
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Doubles Alley
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long, narrow rectangles created by the singles and doubles sidelines running parallel with each other
these alleys are used only in doubles play |
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Doubles Sideline
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marks the boundaries for the sides of the court in doubles play
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Forecourt
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the area of the tennis court between the service line and the net
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Net
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divides the entire court in half and supported by net posts
there is usually a center net strap which can be adjusted to maintain regulation height the net should be 3ft. high in the center of the strap |
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Service Boxes
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the center lines, service lines and net combined form four of these boxes
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Service Lines
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a line on either side of the net running parallel to the baseline
these lines are split in half by the center service line |
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Side "T"
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the intersection of the service lines with the singles sidelines to form a "T"
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Singles Sidelines
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marks the boundaries for the sides of the court in singles play
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Singles Sticks
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used to raise the net to regulation height on either end of the court
seen in high-level competition |
