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41 Cards in this Set
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A serve which the receiver cannot touch with the racket |
Ace |
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The score when the server scores a point after the score was deuce |
Ad in |
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The score when the receiving player gets a point after the score was deuce |
Ad out |
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A tied score |
All |
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Boundary line that runs parallel to and 39 feet from the net |
Baseline |
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The line in the middle of the court that separates the serving courts |
Center service line |
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A hit diagonally from one corner of the court to the opposite corner |
Crosscourt |
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A tie score at and after 40-40 |
Deuce |
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A failure to serve over the net both times |
Double fault |
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A match played with 4 players |
Doubles |
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A point lost due to a player's failure rather than the opponent's good shot |
Error |
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Failure on an attempt to serve in the proper court |
Fault |
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A serve that hits the tops of the net and goes into the proper service court |
Let |
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A high arching shot |
Lob |
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An informal expression used to indicate that a shot is out |
Long |
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Score is zero |
Love |
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Playing with a man and woman on either team |
Mixed doubles |
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An exchange of shots or a pre-game warm up |
Rally |
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The position a player is in while waiting for the serve |
Ready position |
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Player who will return the serve |
Receiver |
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Shot used to put the ball into play |
Serve |
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Area the ball must be served into. Diagonally from where the ball is served |
Service court |
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The line that runs parallel to and 21 feet from the center line |
Service line |
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The completion of 6 matches with one team ahead by 2 games |
Set |
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The manner in which a ball is hit |
Stroke |
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A shot hit before the ball hits the court |
Volley |
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A shot made outside of the sidelines |
Wide |
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Service is alternated |
From right to left |
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Failure to get the ball in the servicing court or boundaries |
Fault |
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Examples of faults (5) |
-Swing at the ball and miss on a serve -hit a ball in to the net -ball bounces into the net post or any fixed structure and bounces into the service court -step over the baseline before the racket hits the ball -have both feet off the court when the racket hits the ball |
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Serve that doesn't result in the use of one of your two serves |
Let |
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Ways to lose a point (4) |
-hit the ball twice -clothes or racket hits the net -play the ball before it goes over the net -throw the racket at the ball and hit it |
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Doubles base line length |
36 ft |
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Singles base line length |
27 ft |
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Sideline length |
76 ft |
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From alley line to base line length |
13ft 6in |
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From back screen to base line length |
21 ft |
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From base line to service line length |
18 ft |
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From alley line to side line length |
4ft 6in |
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From side line to side screen length |
12 ft |
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Length of one service court to the other |
42 ft |
