At 9-6, the third set super tie break. (The super tie break is playing in lieu of a\u00a0third set due to time constrain. The first party to win 10 points lead by two wins the set hence the match.) My team has the match point and\u00a0my\u00a0guy was serving and the point became contentious.<\/p>\n
The opposing team wrote to the Coordinator:<\/p>\n
During the tiebreak, the player from Great Neck hit a ball, which was audibly called wide by our male player.The Great Neck team countered that an \u201cin signal\u201d had been made by our female player, which both players from our team immediately said was not the case. Our female player had to jump out of the way of the ball and explained that she was unable to make any call because while in mid air was unable to see where the ball had landed<\/strong><\/span> and had deferred to the player that was watching the spot of the ball.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
My guy wrote that I forwarded to the Coordinator:<\/p>\n
This was the following rule and why I ended the game:<\/p>\n
All line calls must be made clearly and immediately. If there is any doubt, the ball is good. (A ball that is 99% out, is\u00a0 still 100% in). When an out call is corrected, the point is given to the opposing team. Unless invited by the opposing team,
\nplayers may not cross to their opponent\u2019s side of the court to check a mark.<\/p>\nDispute:
\nGiselle and I were at the net and Giselle hit a volley very wide. The ball takes a funny bounce on the line, the guy calls it out and the girl misses the ball. I was watching her and the line and she immediately gives a flat palm signalling good. The guy becomes very loud arguing that he called it out. Nobody was disputing him but the girl then changes her mind and said he called it out. If she had called it out immediately then I would have moved on to serve again for match point. I never made a call, I was just watching for her reaction for missing the ball. I ended the game on the principle that she was in doubt and changed her call because her partner became extremely loud about it. Keith kept yelling at me but I told him to question his partner. After a few minutes of this, we walked to the bench and I said the match is over. I was trying to enforce the rule above but if she was going to change her mind and change her story then she has no integrity.<\/p>\nFacts:
\n1) We did not argue over any points in the game and I gave away 3 questionable calls in their favor
\n2) It was my serve for match point at 9-6, there was no pressure and no reason to cheat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n