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Tennis Calls Trivia Quiz

What call would you make in each situation on the tennis court (USTA rules)?

A multiple-choice quiz by severnriver. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
severnriver

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
275,006

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1473

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (5/10), Guest 162 (7/10), Guest 65 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. You are receiving your first serve, and the serve hits the net and lands in the serving box. You call: Hint

Second serve

Let- first serve

Fault

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Question 2 of 10

2. You and the other players are having a great point when one of their balls zooms down the side of the court. It flew so fast, neither you nor your partner saw the ball. You call: Hint

Out- since you didn't see it land in

Play the point over, since you couldn't see the ball

Nothing- let the other side make the call

In- since no one on your side saw it land out

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Question 3 of 10

3. You and your partner are both at the net when a high ball flies over your head. You should call: Hint

Nothing

Switch

Out

Mine

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Question 4 of 10

4. You are playing in a clinic in Maryland in 2006 when a former WTA professional player, a Houston native who works with children, is introduced. The announcer calls out: Hint

Zina Garrison

Mary Jo Fernandez

Chris Everett

Pam Shriver

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Question 5 of 10

5. Your opponent, a former volleyball player, takes several running steps before serving the ball. You call: Hint

Hindrance

Nothing- as long as her foot didn't touch the baseline or go over the centerline

Foot fault

Let- serve again

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Question 6 of 10

6. You and your opponents are playing a tie-breaker to 7, and the score is 7 points to 6. Your opponents come to the net to shake your hand. Your call: Hint

Good match

I will not forfeit

We need to play to 8 points

The match is not over

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Question 7 of 10

7. You dive desperately for a short ball, and you barely hit it. Your opponents, however, call it a double-bounce. You lose the point.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. You are playing outside in very windy weather, and your hat flies off during a point. You are allowed to call a let.

True

False

9. I hit a forehand that is questionable as to whether it was good or out. My opponents don't call it out, but several spectators sitting near the court say it was definitely out. The correct call is out.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. You are smashing a shoulder-high ball across the net at the opposing player's feet. She, in turn, recoils in fear and yells out a shriek, but manages to get her racquet on the ball. Since she rattles you before you can hit the ball, you call: Hint

Nothing- she is allowed to shriek

Hindrance

Let

Play the point over

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You are receiving your first serve, and the serve hits the net and lands in the serving box. You call:

Answer: Let- first serve

A let serve is not a good serve (except in World Team Tennis), but the server is entitled to another "first serve" since the ball landed in the serving box.

2. You and the other players are having a great point when one of their balls zooms down the side of the court. It flew so fast, neither you nor your partner saw the ball. You call:

Answer: In- since no one on your side saw it land out

Some players use the saying "when it doubt, call it out", although this may not be right. In fact, USTA rules that players have to give their opponents "the benefit of the doubt" and call the ball in even though they didn't see it land in.

3. You and your partner are both at the net when a high ball flies over your head. You should call:

Answer: Switch

You should call switch so that you partner can angle back and retrieve the lob, having a better line of vision on it then you do. You should not say "mine" because that inhibits your partner from returning the shot. Finally, calling it out is premature.

4. You are playing in a clinic in Maryland in 2006 when a former WTA professional player, a Houston native who works with children, is introduced. The announcer calls out:

Answer: Zina Garrison

Zina Garrison is a Houston native who works with children at various foundations, including one in Houston which bears her name. She also participated in an adult clinic at Sport Fit in Bowie, Maryland, in January, 2006. The birthplaces of the other three players are: Baltimore (Shriver), Florida (Everett)and the Dominican Republic (Fernandez), according to Wikipedia.

5. Your opponent, a former volleyball player, takes several running steps before serving the ball. You call:

Answer: Foot fault

Although a foot fault is usually called when the server touches the baseline with his or her foot, USTA rules say that taking "running steps" before serving is a foot fault.

6. You and your opponents are playing a tie-breaker to 7, and the score is 7 points to 6. Your opponents come to the net to shake your hand. Your call:

Answer: The match is not over

In a 7-point tie-breaker, the winner is the first to 7 by two points. Playing to 8 points is not correct, however, because the next point could cause the score to tie at 7-7, and 8 points would not be a two-point margin. Finally, you would not forfeit unless an emergency occurred.

7. You dive desperately for a short ball, and you barely hit it. Your opponents, however, call it a double-bounce. You lose the point.

Answer: false

According to USTA rules, only the player who made the shot can call a double bounce on herself or himself.

8. You are playing outside in very windy weather, and your hat flies off during a point. You are allowed to call a let.

Answer: False

A player can't call a let on her own hat if it comes off, according to USTA rules. Her opponents, however, can call a let.

Answer: False

Spectators cannot make calls, according to USTA rules. Since my opponents did not call it out, they must give me the benefit of the doubt and call it good.

Answer: Nothing- she is allowed to shriek

Under USTA rules, you would be entitled to call a hindrance only on a "deliberate act" by the other player that hindered you from making the point.

Source: Author severnriver

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