Section 5: Rules of Play
NCAA Dual-Match Format
- 3 doubles matches first (1 set to 6, 7-point tiebreaker at 6-6) — winning team gets 1 doubles point
- 6 singles matches (best of 3 sets, no-ad scoring, 7-point tiebreaker at 6-6 in sets 1-2; super tiebreaker at 1-1 in sets in some formats)
- Total: 7 points possible per dual (1 doubles + 6 singles); first team to 4 points wins the dual
No-Ad Scoring
- NCAA tennis uses no-ad scoring: at deuce, the receiver chooses which side to receive the next point; that point decides the game
- Eliminates traditional ad-in/ad-out cycles
Tiebreaker
- Set tied 6-6: 7-point tiebreaker (first to 7, win by 2)
- Match tied 1-1 in sets (some NCAA formats): 10-point super tiebreaker decides match (first to 10, win by 2)