The Aparna Open Tennis Tournament 2025 is an annual inter-Aparna community event designed to foster community spirit and a shared passion for tennis. This non-commercial, not-for-profit event is organized by volunteer tennis enthusiasts.

Key Tournament Details:

• Dates: January 25th to February 9th, 2025 (all weekends)

• Venue: Vijay Tennis Academy (6 hard courts)

• Format:

• - 5 doubles and 5 singles matches per team.

• - Group stage matches: Best of 15 games (first to 8, 7-all tiebreak).

• Semi-finals and Finals: Best of 19 games (first to 10, 9-all tiebreak).-

• - Singles tiebreak: Race to 7 (win by 2).

• - Doubles tiebreak: Race to 10 (win by 2).

• - Deuce: 2 points for the first two deuces, a single/golden point (advantage all) on the third deuce. Receiver chooses the service court (deuce or advantage).

Aparna Open Tennis Tournament Rules:

• - Primarily follows ITF rules (including doubles positioning and racket crossing the net).

• - Foot faults are monitored and considered faults.

• - Intentional double touches result in a point for the opponent.

• - Grunting and calling the ball are permitted, but calling the ball out or catching it before it bounces results in a point for the opponent.

Teams and Structure:

• - 8 teams participating.

• - 120 participants.

• - Lucky draw for group creation:

• Group A: Avenues, ASO/Cyberlife++, Commune, Zenith

• Group B: Cyberzon, Lakebreeze, Sarovar, Serene Park

Semi-final and Final Format:

• Semi-final 1: Winner of Group A vs. Runner-up of Group B

• Semi-final 2: Winner of Group B vs. Runner-up of Group A

• Winners of the semi-finals will play in the final.

Scheduling and Rescheduling:

• - Matches primarily held on weekends.

• - Rescheduling is discouraged due to the limited timeframe (3 weekends). Teams can play on weekdays but only 1 in 10 matches can be done this way. If both teams are unavailable, points are split.

• Squad Size: Up to 25 players per team.

• Young Players: Each team can have one player under 18 as a seeded player.

• Points System (per win):

• - D1 and S1: 3 points

• - D2, D3, S2, S3: 2 points

• - All other matches: 1.5 points

Officiating:

• Main and line umpires are preferably from non-participating teams.

• The referee's decision is final.

• Equipment: Slazenger Championship or equivalent balls (2 new or near-new balls per match).

• Conduct: Any distraction during an opponent's shot results in a point for the opponent. Violence will result in immediate termination of the player or potentially the entire team.

Emphasis: The tournament emphasizes team spirit, camaraderie, healthy competition, and fun.