15. FINALS
(a) All Finals matches to be played at venues to be decided
by the committee. The Final match shall be played on the
Wednesday/Thursday succeeding the semi-final matches.
Failure of Club Representative to open courts by
9 a.m. will incur a fine of ten dollars ($10.00).
(b) All conditions relating to Home and Away matches shall
apply throughout the final matches, and if at the end of the
match the sets and games are drawn, then a 12 point tie
breaker shall be played at the end of the last set in
progress.
If the last two sets finish simultaneously, with a drawn
match, the last set listed on the score card shall play the tie
breaker, i.e. 2&3 v 2&3, to decide the match winners.
(c) The Captain of the winning team is required to complete
the online Mail Form.
(d) In the event of an unplayed or unfinished final due to
washout/heatout, play continues from the last completed
point at the same venue unless notified by the Association
Secretary. Captains of teams finishing highest on the
ladder to retain balls and score cards until play resumes.
Captains must also advise Record Secretary of any
uncompleted finals by submitting the online Mail Form. All
finals (Semi and Grand) must be completed on or before 4
weeks after the last Wednesday/Thursday home and away
match. If Grand finals cannot be completed within this time
frame and players cannot mutually agree on a day to
complete an unfinished final pennants will be awarded to
the teams who finished 1st and 2nd on the ladder at the
end of the home & away season.
(e) A substitute approved by the Executive Committee shall
be allowed to take the place of any player who is prevented
through illness, injury or any other good and sufficient
reason from continuing any unfinished semi-final or grand
final match, provided that such substitute shall be eligible
and shall not take the place of any player in a set that has
commenced. The opposing team shall be notified by the
Association Secretary of any such substitute.
(f) Players must wait at least until 11 a.m. if the weather is
inclement.
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