Cindysphinx
G.O.A.T.
I was playing mixed 8.0 in a tight second set. Partner was at net, I was at baseline, opposing guy was running down a short ball. He hits his shot to the baseline, and crashes into the net.
Opposing guy says he touched the net after the ball was out of play, or bounced twice, or something. My partner says no way because opposing guy hit the net fast, right after he hit his shot. Me, I don't know because I was calling the baseline and didn't see when the guy touched the net.
Whose call is it? I know a player must call it on himself when he touches the net, but we're entitled to make calls on balls on or headed toward out side of the net.
Opposing guy says it's his point, my partner hits the roof, and my efforts to bring order to the situation and just ask everyone what they think happened fell on two sets of deaf male ears. My partner "gave them" the point but let them both know in no uncertain terms that they were cheating scoundrels of the very worst variety.
So. What should have happened there? I wanted to tell my partner that it is our call, so if he is sure the guy fell into the net before the ball bounced twice or hit a fixture, he should just say that. If both teams insisted they were right and couldn't agree, then the match would end in a stalemate and the grievance committee would have sort it out based on the rule.
All of that fuss could have been avoided if anyone would have listened to me, but I'm just a woman so no one cares what I think because apparently the men folk decide such matters.
Cindy -- reconsidering playing 8.0 any more
Opposing guy says he touched the net after the ball was out of play, or bounced twice, or something. My partner says no way because opposing guy hit the net fast, right after he hit his shot. Me, I don't know because I was calling the baseline and didn't see when the guy touched the net.
Whose call is it? I know a player must call it on himself when he touches the net, but we're entitled to make calls on balls on or headed toward out side of the net.
Opposing guy says it's his point, my partner hits the roof, and my efforts to bring order to the situation and just ask everyone what they think happened fell on two sets of deaf male ears. My partner "gave them" the point but let them both know in no uncertain terms that they were cheating scoundrels of the very worst variety.
So. What should have happened there? I wanted to tell my partner that it is our call, so if he is sure the guy fell into the net before the ball bounced twice or hit a fixture, he should just say that. If both teams insisted they were right and couldn't agree, then the match would end in a stalemate and the grievance committee would have sort it out based on the rule.
All of that fuss could have been avoided if anyone would have listened to me, but I'm just a woman so no one cares what I think because apparently the men folk decide such matters.
Cindy -- reconsidering playing 8.0 any more