Angle Queen
Professional
Last week, we had an "away" match at a club that has a dress code. Yep, they still exist.
I was acting captain (grrrrr!) and my partner and I were set to play the opposing captain and her partner. After warmups, she (reluctantly? yet) politely asked my partner if he had a collared-shirt as those were the club "rules." He did not. She said she'd been told/asked before to stop during USTA play when one of the players wasn't dressed appropriately.
I'm all for being considerate and trying to follow the hosts rules but my question is: Could we have been forced to take a default for a home court dress code violation? I've found nothing in our local rules that requires it but haven't researched it up through sectional, national rules.
Fortunately for us, an opponent from a different line/court had a "spare" shirt in his locker and graciously offered to loan it if someone complained.
I was acting captain (grrrrr!) and my partner and I were set to play the opposing captain and her partner. After warmups, she (reluctantly? yet) politely asked my partner if he had a collared-shirt as those were the club "rules." He did not. She said she'd been told/asked before to stop during USTA play when one of the players wasn't dressed appropriately.
I'm all for being considerate and trying to follow the hosts rules but my question is: Could we have been forced to take a default for a home court dress code violation? I've found nothing in our local rules that requires it but haven't researched it up through sectional, national rules.
Fortunately for us, an opponent from a different line/court had a "spare" shirt in his locker and graciously offered to loan it if someone complained.