i find that the fanatical posters in the college forums to be the worst of any. they have to argue over every loss, every transfer of a student, every point penalty. ever watch some college tennis matches in person? you can bet that all national ita tournaments, ncaa championships, and conference matches are refereed with this level of scrutiny. every court at these events are chaired by a referee and the same pool of refs chair the matches for the duration of the event. nevolo has played 3 years of college tennis, has been in both ita events and the ncaa tournament, and was in his third day of this year's event and so he is FOR SURE not unaware of time violations. also, stop blaming the coach for every single problem that comes across his team. it is not his call to force a player to get back on the court if his player is taking too long of a bathroom break. obviously nevolo knows the rules, and whatever the reason why he didn't make it back in time (ie: stalling, resting, sitting on the toilet, treating cramps, or treating his heart condition), it was nevolo's choice/fault to give up those points.
lastly, woodrow is actually an ita ref and has refereed tons of college matches including ita events and the ncaa championships and so he knows what he is talking about because he is actually on the court with these players. Also, at the ncaa's team championship site this past may, the secondary site where half of the dual matches were taking place, the only bathrooms were 2 outhouses behind the stadium seating. imagine the players trying to run back and forth between the courts to the bathroom in between set changeovers and finishing their business in 2 minutes or less... cause thats actually what happens at college matches. the players know it. the coaches know it. the refs know it. you(they) would be a fool not to know it if you were the deciding match at a conference game.