Court Of Appeals With Rebel Good

First, ask your opponent if she heard you announce the score. If she says she did, that score stands. If she says she didn’t, see what points you agree upon and replay only those you don’t (The Code, Item 32). In this case, by resuming at 30–all, you were conceding she was correct. You can state the score—and ask this opponent if she agrees with the score—before every point the next time you play. That will get old in a hurry.

- Jennifer Bogle

Q In singles, I was serving and called the score 40–15. I always say the score loud enough so it can clearly be heard. I won the point and—I thought—the game, but then my opponent challenged the score. We agreed to replay from 30–all since neither of us could clearly recap the preceding points. Should it have been my game because she didn’t challenge the score immediately?

To Stomp or Not to Stomp?

In a doubles match, my teammate repeatedly made a fake move just as our opponent was striking the ball. Our opponent said she was distracted by the noise that his foot made. We found “stamping feet” to be illegal in the rules, but my teammate felt that this noise was inadvertent. Who was right?

—Amelia Strasler, Louisville, KY