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ELIGIBILITY
Currently enrolled students (full-time
and/or part time, undergraduate and/or graduate) are
eligible to participate.
MEMBERSHIP
FEES
IBA membership fees are $50.00 per team (i.e.
$50.00 for a men's team, $50.00 for a women's team, $50.00 for a
co-ed team). Membership fees are waived for each team's
first year in the IBA.
FORMAT for
MEN'S MATCHES
FORMAT for WOMEN'S MATCHES
IBA men's match format and women's match format will include three doubles matches and six singles matches
(best of three games, rally scoring, first to 21). Each match is worth one
point in a team's total score, with a total of nine points at stake.
Teams should have at least six players, but may compete with
four or five players. Here are some examples of how matches will be played
if one or both teams have less than six players:
- Example 1: Team A has six or more players and Team B has
five players. Team B will forfeit #3 doubles and #6 singles.
This will be a best of 9 point match.
- Example 2: Team A has six or more players and Team B has
four players. Team B will forfeit #3 doubles, #5 singles and #6 singles.
This will be a best of 9 point match.
- Example 3: Team A has five players and Team B has five
players. Neither team will play #6 singles or #3 doubles. This will be
a best of 7 point match.
- Example 4: Team A has five players and Team B has four
players. Team B will forfeit #5 singles. Team A will not receive
a forfeit point for #3 doubles. This will be a best of 7 point match
- Example 5: Team A has four players and Team B has four
players. In this case, only #1 doubles will be played,
followed by the four singles matches (#2 doubles may play, but this will be
an exhibition match and will not count in the team score). This will
be a best of 5 point match.
- In order for teams to receive forfeited points, those
players must be on court during team introductions.
Team line-ups must be exchanged before the match begins and
must be ordered appropriately (no stacking).
Teams will use official IBA match score sheets for all matches.
At least three courts are required for a match. Doubles is
usually played
first. Singles matches can be put on in any order,
depending on player availability (i.e. if #3 doubles finishes first, those
players can start their singles matches). Singles matches may be played before
doubles matches only if both teams agree to do so.
FORMAT for
CO-ED MATCHES
IBA co-ed match format will be:
- One women's doubles match
- One men's doubles match
- One women's singles match
- One men's singles match
- One mixed doubles match
All matches are the best of three games, with rally scoring,
(first to 21).
Each match is worth one point in a team's total score, with a total of five points at stake.
Teams should have at least two men and two women. A team
may compete with at least one man and one woman, but must forfeit any vacated
positions. In order for teams to receive forfeited points, those
players must be on court during team introductions.
There is no limit to the number of matches a team member may
play in. A male team member may play men's singles, men's doubles and
mixed doubles. A female team member may play women's singles, women's
doubles, and mixed doubles. The team line-up will be determined by the
team coach or team captain.
Team line-ups must be exchanged before the
match begins. Teams will use official IBA match score sheets for all matches.
Large
teams may play additional matches (singles, doubles or mixed), but these will not count in the IBA team score. In these
instances, captain/coach of each team must designate beforehand
which matches will toward the IBA team score.
Matches may be played in any order. An
IBA Co-ed match may be played on as few as one court.
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