Shortening our game is not the way to attract new fans to the sport - in fact it will probably turn away many loyal fans who enjoy the competition and "it's never too late to come back" nature of the sport. Proponents of the change may argue that tennis is the only sport that doesn't have a time limit. But other sports, although they have a time limit, can be unpredictably long as well - they may go into overtime, and the clock may stop for longer periods. Not having a time limit is what makes tennis a beautiful sport. If the goal is to attract fans, we need to do a better job marketing the sport, supporting players and coming up with creative incentives for fans to come watch the game. Changing the game itself isn't going to help tennis- it's going to help a new and separate sport, "mini-tennis"
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Anonymous
12 years ago
These rules are not necessary.
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Nadia Burgess
12 years ago
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Us D1 players that tried and still trying to make it at pro level. Value playing with the same rules as Pro players do.
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Donnie Foster
12 years ago
Keep college tennis!
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Stephanie Greer
12 years ago
Just let them play and keep politics out of sports
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Irene Koenen
12 years ago
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These rule changes are an attack on the fundamental rules of tennis. It is absurd to think there is any good reason to make changes like this.
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James Bracey
12 years ago
This is absolutely ridiculous
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Max Fliegner
12 years ago
If I could sign this 1000 times, I would
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Aaron M. Pfister
12 years ago
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Leave it up to the players; not a group of people sitting behind desks with closed ears who preach otherwise. True tennis players and fans stay loyal to the game for the way it's intended to be played and scored.
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Marshall Dagostine
12 years ago
It takes away the competitiveness of the game. Completely unnecessary
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Alexandra Baer
12 years ago
This change is unnessecary.
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Lori Diaz
12 years ago
Talk about deflating the spirit of competition. You always finish a match !!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
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mayne fuck the ITA now even less people will care bout college tennis nigga nows it's all about them club tennis
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steve Brinson
12 years ago
This will drive US kids to skip college. The spectator focus is bull.
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Karan Wilson
12 years ago
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This will drive spectators away. Many spectators love doubles and shortening the format makes it not worth the time to come and who wants to begin watching a good match only to have it called before completion.
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Anastasia Tripolskaya
12 years ago
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If the reason of these changes is bringing more spectators for the matches, these changes are not the only and (for sure!) not the best solutions! Well thought marketing campaign promoting tennis among the college students and the whole community is needed. Cutting down matches would make others to think about us as if we would play not a professional/ not serious sport at all. Tennis is a great sport to play and to watch! And the longest matches are the most interesting ones and the ones we learn as a players and teams from! Students have spent about 15 years on average on it, and having all these limitations would be a big disappointment for us and for our relatives and friends because we love tennis and as athletes work hard enough to be respected.
Shortening our game is not the way to attract new fans to the sport - in fact it will probably turn away many loyal fans who enjoy the competition and "it's never too late to come back" nature of the sport. Proponents of the change may argue that tennis is the only sport that doesn't have a time limit. But other sports, although they have a time limit, can be unpredictably long as well - they may go into overtime, and the clock may stop for longer periods. Not having a time limit is what makes tennis a beautiful sport. If the goal is to attract fans, we need to do a better job marketing the sport, supporting players and coming up with creative incentives for fans to come watch the game. Changing the game itself isn't going to help tennis- it's going to help a new and separate sport, "mini-tennis"
These rules are not necessary.
Us D1 players that tried and still trying to make it at pro level. Value playing with the same rules as Pro players do.
Keep college tennis!
Just let them play and keep politics out of sports
These rule changes are an attack on the fundamental rules of tennis. It is absurd to think there is any good reason to make changes like this.
This is absolutely ridiculous
If I could sign this 1000 times, I would
Leave it up to the players; not a group of people sitting behind desks with closed ears who preach otherwise. True tennis players and fans stay loyal to the game for the way it's intended to be played and scored.
It takes away the competitiveness of the game. Completely unnecessary
This change is unnessecary.
Talk about deflating the spirit of competition. You always finish a match !!
mayne fuck the ITA now even less people will care bout college tennis nigga nows it's all about them club tennis
This will drive US kids to skip college. The spectator focus is bull.
This will drive spectators away. Many spectators love doubles and shortening the format makes it not worth the time to come and who wants to begin watching a good match only to have it called before completion.
If the reason of these changes is bringing more spectators for the matches, these changes are not the only and (for sure!) not the best solutions! Well thought marketing campaign promoting tennis among the college students and the whole community is needed. Cutting down matches would make others to think about us as if we would play not a professional/ not serious sport at all. Tennis is a great sport to play and to watch! And the longest matches are the most interesting ones and the ones we learn as a players and teams from! Students have spent about 15 years on average on it, and having all these limitations would be a big disappointment for us and for our relatives and friends because we love tennis and as athletes work hard enough to be respected.
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