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| An earned point, in contradistinction to one scored by the error of an opponent. | ace |
| Commonly used to mean only an ace made by service | ace |
| the score fo a game after either side ahs won a point from "deuce." Also callled vantage | advantage |
| a slang expression defining the strip of court lying between the sidelines for singles and doubles | alley |
| with the playing arm and racket across the body; generally, strokes on the left side | backhand |
| the twisitng of the ball caused by a straight cut or chop stroke, the ball spinning back toward the striker | bakspin |
| strip of canvas bound to the top of the net to show its height | band |
| the back line at either end of the court, behind which the server stands | baseline |
| a style of play in which the player stays near the baseline and seldom volleys, in contradistinction to a "net" game | baseline game |
| a ball returned without any swing of the racket, by simply meeting it with a stiff wrist and stationary racket; generally called a "stop volley" | blocked ball |
| the action of bounding ball as it leaves the ground; used cheifly in speaking of cut or twist strokes, when the ball bounds unnaturally. | break |
| a walkover, the right to enter the next rond without playing, given by chance in the drawing to players for whom there are no opponents | bye |
| a slicing stroke made by drawing the racket down sharply with a schoopying motion as it strikes the ball, which gives the ball a sharp backspin | chopstroke |
| the ground bounded by the outer lines of play, or that and the space immediately surrounding the lines | court |
| a stroke in which the racket strikes a glancing blow and is drawn sharply to one side or another in striking | crosscourt |
| the twist, spin, or curl of a ball when it has been sliced in hitting | cut |
| a stroke in which the racket strikes a glancing blow and is drawn sharply to one side or another in striking | cutstroke |
| the victory given to a player whose opponent is absent or declines to play; also, the absence or act of declining to play | default |
| the score of any game when each side has won three strokes, or after this point has been reached, wheever the score of points is equal. Also the score of any set in which each side has won five games, or after this point has been reached, whenever teh score of games is equal | deuce |
| slang expression derived from double fault, meaning two successive faults by service | double |
| a game in which there are two players on each side | doubles |
| the act of deciding by chance the order in which the players in any tournament will play and against whom they will play; also the diagram showing order of play | draw |
| long, horizontal stroke made from the backcourt when the opponent is also in the backcourt | drive |
| the unnatural down curve of a ball when hit with a lifting stroke that gives it a forward or top spin | drop |
| a stroke made with a sharp lift of the racket as it meets the ball, which makes the ball twist foward rapidly and drop unnaturally after it crosses the net. Also, a short storke made so that teh ball drops just over the net | dropstroke |
| served ball that does not strike in the proper court or is not properly served | fault |
| one point scored for either player | fifteen |
| the score when each side has won one point | fifteenall |
| the score when the server has won one, two or three points, and the opponent none | fifteenlove |
| a ball served when the feet of the server are not in the position required by the rules | footfault |
| playing arm and racket on the natural side of the body, generally strokes on the right | forehand |
| the style in which a plyaer carries himself and makes his strokes | form |
| three points scored for either player | forty |
| unit of the score made up of four points, unless each side has won three, after which it takes a majority of two points to win a game | game |
| stroke made after the ball has bounded from the ground | groundstroke |
| stringing of a racket; an abbreviation of lambgut | gut |
| the line dividing the service court into halves and separating the right and left service courts | halfcourtline |
| stroke made by hitting the ball just as it rises from the ground after its first bounce | halfvolley |
| ball that touches the net and yet goes over into the proper court; in servce the serve is played over. Also called net | let |
| stroke made from the side of the court htat drives the ball past a player at the net, passing along the parallel with and inside the sideline | linepass |
| official selected for a match to decide whether the ball is in or out of the court, generally having supervision over only one or two lines | lineman |
| stroke that knocks the ball high up in the air a toss | lob |
| term used in scoring to indicate that neither side has made a point | love |
| term used in scoring to indicate that the server has not made a point and the opponent has made one, two or three points | lovefifteenthirtyforty |
| series of sets, generally the best in three, or the best in five, in which the winner of the majority is the victor. Also, competition arranged between two teams, clubs, and so forth | matche |
| game in which a man and a woman play as partners on each side | mixed doubles |
| netting spread across the cente of the court to prevent balls lower than a given height from going into the opponent's court. Also same as let a ball that touchesthe net and goes into the proper court | net |
| stroke that hits the top of the net and goes over into the proper court same as let | netcordstroke |
| style of play in which teh ball is volleeyd from close to net the reverse of baseline game | netgame |
| ball that touch the ground beyond the line bounding the court into which it was played | out |
| racket above the head | overhead |
| speed with which ball travels through the air, or the impact it has when it strikes the opponent's racket. Also revfers to the speed of the ball after hitting the ground. | pace |
| stroke that drives the ball past an opponent at the net, inside the court, but still out of his reach | pas |
| direct a ball to some special part of the court | place |
| controlling the direction of the ball and returning it where it will be the most difficult to play | placing |
| an abbreviation of wellplayedalso the manner in which the ball is returned | played |
| slang expression meaning for one partner to take a ball which should have been played by the other; generally at the net for one to cross over and volley a ball traveling toward the other | poaching |
| smallest unit in scoring games a number of which make up a game | point |
| where a player stands in relation to the lines of hte court, the net, the opponent, and the ball | position |
| frame with handscrews | racket press |
