Scoring in Beach Tennis is very similar to that of regular tennis. A standard Beach Tennis Match is made of 1 to 3 sets. In order to win a set a player or team need to win at least six games. To win a game a player or team need to win at least 4 points.
GAME SCORING:
All games scoring starts at zero-zero also known as “love”. The serving team or player (if singles) running score is the zero on the left and team or player receiving the serve is the zero on the right. If you win a point at 0-0 (love-love) and you are the serving team the score changes to 15-0 (fifteen-love). The point increments are 0, 15, 30, 40. If the server/serving team win the next point the game score changes to 30-0 (thirty-love), then 40-0 (forty-love), the next point is game point. Which if the serving team or player win, wins the game and the set score changes to 1-0 (one-love).
0 points = Love
1 point = 15
2 point = 30
3 points = 40
Tied score – All
40 – 40 – Deuce
In any instance where the team or player receiving the serve win the point then the score would reflect this by the score on the right side changing up in the same increments, 0-15 (love-fifteen) 0-30 (love-thirty) 0-40 (love-forty). If both teams/players win points during a game the score can increment on both sides. Where both teams score 3 points the score changes to Deuce (40-40).
How Beach Tennis game scoring differs from the regular game of tennis
1. There is NO advantage after deuce. Whoever wins the point at deuce wins the game
2. There is NO second service
3. There are NO service lets. If the ball hits the net on the serve and proceeds to cross over the net into the opposing court and it is then grounded then the server wins the point.
SET SCORING
To win a set a team or player (if singles) need to win at least 6 games (by two clear games) so to win a set when the set score is 5-5 the winning team would need to win by 7-5 or 5-7. At 6-6 a tie-break game shall be played.
TIE BREAK GAME
Tie break games start at 0 – 0 and then increment by 1 for each point won. Zero, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc. The first team or player to 7 points by 2 clear points (e.g. 7-5) will win the game and the set. The tie break game must continue until a two clear point margin exists.
In a tie break game, the next person who would have served in the normal game rotation will serve the first point only. The next two points are then served by the opposing team or player who would have served next in the rotation. After this, each team or player shall serve alternately for two consecutive points until the end of the tie-break game. The rotation of the server in all instances follows the same order as during the set.