The Serve

• The server must stand behind the baseline and serve diagonally to the opponent’s service court.
• The serve must be made underhand with the paddle contacting the ball below the waist.
• Both players on the serving team get a chance to serve before a side-out occurs, which means the serve goes to the opposing team.
• Only one serve attempt is allowed per server. When the ball is served, ("2 bounce rule") the receiving team must let it bounce before returning, and then the serving team must let it bounce before returning,

Serving Sequence

• Both players on the serving doubles team have the opportunity to serve and score points until they commit a fault *(except for the first service sequence of each new game).
• The first serve of each side-out is made from the right court.
• If a point is scored, the server switches sides and the server initiates the next serve from the left/odd court.
• As subsequent points are scored, the server continues switching back and forth until a fault is committed, and the first server loses the serve.
• When the first server loses the serve the partner then serves from their correct side of the court (except for the first service sequence of the game, when there is only 1 server).
• The second server continues serving until his team commits a fault and loses the serve to the opposing team.
• Once the service goes to the opposition, the first serve is from the right court and both players on that team have the opportunity to serve and score points.
• In singles the server serves from the right/even court when his or her score is even and from the left/odd when the score is odd.

 Scoring

• Points are scored only by the serving team, Games are played to 11 points, win by 2.

Non-Volley Zone (The Kitchen)

• Volleying is prohibited within the non-volley zone.
• It is a fault if, when volleying a ball, the player steps on the non-volley zone, including the line and/or when the player’s momentum causes them or anything they are wearing or carrying to touch the non-volley zone including the associated lines.
• It is a fault if, after volleying, a player is carried by momentum into or touches the non-volley zone, even if the volleyed ball is declared dead before this happens.
• A player may legally be in the non-volley zone any time other than when volleying a ball