1. Members playing with other members can book courts up to 96 hours (4 days) in advance of the time of intended play.

2. Members playing with guests can book courts up to 48 hours (2 days) in advance of the time of intended play.

3. If a member has booked a court that will not be used, the booking must be cancelled online so that other members may book/use the court. Online court cancellation must be done at least three (3) hours before the reserved court time. Failure to do so may result in suspension of booking privileges.

4.  If a member does not claim their booked court within 10 minutes of the start time, the member will be considered a "no-show" and such member's booking privileges will be suspended for 7 days. The booking will be considered cancelled and the court can be used by other members.

5.  Court bookings for singles play are for a maximum of one (1) hour.

6.  Court bookings for doubles play are for a maximum of two (2) hours.

7. Members are required to list the full names of all other playing members and/or Guests in order for the booking system to accept the court booking.  PLAY FAIR - the names on the court booking must be the names of the actual people playing on the court.

8. The booking member and/or other listed playing member for singles play cannot book a court for a consecutive time slot or be part of a booking on a consecutive time slot. The players can, however, remain on the court for the succeeding hour if the court has not been booked and if there are no other members waiting to use the court as walk-ons.

9.  Members are entitled to walk on any unused court at 10 minutes after the hour if the court remains unused.

10. Walk-on play does not count towards any limit on bookings and/or play for the day as this is unplanned play.

11. Members will not be permitted to book courts during public hours, which are Saturdays from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm and Sundays from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm.  Only walk-on play is permitted during this time, on a first come basis, with each court being limited to one hour of play in accordance with the City of Toronto guidelines.

12. All players must vacate the court promptly when their court time is over.

13. Only Rosethorn contracted tennis professionals are allowed to use hoppers of balls on the courts.  Ball machines are prohibited.  No professionals, other than those contracted with Rosethorn Tennis Club, are allowed to teach on Rosethorn courts.

14. Appropriate tennis attire is required.  Non-marking tennis shoes must be worn.

15. Please respect our courts.  No bicycles, rollerskates/blades, skateboards or other objects which could damage court surfaces are allowed.

16. Please observe common rules of tennis etiquette (see below).

17. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the tennis courts, on the tennis pad adjacent to the courts or on the grassed area/seating area outside the tennis courts.

18. Children must not be left unsupervised on the premises.

19. No food or drink (except water in plastic or metal containers) on the courts.

20. Any member shall be entitled to have the adjoining court (provided that there is no net divider in between the courts) reduce the number of balls on such court to not more than three (3) and the adjoining court would be obliged to so reduce the number of balls on the court.

20. Members are required to have their proof of membership identification card (which can be printed from their profile in their member portal) present at all times when on court.

FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CLUB RULES MAY RESULT IN SUSPENSION OF COURT BOOKING AND PLAYING PRIVILEGES AND POSSIBLE EXPULSION FROM ROSETHORN TENNIS CLUB.

Tennis is a social game involving politeness and consideration.  Everyone will enjoy the game so much more if those standards are displayed and maintained by everyone.

Here are some guidelines which are important:

1.  Talk quietly when standing near tennis courts that are in use.

2.  Never walk behind a court when a point is still in play.  Wait until the point is over and then cross as fast as possible.

3.  If people are already on your court, don't disturb them until their time is up.  Consider allowing them to finish their point, if not their game.

4.  Always come prepared. Bring balls, towels and water.

5.  Put racket covers, ball cans, jackets and bags out of everyone's way. Do not use net posts to hang clothes or towels as this could interfere with play.

6.  To see who serves first, spin your racket or toss a coin.  If you win the toss, the choice is yours to (a) serve first, (b) receive first, (c) which end of the court you want to start on, or (d) make your opponent choose.

7.  When sending balls back to a neighbouring court, roll them on the back of the court.  Never send them back while play is in progress.

8.  Retrieve balls for your partners and your opponent.

9.  Call your own lines and let your opponent hear the call.  If the ball is good say nothing and play on.  Always respect the line calls of your opponent.

10.  As server, announce the score at the start of each game and at the start of each point in the game.