The Serve
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The serve must be made underhand.
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Paddle contact with the ball must be below the server’s waist (navel level).
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The serve is initiated with at least one foot behind the baseline; neither foot may contact the baseline or court until after the ball is struck.
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The serve is made diagonally crosscourt and must land within the confines of the opposite diagonal court.
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Only one serve attempt is allowed, except in the event of a let (the ball touches the net on the serve and lands on the proper service court; let serves are replayed).
Service Sequence
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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).
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The first serve of each side-out is made from the right-hand court.
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If a point is scored, the server switches sides, then initiates the next serve from the left-hand court.
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As subsequent points are scored, the server continues switching back and forth until a fault is committed, and the first server loses the serve.
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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).
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The second server continues serving until his team commits a fault and loses the serve to the opposing team.
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Once the service goes to the opposition (at side out), the first serve is from the right-hand court, and both players on that team have the opportunity to serve and score points until their team commits two faults.
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In singles, the server serves from the right-hand court when his or her score is even and from the left when the score odd.
*At the beginning of each new game, only one partner on the serving team has the opportunity to serve before faulting, after which the service passes to the receiving team.