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4.A.7. Contact with the ball is made below waist level
(waist is defined as the navel level) (see Figures
4-1 and 4-3 above).

4.A.8. Placement. The server must serve to the correct
service court (the court diagonally opposite the
server). The serve must clear the net and the
NVZ. The serve may land on any service court
line.

4.A.9. If the serve clears the net or hits the net and then
touches the receiver or the receiver’s partner, it
is a point for the serving team.

4.B. Player Positions.

4.B.1. Server and Receiver. The correct server and
receiver and their positions are determined by
the score and the players’ starting positions in
the game.

4.B.2. At the start of each game, the starting server
begins the serve from the right/even side of the
court.

4.B.3. Each player will serve until a rally is lost or a fault
is declared against the player or team.

4.B.4. As long as the server holds serve, after each
point, the server will alternate serving from the
right/even and left/odd sides of the court.

4.B.5. Singles.

4.B.5.a. If the player’s score is even (0, 2, 4 ...),
the serve must be made from the
right/even serving area and be received

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