Team A serves and loses the rally. Which item(s) are recorded on the score sheet?

Team A serves and loses the rally. Which item(s) are recorded on the score sheet?

• A. Team A's exit score in the correct service round box and a slash over the next point in Team B's points column
• B. Team A's serving order and Team B's points
• C. Team A's exit score in the points column and no slash
• D. Team B's exit score and a slash in Team A's column

Answer: (A)

When the serving team loses a rally, the point goes to the receiving team and the serve switches to them. The score sheet records the serving team’s exit score in the service-round box to show what they had when they finished serving, and it marks a slash over the next point in the receiving team’s column to indicate they’ve just earned the point and will serve next. This reflects both the point awarded and the change of serve. So the correct recording is: Team A’s exit score in the service round box, and a slash over the next point in Team B’s points column.

When the serving team loses a rally, the point goes to the receiving team and the serve switches to them. The score sheet records the serving team’s exit score in the service-round box to show what they had when they finished serving, and it marks a slash over the next point in the receiving team’s column to indicate they’ve just earned the point and will serve next. This reflects both the point awarded and the change of serve.

So the correct recording is: Team A’s exit score in the service round box, and a slash over the next point in Team B’s points column.