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Brian Dimsho

Brian Dimsho is a USTA certified official and the resident official of the Orange County Grand Prix.
Submitted By    Subject
Ireetennis    warming up before a match
Do Trang    Changing the call
winston    catching a ball after it hits the net
Mark    lets
Sharie    Qualifying for Grand Prix
anonymous    Bad Air Quality
Tom    Getting NTRP rating adjusted
Anonymous    PLAYING TWO
Anonymous    Grand Prix Rankings
Sam    here's a new one...
Anonymous    Third Set Tiebreak
Confused    Wrong Service Rotation
tennislove    Play in 4.5 or 5.0 ?
Vitaly    mix 4.0 and 3.0: which division to play in?
Anonymous    Double Foot Fault
Just call me Dolly    Clothing Malfunction-
Sam(antha)    Huh???
net chick    Does this previous answer also apply towards Grand Prix rules?
PT    No Resting Allowed?
Need to Know    Woman plays as a man!!!
Cathy    ?new tie breaker
Anonymous    What are 'Novice satelite' division
Mark    Foot Fault Protocol
Frank    Tournament registration
PumpItUp    Ball off of score cards
Anonymous    Grand Prix Points
Shore Warrior    1st serve into neighboring court
Sam    Throwing a Racquet
Anonymous    Ball over the fence
Anonymous    Still Confused about tiebreakers
Cheryl    Foot Faults
Rader    make the call
Anonymous    What is or is not an injury?
Anonymous    a tie in points at the master
dan harris    serving
4.0 womens doubles team    Scoring a tied match play suspended due to bad weather
Drader    return of serve
Senior mixed dbls. player    in the wrong position
Ernestine    Cell phone ringing
Shore Warrior seeking ammo    Serve from the fence?
johnhwy1    Who can serve when set goes to tie break?
Anonymous    Ball Through the Net
Bosco    over rule on a call?
Anonymous    ball falls out of pocket after point begins
Ken Montgomery    Becoming a USTA Official
Mary Amen-Nehrlich    Broken string
Shore Warrior    Sneak serve - - no pause at the baseline
Zach    can you change umpires?
zack    requesting not to have a certain official
Jim Kelly    Hitting net player om 1st serve
Defaulted and worried!    Defaults
Enid    Who serves first?
Darrel    Taking a drink of water between points
MaryAnn    Warm-up time and balls
MaryAnn    changed call
Wind blown and pissed    Windy Distraction
renee    who's call is it?
Caught acting up    Code Violations
Stacy    Server calling his own ball long
Mark    mistake in order of service in tie breaker
The TennisDentist    What if my opponent hits my racquet?
RK    Permanent Fixture
Carol Davinroy    Calling out the score on serve
Ramona    coaching during a tournament
Kathy    Racquet Follow Thru At Net
Sam    warm-up rules
P.T.    Who can return the serve?
SS    Change of Chair Umpier
Servenvolley99    Loud Mouth
Anonymous    Time Conflicts
Anonymous    racquet head size
Want to Follow the Rules    Rules of Tennis
Cheryl    Hitting a ball on the other Side of the Net
Confussed    Who Serves First
Why Me    Why Is he Watching Us
Roger    Partner Abuse
Ed    Changed Call
Jim Kelly    Hitting the net
Pat    Re-Warm-Ups & Distractions
Jennifer    Hit off the Court
Mark Flannery    Seen Not Heard
Ray B.    Throwing a Racquet
Samantha    Stalling
Kim    Dangerous Play
Sam    Court Maintenance
Joe    High Wind