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10. Rally Situations›10.A

10.A.2Fault: No Bounce by Serving Side

If the server or their partner hits the return of serve before it bounces, the serving side loses the rally.

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Volleying the return of serveVolleying the third shot backReceiver volleys the serve

Myths about this

“Every ball has to bounce before you hit it.”
See Rule 10.A.2 in the official 2026 Rulebook ↗