Charles Maurice Stam has enjoyed a diverse career in law, having gained experience in areas of commercial litigation, conflict of laws, and corporate recoveries. Outside of his work as an associate at Houston’s Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC, which involved a recent $89.8 million settlement on behalf of the city of Jackson, Mississippi, Charles M. Stam enjoys staying active through fishing and playing tennis. Calling lets is an important part of tennis at the recreational level, particularly when it comes to player safety. In most cases, a player will call a let after an opponent’s serve clips the net before landing in the correct service box. After the let call, the server can serve again without suffering a fault penalty. However, a let may also be called in order to stop play in response to outside interference. After this kind of let is called, play stops and the point is restarted. A common scenario in recreational settings involves a ball from another match rolling onto the court or, worse, behind one of the players. In this situation, players should call a let immediately, particularly if one player is unaware of the ball, as stepping on a tennis ball during play can result in significant injury. Lets must be called immediately, otherwise play should continue as normal. For example, if a plastic bag begins blowing just off court, a player might hesitate to call a let as their opponent strikes a clean winner. In such a situation, the first player cannot retroactively call a let and restart the point. Similarly, lets should not be used to settle a contested call. If a player is unsure about a call, the ball should be called in favor of the opponent and play resumed as normal.

1. Calling Lets in Recreational Tennis
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Charles Stam

2. Introduction
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3. Charles Maurice Stam has enjoyed a diverse career in law, having gained experience in
areas of commercial litigation, conflict of laws, and corporate recoveries. Outside of his
work as an associate at Houston’s Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC, which involved a
recent $89.8 million settlement on behalf of the city of Jackson, Mississippi, Charles M.
Stam enjoys staying active through fishing and playing tennis.

4. Calling lets is an important part of tennis at the recreational level, particularly when it
comes to player safety. In most cases, a player will call a let after an opponent’s
serve clips the net before landing in the correct service box. After the let call, the
server can serve again without suffering a fault penalty. However, a let may also be
called in order to stop play in response to outside interference. After this kind of let
is called, play stops and the point is restarted.

5. A common scenario in recreational settings involves a ball from another match
rolling onto the court or, worse, behind one of the players. In this situation,
players should call a let immediately, particularly if one player is unaware of the
ball, as stepping on a tennis ball during play can result in significant injury.

6. Lets must be called immediately, otherwise play should continue as normal.
For example, if a plastic bag begins blowing just off court, a player might
hesitate to call a let as their opponent strikes a clean winner. In such a
situation, the first player cannot retroactively call a let and restart the point.
Similarly, lets should not be used to settle a contested call. If a player is unsure
about a call, the ball should be called in favor of the opponent and play
resumed as normal.