System for supporting and tensioning a volleyball net

A tensioning and support system for a sports net assembly comprising:

• a net having an upper edge and two opposing lateral edges adjacent to said standards;
• two standards spaced a predetermined distance apart for supporting said net;
• two sleeves extending along at least a portion of said opposing lateral edges of said net to receive said standards;
• at least one guy rope supporting each of said standards;
• a net rope loop extending laterally from a lateral edge of said net with one of said standards passing through said net rope loop;
• means for temporarily fastening one of said guy ropes to said net rope loop to maintain tension placed on said net;
• means for adjustably fixing the position of said standard relative to said net rope loop;
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• means for securing said guy rope to said standard after said position of said standard has been fixed relative to said net rope loop.

A tensioning and support system comprising:

• two standards spaced a predetermined distance apart, at least one of said standards having an eye-bolt secured thereto;
• a net suspended between said standards, said net having an upper edge and two opposing lateral edges adjacent to said standards;
• two sleeves extending along said lateral edges of said net to receive said standards;
• at least one net rope loop extending from said net through said eye-bolt of said standard;
• at least one guy rope for supporting each of said standards;
• a sliding locking mechanism that can be moved along said net rope loop to adjustably fix the position of said standard relative to said net rope loop;
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• a hook attached to said guy rope for temporarily fastening said guy rope to said net rope loop to maintain tension placed on said net, and then fastening said guy rope to said eye-bolt after said sliding locking mechanism has been fixed in position on said net rope loop.