doubles team

Two-player tennis side

A doubles team is a pair of players competing together in a sport where matches can be played with either one or two players per side—typically tennis, badminton, or table tennis.

The term distinguishes paired play from singles competition: She and her doubles partner have been a dominant doubles team on the circuit for three years.

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