Question: When a ball is served, can either player in the receiving team return the ball?
Answer: No, once the serve is played only the player positioned diagonal from the server may play the return. If the other person plays the return, it will result in a fault and a point is awarded to the serving team.
Prior to the game starting, however, each team can decide which player will play on the right and left side of the court.
- Morgan Evans
For more information on rules and positioning, especially during the serve and return of serve, please check out the above video.