Doubles Tip for the Server's Partner #5: Aim offensive volleys past the nearer opponent. If you get a chance to hit an aggressive volley, such as on an easy, moderately high ball, aim your volley past the opponent closer to you, who will have less time to react than the one farther away.

Doubles Tip for the Server's Partner #4: Aim defensive volleys toward the farther opponent. If your opponents force you to hit a relatively weak volley, such as one you have to hit up on from below the top of the net, aim your volley toward the opponent farther away so that you will have more time to react to his reply. This principle also applies to one of the more offensive volleys you can hit up on, the drop volley, as aiming it toward the farther player may keep either opponent from getting to it in time.

Doubles Tip for the Server's Partner #3: If you're getting caught flat-footed, not reacting quickly enough, or not moving forward enough to intercept volleys, start at the service line, and as the serve passes you, move forward to the center of your service box and split-step as the receiver starts to swing. In addition to improving your volley, this technique keeps you out of the way of the server, which can be quite a relief if the server has a ton of power without matching control.

Doubles Tip for the Server's Partner #2: Poach aggressively. An aggressive poacher makes the receiver's job much more difficult. Worrying about what the server's partner will do makes the receiver less likely to pay enough attention to the ball and thus less likely to hit a good return, and even a good return will often get picked off by a well-executed poach. There's always some risk to poaching, and a poorly timed poach will usually cost you a point, but good poaching will win you significantly more points than it costs. Your poaches can either be opportunistic, when you see a return you can pick off, or planned, where you and the server determine beforehand whether or not you'll poach.

Doubles Tip for the Server's Partner #1: Fake poaches frequently. Poaching gives you the opportunity to use another highly effective tactic: fake poaching. Just before the receiver starts to swing, pretend you're about to cut over to pick off his usual crosscourt return, but stay put. You'll often fool the receiver into hitting toward what he thinks is the space you're about to leave. This works especially well on wide serves, where the receiver will think you're leaving a huge space open in the alley.