Am I asking for the impossible?

[Mike Von]

Ian,

I searched the site but couldn't find:

eight players
doubles tennis
three rounds
only play against a player once
the one player you don't play against, you have as a partner once during the 3 rounds

Is there a solution that meets these requirements?

Any help is much appreciated.

[Mike Von]

Ian,

I forgot to specify 2 courts.

Thanks,
Mike

[Ian Wakeling]

Unfortunately, no such schedule exists. You can have a schedule where the one player who you don't play against is not a partner.  This is the spouse avoiding schedule for 8 players.

[Mike Von]

Ian,

Thank you very much for getting back to me.

The "Spouse Avoiding" schedule is hilariously named and could be very helpful.

Mike