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Has this happened to anyone else?

I entered the club singles comp this year, i'd reached the quarter final. The cut off date from when this had to be played was the 31st of August,

On the 18th of August, i tried to contact my opponent by phone, no reply but he was obviously on holiday as it was a foreign ring tone. 2 days later i called again, still no reply.

I informed the club that he was not replying to my calls both times. I called him again on the 21st and this time left a message explaining we had until the 31st to get this played.

I did not hear from him, and on the 29th of August i informed the club shop he had still not replied to my calls.

Again on the 31st i informed the shop that despite my efforts to contact my opponent, i had heard nothing back.

On september the 3rd, my opponent text me saying he'd just landed back from his holiday, and could we play the match on the 6th.

I agreed, a tee time was booked by him and i again informed the club of the situation.

On the morning of the 6th, i was told by the club we had both been disqualified, and the reason i was disqualified was i should have arranged the match before he went on holiday.

I would have done this had i knew he was going on holiday, but didnt, and the date clearly says that matches must be played by the 31st of August.

I cant get my head around this decision, it clearly makes no sense to me.
That seems grossly unfair. What did the comp rules state? Was the onus on both players to arrange for a suitable date or was it the responsibility of the first named player ?