Ocean Park Recreation

Tennis

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The clay Tennis Courts are open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, in June and July, and 8:00 am to 7:00 pm in August; Sunday hours are 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED.

Proper tennis attire & clay court footwear required.

Season Tennis membership: OPA members, $130; non-members, $170.

Half Season membership: OPA members, $65; non-members, $85.

Membership includes round robin play and all court rental fees. For more information, stop by the Tennis Courts. Non-OPA member rates are available at the tennis hut, or for more information, please call Tennis Manager Todd Whitney at the Tennis Hut, 934-9325, or e-mail todd.whitney@earthlink.net. Todd is a USPTA certified Tennis Professional.

Court conditions will be updated on the answering machine as needed.

Children’s Clinics are on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons; registration required ($3 for OPA members; $5 for non-OPA members), limit six children per age group. Rackets are supplied. Start time for advanced players: 1:00 pm; 10 and up: 2:00 pm; 7 to 9-year-olds: 3:00 pm; 4-to 6-year-olds: 4:00pm. Kids’ clinics run ¾ to 1 hour.

Round-robin sign up (see process below) is done prior to play at 7:45 am and 9:45 am. Men’s round-robin early start is at 8:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Women’s round-robin early start is at 8:00 am on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Late start is at 10:15 am. Limit 24 players per session. Mixed Doubles mixers: 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Sunday, registration is required, limit 8 teams. Tennis court rentals, lessons, group clinics, and ball machine rental are available from 12:30 pm until closing, Monday through Saturday. For more information please call Tennis Manager Todd Whitney at the Tennis Hut, 934-9325, or via e-mail, todd.whitney@ earthlink.net. Todd is a USPTA certified Tennis Professional. Round-robin is very popular; in 2008 a new process for round-robin sign up was
introduced:

• You are encouraged to be at the courts on the morning you want to participate at 7:45 am and 9:45 am to get into the draw. At those times the pro will place numbers in a hat and players will draw for the first 24 positions.

• Players 1 through 12 will play in the first round; players 13 and up will play in the next round. Each round is one half-hour. All players must be present for the drawing.

• In the event 24 players are present at the time of the drawing, the first 12 players will play a one hour first half and players 13 through 24 will play the second half for one hour.

• If more than 24 players are present for the drawing, the pro will insert “sorry no play” cards. The pro will make every effort to encourage these players to make use of empty court time in the afternoon.

• Players who are not present for the drawing will check in with the pro for a playing assignment. All players must be present when the pro does the next round match up. These are done ten minutes prior to the next round going out.

• If players have time preferences they may trade positions - just let the pro know before match ups are completed at 8:00 am and 10:15 am.

Shuffleboard

The Shuffleboard Courts at the corner of West Grand and Randall Avenues are under the management of Bob Badone. The courts are open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, Monday through Saturday. For schedules and fees drop by the courts for a visit. An open Family Fun Tournament is held every Thursday morning; register early to participate. Trophies are awarded to the winners.
Stop by the Shuffleboard Courts for an Ocean Park tradition – family fun for all ages. Instruction available for newcomers.

Move on Monday

The Move on Monday exercise opportunities will feature T’ai Chi classes July 6-27, 9-10 am, Jordan Hall, $5 per session. There will also be Nature Walks on July 20 and August 17, and Bike Rides on August 3 and 10.

2009 Season

Daily Events Calendar

2009 Season

RECREATION

Tennis

Shuffleboard

Move on Monday