USTA Eastern member organizations from the Bronx to Buffalo are gearing up for the start of the spring tennis season, with a series of festivals in March designed to get kids active and excited about tennis.
The Eastern organizations are among more than a thousand across the U.S. that are hosting Tennis Festivals to showcase the fun and excitement of playing tennis and share the benefits with parents of involving their children in the sport. Tennis Festivals welcome the whole family to play tennis at all skill levels.
Among those holding March Tennis Festivals in Eastern is the Gotham Tennis Academy at Stadium Tennis Center (Bronx, NY), which will be holding its event on Saturday, March 9, from 3pm to 5pm.
"We are looking forward to having parents and kids visit our facility to experience how tennis is great fun for the whole family," said Tom Clear, Director of Tennis for the Academy. "They will get to meet our staff, tour our clubhouse and fall in love with tennis."
A number of other March Tennis Festivals have also been planned in Eastern. Below are the dates, times, locations and contact information to register. Eastern organizations looking to hold March Tennis Festivals can still register their events online at www.youthtennis.com.
March 2
10 am - 4 pm
Centercourt Chatham Tennis Festival at Centercourt Athletic Club (Chatham, NJ)
6 pm - 7:30 pm
March 10
Tennis Festival at SPORTIME Massapequa (Massapequa, NY)
Noon - 2 pm
Tennis Carnival and Play Day at Long Beach Tennis Center (Long Beach, NY)
3 pm - 5 pm
March 16
Tennis Festival and Program Introduction at Garden City Casino (Garden City, NY)
10 am - 1 pm (Open only to Garden City residents)
Future Stars Tennis Fun Day at Future Stars Tennis (Southampton, NY)
1 pm - 4 pm
SCJTL Tennis Festival at Suffolk County Junior Tennis League Training Center (Commack, NY)
1 pm – 3 pm
Youth Enrichment Services Tennis Festival at Central Islip Tennis Courts (Central Islip, NY)
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Warren Township Recreation Tennis Festival at Warren Township Municipal Courts (Warren, NJ)
Noon - 3 pm
10 and Under Tennis Round Up at Solaris Sports Club (Yorktown Heights, NY)
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
March 17
10 and Under Tennis Open House at Mendon Racquet and Pool Club (Pittsford, NY)
10 am - 11:30 am
Solaris 10 and Under Tennis Festival at Solaris Sport and Racquet Club (Hawthorne, NY)
1 pm - 2 pm
March 18
Ossining Recreation Junior Start Up at Joseph Caputo Community Center (Ossining, NY)
4 pm - 6 pm
March 22
RiverRock Tennis Festival at Nazareth Lutheran Church (Buffalo, NY)
6 pm - 8 pm
March 23
Centercourt Mt. Olive Junior Tennis Festival at Centercourt Athletic Club of Mt. Olive (Mt. Olive, NJ)
Noon -1:30 pm
Suffolk County Tennis and Education Festival at Suffolk
Y Jewish Community Center (Commack, NY)
1 pm - 4 pm
Tennis Festival of Morristown at Centercourt Athletic Club of Morristown (Morristown, NJ)
3 pm - 5:30 pm
March 25
Taconic Tennis Club Tennis Festival at Taconic Tennis Club (Hopewell Junction, NY)
9 am - 4 pm
Family Tennis Festival at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (Flushing, NY)
1 pm - 3 pm
March 28
Tennis Festival at Town of Hamburg Recreation Department (Hamburg, NY)
6 pm - 8 pm
March 29
Good Friday Tennis Festival at Greater Glenville YMCA (Glenville, NY)
10 am - 11:30 am
March 30
SCJTL Tennis Festival at Suffolk County Junior Tennis League Training Center (Commack, NY)
1 pm – 3pm
March 31
Centercourt Marlboro Junior Tennis Festival at Centercourt Athletic Club of Marlboro (Marlboro, NJ)
4 pm - 6 pm