Important Information About Tennis Team

• Players ages 10+ who are interested in a fun competitive atmosphere may try out for tennis team. 

Tennis team members should have previous playing experience, be able to serve from the baseline, and have a basic understanding of scoring. 

• Practice takes place on Monday through Friday afternoons from 1:30 - 3:30 PM for varsity and 1:30-2:45 for JV, except match days. 

• Matches are scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.  

• Matches start promptly at 1:00 PM and usually end by 3:30 PM.  Arrive no later than 12:50 PM.  

• Questions?  Email Tennis Programs Chairs.

1. The matches will be approximately from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the dates provided.

2. The teams hosting the match will provide 6 cans of new balls. Orchard Hill will provide balls for all their matches since they are not able to host any home matches.

3. The matches will consist of 6 singles matches and 3 doubles matches. The top 6 players will play an eight-game pro set of singles (no-ad). At 7-all, play a 12 point tiebreaker. Players 7 through 12 will play doubles, also an eight game pro set (no-ad).

4.  For JV matches - players can play both singles and doubles—one set with tie-breaker at 5-All (Recommended). No-ad scoring

5. For cancellation of a match, please let the opposing pro know by 11:00 a.m.

6.  If bad weather, the pros will discuss it in the morning and try to reschedule a match on a Monday or Wednesday during July, or during the match make-up day the week of Championships.

7. REMINDER: Players will be eligible for play and champs if they turn 18 before August 1st. This is to give high school students a final summer of play before college.

8. Paid workers/assistants MAY play in the league, so long as their paid work is NOT with the players of the varsity team that they are playing on. In other words, a player may NOT be paid to coach varsity players and play on that same team. Absolutely no repeating players during Varsity matches.

9. Singles players must play singles, doubles players must play doubles. 1 match per player.

10. Ghost matches of any kind are encouraged to get players as much experience as possible.

11. In order to play in champs, each player must have played in at least two regular season matches. Each coach is responsible for tracking their players to ensure this rule is followed. Exception to this rule applies if opposing coach requests even matchups so a player who is available to play in a regular season match does not play to ensure opposing team has a player of relative equal ability to play.

12.  In order to host a home match, a club must have at least 4 playable courts. If 4 courts will not be available, it is the responsibility of the home coach to contact the opposing coach at least 24 hours in advance to make alternate arrangements. Alternatively, both coaches may still agree to play at the original location.

GLASTONBURY TENNIS CLUB : 228 Oak Street, Glastonbury

MILL POND: 20 Browning Ave., Newington

ORCHARD HILL: 295 Overlook Rd., Glastonbury, Take Rt. 17 S toward S. Glastonbury. Take Overlook (or Chestnut Hill to Coleman and left on Overlook).  Pool is on Overlook just past Coleman on the left. 

PINE ACRES: Crest St., Wethersfield, From the Putnam Bridge, take Rt. 3 S to Silas Deane Highway and turn right. **Take Silas Deane to the next light and turn left onto Welles Rd. At 4-way stop and blinking light, turn right onto Ridge Rd.  Take Ridge Rd. to Crest Street and turn right.  Club is at the bottom of Crest Street.  **From Rte 84 Take 91 South and take exit 25 Rt 3 toward Wethersfield and follow to Silas Deane. 

 PINEBROOK: 252 Forest Lane, Glastonbury, Rt. 2 to exit 10 from Hartford.  At the end of the ramp turn left on to Manchester Rd. Take a right on to Forest Lane. Look for marker #252 on the right. 

 WOODLEDGE: 1005 Hopewell Rd., South Glastonbury, Rt. 2 to exit 7 follow to Rt. 17; continue straight through 3 traffic lights. At 3rd light, turn left onto Hopewell Rd.  Continue straight through 2 stop signs.  Look for marker 1005 on  the left.