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- Flex League Registration Closes January 18th
- FREE Men's Clinics
- Junior High Tennis Camps
- Ladies Winter Indoor Tennis Camp
- USTA Women's 55 and Over League
- Spring Women's 65 and Over League Registration
- 28th Annual Polar Bear Tennis Tournament
- Men's Spring USTA League
- Spring Junior Tennis Camp
- YMCA Mountain Brook Adult and Junior Tennis
- Everyone Plays at the "J" Adult Mixer
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Flex League Registration Closes January 18th
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| Play singles, doubles and/or mixed on your schedule!!! The Birmingham USTA flex league registration closes January 18th. The season will run January 26th to May 3rd. Register at www.ustaflex.com. Questions: contact Kevin Theos at theos@sta.usta.com or 205-790-7256. |
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Free Men's Clinic - Pelham Tennis Center - Beginners or low-level men (players with no league experience) are invited!
Instructor: USPTA Elite Pro Steve Faulkner
Saturdays: 11:00 - 12:00 (starting Jan 10th) - there will be a series of 4 clinics - rain dates TBA.
Coach Faulkner will cover all the basic rules, court etiquette, stroke techniques and related footwork. Plus, there will be fun play-type drills to teach doubles strategy.
To register, please email Ken Vines (kvines@pelhamonline.com) or call PTC (620-6428)
Numbers will be limited so please call/email early to reserve a spot. There will be some loaner rackets available if you need to borrow one.
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| Jr. High Tennis Camps for kids trying out for their Jr. High School tennis teams. January 10th and January 17th 9:00-12:00 and the cost is $35 for each camp. These camps will be at Hoover Country Club and to register email Boo Mason at boo@hoovercc.com. |
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Ladies Winter Indoor Tennis Camp
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January 12-16, 2015
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Cost: $45 per player
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Limited to 18 players per camp
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Register according to USTA level (staff approval required to register for a higher or lower level camp)
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All camps require 24 hour cancellation notice
Camp Schedule
Monday, January 12 9:30 - 12:30 pm 3.5
Tuesday, January 13 9:30 - 12:30 pm 2.0/2.5
Wednesday, January 14 9:30 - 12:30 pm 4.0
Thursday, January 15 9:30 - 12:30 pm 3.0
Friday, January 16 9:30 - 12:30 pm 4.5/5.0
Please call the tennis desk to sign up (205) 870-3930.
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USTA Women's 55 and Over League
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OPENING DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014
INITIAL TEAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015
FORMAT: 3 doubles courts per match playing a match tiebreak in lieu of a third set MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS PER TEAM: 14 SURFACE TYPE: SOFTCOURT
USTA MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE LEAGUE SEASON ALL PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED ON TENNISLINK PRIOR TO PLAYING IN A MATCH
REGISTATION FEE: $17.00 plus the $3.00 TennisLink user fee per registration
LEVELS OF PLAY: Weekday, 1:00 Match Time: 3.0 - Tuesday 3.5 - Monday 4.0 - Monday 9.0 - Local at State
Weeknight, 6:30 Match Time: 3.5 - Thursday 4.0 - Thursday
Saturday, All Levels
The 2015 Alabama 55 & Over Championship will be hosted by Pelham and is scheduled for May 14-17th.
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Spring Women's 65 and Over League Registration
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Registration will open on TennisLink Monday, January 12th for the Birmingham spring women's 65 & Over league with the initial team registration deadline being February 2nd. The minimum number of players per team is six and the maximum is fourteen. All players must be current members of USTA throughout the local league season and must be registered on the TennisLink team prior to playing a match.
The following weekday (1:30 pm) levels will be offered: 3.0 - Wednesday 3.5 - Thursday All teams regardless of the outcome of the local league standings will be invited to the 2015 Alabama Adult 65 & Over Championships scheduled for October 1-4th and hosted by Pelham. Please have your players mark these dates on their calendar now!
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28th Annual Polar Bear Tennis Tournament
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Sunday, January 25, 2015 @Pelham Tennis Center 1-4pm
Benefit tourney for the Two by Two Animal Rescue
Minimum Donation: $25 - all donations are tax deductible!
Draw will be limited - sign up now! Call Ken at PTC (663-6326)
or email kvines@pelhamonline.com.
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Captain's Meeting for all men's spring leagues: Monday, Jan 26, 6:30pm @PTC (Pelham Tennis Center)
3 Age Divsions: 18 & over, 40 & over, 55 & over
18 & over: Format of 2 singles & 3 doubles (2.5 & 5.0 both play one singles and two doubles) - scheduled to start in early March
40 & over: Format of 2 singles & 3 doubles (4.5+ allows two 5.0 players on the roster) - scheduled to start in late February
55 & over: Format of 3 doubles - scheduled to start in February
For more information, please contact the USTA Men's Local League Coordinator, Ken Vines (620-6428) or KVines@pelhamonline.com.
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Spring Junior Tennis Camp
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Event: Jr. Tennis Camp
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Ages: 6 and up
Date: March 30 - April 3
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 or 9 a.m. - 12.
Director: Dale Clark, USPTA
dclark@bhamjcc.org
www.bhamjcc.org
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YMCA Mountain Brook Adult and Junior Tennis
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Adult Clinics
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1 hour clinics are $12 per person
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1.5 hour clinics are $17 per person
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No Women's Clinics between January 12-16, due to the Winter Tennis Camps
Sundays: 2:30 - 4 pm Women's 3.0 and Up (*New Time)
Mondays: 9 - 10:30 am Women's 2.5 and Up
Tuesdays: 7 - 8 pm Men's 3.0 and Up
Thursdays: 10 - 11:30 am Women's 2.5 and Up
(*time subject to change on Thurs)
Fridays: 9 - 10:30 am Women's 3.5
10:30 - 12 pm Women's 4.0 and Up
Junior Tennis Clinics
Tiny Swingers & Future Stars Ages 4-8 I Mon 3:30 - 4:30 pm & Wed 4 - 5 pm Rally Cats & Net Setters Ages 8-11 I Tues & Thurs 3:30 - 4:30 pm Junior Excellence Ages 12 and Up I Tues & Thurs 4:30 - 6 pm Please call the tennis desk to sign up (205) 870-3930.
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Everyone Plays at the "J" Adult Tennis Mixer
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"Everyone plays at the J" Mixer on March 15th from 2 - 5 p.m. $5 for USTA members and $15 for non-USTA members. For more information contact Dale Clark at dclark@bhamjcc.org.
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