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Athletics/Adult Tennis

Adult tennis clinics and tennis leagues are offered in spring and summer. Registration forms may be obtained online or by phone request to the Athletics Office at (859) 288-2919.

Adult Evening Tennis Clinics – Clinics are open to players 15 years old and over. Class size is limited to 16 players and all spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Three 4-week sessions are offered which take place from 6:30 - 8 pm on the evenings indicated. Sites are subject to change as warranted by number of registrants.


Session 1 (April 28 – May 22)
Ecton ParkMondayBeginner
Kirklevington ParkTuesdayAdvanced Beginner
Idle Hour ParkTuesdayWheelchair/Beginner
Idle Hour ParkWednesdayBeginner
Session 2 (June 2 – June 27)
Ecton ParkMondayBeginner
Kirklevington ParkTuesdayAdvanced Beginner
Idle Hour ParkTuesdayWheelchair/Beginner
Idle Hour ParkThursdayAdvanced/Beginner
Session 3 (July 7 – August 1)
Ecton ParkMondayBeginner
Kirklevington ParkTuesdayAdvanced Beginner
Idle Hour ParkTuesdayWheelchair/Beginner
Idle Hour ParkThursdayIntermediate


Registration
Registration for adult evening tennis clinics is being done on a mail-in basis only. Registrations accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrations will be accepted from March 3 until the deadline indicated below for each session. Class size is limited and some clinic locations may fill prior to the session deadline.

Session 1: March 3 – April 11
Session 2: March 3 – May 16
Session 3: March 3 – June 23

Fee: $40 per person per session (payable to Parks and Recreation by check or money order - no cash)

Click here to download a clinic registration form


Adult Evening Tennis Leagues

These leagues are open to players 15 years old and over and include play for women’s and men’s singles, women’s, men’s and mixed doubles. League sizes are limited and all spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Two eight-week sessions are offered. All matches are played in the evening at the Shillito Park tennis courts.

Session 1: May 5 – June 27
Session 2: July 7 – August 29

Event Schedule
Women’s SinglesMonday2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Men’s SinglesTuesday2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Mixed DoublesWednesday3.0, 4.0, 5.0
Women’s DoublesThursday 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
Men’s DoublesThursday3.0, 4.0


Registration
Registration for adult evening tennis leagues is being done on a mail-in basis only. Registrations accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrations will be accepted from March 1 until the deadline indicated below for each session.

Session 1: March 1 – April 11
Session 2: March 1 – June 13

Cost: $40 per event per session (payable to Parks and Recreation by check or money order - no cash)

Click here to download a Session 1 registration form

Click here to download a Session 2 registration form


Facilities

Parks and Recreation has 27 facilities equipped with tennis courts. For all public facilities, play should be limited to ONE HOUR if others are waiting.

Park Location # Courts
Addison Pine Meadow 2 **
Avon Bluegrass Station 2
Belleau Woods Forest Green 2
Berry Hill Buckhorn Drive 2
Castlewood Bryan Avenue 5 *
Constitution Old Paris Pike 2 *
Coolavin West Sixth Street 4 *
Douglass Georgetown Road 2
Ecton Turkeyfoot Road 4
Gainesway Tates Creek Campus 4
Gardenside Holly Springs 1
Glendover Bellefonte Drive 4
Idle Hour St. Ann Drive 4
Kirklevington Redding Road 4
Lansdowne-Merrick Pepperhill Drive 4
Marlboro Radcliffe Road 2
Martin Luther King McCullough Drive 2
Meadowthorpe Larch Lane 2
Mt. Tabor Elk Lake Drive 2 *
River Hill Crosby Drive 3
Shillito Reynolds Road 13 *
Southland Hill-n-Dale Drive 2
Valley Cambridge 4
Waverly Twain Ridge Road 2
Whitney Young St. Martin Avenue 4 *
Woodland High Street 4 */**

( * = lighted courts)
(** = backboard)

Parks & Recreation
469 Parkway Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40504 or 545 North Upper Street Lexington, Kentucky 40508
(859) 288-2900, Fax: (859) 254-0142