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Athletics/Youth Tennis
Junior clinics offer instruction at beginner, advanced beginner and intermediate levels. Classes meet Monday through Friday for 55 minutes each day. Boys and girls ages 6 – 14 may enroll in either, or both, of the two 4-week sessions. Age eligibility is determined by the participant’s age as of the beginning date of the desired session. The session dates are:
- Session 1: June 8 – July 3
- Session 2: July 6 – 31
Clinic locations, times and instruction levels
Morning and/or afternoon clinics are offered at various locations throughout the city. A minimum of four participants is required in each class. The Division of Parks and Recreation reserves the right to cancel or combine classes in the event of low participation. The following locations are offered for both sessions:
Constitution Park
Beginner - 11 am
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Ecton Park
Beginner - 9 am & 3 pm
Advanced Beginner - 10 am & 1 pm
Intermediate - 11 am & 2 pm
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Gainesway Park
Beginner - 11 am
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Idle Hour Park
Advanced Beginner -11 am
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Kirklevington Park
Beginner - 9 am & 1 pm
Advanced Beginner - 10 am & 2 pm
Intermediate - 11 am
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Shillito Park
Beginner - 1 pm
Advanced Beginner - 2 pm
Intermediate - 3 pm
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Southland Park
Beginner - 1 pm
Advanced Beginner - 2 pm
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Woodland Park
Beginner - 9 am
Advanced Beginner - 10 am
Intermediate - 11 am
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Registration
April 9: Session 1 & Session 2 registrations begin. On-line, mail-in and drop-off registrations accepted Monday through Friday. Registrations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Mailed registrations accepted until May 8 for Session 1 and until June 12 for Session 2.
In-person Registration Event
10 am – 2 pm, Saturday, May 9
Dunbar Community Center (545 N. Upper Street)
Cost: $40 per participant per session. A limited number of scholarships are available upon request.
Advanced-Intermediate Tennis Team
Instruction and match play is offered for advanced/intermediate players in middle or high school. The team practices at the Shillito tennis courts, Monday through Friday from 9 – 10:30 am. The season consists of eight weeks of instruction and match-play experience in June and July. The cost is $40 per participant. A limited number of scholarships are available upon request.
Registration
April 9: Registration period begins. On-line, mail-in and drop-off registrations accepted Monday through Friday. Registrations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Mailed registrations accepted until May 8.
In-person Registration Event
10 am – 2 pm, Saturday, May 9
Dunbar Community Center (545 N. Upper Street)
Tryouts: 9 – 10:30 am, Monday, June 1, at the Shillito Tennis Complex
Season: June 1 – July 24 (no classes July 4)
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)
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 Parks & Recreation
469 Parkway Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40504 or 545 North Upper Street Lexington, Kentucky 40508
(859) 288-2900, Fax: (859) 254-0142
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