Tennis Committee
Thank you to all who played and your generous donations for our Friends of Saratoga Spa State Park Alok Vaid Memorial Tournament! Over $1800 was raised for new material and maintenance of our courts.
Also thanks again to our volunteer tennis players that work countless hours on maintaining our pristine tennis courts all season long. They make it a very special place!
Congratulations to the champions and runner ups!
North Court Champions were David McDermott and Michelle Schrader with a 6-2 victory over runner ups Neil Gilberg and Lesa Farrell.
South Court Champions were Mike Akker & Kathy Fields with a hard fought 6-4 victory over runner ups Scott Hicks and Dawn Keenan.
Brad Winslow
Our next Friends of Saratoga Spa State Park tournament will be the Centurion Men’s Doubles on Saturday Sept 12. Flyer for the event with details can be found here.
Tennis Court Etiquette Rules
The following rules are posted on the sign in board between the two sets of courts.
- First of all, there is ABSOLUTELY no reserving of tennis courts ahead of time.
- Courts are available on a first come first serve basis.
- At least two people are required to use a court.
- Prior to entering the court, sign in on the board. If someone forgot, kindly remind to fill in a time.
- Please limit time to 1 and 1/2 hours when other players are waiting.
- Courts and lines must be swept after play.
- No Pets allowed on the courts
Tennis
There are 8 Har-Tru (green artificial clay) tennis courts available to the public at no cost, on a first come/serve basis. No private lessons are allowed on the courts. The courts are located across from The Little Theatre and are maintained by The Friends of The Spa State Park. We ask that players limit their play to 1 and 1/2 hours when others are waiting, and sweep the courts when play is finished. Please be aware that sprinklers will go on at 12:45 pm for courts 1-4 and 2:30 pm for courts 5-8. Duration is approximately 5-10 minutes.
Our annual spring clean-up day is usually on the 2nd Saturday in April. We welcome volunteers to join us for an hour or two, help prepare the courts for the summer, and maybe have a hot dog off the grill. The fall clean-up day took place the 2nd week in November this year due to weather conditions allowing for an extended season.
We encourage those players who have enjoyed use of the current courts to consider a donation that will help maintain the current four courts plus the four additional courts. You can pick up a donation envelope at the courts (look for wooden box on the main gate), stop by the Administration Building, donate on our website or mail a check to 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
