Southwest Chester County Jr. Tennis League
Fall 2023
An Affordable Tennis Program Managed and Run by the Philadelphia Area Team Tennis Association
Learn and Play Tennis on a Team! Just as in baseball, soccer, and basketball, players will be placed on tennis teams and play against other teams in a supervised match play format. Here are some details:
Where: The courts at Fred S Engle Middle School (old Avon Grove HS)
When: Matches and Practices will be Sunday afternoons and at 1 of 3 sessions:
Red Ball Division
For Ages and Abilities: Grades K-2 (minimum age 5)
Format: Red Transition Balls, 36 Foot Court
Time First 3 Sessions: Sundays, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Last 4 Sessions: Sunday, 11:45pm-1:00pm
Orange Ball Division
For Ages and Abilities: Grades 3-4 (experienced 2nd graders may also play)
Format: Orange Transition Balls, 60 Foot Court
Time First 3 Sessions: Sundays, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Last 4 Sessions: Sunday, 1:00pm-2:15pm
Green Ball Division
For Ages: Grades 5-8 (experienced 5th graders may also play)
Format: Yellow Balls, Full 78 Foot Court
Time First 3 Sessions: Sundays, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Last 4 Sessions: Sunday, 2:15pm-3:30pm
Dates for the program will be: 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22
Cost: $90 for the season, and includes uniform, award, and end of season party.
Level of Play: The league is for beginner and intermediate players.
Weekly Format: The first 3 weeks will be practices, focusing on fundamentals, games, and scoring. The last 4 weeks will be devoted to match play against other teams. The last session will be a match/awards ceremony.
League Staff: Marc Watson and Staff
Calendar:
September 5th – Registration Ends
September 10th- First Practices
October 1st – Anticipated Matches Begin
October 22nd – Anticipated final matches/Awards Ceremony
More Information: For more information call Justin DePietropaolo at (610) 450-4816, or e-mail him at justin@phillyteamtennis.org
Additional Leagues: We also have leagues in West Chester, and Downingtown. Please check the website for additional league locations.
Registration can be found here: http://local.phillyteamtennis.org/localfall/localregf15/. Please note that we can only take a certain amount of players in this league for the fall. We will take no more than the following players per division: 8u- 24, 10u- 24, 11 to 14- 24