Thursday, July 8, 2004
Getting started in tennis
Find a court
Look for a CRC tennis court near you:
Airport Playfield, Beechmont and Willmer avenues; 16 courts, all lighted;
$8/$10 day/night fee for hard courts; $9/$12 day/night fee for clay courts
Avon, Blair and Hartford streets; two courts
Bond Hill, end of Franklin Avenue; four courts
College Hill, Belmont and Larch avenues; two courts
Coy, end of Joselin Avenue (Clifton); four courts
East Hyde Park Common, Erie and Marburg avenues; three courts
Hartwell, Vine and Hollister streets; four courts
Lincoln, Clark and Linn streets; one court
Losantiville Triangle, Taft and Reading roads; seven courts
Madisonville, 5312 Stewart Road; three courts
Mount Airy, 5742 Colerain Ave.; four courts
Mount Echo, end of Crestline Avenue; six courts
Mount Washington, 1730 Mears Ave.; two courts
North Avondale, Clinton Springs and Warwick avenues; three courts
Oakley, 3900 Paxton Road, three courts
Oskamp, Glenway and Midway avenues; three courts
Pleasant Ridge, Ridge Road (east of Montgomery); five courts
Robison/Woodford, Robison and Woodford roads; three courts
Ryan, Fischer Place and Meyer Place (Westwood); five courts
Sawyer Point, East Pete Rose Way; eight courts, all lighted
Western Hills, 2146 Ferguson Road; eight courts
Winton, Hand Avenue and Winton Road; two courts
Withrow, Kendall Avenue (west of Madison Road); eight courts
Woodward, Reading Road and Seymour Avenue; two courts
Find a club
Looking for a tennis club to join? Try these links to find one near you:
TennisWelcomeCenter.com - Has a search engine that will pull up facilities in your city or zip code that are accepting new members; also answers frequently asked questions on how to get started.
Cincinnati.usta.com - The Web site of the Greater Cincinnati Tennis Association lists leagues, tournaments and links.
Cincyrec.org - The Cincinnati Recreation Commission's Web site; click on athletics, then tennis.