Leisure Ledger September - December 2023

continued from page 37 — Tennis Adult Level 1 Age: 18-99 yrs. No experience needed for this class. Players will work on building rallying skills; learn basic strokes, scorekeeping, and the rules of tennis. To graduate into level 2, players must be able to sustain a rally, make 6 out of 10 serve from the baseline, keep score and play a full court set. Please bring light, loose-fitting clothes, nonmarking sneakers and your racquet. Racquets are available to borrow. Class length is eleven weeks, including three bonus classes. If there are more than three rained out, classes can be made up during other times by emailing david.bell@raleighnc.gov. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 9:00-10:00am Fee: $115 Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 12:00-1:00pm Fee: $115 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 10:00-11:00am Fee: $210 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 6:00-7:00pm Fee: $225 Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th 11:00am-12:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th 7:00-8:00pm Fee: $210 Tennis Adult Level 2 Age: 18-99 yrs. Must be able to serve 6 out of 10 in from the baseline, keep score and have played a full court set. This class works on using full swing forehand and backhand while playing points, full swing serve and overhead and good volley technique while playing points. To pass, players must successfully demonstrate these techniques while playing a match. Class length is eleven weeks, including three bonus classes. If there are more than three rained out, classes can be made up during other times by emailing david.bell@raleighnc.gov. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 10:00-11:00am Fee: $115 Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 11:00am-12:00pm Fee: $115 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 11:00am-12:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 7:00-8:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th 10:00-11:00am Fee: $210 Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th 6:00-7:00pm Fee: $210 Tennis Adult Singles Ladder Age: 18-99 yrs. In recreational singles ladder play for all levels, participants play challenge matches for points. Players may join the ladder any time. Ladder rankings will be updated online each Monday. Players arrange their own match time and location. The ladder finishes with a season-ending tournament. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center – Course Fee: $25

Men’s/Women’s 4.5 Nov 20-Feb 4

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Women’s 3.0 Nov 20-Feb 4 Men’s 3.0 Nov 20-Feb 4 Men’s 4.0 Nov 20-Feb 4

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M Tennis Quads Age: 18-99 yrs. All matches are at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center. Each week there will be courts of doubles matches. A player will play a total of 24 games in a round robin format – eight games with each of the three other players as a partner. The results will be used to adjust positions for the following week. The player with the most games won will move up, and the player with the fewest will move down a quad. All players are responsible for being present or having a substitute present. New balls will be provided each week. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center – Course Fee: $45 All levels Sep 4-Nov 13 M 7:00-9:00pm Sep 6-Nov 15 W 9:30-11:30am Tennis Senior Drop In Age: 55-99 yrs. Men and Women aged 55 and older are welcome to drop in and play at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center on Mondays and Thursday mornings at 9am throughout the year. There will be an organizer to send you and your partner to the courts for doubles play for rounds of short matches. Need to come a little late or leave a little early, that’s fine, just start your day off with some organized doubles play and be on your way. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center – Course Fee: $10 Sep 1-Dec 31 M & Th 9:00am-12:00pm Coed 2.0/2.5 Sep 7-Nov 16 Th 7:00-9:00pm

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Women’s 2.5 Aug 21-Feb 4 Women’s 3.5 Nov 20-Feb 4

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Women’s 4.0/4.5 Nov 20-Feb 4 Men’s 3.5 Nov 20-Feb 4

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