Join us for our Spring 2024 season of Club Tennis here in Richmond.

 Registration: March 18th - 31st (This season is designed for all levels of play. Beginners are particularly encouraged to register! Don't have a racquet? We can help.)

Location: Battery Park and Byrd Park Tennis Courts

Dates: April 1st - Jul 13th. See full details below for court dates, meet-up dates, and the tournaments.

Registration for the spring season now OPEN. If you have any questions, email richmond.tennis@stonewallsports.org.

Season Overview

This season will feature both an 8-week challenge ladder for Singles Tennis, followed by a 6-week challenge ladder for Doubles Tennis. There will be designated court dates and meet-up dates to encourage community and less competitive game play.  

The Singles Challenge ladder will begin on April 1st and run through May 31st.  Upon conclusion of the 8-week singles challenge ladder, a tournament in team format will be played on June 1st, featuring a randomized draw by player level.

The Doubles Challenge ladder will begin on June 3rd and run through July 12th.  Upon conclusion of the 6-week doubles challenge ladder, a tournament in team format will be played on July 13th, featuring a randomized draw by team level.  For players that only want to participate in the doubles challenge ladder, registration will re-open in late May.

Cost

Singles: $35 ($32+$3 fee) players that play the Singles challenge ladder will also be able to play in Doubles without needing to register again.

Doubles only: Pro-rated to $20 ($17+$3 fee)

FEE WAIVER

Financial access should not be a barrier to participation in our league. The Stonewall Sports - Richmond fee waiver is designed to offer individuals experiencing financial hardship the opportunity to become a member of the Stonewall Sports - Richmond Community at a discounted and/or waived fee. For more information, please click here.

Club Offerings

Singles Tennis

• Challenge Ladder - The challenge ladder will consist of singles competition among participants. Players may challenge up on the ladder two spots but may only challenge down 1 spot. Players will have the option to choose between a best 2 out of 3 set, with 10-point tiebreaker, or an 8-game pro-set, understanding that scheduling can be difficult.
  • The Challenge ladder will run Monday April 1st through Friday May 31st. Matches will be held at the challenging players discretion for location and time and reporting score to a member of the tennis committee.
  • If a player is inactive for two weeks (10 days) for reasons other than an excused trip or injury, they will automatically drop a position on the challenge ladder.  Every subsequent week shall be an additional position. Players who drop on the challenge ladder for attendance purposes, may still be ranked at a higher level for the team format tournament at the discretion of the club committee. (ie-Players may not rig rankings going into the tournament.)
• Coaching days and Meet-up days -  Coaching Days will be every Wednesday (April 10th through May 22nd) from 5:30-7:30pm at Byrd Park Tennis Courts. Each week will focus on a different skill.  Meet-up days will be every other Saturday (April 6th through May 18th) from 11:30am to 1pm at the Battery Park Tennis Courts.  The club committee guarantees to have representation so that players may scrimmage and practice their game/skills on Meet-up days. There is no set format for meet-up dates and are first come/first serve for court selection.
• Team Format Tournament - On Saturday, June 1st from 10AM-4PM (inclement weather make-up June 2nd) the club committee will host a team format tournament at Battery Park. At the conclusion of challenge ladder play, players who have registered for the tournament will be grouped into levels of play. While each team will be drawn at random, the intent is for each team to have equal representation among levels of play. Each player will have one singles match in the team format tournament. These are head-to-head matches, not bracket play.
  
  

Doubles Tennis

• Challenge Ladder - The challenge ladder will consist of Doubles competition among participants. Players may challenge up on the ladder two spots but may only challenge down 1 spot. Players will have the option to choose between a best 2 out of 3 set, with 10-point tiebreaker, or an 8-game pro-set, understanding that scheduling can be difficult.
  • The Challenge ladder will run Monday June 3rd through Friday July 12th. Matches will be held at the challenging players discretion for location and time and reporting score to a member of the tennis committee.
  • If a player is inactive for two weeks (10 days) for reasons other than an excused trip or injury, they will automatically drop a position on the challenge ladder. Every subsequent week shall be an additional position. Players who drop on the challenge ladder for attendance purposes, may still be ranked at a higher level for the team format tournament at the discretion of the club committee. (ie-Players may not rig rankings going into the tournament.)
• Meet-up days - Meet-up days will be every Wednesday from 6-7:30pm and every other Saturday from 11:30am-1pm at the Battery Park Tennis Courts. The club committee guarantees to have representation so that players may scrimmage and practice their game/skills on Meet-up days. There is no set format for meet-up dates and are first come/first serve for court selection.  The meet-up dates are 6/5, 6/12, 6/15, 6/19, 6/26, 6/29, and 7/10
• Team Format Tournament - On Saturday, July 13th from 10AM-2PM (inclement weather make-up July 14th) the club committee will host a team format tournament at Battery Park. At the conclusion of challenge ladder play, players who have registered for the tournament will be grouped into levels of play. While each team will be drawn at random, the intent is for each team to have equal representation among levels of play. Each player will have one singles match in the team format tournament. These are head-to-head matches, not bracket play.

Social Hour - Each Wednesday, following the meet-ups, there will be a designated location for club members to gather. More information and locations will be available after registration.

Questions? Contact the Tennis Club Coordinator at richmond.tennis@stonewallsports.org.