Summer Schedule
| May 3rd | Tennis Carnival |
| May 10th | Men’s Lightning Tennis Tournament |
| May 12th | High Performance Junior Program begins |
| May 22nd | Junior Team Tennis Practice begins |
| May 26th-29th | Junior Camp I |
| June 2nd-5th | Junior Camp II |
| June 1st Week | Middle School Tennis Clinics begin |
| June 9th-15th | Jefferson Federal Tennis Tournament |
| June 23rd-26th | Junior Camp III |
| July 7th-10th | Junior Camp IV |
| July 25th-27th | Junior Sanctioned USTA event (pending) |
| August 1st-3rd | Junior Team Tennis State Championships (Knoxville) |
| September 27th | Men’s Lakeway Challenge Cup (in Greeneville) |
New Bulletin Board at Frank Lorino
Now you can read about all the tennis happenings in the community by looking at the bulletin board at the Frank Lorino courts. It is located between the upper and lower courts and will give you the important details you need to GET IN THE GAME!.
Citizen Tribune Tennis Camp Sign-ups
This is a great opportunity for kids to get an intensive four days of instruction and
play to help develop their tennis game. Tennis instruction will be provided by Lakeway Tennis
Director Paul Maben, along with local high school and college players. The camps are open to
boys and girls ages 6-16 who are beginner or intermediate players. Each camp session is $20 per
camper and the camps are held at Frank Lorino courts.
The dates are May 26th-29th, June 2nd-5th, June 23rd-26th, and June 30th-July 3rd. Sessions are held at night.
Click here for an entry form.
Summer Middle School Tennis
Coach Ron Bowlin will run a tennis league for middle school students on Friday mornings in June and
July at Frank Lorino Park. The cost is $20.00 and includes a t-shirt and tennis balls. Players will
need to provide their own racquets. Players and parents will meet at Frank Lorino courts on Saturday,
May 31st at 10am for orientation.
Contact Ron at 423-312-2500 for more information or to sign-up.
Jefferson Federal Spring Classic Tennis Tournament
Frank Lorino Park will be the site of the Jefferson Federal Tennis Tournament held from June 9th through the 15th. Many divisions will be offered including Men's Open Singles/Doubles, Women's Open Singles/Doubles, Mens/Women's B Singles/Doubles, Middle School Boys/Girls Singles/Doubles, and High School Boys Singles and Doubles. Participants may sign up for a maximum of two events and the cost is $15 for singles/ $25 per doubles team. Deadline for entry is June 6th. Click here for an entry form.
Tennis Carnival a Success
Despite being rained out on our first try, (May 3rd) the Carnival was held and had a good turnout of over twenty-five players. Most of the kids who showed up were new to tennis and enjoyed some of the activities like the face painting, tattoos, mini-tennis, and hit for prizes. Kids hit sponge balls into a court filled with tennis goodies like wristbands, cans of tennis balls, junior racquets, string, and Frisbees. A free raffle was held and Drew Coffey won the grand prize, a Wilson tennis bag. Andrew Linkous fired a blistering 109mph first serve to become the Men's fast serve contest while Rachel Hutson smacked a 75mph ace to win the Women's contest. I would like to thank all the volunteers who made this a special day including the whole Hutson family, Tom and Christin Shirley, The Delias', Fred Derouchers, and my wife, Ellie Maben. We hope to make this an even bigger and better event next year so as to attract more players to the game.
Lakeway Tennis is struck by Lightning
On Saturday May 10th, twelve players competed in the first Lightning tennis tournament. The event pitted men and junior boy players against
one another in abbreviated matches. Most participants played at least three matches and enjoyed the provided refreshments between matches.
The participants were Zach Linkous, Dave DeAngelis, David King, Paul Maben, Patrick Ashford, Fred Derouchers, Reston Hartsell, Andrew Jolley,
Devansh Patel, Eric Swisher, Jason Cox, Gildas Thoraval, and Curt Duncan. Curt Duncan defeated Andrew Jolley 3-0, 3-1 in one semi-final while
Paul Maben defeated Zach Linkous 3-2, 3-1 in the other semi-final.
Curt Duncan went on to claim the championship by defeating Paul Maben 3-1, 3-1 in the final. Devansh Patel claimed the consolation round
championship by defeating Fred Derouchers in three tight sets. The next men's tournament is scheduled for the end of June.
Contact Paul Maben if you would like to compete.