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 Each season we offer a variety of leagues to our
membership. During the leagues all participants play set matches
against one another. Typically there are at least 8 teams or
players in a given singles, doubles, or round robin doubles
league. A weekly match is set up, and our members play the match
and report their scores. A champion of each league is determined
at the end of each session. Our fall, winter, and spring leagues
take place on our indoor air-conditioned courts. Our summer
leagues take place outdoors on the rubico courts.
Other Events & Activities...
Not only are our members inundated with fabulous
tennis during the USTA sanctioned events, the ITA Regional
Championships, the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the
Cellular South Cup and the USTA Girls’ 18 Super National Clay Court Championships, but they
are also inundated with the many wonderful tennis events at The
Racquet Club of Memphis.
Holiday Round Robins
What better way to start off a holiday than to
spend time with fellow players and enjoy some great tennis? Our
holiday mixed round robins highlight every year. From 9:00 am
until 12:00 noon on each of these days we come together to play
mixed doubles, enjoy drinks and snacks, spend time with each
other, and take home some great prizes. Memorial Day, 4th of
July, Labor Day, New Year's Eve
 Ladies’ Spring Classic
The Ladies’ Spring Classic is a wonderful annual
event just for the girls! It is a city-wide doubles tournament
held every April, consisting of a waterfall draw. The ladies
break for a fabulous buffet lunch at mid-day, and then continue
their full day of fabulous tennis.
Indoor
Club Championships
Every January we close out the season before the
Kroger St. Jude and Cellular South Cup with a tournament of our
own. During the Indoor Club Championships members compete against
fellow members to earn the title of Indoor Champion. There are
some great tennis matches, and the competitors enjoy snacks and
drinks off the court.
Member
- Guest Tournament
One of the highlights of the year, the Member -
Guest tournament, which is held every July, is a great opportunity
to bring in friends outside of the Club to enjoy a great weekend
of tennis and one of the best parties of the year. Members and
guests experience some great competitive tennis, wonderful snacks
and drinks and a fabulous dinner on Saturday evening.
Outdoor Club Championships
Our annual Outdoor Club Championships are held
every September. Members enjoy some great tennis on the clay
courts and take advantage of this great opportunity to socialize
with fellow members. There are some great tennis matches and they
enjoy snacks and drinks off the court.
Club
Melting Pot Championships
A fun new event for The Racquet Club is the Club
Melting Pot Championships, which is very similar to the Ladies
Spring Classic. The event runs three days, with Ladies Doubles
the first day, Men’s Doubles the second day and Mixed Doubles on
the final day. Every day there is a waterfall tournament for each
Open group filled with teams from different clubs around the
city. Every day a fabulous buffet lunch is served, and at the end
of the tournament, a club champion is crowned.
Friday
Night Mixed Doubles
From September through May, once a month we offer a
special Friday night when the members can come and socialize with
one another and play some great tennis in a mixed doubles, change
partner, round robin format. Each month a different Tennis Pro
organizes the function and joins the members.
Play
with the Pros
One of our membership’s favorite events, Play with
the Pros, is similar to Friday Night Mixed Doubles, but all of our
Tennis Professionals join in the fun. The participating members
get the chance to play with or against the Tennis Professionals at
The Racquet Club.
Dunavant Cup
This weekly event for upper level men takes place
for 10 weeks from September to November on the clay courts. A
draft is held a week before the event and everyone who signs up is
placed on a team. Each week matches take place in a Davis Cup
format. There is a wonderful party at the end hosted by the
championship team.
Kosten
Cup
Very similar to the Dunavant Cup, this weekly event
for upper level men and women takes place for six weeks from July
to September on the clay courts. A draft is held a week before
the event and everyone who signs up is placed on a team. Then
each week a men’s, women’s and mixed doubles match take place with
different teams competing against each other each week. Just like
the Dunavant Cup, the championship team hosts a dinner at the end
for all participants.
Tennis Leagues
Each season we offer a variety of leagues to our
membership. During the leagues all participants play set matches
against one another. Typically there are at least 8 teams or
players in a given singles, doubles, or round robin doubles
league. A weekly match is set up, and our members play the match
and report their scores. A champion of each league is determined
at the end of each session. Our fall, winter, and spring leagues
take place on our indoor air-conditioned courts. Our summer
leagues take place outdoors on the rubico courts.
Ladies’ League Clinic
As a special treat to all of the ladies who play in
our tennis leagues, we host a free tennis clinic and luncheon each
January. The ladies get to enjoy a tennis clinic with all the
tennis professionals and then get to enjoy a great lunch together.
Adult Development
Our Men’s and Women’s Adult Development Clinics
involve high-level drills on footwork, stroke production and
conditioning, in addition to singles and doubles strategy. There
is match play with on-court strategy instruction. A different
aspect of the tennis game is stressed each week.
Ladies’ Florida Camp
To give all of our ladies a break during the Fall,
Coach Phil Chamberlain takes a group down to Florida to enjoy a
weekend filled with great tennis and a ton of fun. Our ladies get
to enjoy a four day camp, competitive matches, and the beach!
Special Functions
The Racquet Club tennis courts are available every
day and weekend not only for members to enjoy, but also for
special functions brought in from outside the club. Past and
current events that we have hosted include the Fed Ex Employee
Appreciation Tournament, UT Doctors, Hank Aaron tournament, Brad
Perkins Memorial Tournament and The Boys and Girls Club of Greater
Memphis Tournament. These are member-sponsored events that take
tennis and incorporate it with various businesses, charities,
fundraisers, etc. Whatever it is, casual or sophisticated, we can
make the event work wonderfully.
Coach
Rob’s Summer Tennis Clinics
Every summer Coach Rob Cadwallader offers young
children the opportunity to learn to love the game of tennis.
From age 4 to age 14, children of all ages who are just beginning
to play or who have never picked up a racquet can step into one of
Coach Rob’s clinics and learn the basics that will form the
foundation of their games, as well as have a great time!
Junior
Clinics & Traveling
Our juniors have many opportunities at The Racquet
Club as well as away from the Club. Our Tennis Professionals have
committed to traveling to various tournaments with the juniors as
well as providing workshops and camps here that help them improve
their games and prepare for upcoming tournaments such as State
Qualifying, State Closed, Southerns, Nationals, Super Circuits,
etc. The clinics, which prepare the juniors for the events
scheduled throughout the summer, consist of high-level drill work
and focused match play.
Spring
Break Tennis Camp
Though many are traveling, for all of our juniors
that choose to stay in town over Spring Break, our Tennis
Professionals offer a Tennis Camp for the entire week. The Camp
consists of fun games, high level drills, a mini-tournament, match
play work and much more.
Phil
Chamberlain Tennis Camp
The Phil Chamberlain Tennis Camp is an extremely
successful camp for players who have had some continual form of
supervised instruction, such as private lessons or participation
in a junior program. It is a comprehensive camp running 8:30 am -
1:00 pm that includes drills, personal instruction, match play
analysis, video replay of matches, singles and doubles strategy,
conditioning, tournament preparation and mental toughness.
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