Hours
Courts will be open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 10:30 p.m. seven days a week.

Court Use
The following general rules apply to court usage. Please note that the safest way to ensure a court is to RESERVE IN ADVANCE. If you are “dropping in” to play tennis without a reservation, court usage is not guaranteed. Occasionally pros will be using additional courts because they are not in use. Please ask a pro if a court can be made available, and if they are using the courts outside of the guidelines below, they should make one available to a member. Members will NOT be moved to make room for other members who have not reserved a court in advance.

Courts 1 & 2: 2 pro courts will be available to the Club Pro for lessons and clinics. Otherwise, these courts can be signed up and used on a first-come-first-play basis.

Courts 3 & 4: These courts will be used on a reservations only basis. Adults 18 and over will have priority on these courts at all times. Children may not make reservations, but may play if courts are not in use

Courts 5 & 6: These courts will be used on a reservations only basis. Children age 10 and older will have the same privileges of making reservations as adults.

Courts 1 & 2, 3 & 4: These courts will be used as necessary for ALTA & USTA matches (two courts per team unless more courts are free at time of play). Priority will also be given to Men’s Drop-In Doubles on Saturday mornings and Mixed Doubles on Sunday afternoons.

Other Leagues: Other league matches may be scheduled based on court availability (make-up ALTA matches, T2 matches, K-Swiss matches, etc.). The rules below regarding time limits for reservations do not apply to league matches.

Special Events, Clinics and Drills: In addition to the 2 pro courts, up to 2 additional courts may be reserved by the pros for the following events: Monday night co-ed drills, Summer Camp, Junior Academy, Beginner Clinics. All courts may be used for special events such as Fall Tournament and scheduled Tennis Mixers. Members should reserve courts in advance during these timeframes to ensure use of a court. Please check the Riverside Calendar for specific dates/times.

Reservations

1. Players should sign in on sign-up sheets before court play.
2. Reservations should be made on an hour or half-hour basis.
3. A maximum of two (2) hours of consecutive play may be reserved for doubles, one (1) hour for singles (with the exception of league matches – make-up ALTA, K-Swiss, T2, etc.). At the end of the period, additional time may be signed up if courts are open.
4. Reservations may be made up to one (1) week in advance. If the signed-up member does not appear within 20 minutes of sign-up time, the court will be considered open for walk-on.
5. Please cancel your reservation if you will not be using it.

1. All guests must be registered on the sign-up sheets and be accompanied by a member.
2. At least one (1) member should play on any court having guests.

1. Standard court etiquette shall be observed.
2. Proper attire, including shirts, must be worn at all times.
3. Tennis shoes with proper soles (no hard rubber or black-soled shoes) are required. No running shoes, no bare feet, no skates, no skateboards, no bicycles or anything other than proper soled tennis shoes are allowed on the courts at anytime.
4. No profanity or loud shouting will be permitted. Be considerate of our residential neighbors and other people on the Club site.
5. No alcoholic beverages are allowed on courts without approval of the Tennis Chairman. All drinks except water should be kept away from the playing surface.
6. Do not lean on nets. Net height should only be adjusted by the Tennis Pro.
7. Please help to keep court areas in order. Return maintenance equipment to proper location, use Tidy-Court containers, and put used drink cans and containers in outside court receptacles.
8. Please turn off lights at end of evening play and lock courts if no further play seems indicated.

General
Penalties: Any members who defy, or continue to ignore, any of these rules shall receive a warning, and if such defiance continues, shall be barred from use of the Club for such time as the Board decides.

Open Activities: All tennis activities at Riverside Club shall be open to all members. Activity sign-up sheets shall be posted on the bulletin board and members are invited to participate.

Leagues: Tennis League participation at Riverside is open to all members. However, participation in existing ALTA/USTA teams is subject to capacity of the team and team’s playing level. (As a guideline, it is up to the discretion of the captain to add a player to an existing team if a.) a men’s/women’s team already has 20 players or if a mixed team has 25 players; or b.) adding the player would cause the team to move up more than 2 levels.) If a team is not available for any member who wishes to participate, we encourage that member to work with the Tennis Directors and VP of Tennis to form a new team at the appropriate level.

Tennis Policies:

1. The tennis director will assign practice/drill groups primarily based on skill level.

2. Cancellations for all private and group lessons should be made 24 hours in advance; otherwise, full charges for the lesson will be charged.

3. All drills are payable in advance (the Friday before the first day of each session); otherwise, the client is charged the daily rate fee. We will be unable to allow participation in our program unless payment is made in advance. There is a 10% administrative fee for late payments.

4. There is no prorating for drills. There are no exceptions to this policy.

5. Makeups will be held at the end of each session during the school year and on Fridays during the summer. The makeup dates for each session are posted on the price list.

6. There is a $25 administration fee for all returned checks.

7. There is a $50 non-member fee per season/semester for each non-member player participating in drills.

8. We do not offer any cash/check refunds for no-show of drills due to sickness, change of plans, change of heart or dismissal of a client from the academy. If we deem your situation to be an extenuating circumstance, we will offer credit which is up to the discretion of the Tennis Director.