Note: If you’re interested in serving on the RTA board, please call Tim at 831-0585.

Head Pro: Scott Whiteman, 853-8842

Mailing address
Rowayton Tennis Association,  P.O. Box 101, Rowayton, CT  06853

Telephone Information
The RTA provides a phone for local calls when Scott is on duty and the pro shop is open. The phone will be available from April 20th through late September, phone number 853-8842. This number can also be used to call Scott to arrange lessons, ask questions about programs, or to reach someone playing on the courts. If no one answers, a message service will record your message after four rings.

Opening Day Mixed Scrambles: Sat., May 19th, 12-4pm
A get acquainted affair open to all members and newcomers, regardless of talent and play level. Have fun and share your enthusiasm for tennis. Refreshments served. 

Evening Mixers: Fri., June 1st; thereafter, 4th Friday of month, 6pm-sunset
Mixers are free and run in a format similar to the Mixed Scrambles where numbers are picked from a hat to determine teams. Match durationis shorter allowing players time to rest or socialize and then play with new partners. Play runs from 6pm-sunset, as long as we have at least 12 or more people. BYO food and beverages (to share, if desired) and have fun playing.

Ladies’ Morning Play: Thursday,  9:00am-10:30am

Men’s Morning Play: Wednesdays, 9:00am–10:30am
This program offers open play (doubles priority) on courts 1 and 2, if demand requires, for all skill levels. Show up at any time during the period and, if demand is high, rotate onto courts playing 5-game pro-sets, no-add scoring. No sign up is necessary; this program is scheduled permanently on the sign-up board. 

Men’s/Ladies’ Singles Ladders: Contact Denise Minnerly for Ladies’ (838-4933) or Scott (853-8842).
Players interested in playing competitive singles matches should call to sign up. This ladder format, with its more flexible scheduling but timely and fair structure, will run all summer. Winners of the ladders will be given awards.

Exhibition Match: Date to be determined.

Due to declining interest over the past several years, formally scheduled tournaments are no longer a core focus of the RTA.  If you would like to see this change (and are prepared to get involved in organization and execution), please speak with either Scott or Tim.

Junior Tennis Program
This program is open to tennis hopefuls, 17 and under, who are interested in learning to play tennis, improve their skills, and participate in competitive play. Scott will start by running an 8-week Spring Warm-up program from April 23rd-June 15th. Players will be grouped by age and ability (pee wee, beginner, intermediate) and will play once or twice a week. 

Junior Tennis Team
After three fun seasons, we will once again field a Junior Tennis open to boys and girls ages 9-17. Matches will be on Thursdays in June and July beginning June 25.  If interested call Scott or Jonathan at 853-8842.

Junior Ladders
Depending on how many juniors sign up, there will be as many as four ladders this year for players who are 16-and-under, 14-and-under, 12-and-under, and 10-and-under. To sign up for the ladder or to get more info, call Scott or Jonathan at 853-8842.

Free Junior Clinics
This year the RTA will offer free clinics, the dates to be determined. Beginners can come out for free instruction, games, and prizes. The clinics are open to any Rowayton resident, member or no, and will be run on a first-come-first-serve basis. Volunteer instructors are welcome.

Ladies Clinics
Held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, with a choice of three time slots, the first eight-week session begins April 23rd (a second session begins June 18). Clinics involve a variety of drills for all aspects of tennis play, game strategy, and coached doubles play action. Participants are grouped by ability. If interested in participating in competitive play, please let Scott know in advance. Evening clinics are available M-F. For details, visit www.whitemantennis.com or call 853-8842.

Ladies’ League Play & Drills
Monday mornings, drills and strategy, choice of two time slots. Tuesday mornings scheduled matches in the Darien A League. Ten weeks of competitive doubles action. For details and sign-up, visit www.whitemantennis.com or call 853-8842.

Men's A and B Team
The RTA Men's A/B-Teams, which play in the Fairfield County Tennis League, uses Courts #1 through #4 from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning in late May and running through mid-July. If you’re interested in playing at the A level, call Jim Kerans at 854-9764. If you’re interested in playing at the B level, call Pete Koerner at 838-1616 (or koerner1@optonline.net).

Men's Drills
This program offers organized instruction by our pros for men who play at any level.  Group instruction will be organized by level of play. Play is scheduled for Saturday mornings beginning April 28th. Evening clinics are also available M-F.  For details visit www.whitemantennis.com or call 853-8842.

Tennis Lessons - Private, Semi-private or Video Analysis
can be scheduled with Scott or his assistants Jonathan or Miro. For details visit www.whitemantennis.com or call 853-8842.

Whiteman Sports Programs: Reduced Rates!
Once again, Scott will be running his popular Sports Camp at Bayley Beach during June, July, and August, offering tennis, soccer, baseball, and basketball instruction from experienced counselors. To register or learn more about the camp, visit www.whitemantennis.com or call 853-8842.

• Anyone eligible for a Bayley Beach sticker may join the RTA.
  
  
• All 5 courts are available to RTA members who have paid their annual dues and their guests (paid through a prepaid annual guest pass, $30, or at time of play, $5/person) with reservation privileges.
  
  
• All 4 har-tru courts are for RTA members and their guests ONLY. Guest play (non-resident) is allowed only when playing with an RTA member.
  
  
• Rowayton residents may not play as guests – they must join the RTA to play on the har-tru courts and/or to participate in tennis programs/instruction. They may use court 5 on a first-come, first-serve basis without reservation privileges.
  
  
• Non-residents of Rowayton may play on court 5 at an hourly rate of $25 on a first-come, first-serve basis without reservation privileges. Pay pro or attendant.
  
  
• Tennis apparel (shirts must stay on) and tennis shoes are required on all courts; gym and running shoes are not permitted as they damage the har tru.

Court Sign-Up: 

RTA Members ONLY may sign up for a court no more than 48 hours in advance. If you reserve a court and won't be able to use it, please erase your name so that someone else will know the court is available for sign-up. A 10-minute grace period is allowed for the signer to show up for the court, after which the court is open for play on a first-come, first-serve basis. All courts are available for one-hour time slots as specified on the sign-up board except as follows:       

• 1-1/2 hour time slots for DOUBLES PLAY ONLY are available on courts 1 and 2 every day, all day. Singles play is allowed if no one signs up for the slot or if the signer does not show up within 10 minutes after the scheduled court start time.
  
  
• On weekends and after 6:00 p.m., Junior members (17 yrs. or under) may reserve and play only when playing doubles with at least 2 adults or singles with one adult. At other times, if courts are not reserved and are open, play will be allowed.
  
  
• FOUR HOURS MUST ELAPSE BETWEEN GAMES - Court time is limited, so please observe this rule to allow playtime for all.

Court Maintenance:   

• Note: Based on advice from court care specialists, we are no longer sweeping the courts after each match; the courts will be swept by the staff twice a day or as needed.