ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1996 TAG: 9608090145
SECTION: DISCOVER ROANOKE VALLEY PAGE: 93 EDITION: METRO
Roanoke Valley tennis players have scores of courts to choose from. Some are private, and some public courts require reservations through the sponsoring club or organization. In this list, the first figure indicates the number of courts at a site; the second is the number of lighted courts.
Roanoke City
Crystal Spring 6-0
Eureka 5-5
Fallon 2-0
Fishburn 2-2
Garden City 2-2
Golden 2-2
Highland Park 3-3
Huff Lane 4-4
Jackson 2-2
Melrose 1-0
Morningside 2-0
Perry Park 1-0
Preston 4-4
Raleigh Court 2-2
River's Edge 8-8
Shrine Hill 3-3
Strauss 2-0
Sunrise 1-0
Thrasher 2-0
Wasena 4-4
Washington 6-6
William Fleming High School 4-0
TOTALS: 22 sites, 68 courts, 47 lighted.
Roanoke County
Bent Mountain 1-1
Cave Spring High 4-4
Clearbrook 1-0
Garst Mill 3-3
Gearhart Park 2-0
Mount Pleasant 3-3
Northside High 4-4
Oak Grove 1-0
Shell Park 3-3
Stonebridge 4-4
Walrond Park 10-10
Whispering Pines 1-0
TOTALS: 12 sites, 37 courts, 32 lighted.
Salem
Oakey Field 4-4
Salem Civic Center 8-8
Salem High School 6-0
TOTALS: Three sites, 18 courts, 12 lighted.
Other schools
Hollins College 10-2
Roanoke College 6-6
Virginia Western Community College 6-6
TOTALS: Three sites, 22 courts, 14 lighted.
Country clubs
Countryside: three indoors
Hidden Valley: eight outdoors (six lighted), two indoors.
Hunting Hills: eight outdoors (four lighted), two indoors.
TOTALS: Three sites, 23 courts, 16 outdoors, 10 lighted.
Other clubs
Elks Club 2-0
Forest Hills Swim Club 2-0
Loch Haven 1-0
Ridgewood Tennis Club 2 indoors
N-Dor 3 indoors
North Lakes Swim Club 2-0
Salem Racquet and Swim Club 2-2
Stonegate Swim Club 4-2
TOTALS: 8 sites, 18 courts, 13 outdoors, four lighted.
Lessons
Hidden Valley: Pros Tom Gibbs and Tom Morgan provide 45-minute lessons for $20 and one-hour lessons for $25. Lessons for non-members also are available.
Hunting Hills: Pro John Barker provides half-hour lessons for $14.50 for adult members and $13.50 for junior members. Assistant pro Ravi Anantaraman offers half-hour lessons for $13 to adult members and $12 junior members. One-hour lessons are available for double half-hour rates. Non-member lessons are available for member rates plus $3. Ten-week clinics, beginning in September and January, are offered to juniors (ages 5-18).
Stonegate: Will Wimmer offers half-hour lessons for $5 and 45-minute lessons for $7. Lessons are available to members and non-members. Free children's clinics also available.
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