Tennis

Fair Valley has two tennis courts for member’s enjoyment. Information on groups, lessons, clinics, and events can be found on bulletin boards. We welcome your input and encourage your participation.

Coach Bill Stanforth

Bill Stanforth and his family are 3 year members of Fair Valley. Mr. Stanforth has 14 years of teaching experience with the Beavercreek City Schools at the elementary level. Coach Stanforth has 15 years of coaching experience at the elementary, middle-school and high school levels. He is presently the junior varsity coach for the Beavercreek Girls Tennis team where he has spent nine years helping to develop and run a competitive tennis program. While maintaining membership in the USTA for the past 9 years, he has continued to be actively involved in adult leagues, camps and instructional opportunities sponsored by the organization. He has been trained in the USTA’s Quickstart Tennis Program, an exciting new play format for kids. His 4 year membership in the Ohio Tennis Coaches’ Association has provided him with training and support to be well prepared to organize and implement tennis programs for tennis enthusiasts of all interests and levels.

Private Lesson Instruction

Tennis Camps and Group Instructional Opportunities

The following group instruction will be available during the season. Times will be available during the week and on weekends. Watch for postings in newsletter, emails and pool information boards.

Beginner Instructional Programs for Men and Women
These fun group lessons are for people who have not played at all or people who used to play and are returning to the game. Groups will typically consist of 6 students and students will learn the basic strokes and scoring so that they may immediately begin enjoying the game of tennis.

Advanced Beginner Programs for Men and Women
These fun group lessons are for returning players. Students will work on stroke technique and strategy of play with an emphasis on cardio fitness while enjoying the game of tennis. Groups will typically consist of 4-5 students.

Junior Level Tennis Camps (Ages 5-7 and Ages 8-12)
Being able to rally a ball back and forth over a net with a partner is what makes tennis such a fun activity. Activities designed to help young players reach this goal are necessary tools to getting children playing during their first practice. The USTA QuickStart Program is an exciting new play format for learning tennis, designed to bring kids into the game by adapting the equipment, court dimensions and the scoring to the age and size of children-just like other sports do. QuickStart Tennis enables kids to have more enjoyable experiences early on in the learning process-and having fun is the number one factor in keeping kids involved. This format will be incorporated into camps, clinics and lessons for the young members of Fair Valley.

Tennis Membership Pricing

There is no additional fee to annual members for a tennis membership as it is included in the annual price.

For non-members to purchase a tennis membership the cost shall be $65 per season. This will include the opportunity to use the facilities during any normal operational hours.

Guests accompanied by a member may use the courts for a guest fee of $3 on weekdays and $4 on weekends during normal operating hours.

Court Times

Courts will be available on a first come first serve basis to all annual and tennis members. To ensure usage of the courts a reservation may be made at the front desk.

Weekly tennis groups may be set up by volunteer captains if interest is shown. If you want to play with other players similar to your level, contact the pool manager.

Tennis court intervals are 90 minutes each. Interval schedule is as follows:

9:00 – 10:30 am
10:30 – 12:00 noon
12:00 – 1:30 pm
1:30 – 3:00 pm
3:00 – 4:30 pm
4:30 – 6:00 pm
6:00 – 7:30 pm
7:30 – 9:00 pm

Please Note: Exceptions will be made for scheduled clinics and lessons.

Terms of Use

• Any person(s) using the tennis courts must either receive a copy of the key from an employee at the front desk for a refundable deposit or be escorted to the court by said employee.
• Guests will be paid for before usage, and for those using the courts before or after pool operating hours will be paid for at the time of reservation.
• Any member(s) caught using the facilities during any time outside of operational hours without permission or a reservation will be brought before the board of trustees in a hearing of revocation of their membership without refund.