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Announcing the 2025 Boston Tennis Classic!

Tennis4All & Friends,

We are excited to announce the 2025 Boston Tennis Classic, our annual GLTA tournament, will be held this summer on June 13-15! Each year, about 115 players join us to complete in the only Gay & Lesbian Tennis Alliance-sanctioned tournament in New England. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran of the GLTA tour or a newcomer to these events, we hope you consider participating in our home tournament this year.

Tournament Details:

Date: June 13-15, 2025

Venue: Woburn Racquet Club

Registration Opens: Saturday, March 1st at 12pm EST
Register on the GLTA Tournament Site

This event usually fills up quickly, so make sure to register early if you plan on playing! We can’t wait to see you on the courts and making the 2025 Boston Tennis Classic an unforgettable experience for everyone involved.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at bostontennisclassic@gmail.com.

Best,

Sam Smith & Jeff Legendre

BTC Tournament Directors

New pickleball round robins

Our new monthly pickleball round robins start next Saturday, February 22. We still have a few spots left, so grab them while you can. You’ll play two hours of pickleball in a fun round robin format.

When: 4 to 6 pm, Saturdays on Feb 22, March 29, and April 26 (You can play 1, 2, or all 3).

Where: Woburn Racquet Club on their two indoor pickleball courts

Who: This event is designed for experienced pickleball players with a skill level equivalent of DUPR 3.0+ and higher. 9 players will play each week on two courts.

How much? $23 per player

Sign up asap. You must sign up for each month separately.

Feb 22 Round Robin

March 29 Round Robin

April 26 Round Robin

Pickleball Round Robins

Join us for a new event — a pickleball round robin. We’ll be hosting a new pickleball format once a month for the next three months: Saturday, Feb 22; Sat, March 29; and Sat, April 26. Sign up for any 1, 2, or all 3 round robins.

You’ll be one of 9 players on two indoor pickleball courts. Using the Swish app, you’ll be randomly assigned to a doubles game with a random partner against two random opponents. You’ll play one game and then rotate to the next game and a new partner and opponents. We’ll likely get through 7 rounds. (You’ll play 8/9 of the time and sit out for one of the rounds).

This event is for experienced pickleball players with a 3.0+ DUPR equivalent skill level.

Where: Woburn Racquet Club, indoor pickleball courts

When: Saturdays 4 to 6 pm (February 22, March 29, April 26)

How much: $23 per player

Food? Very light snacks (like chips and salsa) will be served after. Players are encouraged to bring a beverage and hang out after.

Where do I sign up? If attending more than one, you must sign up for each month separately.

Pickleball Round Robin – February

Pickleball Round Robin – March

Pickleball Round Robin – April

Doubles social on Feb 8th

Trying to escape the cold and play more tennis? This email is for you…

Come join us for our Saturday evening doubles social on February 8th from 8-10pm.  You’ll play 2 hours of doubles, matched up with players of similar level and ability.  After tennis, food and drinks will be available. The link to register is here.

  • Where: Woburn Racquet Club
  • When: Feb 8th from 8-10pm
  • What: Two hours of doubles followed by food (pizza) and drinks
  • How much: $30 for members / $45 for non-members; price includes court time, balls, and refreshments

Spaces are limited (the last 3 socials sold out early) so secure your spot now. Hope to see you there!

– Tennis4All Board of Directors

Pickleball social Jan 25 in Woburn

Join us for pickleball open play in Woburn, Saturday, January 25 from 4 to 6 pm on their two indoor pickleball courts. This mixer format event is designed for experienced pickleball players (3.0+) with lots of pickleball mixing — 10 players, 2 courts, one game and rotate format. Join the fun, get the details, and grab your spot at  January 2025 Pickleball Social

Reminder: Doubles tennis social on January 11

Hope you’ve had a chance to relax and unplug for the holidays! If your New Year’s resolution is to play more tennis, this email is for you…

The first doubles tennis social of 2025 will be on Saturday, January 11th from 8-10pm. The link to register is here.

  • Where: Woburn Racquet Club
  • When: Jan 11th from 8-10pm
  • What: Two hours of doubles followed by food (pizza) and drinks
  • How much: $30 for members / $45 for non-members; price includes court time, balls, and refreshments

Spaces are limited so secure your spot now. Hope to see you there!

– Tennis4All Board of Directors

Doubles social on Jan 11!

Hey everyone – I’m excited to announce that the first doubles social of 2025 will be on Saturday, January 11 from 8-10pm!

Link to register is here.

  • Where: Woburn Racquet Club
  • When: Jan 11th from 8-10pm
  • What: Two hours of doubles followed by food (pizza) and drinks
  • How much: $30 for members / $45 for non-members; price includes court time, balls, and refreshments

The singles league and the January clinic both sold out in <48 hours so you might want to act fast to secure your spot. Hope to see you there!

– Tennis4All Board of Directors

Winter/Spring Singles League Registration

All,

We’re delighted to share with you the details of the Tennis4all Winter/Spring 2025 Singles Season!

The details are as follows:

  • Your $315 registration fee pays for 9 matches, and includes balls
  • The season runs over 15 weeks, from 1/5 – 4/27, both 2/15 and 4/20 are weekends that will not see any play.
  • All matches are played at Winchester Tennis Club on Sundays from 6-7:30 pm.
  • We are limited to 46 participants, so sign up as soon as possible!
  • Registration opens today, Sat, Dec 14 and will remain open until Friday, Dec 20 or until capacity is reached
  • Players may request up to 4 Sundays off, guaranteed the first two, and we will do our absolute best to accommodate those additional dates/other requests.
  • We will be sending daily reminder emails to our membership while registration is open.  We ask for your patience while we flood your inboxes, but we have found these reminders to be vital to reaching capacity and keeping the league successful and competitive.

 How to sign up:

  1. Go to the Tennis4All website by clicking HERE.
  2. Verify your membership is up-to-date. If you are not sure, please email your Membership Director, at membership@tennis4all.org.
  3. Click the big blue “Sign Up!” button at the bottom.
  4. Complete the application.
  5. Submit payment.
  6. Please note that all three of the following must be successfully completed to be considered registered:  (a) membership up-to-date; (b) application submitted; and (c) payment received.

 

If you’re interested in being a substitute, or have any questions or concerns please let us know. You can reach us both at singlesdirector@tennis4all.org

 

Your league directors,

John Costello & Ben Woolston