Tennis - Policies & Procedures
Tennis Court Rules and Regulations
All members and guest must check in the pro shop or designated area before any tennis activity.
Proper tennis attire is required. Men must wear shirts at all times. No tank tops, sleeveless shirts or cut off sleeves for men and no aerobic wear for women. Tights or biking shorts must be covered up with shorts or skirts. Shirts must cover jog bras.
Shoes designated for tennis only. No running shoes or marking sole shoes allowed at any time.
No smoking on Courthouse property at any time.
No tobacco products, chewing gum, food or candy of any kind allowed on the courts.
No abusive language, yelling or screaming. No racquet throwing or defamation of Courthouse property allowed.
Please us the proper entrance for your court and wait till your designated time to play before entering the court area. (Especially indoors)
Children may never roam freely around the courts.
Unattended children or infants in strollers are not allowed on, by or near the courts at any time. Unattended children are defined as: “Children who are not actually playing tennis on the court with a parent or guardian or not in constant supervision of a parent or guardian.”
Please help keep your club clean by disposing of all trash in proper receptacles.
Tennis Court Reservation Policies
Only Courthouse members with tennis privileges can reserve a tennis court at any of the three Courthouse locations with tennis courts.
All courts must be reserved before being played on. You may make the reservation in person or over the phone. Only one court per call for a given day. Courts are reserved in 1 ½ hour increments beginning at 6 am Monday-Friday, 7:30am on Saturday and 12 pm on Sunday. (i.e. – 6-7:30 am, 7:30-9 am, 9-10:30 am and so on till 9 pm or closing time.)
Outdoor courts may be reserved 4 days in advance at all clubs. No additional court fees for outdoor courts. We will not take reservations prior to 8:00am 4 days out for outdoor courts.
Indoor courts may be reserved 2 days in advance. (Northeast Club) We will not take reservations prior to 8:00am 2 days out for indoor courts.
Indoor court fees are as follows:
November 1 – March 31 (Winter rates) $20 per court *
April 1 – October 31 (Summer rates) $12 per court *
*Rates are subject to change
No consecutive reservations by any one person or a group at any time. If a court is available at the completion of play, then and only then may you reserve a court to continue your match.
There is a 15-minute grace period for all court reservations. 30 minutes for the ball machine. After the grace period, the court can be given away to someone wanting to play on a first come first serve bases.
Cancellations for all courts must be made at least 3 hours in advance of court time; otherwise the member will be charged a late cancellation fee. $10 for outdoor courts and the current fee for indoor courts depending on the time of year. There will be no late cancellation fee if the canceled court gets filled.
“No Shows” will be charged a no show fee. The same amount as a late cancellation fee. Courts will be checked 30 minutes after reservation times to make sure all court are correctly occupied. The person who reserved the court must occupy that court. No Exceptions. Social round robin play is allowed if on more than one court.
If you want to practice or drill with a partner or family member with a basket of balls, please do not do this on the outdoor hard courts at Northeast due to the fact there is no barrier between the courts and balls from your court will disturb play on adjoining courts.
Due to the high amount of member play, Courthouse league teams wishing to practice on Courthouse courts “as a team” will not be allowed to reserve more than one court for a designated team practice. However, members may reserve courts under normal court reservation policies and have your team members play at that time. Non-members on your team are subject to guest fees.
Guest Fees and Policies
All guests must check in / register prior to play and be paid for.
Courthouse Racquet & Fitness guest policy is the same for all activities at all club locations. $10 per guest per visit.
If your guest fails to check in / register, the person who made the court reservation will be billed for the guest fee(s) amount.
League Teams
The Courthouse Racquet & Fitness Clubs are involved in the Jackson metro area tennis leagues as well as in house leagues (Courthouse tennis members only) during the winter and summer months.
The weekday morning league is the Jackson Ladies Tennis Association or called “JLTA”. This league is played during the Spring and Fall only.
USTA Leagues are played in the Spring, Summer and Fall. They are mostly played during the nighttime hours. Depending on the time of year, there are men’s, women’s and mixed teams to choose from.
All Courthouse Racquet & Fitness league teams are allowed a maximum of 2 non Courthouse tennis members per roster.
Tennis Lessons
Tennis instruction may only be given by the Professional Staff at the Courthouse Racquet & Fitness Clubs and lessons may be scheduled through a Teaching Professional.
All lessons must check in the Pro Shop or Front Desk prior to attending lesson.
Lesson Rates are located within this web page.
Lesson Cancellations - must be made at least 24 hours in advance to allow the Teaching Professional ample time to fill that slot. If lesson is unable to comply, the lesson has 2 options: 1) send someone to take your place, or 2) lesson will be responsible to pay full amount or lesson charge. Exception: lesson is under a lesson package plan.
Ball Machine Rental
The Courthouse Racquet & Fitness Clubs have a ball machine at the Northeast and Cypress Lake facilities. In the future, we may be able to have a ball machine at our Byram location. The policies for the both clubs are the same with a little difference in the procedure to obtain access to the ball machine. Only members with tennis privilages may use the ball machine at any location. Please see below.
Northeast Club
The ball machine is to be used on the first indoor court (#13) only.
Cypress Lake Club
All players using the ball machine must check in at the front desk. The key for the ball machine will be issued at this time. $20 deposit – Refunded on return.
Policies for Ball Machine use:
Ball machine rental is $12.00 for 1½ hour, except for members of the Ball Machine Club.
The annual charge for the Ball Machine Club is $100 for an individual or $125 for a family (husband, wife, and children). Effective August 1, 2009.
All players using the ball machine must be tennis members of The Courthouse and must check in prior to using the ball machine.
If a member of the Ball Machine Club wants to share the ball machine with another tennis member of The Courthouse, that member must either join the Ball Machine Club or must pay the applicable portion (e.g. $6 if one person is sharing the ball machine with the Ball Machine Club member) of the ball machine rental fee for that session.
Players must use the ball machine if they have reserved the court for ball machine use, i.e. regular (non ball machine) play is not allowed. However, serves may be practiced for a portion of the time. Regular indoor court fees should be paid if regular play is performed.
The ball machine should be put away and all the tennis balls (check for balls outside the court area and behind the screens as well) should be picked up and returned to the proper area by the end of the scheduled time.
No one under the age of 12 may use the ball machine without parental supervision.
Northeast Club Only Information for Ball Machine Use:
Members of the Ball Machine Club may reserve the ball machine during non-prime time hours (see below) and not pay a court fee. The 2 day in advance Indoor Court reservation policy will be followed.
Members of the Ball Machine Club have to pay the applicable court fees if wanting to reserve a court during prime time hours (see below) and use the ball machine.
Non Ball Machine Club members wanting to use the ball machine may reserve a court at anytime and pay the applicaple court fees in addition to the ball machine fee.
If court #13 is available one hour or less of the time wishing to use the ball machine, no court fees will apply and only ball machine fees will apply to non Ball Machine Club members.
Non-prime time hours include: 6am 7:30am 12pm 1:30pm 3pm 9pm
Prime time hours include: 9am 10:30am 4:30pm 6pm 7:30pm and all day on Saturdays and Sundays
Tennis Lesson Rates
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Dir of Tennis |
Head Teaching Pros |
Associate Teaching Pros |
Staff Pros |
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½ hr private |
$32 |
$29 |
$26 |
$21 |
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1 hr private |
$58 |
$52 |
$49 |
$42 |
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1 hr semi private |
$34 each |
$31 each |
$28 each |
$23 each |
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1 hr group of 3 |
$26 each |
$23 each |
$21 each |
$16.50 each |
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1 hr group of 4 |
$22.50 each |
$20 each |
$17.50 each |
$14 each |
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1-½ hr group of 4 |
$33.75 each |
$30 each |
$26.25 each |
$21 each |
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League Teams |
$90/hr |
$80/hr |
$70/hr |
$56/hr |
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$135/1½ hr |
$120/1½ hr |
$105/1½ hr |
$84/1½ hr |
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Lesson Pkgs* |
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Tournament |
$30/lesson |
$27/lesson |
$24/lesson |
$20/lesson |
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5-½ hr private lessons |
$150 Total |
$135 Total |
$120 Total |
$100 Total |
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Champion |
$54/lesson |
$49/lesson |
$45/lesson |
$39/lesson |
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5-1 hr private lessons |
$270 Total |
$245 Total |
$225 Total |
$195 Total |
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Grand Slam |
$52/lesson |
$46/lesson |
$43/lesson |
$37.50/lesson |
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10-1 hr private lessons |
$520 Total |
$460 Total |
$430 Total |
$375 Total |
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Dynamic Duo |
$60/lesson |
$54/lesson |
$62.50/lesson |
$40/lesson |
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5-1 hr semi-private dbls strategy sessions |
$150 each |
$135 each |
$125 each |
$100 each |
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$300 Total |
$270 Total |
$250 Total |
$200 Total | |
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Season Pass |
$80/hr |
$70/hr |
$62.50/hr |
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Designed for league teams and/or any group of 3 or more players looking for a weekly drill session during the season. These sessions can be 1 or 1½ hours depending on how you want to set them up. 8 weekly sessions. |
$640 Total |
$560 Total |
$500 Total |
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$120/1½ hr |
$105/1½ hr |
$93.75/1½ hr |
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$960 Total |
$840 Total |
$750 Total |
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* Lesson packages are designed to work on your game while providing price breaks for the more lesson time you commit to. Package Payment Policy: ALL packages must be paid for up front and expire 3 months or 6 months from date of first lesson depending on your package. There is a 12 hour cancellation policy or the lesson counts against package total.
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All Staff Insturctors Are Certified
By The USPTA
United States Professional Tennis Association