Springfield Tennis Club at Forest Park

09/05/2026

Hello Players!

Happy Friday before Labor Day!

Hope you are all getting a chance to catch some of the inspiring US Open action on TV or in person!!

We are ON for the usual tennis fun this holiday weekend. Make sure you get your name on the list on TeamReach so everyone knows your coming!

SATURDAY SOCIAL MIXER (2.5 & Up): Sat 9 - 11 am

SUNDAY ADVANCED 3.5+ MIXER: Sun 3 pm

Reminder this one is for the attendees to organize, make sure to sign up so everyone knows there’s a group and have a can of balls with you!

SAVE THE DATE! Annual Freedman Memorial Tournament & Member Picnic!

Member Picnic Sat Sept 26

Tournament Dates: Sat & Sun Sept 26-27

Junior & Adult Divisions Available

Singles: $25/player

Doubles: $40/team

$5 discount for any player registering for both singles and doubles

Click HERE for information and a printable registration form, or Click HERE for a registration form that can be submitted online.

RSVP by Sept 22

All proceeds from the Pop-Up Mixers and the Freedman Tournament go to support STC’s mission of caring for the clay courts and providing some tennis fun for our community!

Enjoy the weekend and…

08/21/2026

Hello Everyone!
Hope you are all having a great week! We’re hopeful the weather holds for us this weekend so we can host the “usual” weekend events…. Stay tuned to TeamReach for any updates if needed for tomorrow.
SATURDAY SOCIAL MIXER (2.5 & Up) - Sat 9 - 11 am
SUNDAY ADVANCED 3.5+ MIXER - Sun 3 - 5 pm

Sign up on the TeamReach app to help everyone plan! Remember Sunday is not an ‘organized’ mixer so make sure to sign up, or cancel if needed, well in advance so others know you’ll be there, and have a can of balls with you.

SAVE THE DATE! Annual Freedman Tournament & Member Picnic!

Tournament Dates: Sat & Sun Sept 26-27

Details and a Registration Form will follow next week

Member Picnic: Saturday Sept 26
More details to follow!!

Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

LET’S PLAY THE CLAY!!

08/14/2026

Hello Everyone!

You may have heard that there was considerable tree damage at the park last weekend due to some storms. We’re very lucky that the courts and surrounding area is in good shape and wasn’t impacted.

Thankful we’re able to say that “the usual” events are on tap for the weekend…..

SATURDAY SOCIAL MIXER (2.5 & Up) - Sat 9 - 11 am

SUNDAY ADVANCED 3.5+ MIXER - Sun 3 - 5 pm

Sign up on the TeamReach app to help everyone plan! Remember Sunday is not an ‘organized’ mixer so make sure to sign up, or cancel if needed, well in advance so others know you’ll be there, and have a can of balls with you.

IMPORTANT COURT AVAILABILITY NOTE: After Saturday’s mixer, we are hosting a USTA Level 6 Junior Tournament starting at 11 am. The tournament will use ALL of the clay courts between 11 am and 2:30 pm on Saturday. After 2:30, the tournament will continue but courts should start to open up. Feel free to check in with Karen if you have any questions or are wondering the status on Saturday 413-219-5151. This is the last of these USTA tournaments for the season, so thank you for your patience on the court situation!

Enjoy the weekend! Hope to see you on the courts!

LET’S PLAY THE CLAY!!

08/06/2026

Springfield Tennis wishes Tim Mayotte who played on our clay courts a mere 50 or so years ago a Happy 66th birthday on Saturday. We appreciate all you have done for our club.

07/31/2026

Hello Everyone!

Wow - this summer is flying by! Here’s what’s going on this first weekend in August - hopefully a nice sunny weekend after a rainy week!

SATURDAY SOCIAL MIXER (2.5 & Up) - Sat Aug 1, 9 - 11 am

SUNDAY ADVANCED 3.5+ MIXER - Sun Aug 2, 3 - 5 pm

Sign up on the TeamReach app to help everyone plan!

IMPORTANT COURT AVAILABILITY NOTE: After Saturday’s mixer, we are hosting a USTA Level 6 Junior Tournament starting at 11 am. The tournament will use most of the clay courts between 11 am and 4 pm on Saturday. There should be 1-2 courts available during this time but check in with Karen if you have any questions 413-219-5151. If you’re in the area, come check out the tournament action!

Congrats to last weekend’s Pop-Up Competitive Mixer winners and runners-up:

Winners: Martin Pelletier & Sara Kulla

2nd place: Tony Marinello & Stephen Anderson.

Enjoy the weekend! Hope to see you on the courts!

LET’S PLAY THE CLAY!!

07/24/2026

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Advance registration required. (This is on the Team Reach calendar.) Recommended for players 3.0 & up. Sign up with a partner of any gender for some competitive doubles fun. If you don’t have a partner, put a message out to the group on TeamReach to try to round one up, or let Karen know and she.....

07/17/2026

Hello Players!

We are in the midst of a couple of busy weekends on the clay!

In addition to last Saturday’s Strawberries & Cream Mixer in celebration of the Wimbledon Finals (thank you Barbara & Al!), we also hosted the 3rd Annual Presidents Cup Team Doubles Competition and a Junior Battle for the Border Junior Challenge event.

32 Mixer Players

31 Junior Battle for the Border clay court challenge players

17 Presidents Cup adult players

Plus a number of groups playing on their own …. It was a great weekend for the clay courts!

Congrats to Team Martin (Martin Pelletier, Sujith Sasidharan, Dan Reynolds & Gerry Fawthrop) who defeated the team of Cassandra Crowal, Jeremy Kurtz, Michael Myers, Sara Kulla and Tom Downey by a single tiebreaker to win this year’s President’s Cup. So close! A few pictures of the events are below.

This coming weekend, we will host our regular Saturday mixer from 9 - 11 am, and have also posted the Sunday Advanced Mixer from 3 - 5 pm. Please sign up on the app if you are able to join in!

IMPORTANT COURT AVAILABILITY NOTE: After Saturday’s mixer, we are hosting a USTA Level 7 Junior Tournament starting at 11 am. The tournament will need to use all of the clay courts between 11 am and 4 pm on Saturday. If anyone is looking for a court during this time, the hard courts should be available or you can call or text Karen and she can provide an update in case there’s an unexpected change in tournament schedule 413-219-5151. Sorry for the inconvenience! If you’re in the area, come check out the tournament action!

Have a great weekend!
PLAY THE CLAY!!

07/10/2026

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07/09/2026

From Mike at Enfield Tennis:

Hi everyone,
We have a Saturday morning Play Tennis Fast group that will be starting this weekend at the Forest Park HARD courts.
Here are the details!

Saturdays, 7/11 - 8/15 (6 weeks)
9 - 10:30 am
Coach Glenn
6 weeks: $90
Drop-ins: $20 (must RSVP in advance)
No Make-ups (unless we cancel due to weather and then we will extend a week....)

Note that Forest Park has a $3-$5 park entry fee, or you can buy a season pass.
Register with the attached form or you can give us a buzz at 860-698-6503.

Let's Play Some Tennis!

Please click the link to complete this form.

07/03/2026

Hello Players!

SATURDAY SOCIAL TENNIS MIXER

Sat July 4 - Cancelled due to the excesive heat

We will resume on July 11 with a Strawberries & Cream Mixer in celebration of Wimbledon. Stay cool in the meantime, we look forward to seeing everyone next Saturday. Please remember to sign up on TeamReach!

SUNDAY 3.5 & Up ADVANCED TENNIS MIXER

Sun July 5 @ 3 pm

There’s a core group of players interested in this mixer. Please sign up early on the calendar on TeamReach so they know there will be a group to play!

We had 16 players last week for our first Pop-Up Competitive Mixer of the season. Ali Durrani & Justin Crawford were the winners over Stephen Anderson & Harry Stauffer in the finals. Congrats and thanks to everyone for playing! Mark your calendars for the next one of these - Sun July 26 at 4:30.

Up next for special events ..

3rd ANNUAL STC PRESIDENTS CUP

Sunday, July 12 at 1 pm.

$20/player

Advance registration required. Recommended for players 3.0 & Up.

Teams of 4 (or 5) players compete in multiple rounds against other teams. Lineups are announced in advance of each round and points will be accumulated to determine a final winner. If you are a fan of Laver Cup, this has a similar format (but shorter matches. 4 players per team will play each round; if you have a 5th player you will rotate spots amongst your team.) If you sign up on TeamReach, indicate all team member names in the comments under your RSVP, or note that you are looking for a team! Otherwise reach out to Karen at [email protected]. Info HERE.

All proceeds from both the Pop-Up Mixers and the Presidents Cup go to support STC’s mission of caring for the clay courts and providing some tennis fun for our community.

STC SINGLES & DOUBLES LADDERS

We’re trying to assess interest in STC Singles and/or Doubles Ladders. If you’re interested in a self-scheduled ladder league, complete the survey linked HERE. We welcome your thoughts and ideas!

JUNIOR LESSON THURSDAYS

If you know any kids ages 9+ who are interested in lessons, we have a series coming up on Thursday evenings starting next Thursday July 9. Lesson info is linked HERE.

Happy 4th everyone!

LET’S PLAY THE CLAY!!