Tennis Policy

Policies and Privileges for Wheaton Sport Center Tennis Adult Members:

• One adult may make one reservation per day as a primary* or secondary** player three days in advance. A second reservation may be made on the same day. Reservations begin at 8:00 a.m. for the phone and 7:45 a.m. for the internet.
  The second adult may only be the secondary** player on a reservation on the same day 3 days in advance.
• The second adult on the membership may make a primary* reservation less than 24 hours of desired time to play.
• If either adult chooses to play a second time on the same day, they must wait 30 minutes before being the secondary** on another reservation or they may play on a walk-on basis (2 hours)with no minimum waiting time.
• If an adult member reserves a court, they may not change the court reservation, by replacing the participants with their junior family members.
• If an adult member reserves a court with a dependent as a secondary, the adult member(s) must remain on the court during the entire reservation.

Policies and Privileges for Junior Plus Members:

• Junior Tennis Plus members, 14 and above, may make a same day reservation on hard courts and clay.

*primary-1st name on the reservation
**secondary-2nd, 3rd, or 4th name on the reservation

How to make a reservation?

The following information is required for making a tennis reservation:
Tennis Members: (3 days in advance)

• Member’s first and last name.
• Name of each person with whom they will be playing.
• Singles (book 1 hour, 1, 2 or 3 players). Singles reservation for service practice is available on clay only or hard court as a walk on basis. Doubles (book 1.5 hours, 4 players)
  

Health Club Members:(walk-on 2 hrs in
advance)

• Book a court the time of play and pay fee.
• Member’s name and name of person(s)with whom they are playing. Specify if any are a guest.
• Singles (book 1 hour,1, 2 or 3 players). Doubles (book 1.5 hours, 4 players)
• If you are the secondary on a reservation with a tennis plus member, the reservation may be made 3 days in advance.

On-Line Booking
No matter where you are, you will save time and be conveniently serviced on our web site: http://www.wheatonsportcenter.com. On-line bookers can reserve a court 3 days in advance beginning at 7:45 a.m., which is a 15 minute advantage over phone reservations.

Court Availability
Wheaton Sport Center reserves the right to host 10 tournaments per year, which may affect court availability.

Permanent Court Time (PCT) Guidelines

• PCT is renewable every 10 weeks
• PCT is for doubles only
• Cost is $29/member per 10 weeks
• Each PCT will have a coordinator who is responsible for notifying the Tennis Administrator of any changes at the end of each session. No adjustments will be made mid-session.
• PCT is an automatic renewal unless Tennis Administrator is notified otherwise.
• Once a group cancels their PCT session, the next group on the waiting list will be offered the PCT. The Tennis Administrator will keep a log of the wait list.
• A PCT cannot be taken away as long as all of the members are in good standing with WSC membership.
• The PCT availability sheet is located on the large bulletin board outside of the tennis office.
• WSC reserves the right to make changes to these guidelines as deemed necessary.

Court Check-In
All members and players must check in at the Reception Desk for a court reservation. If there is any substitution, the player canceling must inform the Reception Desk to avoid the $15 no-show fee. All players whose names appear on the court reservation must be actively playing on reserved court.

Court Cancellations
Cancellations must either be phoned in a minimum of 2 hours prior to the scheduled reservations, or cancelled on-line. A $15/person no-show fee will be applied to each member’s account if the court is not cancelled.

No-show Fees
If a scheduled member does not show for the court, a $15 no-show fee will be applied to their account.

Court Fees/Guest Fees
A Tennis Member who brings in a guest may use a guest pass or pay the $15/person court fee. Guests visiting the club must present photo I.D. at each visit and have a signed guest waiver on file.

Health Club Fees
Health club members must pay a $15/person court fee to play tennis.

Tennis Etiquette

• Talk quietly near tennis courts.
• Do not disturb tennis matches during play.
• Leave courts promptly when time is expired. (Bell sounds at the half hour.)
• Enter and exit courts at entrance closest to your court to avoid disturbing other players.
• Do not walk behind a court during an active point.
• Pass as quickly as possible after completion of a point.
• Before playing, spare equipment should be placed out of the way.
• Proper tennis attire, including shirts worn by all players, is required.
• If time has expired and you have one point to finish, then you may finish your point (should not take longer than 30 seconds).
• If time has expired and you have multiple points in a game to finish, you may do so only if no one is waiting to play. At the end of the game please exit your court.
  

Make up Policy
Students are responsible for attending the class in which they have registered. If for any reason the student cannot attend a class, they can make that class up in a class that is equal to or one level below the registered class, with prior approval from the instructor. Class must be made up during the current session. No refunds or credits will be given for classes missed.

Refunds
Refunds are given due to long term illnesses or injury that would prevent a participant from completing the remainder of the session and the provision of a Doctor’s note. The refund is for the remainder of the current class session and will be calculated from the date the physician’s note is submitted.

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If you are interested in printing out our tennis policy. It is available here in a pdf.

Tennis Policy (pdf)