There are two easy ways to join the Solivita Racqueteers Tennis Club.
- Contact any board member or league leader and express your desire to join the club. Board members and league leader contacts are on the home page, anyone of them can assist you to figure out the best way to join the club activities, and the best leagues for you to look into.
- If you wish to try out the clubs without making a commitment, first review the league schedule and plan to attend any of the open league playing times, or contact one of the league's leaders. There are men, women, and mixed doubles league that will gladly invite you in just so you can kick the tires and see how well the driving is before you make a decision.
Yearly dues at present are $15. This gives you the opportunity to join in one or multiple leagues and any social activities the league sponsors during the year.
The signup sheet for new and renewing members is posted below.
Leagues:
The two types of leagues are "open" and "invitational." All leagues are doubles. Currently there are no singles leagues but as you become familiar with the club players and want to play singles matches it won't be a problem finding one.
Open leagues only require you to be a member and all you have to do is show up at the scheduled time. The league leader will draw cards to see who plays who, each set is six games total, no add games, so that everyone finishes around the same time. After all sets are complete, we regroup and draw cards again to see who plays who in the next set. All leagues are scheduled for two hours which lends itself to 5-6 open league sets per session.
Invitational leagues differ in that they have a preset monthly schedule of assigned players and the league makeup is loosely based on players’ level. Loosely for we do not actually rate, such as USTA rating, but more approximate where your abilities lie based on observation. To join you simply contact the invitational league leader and setup a tryout. The league leader will set you up with a couple of play dates and away you go.
The commitment in invitational leagues differs monthly, you submit to the league leader which days you would be available to play. The league leader after getting all the members requests fills out the schedule for the month which includes when you would be responsible to supply balls. You can request to play once a month or every scheduled league day, it’s up to you. The leagues are scheduled to play for two hours which we can usually get in three full sets.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact any club member, we will be glad to help you out. You are always welcome to contact our President, Jim Clawson 313-522-7384 (call or text) or email at jwclawsonsr@gmail.com.
