Tennis Block Parties
All throughout May—National Tennis Month—the USTA is serving up tennis in a fun, exciting, and dynamic way through a series of “Tennis Block Parties” in a community near you!
Tennis Block Parties are series of grassroots events designed to highlight the game of tennis in a fun and interactive way. Hosted at public parks facilities, Tennis Block Parties are causin’ a racquet in your town—featuring three hours of tennis instruction, interactive games, and attractions that offer people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds the opportunity to learn and enjoy the benefits of the tennis.
So, if you’re lookin’ to get into the game, have some fun, compete, or just work on your fitness, grab your family and friends and head out to the USTA Block Party that’s hittin’ your town!
2008 Block Parties (XLS)
2008 Block Parties (PDF)
Look by state first.
| State | Date | City | Event Location |
| AZ | 5/4/08 | Chandler | Chandler Tennis Center |
| AZ | 5/17/08 | Flagstaff | Flagstaff Athletic Club Mulitplex |
| AZ | 5/24/08 | Phoenix | Phoenix Tennis Center |
| AZ | 5/31/08 | Prescott | Prescott Racquet Club |
| CA | 5/4/08 | San Diego | Balboa Tennis Club |
| CA | 5/10/08 | Upland | City of Fontana - San Sevaine Park |
| CA | 5/17/08 | Riverside | Riverside Community College, 4800 Magnolia Avenue |
| CA | 5/17/08 | Los Angeles | Griffith Park - Riverside Courts |
| CA | 5/18/08 | Santa Monica | Reed Park, 7th & Wilshire |
| CA | 5/18/08 | Valencia | Summit Park |
| CO | 5/10/08 | Fort Collins | Northside Aztlan Center / Lee Martinez Park |
| CO | 5/17/08 | Fraser | Fraser Town Courts |
| CO | 5/17/08 | Arvada | Arvada Tennis Center |
| CO | 5/17/08 | Denver | Washington Park & City Park |
| CO | 5/17/08 | Denver | City Park |
| CO | 5/17/08 | Castle Rock | Castle View High School |
| CO | 5/31/08 | Boulder | CO Boulder South Tennis Courts |
| CT | 5/3/08 | Stamford | Scalzi Park |
| CT | 5/31/08 | Branford | East Shore Park |
| DE | 5/14/08 | Dover | Dover Park |
| DE | 5/15/08 | Middletown | Middletown High School |
| DE | 5/16/08 | Wilmington | Rodney Street Park in the Street - 11th and Market Streets |
| FL | 5/2/08 | Cape Coral | Rutenberg Community Park |
| FL | 5/3/08 | Pompano Beach | Lee High School |
| FL | 5/4/08 | Melbourne | Kiwi Tennis Club |
| FL | 5/10/08 | Clearwater | Henry L. McMullen Tennis Complex |
| FL | 5/10/08 | Tampa | Hillsborough Community College (Tennis Complex) |
| FL | 5/23/08 | Melbourne | Fee Ave. and Desoto Parks |
| GA | 1/12/08 | St. Marys | Camden County High School |
| GA | 3/8/08 | Cartersville | Dellinger Park Tennis Center |
| GA | 5/2/08 | Macon | Downtown Square |
| GA | 5/10/08 | Savannah | Daffin Park , Leisure Services of Savannah |
| GA | 5/27/08 | Scottsdale | Glenlake Tennis Center |
| GA | 6/7/08 | Albany | Albany |
| HI | 5/3/08 | Honolulu | Central Oahu Regional Park |
| HI | 5/16/08 | Honolulu | Honolulu Hate - State Capitol |
| HI | 5/31/08 | Lihue | Kauai Community College |
| ID | 5/10/08 | Idaho Falls | Several parks, schools, and private courts through out the city |
| ID | 5/11/08 | Boise | Julia Davis Park |
| ID | 5/17/08 | Twin Falls | Twin Falls High School courts |
| ID | 5/24/08 | McCall | McCall Donnellly High School Tennis Courts |
| ID | 6/14/08 | Ketchum | Atkinson Park Tennis Courts |
| IL | 5/17/08 | Springfield | Washington Park Tennis Center |
| IL | 5/17/08 | Pekin | Parkside Athletics |
| IL | 5/17/08 | Moline | Quad City Tennis Club |
| IL | 5/18/08 | McHenry | Knox Park Tennis Courts |
| IL | 6/19/08 | Decatur | Fairview Tennis Complex |
| IN | 5/17/08 | Munster | Community Park Tennis courts |
| IN | 5/31/08 | Chersterton | Sand Creek Country Club |
| IN | 6/1/08 | Indianapolis | Barbara S.Wynne Tennis Center (1805 E. 86th st) |
| IO | 6/14/08 | Davenport | Central High School |
| KN | 4/19/08 | Auburn | Kossover Tennis Center |
| KS | 5/3/08 | Lawrence | Lawrence Tennis Center |
| KS | 5/10/08 | Wichita | Lynette Woodard Community Center |
| KY | 5/2/08 | Hopkinsville | Ruff Park |
| KY | 5/28/08 | Mayfield | Scott Thompson Tennis Center |
| KY | 5/18/08 | Corbin | Corbin High School Tennis Courts |
| KY | 5/17/08 | Pikeville | Bob Amos Park |
| KY | 5/17/08 | Lexington | Lexington Tennis Club |
| KY | 5/18/08 | Ashland | Ashland Tennis Center |
| KY | 5/27/08 | Frankfort | Franklin County High School |
| KY | 5/24/08 | Louisville | Jefferson County Public Park |
| MA | 6/28/08 | Marshfield | Marshfield High Tennis Courts |
| MA | 5/24/08 | Springfield | Tennis Courts in Forest Park |
| MA | 5/31/08 | Williamstown | MCLA-Joseph Zavatarro Athletic Complex |
| MI | 5/17/08 | Detroit | Peterson Park |
| MI | 5/17/08 | Spring Lake | Norton Pines Athletic Club |
| MN | 5/3/08 | Grand Marais | Cook County High School Tennis Courts |
| MN | 5/10/08 | Rosemount | High School Tennis Courts |
| MN | 5/17/08 | Maple Grove | Maple Grove Senior High School |
| MN | 5/17/08 | Fridley | Moor Lake Lifetime Fitness |
| MN | 5/17/08 | Apple Valley | Eastview High School |
| MN | 5/17/08 | Crookston | Crookston High School Tennis Courts (8 Courts) |
| MN | 5/17/08 | St. Louis Park | Aquila Park |
| MN | 5/18/08 | Shakopee | Stans Park - Shakopee Jr. High |
| MN | 5/31/08 | Inver Grove Heights | Simley High School Tennis Courts |
| MN | 6/7/08 | Mendota Heights | Mendakota Park |
| MN | 6/7/08 | Saint James | High School Tennis Courts |
| MN | 6/12/08 | Apple Valley | Harding High School |
| MN | 6/19/08 | Rochester | Soldier Field Tennis Courts (lighted) |
| MO | 5/3/08 | Rolla | Ber Juan Tennis Complex |
| MO | 5/3/08 | Independence | Mill Creek Park (1717 North River Blvd) |
| MO | 5/24/08 | Kansas City | Barry Park - Park Hill High School |
| MT | 5/4/08 | Helena | Civic Center Courts (back up LCTA Tennis Center) |
| MT | 8/13/08 | Anaconda | Washoe Park |
| NC | 5/3/08 | Greensboro | Hester Park |
| NC | 5/17/08 | Asheville | Aston Park Tennis Center |
| ND | 5/4/08 | Bismarck | Capital Racquet & Fitness Center |
| ND | 5/7/08 | Valley City | City Park Tennis Courts |
| ND | 5/13/08 | Minot | Hammond Park |
| ND | 5/14/08 | Grand Forks | Register Tennis Complex or Center Court Fitness Club |
| ND | 6/1/08 | Grafton | Westview or Leistikow Tennis Courts |
| ND | 5/29/08 | Jamestown | Bolinger |
| NE | 5/28/08 | Omaha | Gifford Park |
| NJ | 5/3/08 | Toms River | Bey Lea Tennis Complex |
| NJ | 5/4/08 | Waretown | Waretown Recreation Area |
| NJ | 5/9/08 | Newark | Newark Bears Baseball Stadium |
| NJ | 5/17/08 | Williamstown | St. Matthew’s Baptist Church |
| NJ | 5/26/08 | Toms River | Ocean Tennis Center |
| NJ | 5/31/08 | Egg Harbor Township | Tony Cangle Park |
| NJ | 6/14/08 | Pemberton | Mirror Lake Tennis Courts |
| NY | 5/5/08 | Binghamton | Binghamton Tennis Center |
| NY | 5/10/08 | New York | Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
| NY | 5/17/08 | Albany | Albany Tennis Club |
| NY | 5/17/08 | Garden City | Community Park Tennis Courts |
| NY | 5/21/08 | New Rochelle | Albert Leonard Middle School |
| NY | 5/24/08 | Buffalo | Riverside Park |
| OH | 5/17/08 | Cincinnati | Triangle Tennis Courts (Reading Road & Wm.Howard Road) |
| OH | 5/18/08 | Sandusky | Perkins Community Tennis Courts/Baywinds Athletic Club |
| OH | 5/29/08 | Groveport | Groveport High School Tennis courts |
| OK | 5/17/08 | Edmond | Kickingbird Tennis Center |
| OR | 5/17/08 | Grants Pass | Gilbert Greek Parks - Grants Pass |
| OR | 6/10/08 | Hillsboro | Hillsboro Tuesday Marketplace (civic center) |
| PA | 5/3/08 | Pittsburgh | East Liberty Fire Station |
| PA | 5/3/08 | Lansdale | Frog Hollow Racquet Club |
| PA | 5/4/08 | Philadelphia | Seger Playground Tennis Courts, 10th & Lombard, Phil. |
| PA | 5/10/08 | Philadelphia | Friends of Chamounix Tennis Courts (500 Chamounix Drive) |
| PA | 5/10/08 | Lancaster | Lancaster Tennis & Yacht Club |
| PA | 5/10/08 | Norristown | Eisenhower Middle School Tennis Courts |
| PA | 5/11/08 | Orwigsburg | Pottsville JFK Tennis Courts |
| PA | 5/17/08 | Allentown | Oakmont Tennis Club |
| PA | 5/17/08 | Erie | Frontier Park |
| PA | 5/17/08 | Reading | City Park Tennis Courts |
| PA | 5/17/08 | Landisville | Hempfield Sports Complex - New Stadium Tennis Courts |
| PA | 5/17/08 | Worcester | Variety Club Camp & Developmental Center |
| PA | 5/17/08 | Norristown | Norristown High School |
| PA | 5/17/08 | Hanover | South Western Tri-Township Park |
| PA | 5/18/08 | Jenkintown | Alverthorpe Park |
| PA | 5/24/08 | Pottstown | Pottstown High School Tennis Courts |
| PA | 5/24/08 | Bryn Mawr | Llanerch Country Club |
| PA | 5/28/08 | Philadelphia | Phila. City Courts, 47th and Spruce Streets |
| PA | 5/31/08 | Pittsburgh | Frick Park Red Clay Tennis Courts |
| PA | 6/14/08 | Collegeville | Perkiomen Valley High School |
| PA | 5/?/2008 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Tennis Club or Althea Gibson Center |
| PR | 5/3/08 | San Juan | San Juan Mariott |
| PR | 5/3/08 | Arecibo | Tennis Everyone |
| PR | 5/3/08 | Guaynabo | Sagrado Corazon |
| PR | 5/3/08 | Dorado | Paseos Del Mar |
| PR | 5/4/08 | Manati | Acropolis de Manati |
| PR | 5/10/08 | Dorado | Caminos del Mar Tennis Club |
| PR | 5/17/08 | Gurabo | Urb. Veredas Tennis Club |
| PR | 5/17/08 | Trujillo Alto | Centro de Tenis Honda |
| PR | 5/17/08 | Juana Diaz | Complejo Municipal de Juana Diaz |
| PR | 5/17/08 | Bayamon | Ocean Park Tennis Club |
| PR | 5/17/08 | Ponce | Ponce Hilton |
| PR | 5/24/08 | Aibonito | Aibonito Tennis Club |
| PR | 5/24/08 | Ponce | Albergue Olimpico Salinas |
| PR | 5/24/08 | Beyamón | Complejo Deportivo Carcaño Alicea |
| PR | 5/31/08 | Aibonito | Complejo Deportivo de Barranquitas |
| PR | 5/31/08 | Beyamón | Rio Ondo / Valle Verde Tennis Club |
| PR | 5/31/08 | Ponce | Club Deportivo de Ponce |
| S.C | 5/ ? / 2008 | N.Myrtle Beach | Central Park |
| SC | 5/17/08 | Florence | Timrod Park |
| SD | 5/10/08 | Sioux Falls | McKennan Park |
| TN | 5/1/08 | Crossville | Fairfield Glade Community Club |
| TN | 5/3/08 | Talbott | Frank Lorino Park |
| TN | 5/3/08 | Chattanooga | Hamilton Family YMCA Tennis Center |
| TN | 5/3/08 | Lebanon | Mt. Juliet/Charlie Daniel’s Park |
| TN | 5/10/08 | Knoxville | Tyson Family Tennis Center / Tyson Park |
| TN | 5/13/08 | Kingsport | Liberty Bell Tennis Courts |
| TN | 5/17/08 | Franklin | Centennial High School |
| TN | 5/17/08 | Clarksville | Swan Lake Tennis Complex |
| TN | 5/23/08 | Nashville | Nashboro Village Athletic Club |
| TN | 5/24/08 | Chattanooga | Warner Park Tennis Courts |
| TX | 4/12/08 | Denton | Warranch Tennis Center |
| TX | 5/3/08 | Houston | Lee LeClear o r Memorial Park |
| TX | 5/4/08 | Keller | Keller High School courts on Johnson Avenue |
| TX | 5/5/08 | Granbury | Pecan Plantation CC |
| TX | 5/8/08 | Midland | Midland High School Tennis Courts |
| TX | 5/15/08 | Pecos | Pecos High School Tennis Courts |
| TX | 5/17/08 | Midlothian | Midlothian Sports Complex |
| TX | 5/17/08 | Shallowater | Shallowater High School |
| TX | 5/18/08 | Midland | Perimian High School |
| TX | 5/18/08 | Weatherford | Soldier Spring Tennis Center |
| TX | 5/19/08 | Lubbock | Lakeridge Country Club |
| TX | 5/31/08 | Borger | Borger High School Tennis Courts |
| TX | 7/3/08 | Midlothian | Midlothian Sports Complex |
| TX | 8/9/08 | Arlington | Arlington Tennis Center |
| UT | 5/2/08 | North Salt Lake | Eagleridge Tennis Club |
| UT | 5/10/08 | Roy | Roy High School Tennis Courts |
| UT | 5/10/2008 | West Valley | Cenntenial Park |
| UT | 5/17/2008 | Ogden | Mt. Ogden Park |
| UT | 5/31/08 | Clearfield | Weber State University |
| VT | 5/17/08 | Jeffersonville | Johnson State College/Windridge Sports Center |
| WI | 4/25/08 | Washburn | Public Courts |
| WI | 5/17/08 | Brookfield | Heyer Park |
| WI | 5/17/08 | Sussex | Sussex Hamilton High School |
| WI | 5/17/08 | Neenah | Southview Park, 200 W. Bell Street |
| WI | 5/18/08 | West Bend | West Bend High Schools |
| WI | 5/18/08 | Eau Claire | Altoona, WI 10th Street Courts |
| WI | 5/18/08 | Menomonie | Menomonie High School Tennis Courts |
| WI | 5/18/08 | Oshkosh | Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center |
| WI | 5/27/08 | Watertown | Brandt Park |
| WI | 6/7/08 | Oconomowoc | Fowler Park |
| WV | 5/17/08 | Wheeling | Oglebay Park |
