Best for a Southlake junior on a serious tennis track, or anyone wanting free public courts.

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(817) 421-5605
info@southlaketennis.com
450 W Southlake Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
Mon · 8AM – 9PM
Monday8AM – 9PM
Tuesday8AM – 9PM
Wednesday8AM – 9PM
Thursday8AM – 9PM
Friday8AM – 6PM
Saturday8AM – 4PM
Sunday8AM – 4PM
$4 - $75

$4 - $75

  • Membership is free for both Southlake residents and non-residents, and a free membership (with a waiver on file) is required to reserve courts or join any program.
  • Outdoor court fees are $4 per player for residents and $5 per player for non-residents.
  • The two indoor courts can be reserved for 30 minutes, one hour or 1.5 hours and carry an additional $30 indoor fee on top of per-player court fees.
  • Adult drills are $25 outdoor and $30 indoor.
  • Adult boot camps are $75 per player, limited to 4 players per court and grouped by level; the August 2026 sessions have concluded and no further boot-camp dates are posted.
  • In-house league fees include court fees and balls; the per-player rate is no longer published.
  • Ball machine rental is $20 per hour plus the individual court fee, and renters must be 18 or older.
  • Junior players buy a Player Equipment Bag at the start of each school year. For 5–8 year olds it is $20 (bag, t-shirt and balls) and racquets are not provided at that level; from 9 to 17 it is $15 for the bag or $30 for bag and racquet. A loaned racquet carries a $50 replacement charge.
  • Pre-payment is required for court fees, drills, leagues, and special events.
  • Junior class tuition and private lesson rates are not published on the site — both are quoted at registration through the member portal or the Pro Shop. - The one junior rate that is published is Tournament Level drills, offered Monday to Thursday on a drop-in basis at $30 a session.
  • Junior summer camps carry a 10% discount for siblings and for additional weeks of camp or monthly summer classes, applied with code MULTI10 at registration — the discount is published even though the camp tuition is not.
  • Guests may play once before providing membership information.
Season dates & schedule · Class schedule

What's offered

Open seven days a week, year-round, with junior and adult programs running alongside each other.

Juniors (ages 5 to 18) are grouped by age band and then by skill level, 1 through 4/5, rather than by age alone. New players start at Level 1 and pass a skills test to advance, or can request a 30-minute evaluation for higher placement. Classes cap at 8 players per instructor and need 4 to form. School-year classes run afternoons and Saturday mornings, from the first week of school through May:

  • Ages 5 to 8: 4:00 PM
  • Ages 9 to 10: 5:00 PM
  • Ages 11 to 13: 6:00 PM
  • Ages 14 to 17: 6:00 PM
  • Saturday mornings

Each session includes Match Days by level and closes with a World Tour tournament. Middle School/JV Tennis trains players for school-team match play and tryouts. Two invitation-only tracks sit above that:

  • Ages 11 to 14, middle-school team and tournament players (UTR 1 to 2): Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 to 7:00 PM
  • Tournament Level drop-in drills, for active USTA/UTR competitors: Monday to Thursday, 5:00 to 7:00 PM

Summer runs week-long camps plus weekly evening and Saturday classes, late May through early-to-mid August.

Adults have drills (1.5 hours, capped at 8, registered by NTRP level), leagues and team play, private lessons, and periodic boot camps. New players start in New to Tennis, a beginner pathway of five 8-week levels with instruction, drills and coached match play (levels 1-2 indoors, 3-5 outdoors, racquet provided, free membership), which feeds the 2.0-2.5 leagues. In-house leagues run four times a year, each session typically 7 to 9 weeks, with registration online or at the Pro Shop desk when it opens. The posted Winter 2026 league grid:

  • Men's 2.5-3.0 | 3.0-4.0 progressive doubles and Men's 2.5-3.0 round robin: Mondays 7:00 PM
  • Women's 3.0 set partner: Mondays 10:00 AM
  • Women's 2.5–3.0 | 3.0–3.5 progressive: Tuesdays 10:00 AM; Women's 3.0-3.5 set partner: Tuesdays 7:00 PM
  • Women's 3.5 set partner: Wednesdays 10:00 AM; Women's 2.5-3.0 set partner: Wednesdays 7:00 PM
  • Women's 2.5-3.0 set partner: Thursdays 10:00 AM; Women's 2.0-2.5 round robin: Thursdays 7:00 PM
  • Women's 3.5-4.0 set partner: Fridays 10:00 AM

Set partner leagues are now flighted by the team's combined WTN rating; other leagues place by NTRP.

Beyond the in-house leagues the center hosts NETT, TCD and USTA teams, which are self-formed and must keep a roster at least half Southlake residents. Winter adult leagues start the week of November 30 and run 7 weeks with 2 weeks off for the holidays; registration closes November 20.

Boot camps, when they run, are limited to 4 players per court and divided by level. Court reservations are by phone only. Youth programming generally follows CISD weather closures; adult programming continues unless the center notifies players.

Fall 2026 Adult Leagues

Sep 7 – Nov 15

  • Registration closedPastAug 28, 2026

League nights

  • Men's 2.5-3.0 | 3.0-4.0 · Progressive DoublesMon · 7pm
  • Women's 2.0-2.5 · Round Robin DoublesThu · 7pm
  • Women's 2.5-3.0 · Set Partner DoublesThu · 7pm
  • Women's 3.0-3.5 · Set Partner DoublesTue · 7pm
  • Women's 3.5 · Set Partner DoublesWed · 7pm
  • Women's 2.5–3.0 | 3.0–3.5 · Progressive DoublesTue · 9am

Games · Where A and B divisions are listed, A is the higher league and both players must be rated at the appropriate level for the A division. USTA Flex singles and mixed leagues run continuously alongside this dated season; their fees include balls and court fees at STC.

Fall 2026 Junior Session 1Concluded

Aug 17 – Oct 11

  • Registration closedPastAug 16, 2026

Summer 2026 Women's LeaguesConcluded

Jun 1 – Aug 9

  • Registration refund deadlinePastMay 22, 2026

League nights

  • Women's 2.0–3.0 · Round Robin DoublesThu · 7pm
  • Women's 2.5 · Set Partner DoublesThu · 7pm
  • Women's 3.0A / 3.0B · Set Partner DoublesTue · 7pm
  • Women's 3.5A / 3.5B · Set Partner DoublesWed · 7pm
  • Women's 3.5–4.0 · Set Partner DoublesThu · 7pm
  • Women's 2.5–3.0 / 3.0–3.5 · Progressive DoublesTue · 9am

Games · Leagues run 8 weeks; no play the week of June 29 – July 3; final day of play August 9, weather make-ups at the end of the session. Men's leagues (Progressive Doubles, Mon 7pm), USTA Flex singles/mixed, and hosted NETT/TCD/USTA team leagues run continuously year-round, outside this dated season.

1 Fall Camp Upcoming
  • Nov 23–25 · Thanksgiving Break Camp · 1pm–4pm · ages 7–14

Cost · Thanksgiving Break Camp (November 23–25, 2026, 1–4 PM, ages 7–14) is $75 for a single day or $180 for all three days; sign up through the Pro Shop or the website. Summer camp tuition is not published; ask the Pro Shop. Summer camps carry a sibling and multi-week discount with code MULTI10.

Details

Summer camps run in week-long sessions for ages 7 to 14 who have completed first grade, from late May through early-to-mid August, alongside weekly evening and Saturday classes. Individual camp weeks are not posted on the site; registration is online through the member portal or in the Pro Shop. Junior classes follow the school year in four sessions, two each semester, with the registration deadline usually two weeks before a new session starts; fall junior registration has closed.

Our take

Nineteen courts, and the membership is free. Southlake Tennis Center is the city's own facility inside Bicentennial Park. It has been named USTA National Facility of the Year and PTR Facility of the Year, and it holds USTA Premier Facility status, the kind of record you would expect of a private club. It's still a public park amenity: anyone can join, resident or not, at no cost, and court time runs a few dollars a head.

The junior program is the serious part, and it's worth understanding before you enroll. Kids move by skill, not by age — new players start at Level 1 and pass a skills test to move up, and the ladder climbs to invitation-only tracks for kids playing USTA and UTR tournaments. That's a real pathway, and it isn't a casual one. The school-year program auto-enrolls your player after the first session, make-ups happen only when the center cancels a class, and once classes start there are no refunds. Worth reading before you sign up, not after.

For a family that just wants to hit, none of that applies. Join, call the front desk, pay the court fee, play. That's the quiet advantage of a place the city built: the beginner and the kid chasing a UTR rating are on the same 19 courts, and neither one is subsidizing the other.

Local Tips

It's inside Bicentennial Park on W Southlake Blvd — the same park as the city's pickleball complex, so on a busy weekend you're sharing the lot. Booking is what catches new players out:

  • Check in at the front desk before you go to your court. That isn't a formality here, it's the rule, and it applies to lessons and leagues too.
  • You can't book online — court reservations are by phone only, because availability shifts through the day, so call the front desk with every player's name ready.
  • Residents book seven days ahead; non-residents get two.
  • The two indoor courts are the exception worth planning around: bookings of up to an hour and a half, an extra indoor fee on top of court fees, and no cancellation once you've booked. Outdoor bookings can be cancelled up to 24 hours ahead.

Small stuff that saves a trip:

  • Water isn't provided on court, so bring a bottle.
  • Junior players buy a Player Equipment Bag at the start of each school year and are expected to bring it to every lesson.
  • Non-marking soles, and shirts that cover the midriff, are required.
  • Personal ball machines aren't allowed, though you can rent the center's Playmate by the hour if you're 18 or older.
  • When the lightning alarm sounds, everyone clears the outdoor courts until the all-clear.
Carroll ISD Connection

This one is real, not proximity. Southlake Tennis Center is a Carroll ISD-approved provider for Off-Campus PE — the district program that lets a student take approved outside instruction in place of a school PE class. Most players enroll under Category II, which means five hours of tennis a week at the center during the school year: typically two classes, match play, and a one-hour workout. The junior coordinator is the contact for the paperwork side of it.

The calendar ties in too. Youth programming generally follows CISD weather closures — if the district closes, junior classes usually follow, while adult programming carries on unless the center says otherwise. And the Middle School/JV class is built for exactly what it sounds like: kids already on a middle school team, kids playing JV, and kids trying to make one.

The center sits in the 76092 corridor inside Bicentennial Park, a couple of miles down W Southlake Blvd from Carroll Senior High School — close enough that a Dragon can be on court not long after dismissal.

Credentials

Southlake Tennis Center is a City of Southlake Parks & Recreation facility, open since 1999. Mia Gordon-Poorman is the General Manager and Stephen Poorman is the Director of Tennis. Nick Heldman is the Junior Coordinator, and Craig Karseno is the Head Pro Shop Manager.

The teaching staff are certified members of the Professional Tennis Registry and USTA Coaching, and are Safe Play certified. Junior coaching staff additionally carry USTA Coaching, PTR, RSPA, and Safe Play certification, and take ongoing training focused on tennis-specific child development. The center carries a full teaching roster across junior and adult programs, plus pro shop and racquet-stringing staff.

The facility has been recognized as a USTA Premier Facility, USTA National Facility of the Year, PTR Facility of the Year, Section Industry of the Year, Public Facility of the Year, and Outstanding Facility.

Instruction is restricted by facility rule: only Southlake Tennis Center team members and authorized instructors may provide lessons or training on site, so outside coaches may not teach on the courts.

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