Welcome!
This is an unofficial website for tennis players at the Riverside tennis courts and elsewhere around Hudson, Massachusetts, for news and information on tennis events. To arrange matches or find a playing partner, click on the “Message Board.” For news and announcements about events at the courts, upcoming Recreation Department programs, scheduled court times for events, click on “Announcements”
Hudson Recreation Department
Summer Youth Tennis Progam
Lots of programs available for kids of all ages.
Click here for more information.
Rallying Rascals
For those entering grades K-1
Lesson runs for 50 minutes, Monday-Friday for 1 week;
Cost: $30 residents, $45 non-residents
Offered weeks of June 25, July 2, 9, 23, 30, Aug 6 at 9:00am, 10:00am
Match Point Makers
For those entering grades 2-4
Lesson runs for 80 minutes, Monday-Friday for 1 week
Cost: $60 residents, $75 non-residents
Offered weeks of June 25, July 2, 9, 23, 30, Aug 6 at 9:00am and 10:30am
Dueling Deuces
For those entering grades 5-9
Lesson runs for 80 minutes, Monday-Friday for 1 week;
Cost: $60 residents, $75 non-residents
Offered weeks of June 25, July 2, 9, 23, 30, Aug 6 at 9:00am and 10:30am
Tournament Tennis Training
For those entering grades 5-12
Lesson runs for 50 minutes, Monday-Friday for 1 week;
Cost: $90 for Hudson Residents, $110for non-Hudson Residents
Offered weeks of July 23, 30 and Aug 6 at 8:00am
Click here for more information.
Assabet Valley Courts Get A Facelift
4/28/15: Construction is under way at A/V on the six courts. No word on completion, but they appear to be progressing diligently.
Meanwhile, at Ward Park . . .
4/27/15: No news as to the plans for the Ward Park courts which were bulldozed as part of the construction of the new Senior Center and drainage improvements and renovations to the playing field. We hope they come back!
Winter League
It has snowed once! The race is on to see how many more games we can get in until the DPW truck shows up and the nets are gone. But there will be tennis until then!
Grass Court Play
With the Youth Tournament going on, the Saturday morning Irregular Men’s League got bumped and went in search of a substitute venue. The new Marlborough High School courts appear to be padlocked, so we tried Assabet.
We had to develop Jungle Rules about what happens when a serve disappears into a clump of grass, or when a forehand takes a crooked bounce in a crater, but it was, as they say, better than nothing. If the youth tournament is still going on next week, we’re bringing a weed wacker. Shown (l-r) are Will, Jay, Sean, Rowell, and Jim. Photo by webmaster Mike Tremblay.
Tennis history corner
Who remembers the model name of this early metal racket?
Photo courtesy of WikiMedia Commons.
Jimmy Connors popularized it in the 1970’s, and kept using it until 1985. It had a unique string suspension method that made the ball spring off it, so it developed the nickname “The Trampoline” by the kids of the era at the Riverside courts. Post your answer to the message board. Prizes to be determined at the whim of the webmaster. Hint: the “W” is visible under the towel, so “Wilson” will not be accepted as a correct answer.