Great courts and staff!…read more You can become a member or you can just pay-as-you-go at Payne Park Tennis Center. It's part of, or affiliated with, the Sarasota County Parks system. I chose to become a member because I wanted to play more than once a week, and being a member was a better deal in that scenario. -- Downtown just off Washington (301) about one block south of Ringling Blvd. -- 12 outdoor Har-tru Green Clay courts. -- Has a parking lot. -- Open til 9pm Mon-Thurs. Til 730 Fri, and 430 Sat-Sun. (As of Summer 2014.) I have interacted with 4 different staff persons, multiple times each, and they have all been very friendly and helpful. Which matters quite a bit to me. There are clinics / group classes / round robins on different evenings and afternoons throughout the week. Prices vary. Occasional free events. There are also leagues that you can join that seem very reasonable ($5 per match?) and, again, open to non-members. Courts are very well-maintained. I assume some tax dollars go to this park so why not take advantage of what you have already helped pay for? At least they are doing a great job with the money! You can enter the tennis courts only through the building at Adams Ln. (Look for the County Law Library lettering on the corner on the bldg. Entrance to tennis is at the opposite corner of the same bldg. Hard to describe exactly.) The adjacent Payne Park has walkways, ponds, a playground, and a skatepark. I think I saw a disc-golf course too. Or maybe that was somewhere else...

I'm pretty impressed that a municipal park have har tru tennis courts, which requires more…read moremaintenance than hard courts. We came to attend the Sarasota Open and really enjoyed it. It's my first ATP Challenger tour; Jack Sock is the only player I know - he lost to another American Boyer in the three set. It's a small and intimate tournament. Music blasting in the background. The portable bathrooms are a notch up from the porta potty. Parking seems enough for the event.

Our 13 year old spent a week in the IMG tennis program. We felt he was individually tended to in a…read moreway that helped improve his game. His private coach Mark was outstanding, the PlaySight system for drills was very engaging in the immediacy of feedback on every ball hit, and Nick Bolleteri had a visible presence and engagement with the teens. Our son has great coaches back home and we feel that there is much we can take back home to add to that instruction. It is not inexpensive, but when we consider how many hours of high quality instruction our son received, it is more than worth it.

Our kids recently took their first ever tennis lessons with Wayne and I can say sincerely that he…read moreis among the finest instructors I've seen, having been around this sport for over 30 years. He brought them up the learning curve so quickly it was amazing, while making the experience so enjoyable it left them clamoring for more. Also helped my wife dust off the cobwebs and tune her game up. Its one thing to be a great player, its another to also be a great instructor and inspiration. That's Wayne.

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The fitness center at LWRGCC is really quite good. The equipment (wide variety) is all fairly new…read moreand well maintained. The center itself is very clean all the time. They offer combination lockers for daily use. They offer many classes included in membership like pilates, yoga, high intensity workouts, water aerobics, etc. Staff is generally friendly and helpful. I've been a member for a year and a half now, and still trying to find the best time to go, when it isn't so crowded. The personal trainers don't work on weekends, so generally fewer people there on weekends. When the snowbirds are in town, obviously more crowded. I guess my only real complaint is with some of the other members and basic gym etiquette. Some folks simply don't wipe down the equipment after use, and some folks will hang out resting on a machine or looking at their phone for what seems like a long time while others are waiting for that equipment.

Clean. Water temperature for adult pool Always kept comfortable. Swim team practice -"Lighting…read moreBolts" is held here during the weekdays. Pool was recently cleaned and repainted/resurfaced in - April 2016. Complaint: kids/junior pool is NOT heated during the winter months!!!! Membership is expensive. Recently updated their ATHLETIC club facility. The yoga room is now independent from the other fitness class room(s). Friendly staff. Very nicely maintained. Different membership levels available: Tennis Only: $111/month for single; $129/month for family --- one time fee $500. Tennis + Athletic: $170/month single; $199/month family -- one time fee $750. With membership you can rent automatic tennis ball machine for $15/hour or $250/year gives you access to the machine anytime you want! With membership you can reserve tennis court time one per day (some limits apply to reserving time more than once per day but it is a possibility). Tip: if you want EARLY court time - reserve 3 days in advance. Afternoon time is readily available. Athletic membership include towel service. All classes are included in membership except for Karate and Ballroom Dance (every Monday). All memberships include social events. *** this post has information valid as of price changes that took place April 2016 **

Came here during vacation to try it out. I got one lesson and it was the worst lesson I have ever…read morereceived (for any sport). He talked for much of it and did not provide any actionable lesson tips. The cashier in the store was very unenthusiastic. It is also very difficult to schedule or change lessons -everything is phone based and they do not share info that was confirmed.

Great public courts with all hard tru courts. Public courts with membership options allowing easy…read moresignup for games and play groups. Very well maintained.

Nice local store that focuses on all things tennis. Good selection of rackets, sneakers/tennis…read moreshoes and clothing. The guy who works there is friendly and very knowledgeable. Pricing is fair and even some great items on sale. I definitely recommend this place and love seeing a local business like this.

I have never written a YELP review but after the outstanding customer service I received, I felt I…read morehad too especially after seeing a negative review. If more retailers offered this level of service & expertise customers would enjoy shopping in-store again. Phil was extremely helpful, I received a topspin lesson and tested three rackets. I ended up buying one racquet and returned to NYC. After playing with it I had a problem and they were so gracious in allowing me to return the racquet to see if they could correct the problem, which they did and shipped it back to me at no charge. With the struggles small businesses are facing due to COVID it's so important to support businesses that look out for their customers. If you are ever in Sarasota & you must shop here for all your tennis needs. You will not be disappointed.

This club has a new management and the reviews dont relate to the new club and friendly personnel…read more Great ambience for all. Great instructors. There will be a lot great to come under this new management that accommodates and cater to all members. It looks like the vision under this new management goes above and beyond of the members expectations !!!

This Club is run as though they want it to go out of business. The facilities are poorly…read moremaintained and if you ask when something is going to be fixed they will tell you anything but the truth I was a member for over one year and the entire time was being told that the spa in the women's locker room was going to be fixed It has never happened nor is there any real intent to do so They advertise water aerobics classes which is why I joined that club but in fact they either cancel the classes or just don't even bother to hire an instructor for the slated times. Numerous times I called the desk before leaving home to make sure there was a class. Despite assurances the class was often cancelled! The management either lies or is rude to your face and really doesn't seem to care at all that many people are leaving, both members and employees The high turnover should tell them something. I can only guess that they want the place to go belly up so they can sell the land for a real estate development but they certainly don't seem to want to run an efficient or even welcoming fitness club When I terminated my membership the desk person just handed me a copy of the form without a word or question as to why I was leaving Save your money and run in the opposite direction from this club

I have known Kris for several years and he is a hard-working competent tennis coach, or…read morealternatively , an excellent sparring partner. I regularly go to play on his beautifully maintained clay court to work out or fine-tune my game. It has been helpful for me, a 60+ 4 - 4.5 player, as it has been for all types of players. I know Kris works quite a bit with beginners , and has had impressive results with juniors. And if you are in need of a partner for whatever reason or someone to complete a doubles, he is always only to happy to oblige. All in all, this is this is an address worth remembering.....it surely will come in handy.

From the owner: tennis lessons by the month. all levels. all ages, senior discounts…read moretennis lessons tennis racket stringing tennis racquet stringing tennis court rental Har-Tru $10 per hr. sport excercise fitness

This is a cool oversized neighborhood park with a good climbing area, swings, walking path, pond…read morewith water fowl, and a strange path of busts of "independence" fighters like our countries own Thomas Jefferson who apart from working lots of slaves on his properties was surely a real humanitarian.

Has quickly become my favorite local park. Excellent neighborhood park. Very clean and looks well…read morecared for. Paved walking path throughout park. Both tennis and pickle courts. Large playground for younger kids. Exercise stations throughout park. Plenty of benches and a picnic area. Street parking. Dog friendly. Lots of waterfowl who tend to ignore pooches as long as the pooches ignore them. But don't act like you are going to feed them, you will draw a crowd! LOL The park is very well laid out with lots of natural flora and water. The old growth trees add a feeling of permanence. There is also a memorial garden with several busts of historically important individuals to the area. I love the diversity of the busts but was disappointed to not see any women represented. Either way its a charming spot. Another major plus for me is the noise level, or should I say lack of noise. This is definitely a peaceful park. No music blasting, no yelling (other than the occasional groan from the pickle courts or joyful shriek from the playground). There's even a dedicated dog park right across the street and you don't really even hear much noise from them either. It's very reflective of the neighborhood which seems to be a very peaceful, almost bohemian sort of vibe. My dog Chico and I enjoy our time there!