Tennis
An exquisite freestanding tennis and fitness complex is located away from the golf clubhouse at our nearby Cheval Athletic Club. Cheval is home to nine superbly conditioned Har-Tru tennis courts (seven lighted) including a grandstand stadium court with tiered seating. All courts have ample cold water and nearby available shade. Members of our courteous and professional pro shop staff are USPTA certified and anxious to assist you with all your needs and requests. The program also offers overnight stringing, re gripping and other racket services.
Cheval has also hosted a $25,000 WTA Event, as well as numerous sanctioned adult and junior events (State, Sectional and National levels).
Ladies USTA 4.0 2012 Team
Former Cheval Members, Brad Johnson & Casey Weldon, visit Cheval for a workout on the tennis court and lunch poolside at the Tiki Bar. Brad & Casey were both quarterbacks at Florida State University and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brad won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Bucs and Casey was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1991. It was great to see them back at Cheval!
New Times For
Junior Tennis Lessons at Cheval Athletic Club!
Choose from 2 Groups:
4:30 - 5:00 - This group will be for 6 years and younger. This group is learning general coordination, hand/eye coordination exercises and beginning stroke mechanics.
5:00- 6:00 - This group will be primarily between the ages of 6 to 12. It will be geared toward introduction of stroke mechanics, hand/eye coordination exercises, and general tennis principles. We also introduce the new USTA 36' and 60' 10 and under tennis format.
Call 813-948-4010 Ext 2 to sign up!
Any potential tennis athletes between the ages of 10 to 18 are also invited to contact Cheval Tennis Professional, Eric Dobsha to set up an evaluation and a free initial lesson. This will enable him to determine the athlete's level
of ability and begin group sessions in January. These players should have general tennis knowledge and have already taken some private lessons/group clinics, or possibly participated in USTA tournaments. Our plan will be to develop our future stars program to this age group and have it begin January 2nd from 5-6:30pm. This group will train on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
It's important to note that these groups are going to be based more by playing level, more so than age. The age references in the group description are a general guideline. Some students, no matter their age, may only be eligible for certain groups. Those evaluations will be determined by the instructors at the appropriate time.
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The Cheval Athletic Club hosted the USTA Boys 14 Florida Sectionals on January 7th, 8th and 9th. The best tennis players from all over the state competed at our beautiful tennis facility. The results were:
1st Place - Joel Link from Sarasota
2nd Place - Gabriel Pilones from Bradenton
3rd Place - Kaden Funk from Windermere
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3rd Place-Kaden Funk, 2nd Place- Gabriel Pilones,
1st Place- Joel Link
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Kaden Funk, Gabriel Pilones, Head Tennis Pro, Eric Dobsha, Joel Link
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Tennis Professional, Eric Dobsha & Wendy Brickman
take a break during their tennis lesson
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