Tennis & Pickleball

Preschool Tennis: Ages 3-5 years old
Emphasizes gross motor skills, basic tennis information, and fun on the courts! Equipment provided. Must be fully potty trained. Transfer forms are available at charlottejcc.org or the LJCC Customer Service Desk, and must be completed three days prior to start of class. Held indoors during inclement weather based upon gym availability.

Little CRUSHers: Ages 5-7 years old
Emphasizes basic stroke work, court knowledge, and games involving tennis skills. Held indoors during inclement weather if gym is available.

Pre-Team CRUSHers: Ages 8-11 years old
Emphasizes stroke production, plus introduces scoring and the serve in a fun environment. Held indoors during inclement weather if gym is available.

Junior CRUSH Tennis Academy: Ages 9-18 years old
Players must be approved by tennis staff to enroll in this class if they are not currently on a CRUSH Team. Emphasis placed on point construction, rally skills, and basic tennis conditioning. 

USTA Junior Team Tennis
The Levine JCC Tennis Department has been a supporter of the USTA 10 and under Quick Start program for the last 7 years. Starting January, 2016 all 10 and under players in the USTA will be mandated to participate in QuickStart Tennis for tournaments, Jr. Team Tennis, and any USTA sponsored event. We are proud to say that our staff has been implementing and supporting this program for the past 3 years and both Greg and Bob have extensive training in the QuickStart program. This past summer, QuickStart tennis was also an integral part of our summer camps and will continue to be so in the future!  Our Little Crushers, Pre-team Crush, and 10 and under Junior Team Tennis players, have all been introduced to QuickStart through their clinics, lessons, and team matches. We will continue to utilize this program to help develop our junior players and prepare them for competition at the local and school level. 

If you are interested in having your child play USTA Jr. Team Tennis please contact Greg O'Connor at 704-944-6748 or [email protected] for more details.

Adult Beginner/Intermediate: Ages 18+
New players -2.5 USTA
Available to new players or returning players to the game. Ideal to learn all the basics on the tennis courts. 

JCRUSH Cardio: Ages 18+ 
A great way to get the blood pumping! An aerobic workout on the tennis court, complete with basic tennis skills, medium/high impact cardio training.

Men's Drill: Ages 18+ 
A drill and play session with the Pro. Emphasis each week on point play, drills and match strategies.

Queen City Ladies Team Practice: Ages 18+
For all players involved in Queen City; Dates/times vary. Players must be approved by staff. 

Year Round In-House Adult Doubles League: Free Ages 18+
A men’s and women’s USTA 3.0+ 18 year and older JCC social doubles league.  Play is scheduled weekly based upon your availability.  Please email [email protected] for registration.

Beginner & Intermediate  Pickleball Clinic: Ages 18+
Learn or perfect stroke production, rallies,  and develop all shots. 

Queen City Women's Tennis League
The LJCC will again offer 2 teams in the weekday Queen City league for women. Team practices are mandatory for all full time players. Team practices are Monday mornings for our A and C teams and Tuesday mornings for our B and D teams.

Queen City Match Info/Guidelines & Fees
We offer teams in 2 different divisions with matches on Wednesday mornings for our top division, and all other teams playing Thursday morning!
All Queen City matches are 6 lines of doubles and teams must have a minimum of 13 full time players (with a maximum of 5 subs). Three matches are played at the home courts and three matches are played at the away courts for all matches. Matches start at 9:15am and are best 2 out of 3 sets.

Full-time  player fees include 7 out of 8 team practices, registration fees, balls for all home matches, a team warm-up before matches, and our annual Queen City Round Robin and luncheon at the conclusion of the spring season. Last year we had over 30 women participate in our season-ending event!  Full time players pay a $185 fee which includes 7 out of 8 team practices. Subs can pay $155 for 7 out of 8 practices and the possibility of playing in matches if needed. 

If you have not played Queen City but are interested in participating this upcoming spring, or if you have played previously but have not been on a team in the last year please contact Greg O'Connor at [email protected].

Private Tennis Lessons with the Levine JCC Tennis Director:
½ hr        Private                   Member Fee: $41   Community Fee: $48.24
1 hr         Private                   Member Fee: $77   Community Fee:$90.59
1 hr         Semi-private (2)  Member Fee: $43   Community Fee:$57.34
1 hr         Semi-private (3)  Member Fee: $34   Community Fee:$45.34
1 hr         Semi-private (4)  Member Fee: $27   Community Fee:$36.00

Private Tennis Lessons with the Assistant Director or Assistant Professionals:
½ hr        Private                   Member Fee: $39   Community Fee:$45.89
1 hr         Private                   Member Fee: $72   Community Fee:$84.71  
1 hr         Semi-private (2)  Member Fee: $39   Community Fee:$52.00
1 hr         Semi-private (3)  Member Fee: $32    Community Fee:$42.67
1 hr         Semi-private (4)  Member Fee: $24   Community Fee:$32.00

Private Pickleball Lessons with Instructor:
½ hr        Private                   Member Fee: $36   Community Fee:$42.36
1 hr         Private                   Member Fee: $67   Community Fee:$78.83  
1 hr         Semi-private (2)  Member Fee: $37   Community Fee:$49.34
1 hr         Semi-private (3)  Member Fee: $28    Community Fee:$37.34
1 hr         Semi-private (4)  Member Fee: $24   Community Fee:$32.00

Special Package: Purchase 8 private lessons, get the 9th private lesson FREE! 
*Does not apply to semi-private lessons

If you are interested in private lessons, please contact Greg O'Connor at 704-944-6748 or [email protected] for more details.

Please note that all private lesson packages are good for only one year from the date of purchase. Clients must provide 24-hour cancellation notice to avoid charges to their private lesson package.

The Levine JCC ball machine club is open for registration. For anyone interested in utilizing the ball machine on a regular basis this is an excellent opportunity to lock in the lowest cost for unlimited usage on the ball machine for anyone in your family.

Fees and Registration
Ball Machine Membership is $120/year. This allows anyone in the family to use the ball machine during the year as long as they have a reservation.
If you do not have a ball machine membership you can still pay the hourly rate of $14.
Ball machine club members take priority when reserving the ball machine.
Reservations for the ball machine can be made up to 7 days in advance. Members are responsible for picking up all balls and storing the ball machine back in the storage areas after use.

Guidelines
Ages 12 and under need adult supervision while using the ball machine.
The ball machine may not be used when it is raining, when the courts are too wet or soft to support play, during league play.