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What is Social Tennis?

Social Tennis is for everyone! Whether you are new to tennis, just coming back to playing, or for more experienced players who want to play tennis without the structure of USTA leagues. 

Each week, intermediate & advanced sessions have an instructor on court to organize live match play, pick the best play structure, and provide tips to improve your game or strokes. Bring water & your own racquet.

The beginner New to Tennis sessions are taught by pros that teach players tennis from the ground up. Racquets are provided for the beginner sessions, just bring a water bottle.

Tennis balls are provided for all sessions. Come out and have fun!

For more information, including how to self-rate online without a USTA membership, contact Lori Griffel. 

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Lori Griffel

Social Tennis Coordinator

1-208-340-9140

Social Scene

Choose Your Social Scene

Beginner

For participants picking up a racquet for the first time or those who have played recreationally a few times but don't have shot selection, serves, understand the court and scoring or the "weird" rules of tennis. Equipment & balls are provided for this class. All classes are instructor led learning the great sport of tennis while creating a community.

Pre-Intermediate

For players who have limited playing experience or have taken the Beginner tennis  class & are ready to move to a higher level of play. Participants will develop format knowledge for tennis, match play, serve and stroke development, & work towards consistent match play, etc. Considered a 2.5 or less  NTRP rating.

Intermediate

For players who have played 1 year or more of tennis with consistent play, are fine-tuning their game with competition, have some match play experience and can fully keep score, understand basic doubles format, can hit consistent groundstrokes, serves, and volleys & rally 4 or more balls in point play. NTRP rating around 3.0 and higher.

Instructors may find that players are not quite ready for this level of play and may suggest a beginner/pre-intermediate course be taken prior to the intermediate level.

Whether you've never picked up a tennis racquet or you win trophies often, Cardio Tennis is for you.  Cardio Tennis is a high energy fitness activity that combines the best features of tennis with cardiovascular exercise. Classes have a warm-up, drills, games and cooldown designed to encompass a full body workout with tennis. Classes are taught by licensed cardio tennis instructors.

CARDIO Tennis

Men's Intermediate/Advanced

For men who have played USTA leagues or are advanced social tennis players and are working to improve their play & strategy and looking for more opportunities to play in a social environment and meet other players. NTRP equivalent, 3.0 - 4.0

Women's Advanced

For women who have played USTA leagues or are advanced social tennis players and are working to improve their play & strategy and looking for more opportunities to play in a social environment and meet other players. NTRP equivalent, 3.0 - 4.0.

Beginner Parent/Child

For parents, guardians or adult siblings and a child or children who are new to tennis or with limited tennis experience to learn this fun,  enjoyable, lifetime sport of tennis together. Instructor led classes are designed to engage children & adults alike. All equipment is provided. Children ages 6 & older with adult or adults 18 & older.

End of season by the class social

To close out 2025 we are offering mixed intermediate & women's advanced level individual Social Tennis classes through mid-November. You can register for one class, two classes, all, or anything in between.

If a class is cancelled due to weather, you will be refunded the cost of that class.

Let's take advantage of any good weather to still play some fun Social Tennis before winter sets in!

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Mixed Intermediate Under the Lights, Individual Classes

Men & Women

Evenings from 5:30 to 7 pm 

Location: Fort Boise, under the lights

Date: October 20, 22, 27, 29, November 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 & 19

Register for one class, all, and anything in between

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Saturday Mixed Intermediate Individual Classes

Men & Women 

Saturday mornings from 10 to 11:30 am 

Location: Capital High School, Boise

Date: October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15 & 22

Register for one class, all classes, and everything in between

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Wednesday Women's Advanced  Individual Classes

Women

Wednesday mornings from 10 to 11:30 am 

Location: Sunset Park, Boise

Date: October 22, 28, November 15, 12 & 19

Register for one, all and everything in between

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Cardio Tennis - Wednesday Evenings

Men & Women

Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7 pm

register per class

Location: Ann Morrison Park, Boise

Date:  Every Wednesday evening through 7/2 and August 27 - October 22

Please ask to be put on the waitlist for any Cardio class. Spots open often and we prefer to keep the class size at 8.

WAITLIST for Social or Cardio

Class you want is full? Contact Lori Griffel to be placed on a waitlist. 

Lgriffel@idtennis.com ; 208-340-9140

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Monday Mixed Beginner

Men & Women - RETURNS in 2026

Monday evenings TBA

Location: TBA

Date: TBA

If class is full ask to be put on the waitlist.

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Tuesday Mixed Pre-Intermediate

Men & Women - RETURNS in 2026

Tuesday eveningsTBA

Location: TBA

Date: TBA

If class is full ask to be put on the waitlist.

Upcoming 2025 Sessions

schedule subject to change

Year-End Free Tournament: 

October 11th.

Social Tennis Refund

Players may request and receive a refund for multi-week Social Tennis sessions.  Refunds must be requested on or before the start date for the session a player is registered in.  After that date, refund requests will not be honored.  If social tennis is suspended, dates are changed, or the session is cancelled for any reason after the registration has opened, a player may request and receive a refund of their social tennis fee. We do not issue refunds for any single classes in a session that are missed by a participant due to their own schedule conflicts.

To receive a Cardio Tennis class refund the request must be submitted at least 2 days before the scheduled date of the class to allow time for your spot to be filled. If requested after this time period, if we are unable to fill your spot, a refund will not be issued.

 

To request a refund, please fill out the "Request a Refund" 'form below and submit.

Request a Refund

Please allow up to 30 days to receive your refund. Thank you!

Social Tennis Gallery 2024

Idaho Tennis Association

1076 N. Cole Road, Boise, ID 83704 

Tel: 208-322-5150

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