Sixteen tennis courts are available at Pinehurst Country Club
Four of which are staged in the Indoor Tennis Pavilion. It is a convenient location for lessons, programs and tournaments for families, singles,and junior players, making this the best tennis facility at any club in the Denver metropolitan area.
Twelve outdoor tennis courts, consisting of ten hard courts and two clay courts, lie just adjacent to the clubhouse grounds and are framed by the skyline of metro Denver to the northeast and the Rocky Mountains to the west. The expertly lighted Indoor Tennis Pavilion houses four state-of-the-art courts with atrium areas where members gather to plan their matches or just socialize in a bright, comfortable setting.
Adults
Pinehurst Country Club has a wide variety of programs, permanent court time and leagues offered throughout the year. Our indoor tennis season runs for 34 weeks. In addition to league play, there are numerous clinics and social tennis events offered throughout the year to match every skill level of play.
Pinehurst Ladies Tennis Association provides an opportunity for women tennis players to meet and make new friends, and partners, in a competitive and social arena.
Juniors
Pinehurst Country Club offers a wide variety of Junior Tennis classes and camps.
Pinehurst Country Club has many top ranked junior players. Many of our junior players go on to compete in high school and the college level. We encourage our junior players to play in tournaments as we feel match play is vital to their tennis success. Our tennis teaching staff will help facilitate each individual player’s growth to improve and reach their goals.
Leagues
Pinehurst Country Club offers USTA leagues and in-house leagues throughout the year. Summer leagues on the outdoor courts are quickly followed by a winter schedule of play in the Indoor Tennis Pavilion. In addition to league play, there are numerous clinics and social tennis events offered throughout the year to match every skill level of play.
Accomplishments
In 2012, Pinehurst Tennis had a very good year with Adult and Junior Teams. We had four state champions, two teams advancing to Sectionals (Intermountain), and one team advancing to Nationals after winning Sectionals.
Junior program, which is now the 5th largest in the state, sent half of the teams to the state playoffs this year. Included, in the Junior state playoffs, were all 3 of our 10 and under teams which bodes well for the future of Junior Tennis at Pinehurst.
Additional teams who excelled in 2012:
Women’s 4.0 Summer Daytime Doubles = Julie Pontiff – captain, District Qualifiers, and finalist in State Championships.
Men’s 3.5 Adult League= Chris Hartman – captain, 10-0 in league play, lost in the pre district flight playoffs.
Men’s 3.5 Twilight League = Chris Hartman-captain, District Qualifiers, and finalist in State Championships.
Women’s 3.0 Twilight League = Amy Whitehouse-captain, District Qualifiers, and semi-finalist is State Championships.
Mixed 7.5 League = Chris Hartman & Mia Hamel –captains, District Qualifier.
We are all very proud of our tennis members here at Pinehurst. Below are just a few highlights from past years.
ADULTS:
2010 – National League Championships – Finished in the top 8, 2.5 Mixed Doubles
2009 – National League Championships, 4th place finish 2.5 Mixed Doubles
2009- Sectional League Championships, 1st place finish, 5.5 ITA Mixed Doubles
JUNIORS:
Junior Team Tennis – 8 teams qualified for the 2010 Junior District Championships.
2 teams were State Finalist and 1 team won the State Title.
Currently Pinehurst has 4 Junior players that are ranked in the top 10 in OPEN division for tournaments.
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