BOC Tennis

The Brattleboro Outing Club Tennis Facility located at 202 Cedar Street in Brattleboro, Vermont is home to six of the nicest, best-maintained red clay courts in all of New England. With the rustic charm and casual setting of the 30’s era tennis clubhouse, low membership fee, and relaxed family-oriented atmosphere, the BOC Tennis Facility and relevant programs offer a superb athletic opportunity to residents of all ages in the Brattleboro area.

Depending upon the weather, the tennis season runs from late April until early November. The BOC membership year runs from November 1 until October 31, but program fees can be paid at the beginning of the tennis season. In order to play tennis each adult must be a BOC member and pay the tennis program fee of $185. Children under the age of 21 are granted free tennis membership when they are signed up with a parent or guardian. Otherwise, the junior membership fee is $40/year, which includes the BOC membership. Remember, this fee only applies to junior memberships without accompanying adult membership.

For all adult members who volunteer to work a total of four hours during the season, $50 of the $185 membership fee will be credited towards the following year’s fee. This price structure is dependent on volunteer participation to do much of the work necessary to run the tennis program and is designed to provide some additional incentive for members to lend their services. Historically, the BOC has always been a volunteer-driven organization, but recognizes that the busy and chaotic schedules of many modern families make time for volunteer work precious. Nonetheless, the tennis committee and the BOC Board encourage you continue the tradition of volunteer participation. Your participation will allow BOC to remain affordable and retain its unique character.

To become a member, fill out the downloadable BOC Registration Form; forms are also inserted in the BOC Newsletter. Completed and signed registration forms with payment can be sent to the BOC, PO Box 335, Brattleboro, VT, or (during the tennis season) left in the guess fee slot at the tennis clubhouse on Cedar St. Sorry, but we do not currently have the ability to process registrations online. After the registration is received and processed, the applicant(s) will receive back via email (or US Mail if an email address is not available) a welcome letter to the club and instructions for court reservations. During the tennis season there are numerous special programs and events offered by the club for both adult and junior members. This schedule is published in the spring edition of the BOC Newsletter, which is mailed to all BOC members. Some of the more notable offerings include club mixers, singles and doubles leagues and tournaments, clinics, and Brattleboro Tennis Academy programs.

The club has a tennis committee consisting of six to nine members who volunteer their time to conduct the business of the tennis program. All are welcome at the tennis committee meetings. We meet at 6:30 pm on the second Monday of the month at 80 Linden St. in the winter and at 7 pm at the clubhouse on Cedar St. in the summer. Any member interested in joining the tennis committee or helping run the club is invited to contact Andrew MacFarland, chair.

Any questions or concerns regarding all things tennis may be directed to the chair of the tennis committee, Andrew MacFarland.