2025 Tennis Programs

Suffield Tennis at SCC wants to get you into the swing of things by helping you find players of similar skill and schedule to play tennis with at the club. If you could use a little help finding a group, or would like to find more opportunities to play, please let us know. For social, couples and ladies, Please send an email or call to Pam Brenner-Newton at pambrennernewton@gmail.com or 203-219-6343 and let her know of your interest. Gentlemen, please contact either Raj Ghosh rajghosh@gmail.com, Tom Bishop bishop293@cox.net, or Dave Merrill syrfan12345@yahoo.com depending on your specific area of interest (see below for details).
Open Play is for members. We’d love to have you join our fun group (if you haven’t already). If you are not a member but know a member, we have a very low guest fee! See cost section for details. If you don’t know a member but want to play and learn more about the club before joining, contact any board member (see Tennis Board & Key Contacts section). For combined golf and tennis membership questions, talk to our SCC Pro, Stan McLennan.
Here are details on the current Junior program running as well as Adult Mixers, Men, Women, Clinics, Lessons, Costs, Courts & Reservations, Rules, and Key Contacts:
Junior Tennis Program
We collaborate with Enfiield Tennis Club to bring you a great Juniors progarm, private lessions and other events.
Summer Tennis Program for Juniors
Beginning week of June 23rd, Monday – Friday - 6 week, 4 week and 1 week options are available. No classes Friday, July 4th. Registration Deadline is June 16th (see additional details below).
Weekly Sessions
Week 1 - June 23rd – June 27th
Week 2 - June 30th – July 3rd
Week 3 - July 7th – July 11th
Week 4 - July 14th – July 18th
Week 5 - July 21st – July 25th
Week 6 - July 28th – August 1st
Tennis Program Pricing
SCC Tennis Member
- $309 - 6 week option
- $245 - 4 week option
- $65 - 1 week
SCC Non-Tennis Member
- $339 - 6 week option
- $265 - 4 week option
- $70 - 1 week
SCC Guest
- $409 - 6 week option
- $305 - 4 week option
- $80 - 1 week
Tennis membership is only included with a Complete Club Membership.
If you do not have a Complete Club Membership, an annual fee of $360 is required to participate as an SCC Tennis Member.
For more information or to join, please email Tennis Board President Pam Brenner pambrennernewton@gmail.com or Tennis Board Treasurer Becky Tobiasz beckytobiasz@gmail.com
For cost to add swimming, text Becky at 860-780-4618 and specify which tennis weeks you signed up for and if you only want only those weeks or the entire summer. No cost if you are already a full club member.
If you also want to add youth swimming lessons 11-11:30, go to the swimming website tab.Daily Program (Mon-Fri)
Rookies (ages 3.75 – 6) 10am – 10:45am
- Basic movement, hitting, balance, and FUN! Learn to love this game.
- Primarily uses “red” lower compression balls for earlier success!
- (Min 3 players; max 12)
Future Stars (ages 7 – 11) 10:45am – 11:45am
- Designed for beginning juniors.
- Special drills & games present fundamentals in an exciting way that builds hand-eye coordination, basic tennis strokes and love of the game.
- Program uses a combination of red, orange, and green balls.
- Students must be able to carry on a sustained rally with a green-dot ball on a 60’ court to advance to the Junior Team Level.
- (Max 18 players)
Junior Team (ages 11 – 15), 11:45am – 1pm
- Game improvement clinics and match play.
- (Max 16 players)
**Registration Deadline: June 16th**
- Please call Enfield Tennis Club 860-698-6503 for credit card payment.
- Or mail check to the address below: Enfield Tennis Club, 226 Shaker Road, Enfield, CT 06082
- Registration Form can be mailed to the above address, OR scanned and emailed to enfieldtennisclub@gmail.com
- Unregistered drop-ins’s 1st day of the program will not be accepted
August Tennis Event
August 4th-8th (Ages 8-14)
Time: 9 am – 12 noon
- SCC Member: $160
- SCC Guest: $179
Registration Deadline: August 2 (Please call Enfield Tennis at 860-698-6503to register.)
Adult Tennis Mixers
Mixed Doubles Tennis Mixer
Mixers will occur throughout the season. The First mixer is on June 7. Come alone or bring a friend. Refreshments will be provided, but please feel free to BYOB or share anything else special you’d like. It’s very informal, and you can play, eat/drink/watch.
Contact Pam Brenner-Newton, pambrennernewton@gmail.com, or text 1-203-219-6343
Fee: donations accepted
We look forward to seeing you on the courts!
Adult Programs
Men’s Adult Programs
Men’s Team
Tom Bishop is the captain of our men’s team in the Greater Hartford tennis league. The contracted scheduled practice time is Saturday mornings.
Interested in joining? You can email Tom at bishop293@cox.net
Are you an Intermediate and Advanced Woman please join us Saturday morning as well.
Men’s group play
There are several Men’s Groups playing during the week as well. To learn more about where it might be best for you, contact Raj Ghosh rajghosh@gmail.com
You can also look at our online reservation system.
Women’s Adult Programs
Women’s group play
Women’s Interclub Team
Pam Newton-Brenner is the captain of our women’s intermediate team. There are practice / play times available Saturday, Monday and Friday mornings. Afternoons are also wide open but you’ll just need to gather some members to play with.
Women’s group play
There are Women’s Groups that meet on weekdays and evenings. To learn more about where might be best for you, Contact Pam Brenner-Newton at pambrennernewton@gmail.com or text 203-219-6343.
Adult Lessons
Adult lessons are available Mon & Tues at 1:30 pm. Lessons are $80/hr.
Lessons are 1-4 people at a time. You can pair up with wohoever you'd like or contact Becky if you're interested in joining a group lesson/share the cost.
Contact Becky Tobiaz at 860-780-4617 to sign up .
Costs
The Suffield CC Tennis Membership Fee of $360 covers your family for 2025 and includes use of a tennis ball machine, access to the property for tennis events and of course lots of tennis and fun upcoming events. Simply make your check payable to The Suffield Racquet Club and mail it to:
The Suffield Racquet Club
PO BOX 266
Suffield, CT 06078
- Family includes you, your partner, and your children.
- Members may bring guests. One free guest per month per member. After that the guest fee is $10.00 per person.
- All guests must be accompanied by a member. The member is responsible to mail it in or turn it in to any board member or event coordinator.
- There may be an additional fee for events where an instructor, food, tennis balls, or other items are supplied.
- Certain maintenance tasks can earn you a discount if you qualify
Questions? Call Becky at 860-780-4617
Courts & Reservations
Suffield Country Club tennis is played on three outdoor green clay courts that are top-dressed with Har-Tru material each spring. Courts are open daily from May through October from 7 am to 9:30 pm.
Each player is responsible for brushing the court after play and replacing court and line brushes onto the fence. If you want to help pack it down more firmly for some extra bounce, there is a roller machine.
There is an online court reservation system accessible to all.
https://sites.onlinecourtreservations.com/facilitycheck
Select 'Suffield Country Club' to see /make reservations
For assistance, contact the reservation system administrator: George Roebelen, Roebelen@yahoo.com or 860-490-9019
If you do not have a regular contracted time, you can reserve a court 72 hours (3 days) before play.
Want to contract a regular day/time? Looking for a few people so you can contract a regular day/time? Contact Pam Brenner-Newton, pambrennernewton@gmail.com or text 1-203-219-6343
Rules and Regulations
This is a casual club, and there are just basic courtesy and court protection-related rules.
- We ask that everyone wear a shirt.
- We ask that clothing not be offensive.
- We ask that appropriate footwear be worn to protect our playing surfaces, i.e SMOOTH SOLES. Running and workout shoes have soles that are too aggressive and will damage clay courts. Making repairs to the courts is time consuming, sometimes expensive, and renders the courts unusable until the work is finished.
Tennis Board & Key Contacts
Please come join our board. There is always food and drink involved when we meet, and my Favorite location is the Suffield Country Club, with a beautiful view on the deck at The Tavern 1927.
If you have family members or friends who want to be on our mailing list for updates like these, please send the contact information to Becky Tobiasz and Pam Brenner-Newton.
- Pam Brenner-Newton – President and Ladies’ tennis: Text 203-219-6343
- Becky Tobiasz – Treasurer and Communications, general coordination on maintenance: Text 860–780–4617
- Leigh Morgan – Youth tennis: anderson.leigh@gmail.com
- Keith Fuller – Vice President: kfuller@keithfullerlaw.com
- Raj Ghosh – Men’s Play and sprinkler timing: rajghosh@gmail.com
- Kristina Braithwaite – Social chair: kbraithwaite@suffieldacademy.org
- Tom Bishop – Men’s Team: bishop293@cox.net
- George Roebelen – Courts Reservations and Member at large: Roebelen@yahoo.com
- Stan McLennan – golf with tennis membership and other SCC questions: stanmclennan@sbcglobal.net
