Weston Racquet Club

I’m a long-​term member, and I just love the place because:
1. I can schedule a good match, singles or doubles, with only a 10 – 20 second phone call. They do all the work of finding people.
2. The surface is uniquely wonderful (turf/​carpet with some sand) and is very easy on the body, which means that I can play every day or even twice a day without bothering my knees or back.
3. The bubbles are very tall and roomy. If I want I can lob to the sky.
4. In the summer they take down the bubbles and you play outdoors, which is utterly delightful.
Additional minor plusses:
* All courts and clubhouse connected by tunnels — no walking outside in bad weather.
* Lovely open-​air summer courts lit until 11:00pm
* Comfy lounge/​bar with big TV.

For someone who has just moved into the area, this club’s guaranteed match service is terrific. The matches are always topnotch and are appropriate to my level of play (NTRP 4.0). It is so nice to just call the front desk, tell them you want to play a match at XYZ time, and then just show up.
Yes the median age of the club is older but it seems to be changing. All of the folks that I’ve met who are under the median age of 55 have signed up within the past year. I’ve only been a member for three months myself and I’m not yet 39.
The Novograss Court surface takes a little getting used to. It’s not quite clay, not quite grass, and is definitely not hard court. The ball bounces like on clay but if your sneaker treads are good you can run on the surface like it’s a hard court and not slide.
The temperature in the tennis bubbles are by no means warm. Make sure to wear some sweats or warm up clothes on the courts.
This is a pretty decent club for an area that doesn’t have much to offer with regards to indoor tennis clubs. Waltham Athletic Club’s courts are warped and BSC-​Lexington does not have the level of play I was looking for during the evenings and weekends.

I forgot to mention, the members average age is about 55. If you’re even in your 40’s or below, don’t even think about this place. You’ll feel like you’re visiting a retirement center.

Def not a five star not sure where that reviewer was before but obviously not too many places. When you pay over $ 275 mo even my friend thats a surgeon who does very well for himself was in awe of how pricey it was he said is that just to play tennis haha hi was like yah i guess so. Ok moving along. The surface is sand and wow if you have an injury then you give this place a 5 for that alone but there are many more factors in getting a rating from me. I gave up tennis because of my ankle so this place gave me hope torn ligaments wow and now I was like god this is great i love tennis. oh they do or did hae one outstanding lead pro in juan absolutely in my life top two out of many many instructors so trust me he is outstanding and just 21 years old and real mature thought he was like 35 so if you take the clinics well don’t tell others but he is the best. after him the quality is avg to really really mediocre at best. really outdated furniture in this place 1980’s stuff that my aunt still has hanging around in her kitchen. owner is nice but i think set in his ways and wow totaly stiff on negotiating prices when nobody has a job you think he would bend a little. i talk to a lot of players in many clubs and this place actually has a pretty weak reputation. I love though that you can play a lot hmmm if you call ahead well and thats the thing they have so many outsdate rules that are illogically it makes you mind bend. Hmm all whites wait sorry but it’s not 1980s tight white shorts thats just flat out embarassing and well dorky. they need more clinics with juan and to pay instructors better to attract more people like juan but i get the feeling that wont be happening anytime soon. to make this a value personally if you rlike me comming off injury play daily and use the clinics then there is some value but honestly you got be pulling in 80 grand or more a year or be a big spender sorry no way $ 275 or more a month thats insanity. thats more then my car payments. go here under certain circumstances or simply start a
group for your local tennis courts so you can mix and match and yes they match you up and do a good job so give them credit for that good idea! however, with that being said see if you can ask a pro online if you can get say 3 others do a clinic for very little at a public court then match up after starting say april ending in october and you save a ton of doe unless you need to play on a giving surfice.

This is a great club for people who love tennis and want to play a lot of it. Their guaranteed matchmaking is excellent — I almost always get a great match. You can call up in the morning and say «I want to play tennis at 6» and play tennis at 6 with someone at your level. It’s a fantastic service and I don’t know of any other club that does this.
There are no court fees.
The clinics are limited to 6 people, there are lots of them, and they are very good, organized by level, and free.
All this wonderfulness does come at a price: the monthly fee is pretty steep and the woman’s locker room is what a friend of mine calls «an upgrade opportunity».

Best deal in indoor tennis in greater boston that I’ve found.
They have this thing called flextime, where you call 6-​hours ahead and they find you a partner at your level. They have several complimentary clinics every day. They have 8 courts; surface is turf w/​sand, not unlike clay.
Monthly rates are steep; winter season is indoors, $ 250 a month. Summer is outdoors and somewhere around $ 500 for the season. However, if you play enough tennis (more than 10 hours/​month), you come out way ahead because there are no court fees. At other places, you are paying $ 70 a month plus $ 25/​hour of court time.
Culture is decidedly mature. Median age seems to be around 50 (half over half under for the dropouts). This is one of my main gripes with this place — I am the youngest adult I’ve met there. I don’t like playing retirees — about half of my matches — because they can be very annoying pushers. The other half of my matches are very good players in their thirties/​forties.
Other gripe is that it seems to get overloaded on weekends. I have trouble scheduling things ahead of time because I am a man of the heart. It’s tough to get a match if you wait until the last minute.
They need more 20somethings to join. Great deal if you’re looking to play more tennis against varied opponents and/​or play in the off-​season.