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Tennis
Facility Of The Month November
2015
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The Club
Lakewood Country
Club, founded in 1912, is one of the oldest clubs in the Southwest,
located just northeast of downtown Dallas. The facility is an
Equity Club and states on its web site, "The purpose of
the Club is to provide social and recreational activities for
its Members."
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It was reported
that the club's location in Dallas was rated by CNN as one of
the Top 10 neighborhoods in the country. |
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Lakewood Country
Club started out 103 years ago as just a golf club, adding fine
dining a while later. Tennis was added with 6 outdoor hard courts
in 1975.
For many years
or even decades one of the biggest challenges the club had was
parking and last year they decided to do something about it.
They constructed an underground parking structure and put 8 hard
courts (plus a 36 ft. red ball court) on top of it, raised just
a few feet above ground. The new courts were officially opened
last month. The parking problem is now solved and 2 additional
courts are setting the club up for the expected growth in the
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The Tennis
Staff
Tennis Director
Adrien Chabria is in his 17th year working for Lakewood. His
certifications: USPTA Elite Pro and USRSA Master Racquet Technician
and Tester. Born in New York Adrien played Junior Tennis and
came to Lakewood in 1997. The Past President of the Dallas
Professional Tennis Association with a staff of 5 fulltime and 3 part
time pro's at Lakewood says, "Really good tennis professionals
are very important for the growth and success of a tennis operation."
Adrien and his staff, together with the staff of the large golf
department at the club, must be doing something right. There
is a 2 year waiting list for all classes of membership!
Adrien adds,
"I love my job at Lakewood. And I love this Dallas community.
I very much enjoy eaching at all levels, interacting with our
fantastic membership and a great staff, and running social events." |
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The Tennis
Program
Lakewood Country
Club offers a full tennis program for its members.
Adult Tennis - Many teams participate
in different leagues, such as USTA Adult
Leagues,
Tennis
Competitors of Dallas (TCD), Metroplex League.
The club also offers Fit Tennis, similar to Cardio Tennis, run
by a USPTA-certified pro who is also an Exercise Physiologist.
Junior Tennis - All 8 courts at Lakewood
feature blended lines, Ten & Under Tennis is an important
factor to the 200% growth junior tennis experienced over the
past few years here. Particpation in USTA Junior
Team Tennis
and organizing of Junior Tournaments is a given. |
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The Social
Program
The social calendar
at Lakewood Country Club ranges from regular mixers to tennis
parties with live bands on the tennis courts. Very popular:
- "Orangeball
Social" on smaller courts for parents / children.
- Happy Hour every
Friday night on all 8 courts
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Adrien Chabria adds "Our General
Manager, Raymond DeTullio, and the Lakewood Board of Governors
(made up of shareholding members) were instrumental in planning
our new tennis facility. On the heels of rebuilding the dining
areas, kitchen and golf course, this project was a part of an
$11M renovation including a gorgeous new swim complex. I am proud
of this place!" |
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Congratulations to Lakewood Country
Club for becoming our New Tennis Network of the Month for November
2015. |
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