Folsom Tennis Teams Growing as Population Ages
October 2nd, 2008 categories: Outdoor Activities, Tennis
Tennis Lessons with Love
Tennis is in full swing in Folsom, CA with lessons virtually every night of the week at Ed Mitchell Park. The resident tennis pro, Bryan Solem holds court most every night M-F and Sat. mornings and offers private lessons as well. I really enjoy the drill classes and when I’m not working on Sat mornings like to drop in and try to learn something new to improve my game.
This fall I managed to join both a SATA (Sacramento Area Tennis Assoc.) and a USTA (United States Tennis Assoc.) team and find I’m playing at least 2 nights a week for much less than what I was paying at Broadstone Racquet Club. Don’t get me wrong, I loved being a part of a private racket club but as you know we realtors are not flush with cash and I needed to trim my budget. The best part is that we play all the local club teams so I get to visit and play at the clubs without having to pay the monthly fees.
Folsom has almost 50 parks but the tennis courts are somewhat limited and even though there are 8 beautiful new courts at the new Vista Del Lago High School they are not for use by the general public. Folsom Lake College has courts but they are not in the best shape and are reserved for the student’s classes.
There is an online site to check for local tennis information started by Sue & Rob Vomund http://www.vomund.com/tennis/ which was most helpful when I first tried to get involved in the sport. They have managed to collect all the information and keep members posted about special events and local court information. What is amazing is the fact that Folsom did not have any league teams playing in 2002 but now has 11 leagues competing for court time which confirms my suspicion that as we age we find that playing keeps us young.
