CUS Catania
Catania, Italy
One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Sebastiano Cocola #1091 ATP
The sports centre of the University of Catania, inside the university campus, which has run the university sports facilities since 1947. Its tennis courts are for CUS Card holders: students, staff and their families, and graduates. It runs courses, university tournaments and competitive teams in many sports.
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 19, 2026.
- Kids' tennis at the youth sport centre (Centro Avviamento allo Sport): kids 6 to 14. Price on request
- Tennis school groups (Baby Tennis, Mini Tennis, Avviamento, Perfezionamento): kids, from first steps to improvers. Price on request
- Competitive juniors (Agonistica): juniors 9 to 12 who compete. Price on request
- High-performance training (Alta Specializzazione): juniors and older competitive players. Price on request
- University tennis course (Corso tennis): adults: university students and staff with a CUS Card. Price on request
- Court hire (Campi da tennis): adults and juniors with a CUS Card. €6 / hour singles · €10 / hour doubles
- Summer sports campus (Campus Sportivo estivo): kids, multi-sport day camp with tennis. Price on request
Deals and codes
- Free trial lesson at the youth sport centre: text the tennis contact between 3 and 8 pm
- Children of university staff pay €40 (ADDUC members €30) instead of €50 to register, plus 15% off the quarterly fee
- Youth sport centre kids get first pick and a discount at the summer campus
- University students play on the tennis courts for free
The facts
- CUS Catania since: 1947 (the University of Catania sports centre; tennis is one of many sports)
- Tennis academy since: 2012 (when Fabio Rizzo and Alessio Di Mauro joined the tennis school)
- Kids' centre ages: 6–14 (youth sport centre groups, starting each September)
- Court hire from: €6 (per hour for singles, CUS Card holders; free for students)
- Co-head's former ATP rank: 68 (Alessio Di Mauro, who leads the school with Fabio Rizzo)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: Not mentioned
- From age: 6, youth sport centre
- Adults: University members only
- Visits: Free trial lesson
- Locations: Courts at the PalaArcidiacono
- How to get in: Sign up kids at the CUS offices or by email with the form and a medical certificate
- Visits and trials: Free trial lesson at the youth sport centre, arranged with the tennis contact; a medical certificate or waiver is needed
Coaches
- Fabio Rizzo, National coach, co-head of school and high performance
- Alessio Di Mauro, Coach, co-head of school and high performance
- Fabrizio Fazzi, National coach, competitive juniors 9 to 12
- Massimo Falsaperna, Instructor, kids' groups up to improvers
- Angelo Leonardi, Head of physical training
- Nico Ferrara, Tennis coach, contact for the kids' centre
- Massimo Desiderio, Tennis coach
- Luca D’Amico, Tennis coach
Tournaments they host
- University tennis tournaments. during the academic year at CUS, for current CUS members
Where it is
Via S. Sofia, 111, 95123 Catania CT, Italy.
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