Henry County Parks and Recreation Department
McDonough, United States
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One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Alycia Parks #64 WTA
Henry County, Georgia's parks and recreation department, based in McDonough. It runs the county parks, recreation centres, an aquatic centre and waterpark, youth and adult athletics, classes and youth day camps.
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 19, 2026.
- Summer Tennis Camp: kids and juniors 6 to 16. $125
- Adult Tennis Apprentice: adults 18 and up. $60
- Wheelchair Tennis: adults in wheelchairs, beginners welcome. Price on request
- Court hire at the Joeann Compton Tennis Center: walk-up players, ages not stated. $5 / court / hour
- League team courts (ALTA, USTA): adults, league teams. $150 / season (home matches) · $10 / match (individual league players)
- High school team courts: junior teams. $500 / season
- Youth tennis: kids and juniors, ages not stated. Price on request
The facts
- Courts at Richard Craig Park: 16 (home of the Joeann Compton Tennis and Pickleball Center)
- Courts across the county: 26 (their own figure for all county parks)
- Court fee: $5 (per court, per hour)
- Summer tennis camp: $125 (ages 6 to 16, four mornings)
- Wheelchair tennis since: 2007 (the year their wheelchair tennis tournament was added)
- High school team season: $500 (practices and home matches)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: Not mentioned
- From age: 6, summer tennis camp
- Adults: Classes, leagues, wheelchair tennis
- Visits: Walk-up courts, $5 an hour
- Locations: Richard Craig Park plus county parks
- How to get in: Private coaches must register with the department each year and pass a background check before teaching on its courts
- Visits and trials: Walk-up players can reserve a court for up to 1.5 hours at prime time, $5 per court per hour
Coaches
- Lori Townsend, Lead tennis instructor, Joeann Compton Center
- Harlon Matthews, Wheelchair sports coordinator
- Jonathon Penn, Director, Parks and Recreation
Tournaments they host
- America Wheelchair Tennis Championship. November at Richard Craig Park, USTA-sanctioned, all levels; last dated on their site 2024
- USTA Adult National Championships. a USTA adult national event they list as current, at their courts
Where it is
125 S Zack Hinton Blvd, McDonough, GA 30253, United States.
Also in United States
- South Fulton Tennis Center 42 km, South Fulton. 1 pro raised, best Christopher Eubanks #1216 ATP
- Ginepri Performance Tennis Academy 64 km, Marietta. 1 pro raised, best Tyler Stice #1691 ATP
- Brookstone Meadows Tennis Club 193 km, Anderson. 1 pro raised, best Noah Johnston #1252 ATP
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