Manchester Athletic Club
Manchester-by-the-Sea, United States
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One of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Daniel Milavsky #319 ATP
The Manchester Athletic Club is a private sports and fitness complex in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, home of the MAC Tennis Training Center. It runs junior and adult tennis programmes and USTA tournaments, alongside pickleball, swimming and fitness.
9 tennis courts + 4 pickleball courts
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 19, 2026.
- Red ball classes (FUNdamentals U8): kids 5 to 7, first steps. Price on request
- Orange ball classes (Development U10): kids 8 to 9. Price on request
- Green ball classes (U12): kids 10 to 12. Price on request
- Yellow ball classes (U14): juniors 11 and up getting ready for team tryouts. Price on request
- High School Competitive: juniors 14 to 18 who play team matches and local tournaments. Price on request
- Junior MTTC (U14): juniors 13 and up who play tournaments. Price on request
- MTTC high performance group: juniors 14 to 18, nationally ranked and tournament players. Price on request
- MTTC Home School: full-time home-school players 14 to 18. Price on request
- High performance summer at Brooks School: juniors with a UTR of 3.0 or higher. $750 / week
- Summer tennis at the club, ages 4 to 18: kids 4 to 10 and juniors up to 18. $25 / day · $125 / week
- Fast Track 1: adults new to tennis. $144 members · $164 guests / 4-week session
- Fast Track 2: adults who finished Fast Track 1 or are coming back to tennis. $190 members · $230 guests / 4-week session
- Cardio tennis (drop-in): adults, intermediate to advanced. $30 members · $60 non-members / class
Deals and codes
- Free 3-day pass to try the club
- Members pay less on all paid tennis and youth programmes
- Join junior programmes any time; fees are prorated
- MTTC scholarships for junior players; apply by email
The facts
- Tennis courts: 9 (plus 4 pickleball courts; indoor hard courts and a heated, air-conditioned bubble)
- Open since: 1973 (the year the club opened)
- Club space: 85,000+ (square feet of sport and fitness space, their own figure)
- MTTC session: 3 h (2 hours of tennis and 1 hour of tennis fitness, Mon–Thu 4–7 pm)
- North Shore League teams: 16 (adult women's and men's teams, September to May)
- Summer camp: $750 (a week, high performance camp at Brooks School, summer 2026)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: No, a home-school training track
- From age: 5
- Adults: Classes, drills, leagues, ladders
- Visits: Free 3-day pass, tours
- Locations: One club; summer at Brooks School
- How to get in: Every junior needs an active MAC membership; MTTC groups need an evaluation and at least two sessions a week
- Visits and trials: Free 3-day pass; club tours by appointment
Coaches
- Frank Salazar, Senior director of tennis, MTTC
- Tomas Hlavaty, Director of adult tennis
- Nick Wagner, Director of 10 and under and junior recreation
- Pavle Drobnjakovic, Staff pro, MTTC
- Claudine Watson, Tennis and pickleball pro, runs USTA tournaments
- Avis Murray, Master pro, coach of the women's league teams
Tournaments they host
- Junior USTA tournaments. hosted at the club through the year; dates not on their site
- Red ball team events. for players 10 and under; dates not on their site
- Adult USTA tournaments. summer weekends Jun 13–14, Jul 18–19, Aug 15–16 (year not stated); men's 4.0, women's 3.5
- North Shore League. women's, working women's and men's teams, Sep–Apr, playoffs in May; members
- USTA leagues. men's and women's singles and doubles teams, May–July; members
- Junior Friday night ladder. orange, green and yellow ball players, Fridays 4:30–6:30 pm in spring
Where it is
8 Atwater Ave, Manchester, MA 01944.
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