Tennis and pickleball

tennis and pickleball club

Club membership

Join the club for friendly competition on the tennis and pickleball courts. Annual membership dues are $5 for employees and dependents.

Available players

Looking for a tennis partner or opponent? Find your perfect match at Eastman! Contact Wendell Smith if you would like to be added or removed from this list.

NOTE: Players with an asterisk (*) can only play during lunch.

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2025 Winter Pickleball League

Results updated through February 5, 2025

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2025 Eastman Open Winter Pickleball Tournament

The Eastman Open Winter Pickleball Tournament was held January 23-26, 2025 at E-Town @ The Warehouse, Elizabethton.

 

Three yellow pickleballs on a black pickleball paddle.

2024 Spring Open Tennis Tournament

The Eastman Open Spring Tennis Tournament was held May 9 through 12 at the DB Tennis Courts and Borden Park Tennis Courts. 

Click here to see the results of the tournament.

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2024 Fall Tennis Tournament

The 2024 Eastman Open Fall Tennis Tournament was held September 26-29 at the Dobyns Bennett High School Tennis Courts and Borden Park Tennis Courts.

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Four tennis players shaking hands after finishing a game.

World Team Tennis

This is a nontraditional coed league. Each team match consists of six sets: one set each of men's doubles, women's doubles, men's singles and women's singles and two sets of mixed doubles. The mixed doubles are on two separate courts, and each court will play one set. The winner of the team match is determined by the total number of games won. This league is different than United States Tennis Association because coaching is allowed during the match, and you may make substitutions between points. You do not have to be a member of USTA, META or the Eastman tennis club to participate.

Gameplay

Teams consist of a minimum of four players (two men and two women) and a maximum of 10 players on the roster. For the "3.0 and below" division, you must be rated 3.0 or lower.  For the "3.5 division" and "4.0 division," we will be using the WTT team average rule to determine the team level (average of the rating of the two highest rated men and women on the team). The 4.0 division plays on Monday nights, and the 3.5 and 3.0 divisions play on Thursday nights.

A tennis player striking the tennis ball with a racket.
A tennis player drinking water as she holds her tennis racket.

Join WTT

The league is $25 per player and includes a WTT gift. Eastman tennis club members may join at a reduced rate of $20 per player. For more information, call Joe Douthat at 423-224-7544.

Officers

Soma Mukherjee
President

Chaoxiong Ma
Vice president (tennis)

Henry Gonzalez
Vice president (pickleball)

Wendell Smith/Holli Cox
Secretary/treasurer
Christy Hill, Mike Manis, Daniel Duncan, Kay Parker
Tournament support

Soma Mukherjee
META representative

Christy Hill
Committee representative

Four pickleball players touch paddles after ending a match.

Club constitution and bylaws

Our constitution and bylaws promote enjoyment and camaraderie among members. The documents ensure fairness, equality and inclusivity in club activities, and the officers are available to address any questions or concerns.