Sag Harbor Tennis Opens Courts, Clinics, and Camps for Summer Season

Junior camp registration at Sag Harbor Tennis is already open for spots that fill on a week-by-week basis, with sessions running Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., across eight Har-Tru courts inside Mashashimuet Park. For families planning East End summers, the calendar logic is blunt: weeks that overlap school vacations and holiday weekends go first, and the instructors parents most want, directors Rob Kresberg and Brandon Blankenbaker, book up even faster than the courts themselves.

The main camp, for players ages 8 to 15, runs from mid-June through late August. Younger beginners have their own dedicated track: "Tiny Tennis" for ages 5 to 7 meets during the same Monday-through-Thursday window, with afternoon sessions from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Fridays are held in reserve as rain-out makeup days, a practical buffer that keeps each weekly session intact even when East End weather doesn't cooperate.

Booking is handled through the PlayByPoint app, or by phone at (631) 725-1003 for anyone who prefers calling the desk directly at 395 Main St. Clay court rentals run $35 per person; pickleball courts are $30 per person. The facility operates eight Har-Tru courts and two hard courts, with expanded pickleball capacity, across a May-through-October season.

For adults weighing private versus group formats, knowing the lesson tier structure before calling saves time. A private session with one of the directors runs $180 per hour for members, with non-members adding $20. Semi-privates lower that per-person cost: a two-player-plus-pro format comes to $100 per person for members, while three- and four-player arrangements bring the rate down further. The 90-minute group clinics, offered Friday through Sunday mornings, are split by NTRP rating: intermediate slots for 3.0 to 3.5 players, advanced for 4.0 to 4.5. Pickleball clinics run on the same morning schedule alongside the tennis tracks each weekend.

Sag Harbor residents receive discounted rates on camp, clinics, and court time. Club membership lowers lesson and clinic pricing across the board, and for anyone logging serious court hours through July and August, that membership math tends to close quickly.

The instruction program is anchored by credentials that are unusual for a community club setting. Kresberg played at Columbia University and spent 13 years coaching the Columbia women's varsity program before bringing his teaching operation to the East End. Blankenbaker has been ranked as high as No. 1 nationally in his USTA division. That combination drives demand for specific coaching slots early in the season, particularly among juniors whose families are coordinating extended summer schedules.

Clay is the other part of what makes Mashashimuet worth prioritizing. Har-Tru extends rallies, rewards patient baseline construction, and builds the footwork habits that transfer to the junior clay circuit. Eight courts of it, open-air inside a public park on Main Street, make Sag Harbor Tennis one of the more accessible high-quality clay options on the South Fork without the travel or membership burden of larger private venues. Camp sign-ups, court bookings, and the full events calendar are all available through PlayByPoint, with phone and email contact on the club's site for those coordinating group rentals or asking about membership rates ahead of the season.