Ahead of a highly anticipated return to the tennis courts, the USTA Florida Section is pleased to announce return to play recommendations for Adult and Social Leagues across the state, which can be found on our Coronavirus updates page.
“We are so happy to announce the resumption of play in some areas around the state,” said Christine Ducey, Adult Tennis Director for USTA Florida. “We hope that everyone will take a few minutes to review the safety guidelines for Adult and Social league play so that we can resume the sport that we are so passionate about without endangering others.”
The safety and well-being of all players and event personnel remains the first and foremost consideration of USTA Florida. Throughout the past two months, the non-profit organization shared the challenges and questions needed to be addressed before programs could resume amid the COVID-19 environment with the Florida tennis community. More than 3,100 league players provided feedback that was critical to the development of these guidelines that will assist USTA Florida in resuming league programming this summer and fall.
League restart times will vary by each area. Players are encouraged to contact their local play coordinator for specific restart dates in their region. For a list of all adult and social leagues that will be resuming and starting this summer, see the chart below.
| League Area | Coordinator/Contact | Leagues Resuming in Summer | Leagues Starting in Summer |
| Escambia | Megan Frederick frederick@ustaflorida.com (407) 930-4619 | Adult 40 & over Mixed 18 & over Singles & Doubles Flex | |
| Leon Okaloosa Walton Bay | Bobby York york@ustaflorida.com (407) 613-2765 | Leon: Okaloosa/Walton/Bay: | Leon: Okaloosa/Walton/Bay: |
| Duval | Ashley Miller miller@ustaflorida.com (407) 930-4570 | Adult 40 & over Adult 55 & over Adult 65 & over Mixed 40 & over | Adult 18 & over |
| Alachua Marion | Leigh Chak chak@ustaflorida.com (407) 613-2208 | Alachua: Marion: | Alachua: Marion: |
| Brevard | Gina Palombi palombi@ustaflorida.com (407) 955-4652 | Adult 40 & over Adult 55 & over Adult 65 & over | Combo 18 & over Mixed 40 & over Mixed 18 & over Social Singles |
| Volusia | Jodi Manning manning@ustaflorida.com (407) 233-0849 | Adult 65 & Over | Adult 40 & over Mixed 40 & over |
| Orange Seminole | Christine Godek godek@ustaflorida.com (321) 666-5432 | Adult 40 & over Combo 18 & Over Mixed 40 & over | Adult 18 & over |
| Hillsborough Polk | Liz McCafferty mccafferty@ustaflorida.com (407) 955-4698 | Adult 18 & over Mixed 40 & over | Adult 40 & over |
| Broward Palm Beach Indian River Martin St. Lucie | Maria Miro miro@ustaflorida.com (954) 609-2841 | All: Adult 40 & over Adult 50 & over | Broward: IRMSL: |
| Miami-Dade | Donna Kass kass@ustaflorida.com (407) 955-4022 | Adult 18 & over Adult 40 & over Adult 55 & over Mixed 18 & over Mixed 40 & over | Combo 18 & over Combo 50 & over Tri-Level Social Flex League |
| Collier | Trish Dipalo dipalo@ustaflorida.com (407) 674-1659 | Combo 18 & over Combo 50 & over Tri-Level | |
| Lee Charlotte Pinellas Sarasota | Janine Dennis dennis@ustaflorida.com (407) 917-8660 | Lee/Charlotte: Pinellas/Sarasota: |
USTA Florida highly recommends that all players and facilities adhere to the league guidelines, as well as all local health and safety regulations when returning to play. The guidelines include format modifications as well as recommendations for both players and facilities. To view the full guidelines, click here.
For additional information on the newly announced guidelines, please visit www.USTAFlorida.com/coronavirus. For questions, please contact Christine Ducey, Adult Tennis Director, at ducey@ustaflorida.com.
