Red Clay Courts, Fresh Baked for Optimal Performance

If you’re a club owner, private court owner, managing a tennis club with red clay courts or a junior tennis academy serving tournament players with clay court training your courts should play the best they possibly can. Players travel far & wide for clay court training and tournament points. Adults also travel for tennis holiday’s or Professional events to experience events like; The Monte Carlo Open or French Open they’ve only seen on TV. The novel clay court experience that players pay good money for as a member of a paid club or a holiday travel experience shouldn’t go unnoticed! Therefore, maintaining red clay courts need not be revolutionary but like tending to your own garden. Clay courts need to be nurturing, sun, water, and care so players are happy and having a real experience.

Red clay courtsRhonda CostaMarch 28, 2023Costasport LLCclay courts, maintenanceComment

For the Love of Clay

Red Clay Courts. Is there anything more alluring than a well maintained pile of crushed red dirt & crisp white court lines when you 1st see it? I don’t think so. Ever since I was 8 yrs. old and my tennis bestie invited me to practice with her at the Philadelphia Tennis Club I felt overwhelmed by how regal clay courts present themselves. Their texture, so organic and alive. To play on this soft cushy surface that can transport me to a ball out of reach by sliding to grab it almost 2 meters away? I was hooked completely🥰. But the reality is there are very few red clay courts in the US. Certainly not in abundance. Green clay sure, but Har-Tru are common & still play fast. Har-Tru, a brand name, plays closer to a hard court in terms of speed. I had my eye on the red stuff, because it feels special. Turns out, red clay courts also require special attention, maintenance even the right clay.

clay court maintenanceRhonda CostaMarch 16, 2023Costasportclay courts, clay court trainingComment

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