About Us

Season:
June 6 – September 3

Hours:
Pro shop open 8am- 6pm Monday – Sunday
There are 8 tennis courts available that open 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. daily. 4 courts have lighting available for $.50 per half hour (quarters only.) These 4 are available until 10:00 P.M.

Attire:
Proper tennis attire and tennis shoes are required on courts;
No running shoes permitted.
Running shorts or cutoff jeans.

Types of Membership

Junior Member (Age 12-22)

This type of membership is available to children who are governing the participation of Junior Members part of a Family Membership in a situation where the family does not belong to a particular Section that the child wishes to be active in. Each Section has a special fee structure and rules in its activities.

Intermediate Member (Age 23-29)

This type of membership is available to individuals who were formerly part of a Family Membership but who no longer qualify as children or Junior Members and who wish to remain active in the particular Section(s) in which they were a Family of Junior Member. Should an additional Section(s) be requested the Intermediate may be subject to a wait list.

Solo Junior Member (Age 12-22)

As part of the Club’s desire to encourage local youngsters who demonstrate talent in golf or tennis to develop their skills, a limited number of Solo Junior Memberships are made available to children of parents who are not members of the Club. Consideration for this type of membership shall be given first to children of Washington residents. The Golf and Tennis sections have special fee structures and rules governing the participation of Solo Junior Members in their activities. Solo Junior Members must be single.

Tennis Staff

Manager -Jay Przygocki

A father of three, Jay has been teaching at Rumsey Hall School in Washington, CT for 35 years and has been their Athletic director for 29 of those years. Jay got involved in tennis while watching his children, Ania and Sawyer, play for Shepaug High School. His oldest son, Tucker, has been a staff member at the Washington Club for the last six years. Jay has been the manager of the tennis section for the past four seasons. His interests outside of the Club include traveling, skiing, and cycling.

Head Pro- Patric Westoo

Patric has worked as a tennis teaching professional since 1994. He was Head Pro at Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY and the Director of Tennis at Larchmont Shore Club in Larchmont, NY. As a college coach, Patric has coached the men's team at Columbia University to 4 Ivy League Championships. Patric was a highly ranked junior player in his home country, Sweden. During his collegiate career in the United States, he earned junior college All American honors in both singles and doubles. He went on to play at West Virginia University where he earned a Division 1 ranking of #38 in the nation as the Mountaineers number one singles player.

First Assistant Pro-Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly returns for his second year as the first assistant Pro. He brings energy and personality to anything from little buckies clinics to cardio tennis.  Sean has been a major contributor to the growing success of our Jr Camp over the last two years.  His family has been active members of the Washington Club tennis section for years and Sean played his high school tennis right here at the Gunnery.  He is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania.

Tennis Committee

Sections Rules

Membership- Court usage is limited to those individuals and families who have paid their Tennis Section dues, and to their guests. In addition, eligible faculty members and staff of the Gunnery who abide by these tennis rules are entitled equal access to the courts.

Guests- All guests must register at the Tennis Pro Shop. The member will be charged a $15.00 guest fee. During evening hours, an honor system of guest registration will be provided at the shop. Guests may only be invited 3 times in one season by the membership, unless they are house guests which may come up to five times. This also does not include member/guest tournaments.

Attire- Proper tennis attire (preferably white) and tennis shoes are required on courts; no running shoes permitted. Please, no running shorts or cutoff jeans.

Court Use
You must sign in and get a court assignment from the on duty staff.
Courts are available on a first-come basis. No court reservations are taken.
Length Court Time- Singles- 1 hour Doubles: 1 ½ hours
Adults, events, and tournaments have court priority.
Court Care- Players using the upper courts after the staff leaves and during the evening hours are requested to sweep the courts and brush the lines before leaving.

Court Etiquette
Members are expected to follow basic tennis etiquette:
Wait to enter or exit courts or to retrieve balls at a break in play.
Assist neighboring courts to retrieve balls that have rolled onto your court.
Remove all tennis cans and balls from the court after you finish playing. Dispose of all debris in appropriate waste baskets.
Keep noise to a minimum.
Spectators on the deck or in parking areas should also be respectful of players on the courts

Guidelines for Washington Club Members Play during Gunnery school year
Rule #1 and the only general rule: Gunnery students, faculty and other members of Gunnery Community shall have precedence over Washington Club members. (In reality though there are plenty of times which are convenient to members that do not interfere with Gunnery’s use.)
Gunnery blocked times: The Gunnery has three tennis teams: Boys Varsity and JV and Girls Varsity. These three teams have 44 student-athletes and 5 coaches. The main times they practice and should be avoided are:
Practice times: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri- 3:00PM-6:00PM
Match times [If one team is away the other is likely to be home]
Wed afternoons: 12 noon until 6:00PM
Sat. afternoons: 12 noon until 6:00PM

There are also a number of kids who like to just go out and hit (often mixed up boy/girl matches). The most prevalent times are weeknights from 6:00PM-7:30PM and Sunday afternoons