Donors & Partners

NextGen Tennis Fund

What is the NextGen Tennis Fund?
The NextGen Tennis Fund helps make tennis more accessible. If you love the game, but need financial support to afford lessons, you can, if selected, receive a financial award for lessons or clinics taken at Courtside.
Applicants are chosen based on financial need and demonstrated desire to play the game of tennis.

Why Play at Courtside?
At Courtside Tennis Club, we give junior players the tools to grow – on and off the court.
      • Professional coaching for all levels – from beginners to competitive juniors.
      • Fun, structured clinics designed to build confidence and teamwork.
      • A welcoming community-focused environment where everyone belongs.

Who Can Apply?
The program is open to players ages 10-18 living in Venice and nearby towns. Whether you’re picking up a
racquet for the first time or training for high school competition, there’s a place for you here.

How to Apply?
      1. Pick up an application at Courtside Tennis Club or click here to download.
      2. Include a brief note explaining your request for financial assistance.
      3. Return the form to the front office or send to the email below – we’ll follow up with you directly.

Join a club that believes in your potential. With support from the NextGen Tennis Fund, there’s no limit to
where your game can go.

Capital Improvement Program

We have some big projects looming that we do need help with, so if you would like to donate to help us improve Courtsides facilities and property, you can donate to our Capital Improvements Program. Supporting our Capital Improvements Program will go a long way in helping make Courtside “The Place For Tennis in Venice”.

Thank you for your continuous support and generosity.

Donation questions?
Please call the office for more information 941-485-2000
or email
CourtsideTC@gmail.com

Please Send your donation check to Courtside Tennis Club, 512 N. Auburn Rd. Venice, FL 34292.

Courtside Pathways Project

Courtside Tennis Club has recently undergone several exciting improvements, and we are committed to continuing the enhancement and beautification of our beloved property. Our next project is the Courtside Pathway Project, which is an initiative to install a beautiful brick walkway leading to each of our nine tennis courts. To further elevate the look and function of our grounds, we plan to line these walkways with a decorative rock border extending to the fence line. This will help with drainage and weed control and provide a polished welcoming appearance for members, guests, and visitors.

We are reaching out to our valued members both past and present for support. Your contribution will directly fund this enhancement, ensuring Courtside remains a premier destination for the tennis community for years to come.

How You Can Help:
      • Make a donation by check payable to “Courtside Tennis Club” and indicate your pledge level.
      • Indicate “Pathway Project” in the memo line.
      • To purchase an engraved brick, please complete the form which can be found in the office.

Every contribution, large or small, makes a meaningful difference. Together, we can create a lasting legacy and a more beautiful environment for all who love the game.

Thank you for your continued support and generosity.

Courtside Donors & Partners

Recycle Balls Program

Courtside Tennis Club proudly participates in a program to recycle our used tennis balls. There is a non-profit company in Vermont called RecycleBalls whose mission it is to recycle or reuse tennis balls and keep them out of our nation’s landfills.

The problem is that tennis balls take 400 years to decompose. Nationwide, approximately 125 million used tennis balls wind up in America’s landfills every year. That is 20,000 metric tons of methane-producing, near non-decomposable rubber waste.

RecycleBalls invested nearly two years in full R&D to develop a process that will remove 99% of the felt from tennis balls in a cost-effective manner. They also grind the rubber cores into a natural crumb rubber which they call GREEN GOLD. GREEN GOLD is sold to other companies to be used in the construction of tennis courts, horse footing, playground turf, rubber landscaping mulch, traffic safety equipment and hopefully soon, with more R&D, a variety of other green products.