Welcome to the Jefferson Boys' Tennis Website!! We have a lot of great information here. Be sure to check out these links: "Calendar," "My Site News," and "Handouts."

Here is my contact information if you have any questions or concerns: Nick Hupton (612) 730-2474

nhupton@hotmail.com

nhupton1@bloomington.k12.mn.us

**We will be having our annual summer tennis camp in July. Check out the calendar and handouts for more info!!  Also, anyone interested in taking private lessons this summer should contact Nick Hupton.  The cost is $30 per hour and the lessons take place at Jefferson.  Schedules are flexible.

Start thinking about summer tennis! The USTA has some great Jr. tennis teams locally. Bloomington has an 18 and under, and 14 and under intermediate team. There are also advanced teams in Lakeville, Chaska, Eagan, Shakopee, Eastview( Apple Valley). I believe Lakeville meets on tuesday, wednesday and thursday from 1:00 to 3:00. Eastview meets monday through wednesday at 7:30 to 9:00 with matches on thursdays. Chaska meets on tuesdays from 1:00 to 2:30 with some matches on thursdays. I have added Eastview's and Chaska's website to the links so you can check out further info on their program. If you have an questions, you can ask Jenny Paxton.

Check out some of the links for further tennis info! Some great local places to check out for indoor tennis:

Lifetime Fitness 98th St.

1001 W. 98th St.

Bloomington MN 55431

Lifetime Fitness Lakeville

18425 Dodd Blvd.

Lakeville MN 55044

Lifetime Fitness Eden Prarie

755 Prarie Center Dr.

Eden Prarie MN 55122

Lifetime Fitness Eden Prarie ( Cross town)

6233 Baker Rd.

Eden Prarie MN 55434

Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center

4005 Nicollet Ave. So

Minneapolis MN 55409

Fred Wells Tennis and Education Center

100 Federal Dr.

St. Paul MN 55111

Some interesting tennis facts!

* Some say the word "tennis" came from the french word tenez meaning take that, which the server would say to his opponet when he served.

* The word "love" came from the french word leof, meaning goose egg.

* In the 13th century the game of tennis became such a popular diversion from work both the Pope and Louis the 4th tried to ban it.

* The court is 78 feet long, 27 feet wide( singles) 36(doubles)

* In 1874 the first courts appeared in the U.S.

* Historians say the origins of tennis came from french monks hitting a hand ball with their hands against the monastery wall or over rope.

*The tiebreak first came into effect in 1965 and was invented by James Van Alen. Originally a player only had to win 5 points and didn't have to win by 2.