Manchester Athletic Club

Manchester Athletic Club
Location of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts highlighted in red with Essex County highlighted in pink.
Type	Athletic club
Location	Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°35′29″N 70°45′42″W / 42.59139°N 70.76167°W / 42.59139; -70.76167Coordinates: 42°35′29″N 70°45′42″W / 42.59139°N 70.76167°W / 42.59139; -70.76167^[1]
Elevation	67 feet (20 m)
Opened	1973
Operated by	Blue Sky Holdings, Inc.
Open	Monday–Friday 5:00 am–10:00 pm Saturday and Sunday 6:00 am–8:00 pm
Awards	2012 Top 100 Clubs in America
Parking	on premises
Website	www.manchesterathleticclub.com

The Manchester Athletic Club (also known as MAC) is an athletic club located in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts with an entrance at 8 Atwater Avenue.^[2] The club has seven indoor tennis courts and five outdoor courts, including a stadium court and four courts which are bubbled during the winter months. The tennis academy is a USTA Certified Regional Training Center and has some of New England's best coaches. MAC also has a large, two-story gym with a variety of equipment, an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, a training turf, a field, an indoor sport court, and an outdoor sport court. It is close by to several running/walking trails and just minutes away from downtown Manchester-by-the-Sea. The athletic club offers individual tennis and fitness lessons, group tennis and fitness lessons, junior tennis academies and camps, junior fitness training camps and a Sports Performance Institute as well as a variety of junior summer camps.

The Boston Lobsters Tennis Center, home of the Boston Lobsters of World TeamTennis from 2005 through 2015, is located on the club grounds. The stadium has a seating capacity of 1,634 people. On February 17, 2016, WTT announced that the Lobsters would cease operations.^[3]

Awards

In 2012, Club Industry named Blue Sky Holdings, Inc., the parent company of the Manchester Athletic Club, to the list of the Top 100 Clubs in America.^[4]

References

↑ "Map of Location of Manchester Athletic Club". Google Maps. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
↑ "Contact & Directions". Manchester Athletic Club. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
↑ "Mylan WTT 2016 Season Includes NYC Return, Expanded Broadcast Coverage". OurSportsCentral. February 17, 2016.
↑ "Top 100 Clubs". Manchester Athletic Club. October 16, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2016.

World TeamTennis (WTT)

Current teams	New York Empire Orange County Breakers Philadelphia Freedoms San Diego Aviators Springfield Lasers Washington Kastles

Former teams	Austin Aces (2014–2015) Baltimore Banners (1974) Boston Lobsters (1974) Boston Lobsters (1974–1978) Boston Lobsters (2005–2015) California Dream (1993–2015) Chicago Aces (1974) Cleveland Nets (1974–1976) Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets (1977) Delaware Smash (1987–2008) Denver Racquets (1974) Detroit Loves (1974) Florida Flamingos (1974) Hawaii Leis (1974–1976) Houston E-Z Riders (1974) Houston Wranglers (2005–2007) Idaho Sneakers (1994–1997) Indiana Loves (1974–1978) Indiana Loves (1983) Kansas City Explorers (1993–2012) Las Vegas Neon (2014) Los Angeles Strings (1974–1978) Los Angeles Strings (1981–1993) Minnesota Buckskins (1974) New Jersey Stars (1987–1995) New Orleans Sun Belt Nets (1974–1978) New York Apples (1974–1978) New York Buzz (1995–2010) New York Hamptons (2000–2002) New York OTBzz (1995–1998) New York Sets (1974–1976) New York Sportimes (2000–2013) Newport Beach Breakers (2003–2011) Philadelphia Freedoms (1974) Phoenix Racquets (1974–1978) Pittsburgh Triangles (1974–1976) Sacramento Capitals (1988–2013) San Diego Buds (1981–1985) San Diego Friars (1975–1978) San Diego Friars (1981–1983) San Francisco Golden Gaters (1974–1978) Schenectady County Electrics (1999–2000) Sea-Port Cascades (1977) Seattle Cascades (1974–1978) St. Louis Aces (1994–2011) Texas Wild (2013–2014) Toronto-Buffalo Royals (1974)

Current stadiums	Forest Hills Stadium (Empire) Breakers Stadium at the Newport Beach Tennis Club (Breakers) The Pavilion (Freedoms) Omni La Costa Resort and Spa (Aviators) Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex (Lasers) Kastles Stadium at the Charles E. Smith Center (Kastles)

Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Other related articles	Team tennis No-line court

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Manchester Athletic Club

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