Manchester Athletic Club

42°35′29″N 70°45′42″W / 42.59139°N 70.76167°W / 42.59139; -70.76167^[1]Elevation67 feet (20 m)Opened1973Operated byBlue Sky Holdings, Inc.OpenMonday–Friday 5:00 am–10:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 6:00 am–8:00 pmAwards2012 Top 100 Clubs in AmericaParkingon premisesWebsitewww.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.^{[neutrality is disputed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}^{[original research?]}

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 the United States.^[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.