← All junior programs
Step 2 of 4Open
Orange Ball Junior & Academy
Ages 8 to 10
The orange ball still bounces low and slow, but the court gets longer and the points get longer with it. This is where strokes start to look like tennis.
Register for Orange Ball Junior & Academy (opens CourtReserve)Price TBD — see CourtReserve

What they learn
- Forehand and backhand with a full swing
- Serving and returning
- Moving to the ball and recovering
- Playing points and simple match play
When it runs
- Tue & Thu4:00 – 5:00pm· Balboa
- Tue & Thu5:00 – 6:30pm· Balboa
- Wed3:30 – 4:30pm· Balboa
- Wed4:30 – 5:30pm· Balboa
- Fri3:30 – 4:30pm· Balboa
Taught at Balboa Tennis Club and University City Racquet Club.
Maribeth Rivera, Junior program lead · maribethbalboatennis@gmail.com
How to register, in three steps
Download CourtReserve
Free app, iPhone or Android. It is how every class at both of our locations is booked.
Choose Balboa Tennis Club
When the app asks you to pick a facility, search for Balboa Tennis Club and select it. That is where our programs live, including the ones at UCRC.
Open Events and register
Find your class, tap register, and you are in. Prefer a browser? Use the web portal instead.
Not quite right?
