Altamira 4 Tennis Club

Due to the overwhelming increase in interest in both tennis and pickleball after the lockdown in April and May, we have put a temporary HOLD on new memberships. If you are interested in a membership, you need to contact Margaret Newhouse, a member of our Tennis & Pickleball Committee that oversees the club, at [email protected] and she will tell you how to get your name on our INTEREST LIST. Meanwhile, since there are many out of town visitors who contact us, the only way... one can play at Altamira 4 Tennis & Pickleball Club is to (1) own or rent a townhouse in Altamira 4 HOA, (2) be a current non-resident member, or (3) be invited by a resident or non-resident member to play as a guest. There is no OPEN PLAY anymore for pickleball due to the COVID situation. If you re interested in tennis or pickleball lessons, we have 4 certified tennis instructors and 1 certified pickleball instructor offering all types private, semi-private or group lessons for both youth and adults of all ages. Their information can be found on this site. If you have difficulty finding that information, just email Bob Fila at [email protected] directly and he will send you a list with information about the instructors.

Example of a setup for a class of 8 on 2 pickleball courts

Altamira 4 TENNIS & PICKLEBALL CLUB now OPEN for PHASE I. After being closed for 10 weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic and local, state, and federal guidelines requiring stay at home, social distancing, and now face coverings, I am proud to announce that we are finally back OPEN under our PHASE I RULES & GUIDELINES which are shown below: Altamira 4 Tennis and Pickleball Courts... Temporary Rules due to San Diego County Public Health Order Effective 6-1-2020 Altamira 4 Homeowners’ Association cannot guarantee you will not become infected with COVID-19 when using the Tennis and Pickleball Courts. Therefore, you play at your own risk by following the guidelines listed below: 1. All players will be expected to adhere to social distancing by staying 6-feet apart from one another. 2. Face coverings should be worn when closer than 6 feet to another person, especially when entering and exiting the court area. 3. No congregating in groups on courts, aisle ways or parking lots. 4. There will be 90-minute reservation times, beginning at 8:00 am. 5. Singles play only. Doubles play is allowed if each team, or both teams, consists of players from the same household. 6. Use only your own paddles, rackets, balls, water bottle, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. 7. Please use the restroom before arriving at the facility. The restrooms are cleaned once a week and at this time are for urgent use only. Players will need to bring their own hand sanitizer for door knobs etc. 8. All guests should be listed on the online reservation system as the paper list is not being used at this time. 9. All players are required to leave their court 5 minutes before the next scheduled players arrive. Approved by the Altamira Unit No.4 Homeowners Association Board of Directors IF you are interested in becoming a member of Altamira 4, check us out on GOOGLE--we have a website courtesy of Facebook, we have 4 certified tennis instructors who teach all levels of students and 1 certified pickleball instructor. Membership fees are 1/3 of other comparable clubs and we maintain a low membership per courts (5 total courts--3 tennis and 2 pickleball). Contact me directly for membership information at [email protected]

This is in response to the derogatory comment about me posted on March 11. When the director first told me about this post, I was dealing with a close family member who had terminal cancer. I was extremely concerned about the family member's treatment options, but as it turned out I had no impact as her daughter would not listen to other options, so the next couple of months were very painful for me. In any event, let me respond to that comment. As a matter of practice, I do ...not normally offer a refund on a discounted package of lessons and I tried to tell the client this. However, after talking with the client earlier in the year, I thought that we had resolved the issue by me agreeing to a payment plan whereby I would refund the balance requested on an installment basis. Then on March 19 the courts where I teach were suddenly closed for the COVID-19 pandemic, and my income immediately ceased from tennis instruction. However, I have secured a temporary part-time position and I will resume those payments that I had previously agreed to. Please accept my apologies for the delay! Posted on behalf of Ken Hurt by Bob Fila, Director.

Just to clarify, our facility is still closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and government orders. We are planning on re-opening June 1 on a limited and very restricted basis while we have to adhere to social distancing, face coverings, and sanitizing issues. There will be more information when we get final approval to re-open what we are calling our Phase 1.

U.S. Tennis Association says best to not play now [Peter King on NBC Sports] Associated Press ,Peter King on NBC SportsApril 4, 2020... The U.S. Tennis Association says its best not to play the sport right now because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a posting on its website on Friday, the USTA called it in the best interest of society to take a collective pause from tennis. The statement from the organization that runs the U.S. Open Grand Slam tournament said there have not been specific studies about tennis and the COVID-19 illness. But there is the possibility that germs could be transferred among people via sharing and touching of tennis balls, net posts, court surfaces, benches or gate handles. So the USTA wants players to be patient in our return to the courts. In the meantime, the group encouraged people to create what it termed tennis-at-home variations. The U.S. Open is still scheduled to start Aug. 31 in New York. The All England Club announced this week that it had canceled this year’s edition of Wimbledon. The French Open was postponed from May to September.

News Updates Fields, Playgrounds Closed Due to an increasing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Carlsbad, 11 as of Saturday, the City of Carlsbad is further limiting access to community locations where maintaining a safe 6 foot distance is more difficult. These include:... Athletic fields Basketball courts Dog parks Pickleball courts Picnic amenities Playgrounds Skate parks Tennis courts Under Governor Gavin Newsom’s ‘stay at home’ order issued on March 19, all individuals living in the State of California were ordered to stay at home, except for essential outings to get food, care for a relative or friend, get necessary health care, or go to an essential job. While outdoor recreation is still allowed, the order outlines that it’s contingent on maintaining a safe social distance of 6 feet from people who aren’t in the same household. In support of social distancing protocols and practices, the City of Carlsbad continues to provide essential services as part of a comprehensive COVID-19 response that the city has been preparing for since late January. The city has set up a dedicated web page for information about how COVID-19 affects Carlsbad: www.carlsbadca.gov/COVID19 March 21, 2020

All the courts are now closed as of 10pm, March 19 and will remain closed until further notice due to the governor's edict relating to the COVID-19 virus. We encourage EVERYBODY to follow the health and safety guidelines provided by the CDC at the coronavirus.gov website!

Due to an abundance of caution with regard to social distancing as a way to combat the Covid-19 outbreak, the Pickleball OPEN PLAY has been suspended through the end of March.

Two of our top tennis instructors, Kent Hurt and David Rice, have created a new and exciting tennis academy for north county juniors--offering summer camps at Altamira 4 Tennis Club starting July 1 and running through August 8. Please check out their website at http://etptennis.com/