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| Manchester Athletic Club | |
|---|---|
  Location in Massachusetts | |
| Type | Athletic club |
| Location | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°35′29″N 70°45′42″W / 42.59139°N 70.76167°W[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 |
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
[edit]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]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.