Mission Statement

The goal and mission of the Fairhaven Tennis Association is to integrate the sport of tennis throughout the Fairhaven community.  To that end, we sponsor and support youth and adult tennis clinics, offer competitive matches, serve as an advocacy group, and sponsor annual tennis tournaments.

We will continue to seek ways to integrate tennis into the sports culture of Fairhaven.

Who We Are

The FTA was started by Fairhaven resident Ken Pottel in the spring of 2007.  Its purpose is to introduce the sport to Fairhaven residents who have not played and to re-introduce it to those who have, but, for one reason or another, had lost contact with it.  In talking to association members, it became clear that there were many tennis players in Fairhaven, but no organized way of getting them together, and many of them didn't know each other.  The association has succeeded in bringing those people, of all tennis levels, together and many are enjoying weekly tennis matches with and against people they would not otherwise meet.

Ken is President of the association, which made up of over 50 members.  Bob Foster is Vice-President; Nancy Foster serves as Treasurer and Lisa Wright serves as the associations Secretary.  Ed Pepin is webmaster for the association web site.  Tennis matches are scheduled three times a week and are played at both the Hastings Middle School Tennis complex and at Cushman Park on Mondays, Wednesday and Sunday mornings.

The association sponsors an annual tennis tournament and works closely with the Fairhaven Recreation Department offering children and young adult tennis instruction.

One of the early successes the association has realized has been the entry into its ranks of some very young players, for whom  this experience will enhance as their game matures and their skill level increases.  Once again, youngsters who may want to play the game had no way of contacting others with similar interests.

Aside from the playing aspect of membership, the social atmosphere that tennis generates has grown friendships among the people who meet every week to play.

The association and its members feel a sense of accomplishment and excitement at the prospect of making tennis and important part of the sports culture of Fairhaven.