Tennis
TA Boys Tennis has made nearly every Regional Semifinal in the last 15 years, while TA Girls Tennis has also come close to claiming its first state championship in the sport.
Schedule and Results
Program Overview
Season: Spring
2027 Opening Date: TBD
Teams: Varsity, Junior Varsity
Boys Coach: Andy Carlson
Boys Coach: William Weeks
Tennis is the oldest sport at Thornton Academy and dates to the last decade of the nineteenth century. In the spring of 1893, the school offered an intramural girls tennis program – the first sport sponsored by Thornton Academy -- with competition taking place on the school’s lawn.
Thornton Academy has four recently renovated tennis courts located adjacent to Linnell Gymnasium. The tennis courts have become a centerpiece for campus life and recreation. These courts are reserved for middle school practices and home matches in the fall and for high school activities in the spring. When the courts are not being utilized for Thornton Academy athletic events, they are open to the public and the student body for play.
Practices for Thornton Academy Middle School tennis begins in early September. There are no tryouts for the program; all interested middle school students may participate. Tryouts for the high school boys and girls tennis teams begin in late March.
