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Tennis Lessons


Community Programs -
Summer 2025

Participants will learn the fundamentals of tennis, including forehand and backhand grip, stance and swing, and how to serve the ball. Instruction includes games like rally tennis and other mini games designed to build overall tennis skills while having fun. 

NEW this winter: Tennis for adults!

Instructor

Mark Platt

Tennis Instructor


Platt is a dedicated tennis professional who tirelessly gives back to the community in efforts to make the sport of tennis accessible to beginning players of all ages. In 1993, he began the Playground Tennis Program in U. City’s parks, a program so successful it has spread to other communities. If children can not afford to participate, Platt provides them scholarships and equipment. He is best known for Beginner’s World Tennis, which he founded in 1984. It has introduced tens of thousands of adults and children in the St. Louis area to tennis. In 1991, Tennis Buyers Guide named Platt one of the Top Five Tennis Teachers in the U.S. He was selected in 2002 as one of the 50 USA Tennis All-Americans and has won Tennis Industry magazine’s Grassroots Champion of the Year Award. In 2003, he was presented the TIA/PTR Commitment to the Industry Award, which acknowledges his dedication to the community.

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Saturdays | Summer Session 1 | 10 a.m. | Grades 9-12
Grades   9th - 12th
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M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
May 31 - Jun 21
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturdays | Summer Session 1 | 8 a.m. | Grades 1-5
Grades   1st - 5th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
May 31 - Jun 21
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Saturdays | Summer Session 1 | 9 a.m. | Grades 6-8
Grades   6th - 8th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
May 31 - Jun 21
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Saturdays | Summer Session 2 | 10 a.m. | Grades 9-12
Grades   8th - 12th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jun 28 - Jul 26
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  No Class Jul 5
Saturdays | Summer Session 2 | 8 a.m. | Grades 1-5
Grades   1st - 5th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jun 28 - Jul 26
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  No Class Jul 5
Saturdays | Summer Session 2 | 9 a.m. | Grades 6-8
Grades   5th - 9th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jun 28 - Jul 26
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  No Class Jul 5
Saturdays | Summer Session 3 | 10 a.m. | Grades 9-12
Grades   1st - 5th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Aug 2 - Aug 23
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturdays | Summer Session 3 | 8 a.m. | Grades 1-5
Grades   1st - 5th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Aug 2 - Aug 23
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Saturdays | Summer Session 3 | 9 a.m. | Grades 6-8
Grades   1st - 5th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Aug 2 - Aug 23
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 1 | 5 p.m. | Grades 6-8
Grades   5th - 9th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jun 3 - Jun 24
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 1 | 6 p.m. | Grades 1-5
Grades   1st - 5th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jun 3 - Jun 24
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 1 | 7 p.m. | Adults 18+
Ages   18 yr. - 100 yr.
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jun 3 - Jun 24
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 1 | 7 p.m. | Grades 9-12
Grades   8th - 12th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jun 3 - Jun 24
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 2 | 5 p.m. | Grades 6-8
Grades   5th - 9th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jul 1 - Jul 22
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 2 | 6 p.m. | Grades 1-5
Grades   1st - 5th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jul 1 - Jul 22
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 2 | 7 p.m. | Adults 18+
Ages   18 yr. - 100 yr.
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jul 1 - Jul 22
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 2 | 7 p.m. | Grades 9-12
Grades   8th - 12th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jul 1 - Jul 22
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 3 | 5 p.m. | Grades 6-8
Grades   5th - 9th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jul 29 - Aug 19
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 3 | 6 p.m. | Grades 1-5
Grades   1st - 5th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jul 29 - Aug 19
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 3 | 7 p.m. | Adults 18+
Ages   18 yr. - 100 yr.
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jul 29 - Aug 19
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesdays | Summer Session 3 | 7 p.m. | Grades 9-12
Grades   9th - 12th
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
Sa
Mark Platt
Price: $ 74 00
Bernard Middle School
Jul 29 - Aug 19
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM