The Maine Tennis Association (MTA) is partnering with the Boothbay Region Y and CLC Y as well as all the indoor tennis facilities throughout the state to sponsor the first Maine Tennis Week.

The week runs from Sunday, Nov. 2 through Saturday, Nov. 9.

The goal is to attract new tennis players as well as encourage former players to come back to the game. The Y will offer all of its tennis programs; cardio tennis, adult classes, kids classes, to any one from tiny tots to seniors who haven't played tennis at the y in the past year to come back and play for free. In addition, there is a "parents can play too" offered during the tiny tots, red ball and orange/green ball classes. No registration is required. Just come to the Ys and have some fun.

The Boothbay Region YMCA is also the recipient of an adopt-a-school grant from the MTA. Through the YMCA’s tennis pros, BRES will be the beneficiary of this first year grant with hopefully additional dollars to come in subsequent years. The grant offers a menu of activities from which a school can design a program that fits their needs.

The pilot grant ran through the CLC YMCA, where CLC adopted the Nobleboro school. It was a success.

Initially, Nobleboro bussed 18 fifth graders over to the CLC YMCA for their physical education class.

Seven of those fifth grade students ended up signing up for tennis programs at the CLC Y. They then opted for the recess program, which is essentially a supervised play with tennis balls and racquets program.

The Boothbay Region Elementary School adoption will begin with the Boothbay Region YMCA on Nov. 4. The eighth grade phys. ed. classes will go to the Boothbay Region YMCA two mornings a week at 8 a.m. for a Cardio Tennis workout. This will end Nov. 30. The next piece of the adoption collaboration will focus on the younger grades.