Tennis On The Lake – Chase Park

Tennis On The Lake at Chase Park delivers outdoor group and private tennis instruction at Salmon P. Chase Park, located at 4701 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago’s Uptown and Ravenswood corridor. Encompassing nearly five acres of community recreation space—including four lighted outdoor hard tennis courts, a historic fieldhouse with an auditorium and clubrooms, an outdoor swimming pool, athletic fields, an artificial turf field, a running track, and a children’s playground—Chase Park is a central gathering spot for North Side families and youth after-school programs. Tennis On The Lake operates at Chase Park from spring through autumn to offer structured multi-week instructional sessions, drop-in clinics, and private or semi-private coaching.

Instruction at Chase Park follows the proprietary TOTL training system, which focuses on strengthening the mind-body connection, building repeatable stroke mechanics, and keeping players moving in a fun, active, and creative atmosphere. While Chase Park is a core hub for Tennis On The Lake’s outdoor group classes and private or semi-private lessons, families with juniors, teens, or parents looking to learn the game can book customized one-on-one or two-on-one private lessons or join skill-tiered group clinics ranging from Beginner 1 and Beginner 2 through Intermediate and Advanced play. For younger players ages 5 to 17 taking private or group instruction, coaches utilize USTA QuickStart methods—incorporating low-compression red, orange, and green-dot balls—to match bounce height and ball speed to each student’s age and stature.

In every session, coaches lead players through dynamic cardio and consistency warm-ups followed by fed-ball technical progressions for forehands, backhands, volleys, overheads, and serves, culminating in live-ball point play and doubles or singles strategy. Because sessions run in consecutive multi-week blocks from spring through autumn, families can join at multiple points during the warmer months without paying any club membership or initiation fees, and multi-class registrants receive discounts on each additional class within the same session.

Caregivers and students benefit from Tennis On The Lake’s flexible online scheduling portal, which supports self-service class transfers, make-up credit redemptions, and single-class drop-in bookings after the opening week of each session. Holiday break workshops and make-up sessions are also scheduled during summer holiday breaks. Visitors to Chase Park should wear non-marking tennis shoes and breathable athletic clothing, bring a racquet, water bottle, and sunscreen, and check the daily court status report on the Tennis On The Lake website or call the weather hotline (312-998-7348) prior to their scheduled class time whenever rain is in the area.