Frank Black Middle School Tennis
FBMS offers exciting club tennis programs for its students for the Fall 2026 semester. Beginning in late August, the Competitive Team will conduct practices at 7am and will compete against other middle schools and club teams. Additionally, the Development Team will launch its morning program in early September 2026. For more information, contact Coach Samintra Charles or Athletic Director Anthony Castelline.
FBMS Spring 2026 District Champs!
The Frank Black Middle School (FBMS) Tennis Team enjoyed an exciting 2026 Spring season! An expanded practice schedule before classes at 7 am offered competitive and developmental student-athletes more opportunities to play matches and improve strokes and tactics. Open-Play Fridays, and Saturday-morning doubles clinics round out each week.
Building on the success of the Fall 2025 tournament schedule, the Spring 2026 matches, FBMS's competitive and development teams will start practices in late August 2026.
All 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade Panthers can join our rapidly growing program and take advantage of four courts—two newly refurbished full-size tennis courts and two orange-ball courts for elementary school students—conveniently located on the north side of FBMS's campus.
Don't miss out—join the Panthers tennis team in the Fall of 2026 and be part of something special!
To learn why and how FBMS students and families financially benefit from participating in the tennis programs, click here.
When: Beginning with the August 2026 kick-off event. The Competitive team will meet on Tuesday and Thursday, and the Development team on Monday and Wednesday, both at 7 am. Additionally, the Saturday doubles clinic is open to all FBMS tennis players.
What: The Development team program will follow a curriculum, while the Competitive team will focus on refining winning strategies and offensive match-play tactics.
Team assignments: Participation on the Competitive team is based on Universal Tennis Rating, USTA tournament results, and other FBMS competitive matches. All team assignment questions should be directed to Coach Charles at 940-337-5400.
Team communications: FBMS tennis team posts messages in the SportYou app.
FBMS Booster Club - The Tennis Booster Club is dedicated to supporting programs that enable HISD students to maximize their athletic opportunities and foster character development. For more information, please contact FBMSPanthersTennis@gmail.com
FBMS's tennis facility has been substantially enhanced over the last few years!
The Space City Tennis Program at FBMS is dedicated to enriching students' lives through the sport of tennis. From their first tennis lessons to advanced competitive play, students develop technical skills, tactical understanding, physical fitness, and the life philosophies needed for success on and off the court.
Tennis is a lifelong sport that offers benefits for all ages and backgrounds.
