Area young tennis players who want to improve their skills may want to take advantage of free instruction being offered by members of the East Central Community College tennis squads.

The complimentary lessons are scheduled Saturday, March 27, 2010, on the ECCC tennis courts in Decatur. Instruction for age 12 to 15 will be held from 9 to 10 a.m.; for age nine to 11, 10 to 11 a.m.; and for age six to eight, 11 a.m. to noon.

Participants should wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes and provide their own tennis racket, if possible. Tennis balls will be provided. 

For more information, contact Dianne O’Neill, ECCC tennis coach, at 601-862-2130. The e-mail address is killerbdi@yahoo.com.