Press release from Asheville Parks & Recreation
Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR) previously announced all outdoor hard surface public tennis courts maintained by the City of Asheville would become dual-lined, converting them to shared use courts to support local growth of pickleball and tennis. This decision followed months of meetings between local players of both sports. Court conversions have been completed, preserving APR’s inventory of 11 public tennis courts and increasing public outdoor pickleball courts from 12 to 22. Aston Park Tennis Center’s 12 outdoor clay courts are not affected, nor are six low-cost indoor pickleball courts at Linwood Crump Shiloh and Stephens-Lee community centers.
Dual lines have existed on some shared use courts in parks across the city since 2016 when APR brought the first outdoor public pickleball courts to the area. Tennis court dimensions remain white and pickleball court dimensions are light blue. Two pickleball courts and one tennis court can fit within each multipurpose court. Existing tennis nets and posts will remain at all courts. Pickleball players have brought their own portable nets to these locations for years, but APR will debut a system in the next few weeks in which nets can be checked out for free. The department also plans to add semi permanent rollaway pickleball nets at some locations. More information will be shared once a delivery date is secured.
On Monday, March 13, an alternating court use schedule with dedicated times for each sport will go into effect. Members of the tennis and pickleball communities were involved in crafting the schedule to support the significant growth of their sports.
If courts are not being used, anyone can play either pickleball or tennis.
If there is not enough court space for the players of both sports, the sport with priority time is permitted to play and the other players should relinquish the court(s).
Time limits for all users are 1 hour for singles, 1.5 hours for doubles, and 2 hours for groups of 6-12.
To view as a PDF, click here.Kenilworth Park, 79 Wyoming Rd.
Pickleball: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; 2-10 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
Tennis: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday; 2-10 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and FridayMalvern Hills Park, 5 Rumbough Pl.
Pickleball: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 2-10 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Tennis: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday; 2-10 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and SaturdayMontford Park, 45 Montford Ave.
Pickleball: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday; 2-9 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
Tennis: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 2-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and SundayMurphy-Oakley Park, 15 Fairview Rd.
Pickleball: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 2-10 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Tennis: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday; 2-10 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and SaturdayWeaver Park, 430 Merrimon Ave.
Pickleball: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday; 2-10 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
Tennis: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 2-10 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, and SundayAPR hosts free pickleball clinics for beginners at Stephens-Lee Community Center on the third Friday of the month. A four-week tennis clinic for beginners takes place at Murphy-Oakley Park in April and free adaptive tennis clinics are held on Saturdays at Omni Grove Park Inn. Advance registration is available for these clinics on www.ashevillenc.gov/parks.
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