Tennis Public Input
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December 3, 2019 Meeting
December 10, 2019 Meeting
AUDUBON PARK TENNIS
TENNIS COURT HOURS: Wed
TENNIS COURTS ADDRESS: 6320 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
(In Audubon Park adjacent to Children's Hospital)
Audubon Park tennis courts are a public clay court facility. Quietly located on the riverside of Magazine Street off of Henry Clay Avenue, Audubon Park's Tennis Courts are a thing of true beauty. Audubon Park is home to the best tennis courts New Orleans has to offer. Not only does Audubon Park offer ten tennis courts, they offer all of them on clay, one of the sports premier surfaces. Along with excellent playing surfaces, New Orleans' own Audubon Park offers outstanding rates, friendly staff, and well-manicured claycourts, making your next match a true delight.
Whether you are a seasoned veteran or are picking up a racket for the first time, Audubon Park has an outstanding facility for playing tennis. Contact us today by giving us a call at (504) 895-1042.
Audubon Park tennis courts are a public facility with 10 courts. *PLEASE NOTE NEW TIMES AND PLAY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID-19 RESPONSE
Court Rental Rates
Court cost: $14.00 per hour
Savings book: $130.00 (includes 10 hours of court time)
- Reserve your court in person or call (504) 895-1042.
- Single play allowed
- Doubles play allowed (only players from same household)
- Single or semi-private (2 students) lessons will be permitted (Pros and students will always maintain social distancing)
Audubon Members receive 20% off for court time only. Book-holders are entitled to reserve courts by phone: (504) 895-1042.
Tennis Lessons
Experienced Coaches and Instructors
Whether you've been playing your whole life or are just picking up a racket for the first time, tennis lessons with a USTPR/USTPA certified instructor can do wonders for your game. The knowledgeable professionals at Audubon Tennis Courts have years of experience and have the right tricks to get your game in shape. Under the direction of Head Pro, Chris Barbe, Audubon Tennis Courts have provided years of top-notch results for players of all skill sets.
Lesson Pricing
1/2 Hour private: $30.00
1 Hour private: $60.00
1 Hour semi-private: $64.00 ($32.00 per person)
1 Hour three person lesson: $66.00 ($22.00 per person)
1 Hour four person lesson: $72.00 ($18.00 per person)
Schedule a Tennis Lesson
Call (504) 895-1042 or send an email for more information.
Contact Us
For more information send us an email or call (504) 895-1042.
Rules for Guests
- Please do not play if you are exhibiting any symptoms of illness
- Wash your hands with a disinfectant soap and water (for 20 seconds or longer), or use a hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available, before going on the court.
- Bring a full water bottle
- Use new balls and new grip, if possible.
- Try to stay at least six feet apart from other players. Do not make physical contact with them (such as shaking hands or a high five).
- Avoid sharing food, drinks or towel.
- Remain apart from other players when taking a break.
- Do not use the locker room or changing area. Shower at home.
- No extra-curricular or social activity should take place. No congregating after playing.
Audubon engaged key stakeholders and hosted two public meetings, in 2019 and in the beginning of 2020, to discuss tennis infrastructure, facilities and programming. We personally met with the Audubon Tennis Club, NOMATA, USTA, NORDC, Loyola, Tulane and neighbor groups in an effort to engage a wide variety of users and community stakeholders, and to ultimately develop a vision for Audubon tennis that reflects community need. We have met with members of the tennis community on numerous occasions, even at the tennis courts, to listen to concerns and ideas about court placement. Potential upgrades to the Audubon tennis facilities have been discussed at public Audubon Commission meetings.
The highest priorities identified during the meetings and online comments were:
- The need for lights to accommodate evening tennis play
- Maintain clay courts
- Improve facilities such as restrooms, clubhouse, amenities
- Electronic reservation system
- Increased opportunity for lessons/play by younger and more diverse players
We also considered the following key elements:
- Funding is required but not currently available Audubon desires to meet the needs of the New Orleans tennis community Audubon wishes to explore new opportunities to reach new players and introduce a lifelong sport to young players and explore new offerings, such as pickleball
- Audubon wishes to continue and expand our partnership with NORDC to reach more youth tennis players and more diverse players.
- Audubon has engaged Tulane University in discussions about a funding partnership, which will allow us to continue to provide high quality tennis to the public AND meet the Audubon and community priorities.
- Community partnerships are essential to providing meaningful impact.
Elements of the proposed partnership we are exploring include (but are not limited to):
- At all times Audubon tennis will remain an open to the public tennis center for our entire community.
- Tulane is not “taking over” Audubon Tennis.
- Upgrades will address areas of improvement for community tennis, including the addition of hard courts and preservation of clay courts, light installation, facility upgrades and improved technology
- Tulane and Audubon will commit to engaging in outreach and support of youth tennis citywide, including but not limited to enhancing our partnership with NORDC.
Please know that we are still in the planning phase and no final decisions have been made. There is no scheduled vote on this at the next Audubon Commission meeting on June 10.