Nicest college courts

[floridatennisdude]

Originally Posted by Jakes On A Plane

Are the women going to start competing at NTI's again once the indoor facility is complete?

Doubt it. Don't need to. Won a 2nd title without it, why add another grueling event to the pre season when Stanford will do home and homes?

[cll30]

As for that Penn State court, are those flag poles the far end? Sure would be an annoying distraction if flags were waving up there during a match.

[slice bh compliment]

U Dub.
But parking is a hassle.

Tulsa. They had McEnroe christen the new facility.

Duke. Georgia. Stanford's Taube family stadium.

Emory has some courts on the roof. Good unless it's windy.

Baylor University.

Columbia's got some bubbles. I love the sound in there.

University of the South has a nice setting in the hills of Tennessee.

Virginia's courts are great. Wahoo.

Hellman at UCB - worth a mention, just for the surroundings. Same with UCLA and Pepperdine.

TCU (never seen a dual match, but I went to a futures there). Huge, spread out. Just beautiful.

[atatu]

Originally Posted by slice bh compliment

U Dub.
But parking is a hassle.

Tulsa. They had McEnroe christen the new facility.

Duke. Georgia. Stanford's Taube family stadium.

Emory has some courts on the roof. Good unless it's windy.

Baylor University.

Columbia's got some bubbles. I love the sound in there.

University of the South has a nice setting in the hills of Tennessee.

Virginia's courts are great. Wahoo.

Hellman at UCB - worth a mention, just for the surroundings. Same with UCLA and Pepperdine.

TCU (never seen a dual match, but I went to a futures there). Huge, spread out. Just beautiful.

Baylor sucks, it's always windy there, the players hate it there. One player transferred for that reason alone.

[Clemson_tennis]

Best outdoor facilities in the ACC in my opinion:

1. FSU: fans can get very close and have a great angle on each of the 6 courts. there are two sets of 6 which allows for a simultaneous men and women's tennis event. Also has point by point scoring on the scoreboards.

2. NC State: Similar to FSU except only 6 not 12 courts. Fans can get right behind the courts from a high angle and watch. Point by point scoring. Also the courts have a red tint for the school colors giving it some personality.

Both NC State and FSU get points for being in the middle of campus

3. Duke: Right in the center of campus which is cool. Good viewing from behind the courts. Not as good as the other two because the stands end at court 5 and you cannot sit right behind 5.

4. Clemson: Good scoreboard and viewing. The stands are little too far away from the courts and there is a fence in the way if you sit too low. Also there are too many seats making it seem like the place is more empty than it is. There is the cool option to stand on the balcony on the other end, where fans are uninhibited by the fence. In the middle of campus. Right on the road and close to downtown excellent location.

5. Georgia Tech. The stands are a bit too low but the courts are right in the city which gives a cool background skyline. They set the players up 1-6 down a line rather the outward fan approach that most use


6. North Carolina. Too secluded. In the middle of the woods no atmosphere around the venue. The courts are spread out too wide and grouped into two groups of 3 courts. Impossible to see action from the other 3 courts from where you are sitting.

7. Wake Forest. No stands. Fans have to stand next to courts like a junior event. In the middle of a grassy field and nowhere near campus.

I have not been to the other ACC facilities. Going to UVA and VT this coming weekend for the first time.

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by Clemson_tennis

I have not been to the other ACC facilities. Going to UVA and VT this coming weekend for the first time.

Look up Lambeth Parking Garage on your UVa map. They allow free parking on days of home tennis matches, about 100 yards from the courts.

[Jakes On A Plane]

Originally Posted by Clemson_tennis

I have not been to the other ACC facilities. Going to UVA and VT this coming weekend for the first time.

I can go ahead and tell you about VT. Burrows is a nice facility, but the outdoor courts are grouped into three groups of two. The bleachers are set across courts 1, 3 and 5, making it difficult to see the even courts. Parking is right across the street.

[Clemson_tennis]

Originally Posted by atatu

Baylor sucks, it's always windy there, the players hate it there. One player transferred for that reason alone.

Was it Mr. Horny?

[bluetrain4]

Does the Boar's Head belong to UVA though?

I know, I know "nicest college courts" can obviously include any college courts where a team plays. But, I also like to think "if I went to college at X or Y university, I'd have access to these courts," and, in that context, private clubs wouldn't do me any good. So, what are some of the nicest college-owned courts is a good secondary question.

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by bluetrain4

Does the Boar's Head belong to UVA though?

Yes. UVa owns the entire Boar's Head resort, including the sports club. UVa tennis gets priority on courts. Members are warned of the UVa match schedule, and if weather creates a need to move indoors, then UVa teams get the courts.

[DakotaM]

North Carolina Wesleyan has a nice setup.

[sovertennis]

My daughter did her grad work at Claremont College. After seeing the courts there, I wanted to move immediately.

[RSWatkins]

Georgia Tech - The new facilities have great indoor and outdoor courts.

[widmerpool]

Originally Posted by Clemson_tennis

Best outdoor facilities in the ACC in my opinion:

1. FSU: fans can get very close and have a great angle on each of the 6 courts. there are two sets of 6 which allows for a simultaneous men and women's tennis event. Also has point by point scoring on the scoreboards.

2. NC State: Similar to FSU except only 6 not 12 courts. Fans can get right behind the courts from a high angle and watch. Point by point scoring. Also the courts have a red tint for the school colors giving it some personality.

Both NC State and FSU get points for being in the middle of campus

3. Duke: Right in the center of campus which is cool. Good viewing from behind the courts. Not as good as the other two because the stands end at court 5 and you cannot sit right behind 5.

4. Clemson: Good scoreboard and viewing. The stands are little too far away from the courts and there is a fence in the way if you sit too low. Also there are too many seats making it seem like the place is more empty than it is. There is the cool option to stand on the balcony on the other end, where fans are uninhibited by the fence. In the middle of campus. Right on the road and close to downtown excellent location.

5. Georgia Tech. The stands are a bit too low but the courts are right in the city which gives a cool background skyline. They set the players up 1-6 down a line rather the outward fan approach that most use


6. North Carolina. Too secluded. In the middle of the woods no atmosphere around the venue. The courts are spread out too wide and grouped into two groups of 3 courts. Impossible to see action from the other 3 courts from where you are sitting.

7. Wake Forest. No stands. Fans have to stand next to courts like a junior event. In the middle of a grassy field and nowhere near campus.

I have not been to the other ACC facilities. Going to UVA and VT this coming weekend for the first time.

Are you referring to the new GT facilities? I live across the street but I can't play on them

I'm a UNC grad. Terrible location for the tennis. Should have kept it on campus.

[Clemson_tennis]

Maybe some cows will show up to the match tomorrow here in Blacksburg.

[SystemicAnomaly]

Originally Posted by Nostradamus

TCU hornfrogs. and of course, best in the country, Stanford tennis.

Several ppl have mentioned Stanford. The Taube stadium courts are very nice. Like the blue courts and the built-in singles sticks. They went to the US Open series blue courts to accommodate the BOW Classic tournament. It is a shame, however, that they do not keep the blue windscreens. They are used for the BOWC but then are taken down afterward. The green windscreens do not provide the same stellar contrast to the green-yellow ball that the blue screens do.

A glaring flaw with the Taube stadium courts is the orientation. Most outdoor courts at this latitude (37 degrees N) that are intended for daytime play run pretty much North-South. However, the Stanford courts are at about 45 degrees off the norm. This makes the sun much more of an issue during much of the day.

Dick Gould informed me that this orientation was set way back in 1929. The footprint was set parallel to Campus Drive to minimize the amount of real estate the courts (and stadium) would occupy. The newer courts at Taube South across the street are perpendicular to the stadium courts. So these courts are also about 45 degrees off the norm. It is interesting the the 2 sand volleyball courts behind Taube South are line up North-South (no real estate problem here since the 2 adjacent volleyball courts do not take up much space).