McFarlin offers 22 lighted hard courts with a pro shop, lockers and showers and a variety of tennis-related services. Courts can be reserved for corporate tennis events. Year-round programs include tennis lessons, camps, clinics, tournaments and leagues. Both Men's and Women's Spring Leagues will be starting soon. Registration is on-going until January 28, so sign up soon. For more information, call the center at 732-1223. Lessons can be arranged by calling for an appointment. For semi-private lessons, the rate is $20 an hour. For private lessons, the rate is $40 an hour. Tennis leagues for youth, men and women, are $50 a person and are available Mondays through Thursdays.
Rental of court fees before 5 p.m. is $2.50 per person per hour for adults; $1 per hour for juniors and seniors; and $1 per hour for corporate events per person. After 5 p.m., the rate is $3.50 per hour for adults and $1.50 per hour for juniors and seniors. The corporate rate remains the same.
The Parks and Recreation Department has in its inventory more than 140 public tennis courts at parks across the city, in addition to McFarlin Tennis Center at San Pedro Park.
Here is a listing of parks that have courts available for public use. Except for McFarlin Tennis Center, the courts are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. For questions about reservations at McFarlin, call the center at 732-1223. Park curfew is 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. However, some courts are not lighted:
Arnold, 1011 Gillette Road 78224
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McFarlin Tennis Center
1503 San Pedro in San Pedro Park
732-1223
The summer hours of operation are: Mon. – Tues. – 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wed. – Thurs – 1 – 9 p.m.
Fri. – 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sat. – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Sun.- closed
Benavides, 1500 Saltillo 78207 (lighted)
Camargo, 5500 Castroville 78227
Collins Gardens, 601 S. Park 78204
Copernicus, 5003 Lord Road 78220 (lighted)
Cuellar, 5626 San Fernando 79237 (lighted)
Dafoste, 210 Dafoste 78220 (lighted)
Dawson, 2500 E. Commerce 78203
Escobar, 1400 S. Zarzamora 78207 (lighted)
Flores, 743 Flores 78211
Forge, 1900 W. Pyron 78211
Garza, 5627 Seacroft 78228 (lighted)
Highland, 900 Rigsby 78210 (lighted)
J Street, 800 J Street 78220 (lighted)
Kennedy, 3101 Rose Lawn 78226 (lighted)
Martin Luther King, 3503 M. L. King Drive 78220
Las Palmas, 503 Castroville Road 78237
Martinez, 200 Merida 78207 (lighted)
Monterrey, 5906 W. Commerce 78237
New Territories, 9023 Bowen 78250 (lighted)
Normoyle, 800 Culberson 78211
Oakhaven, 16400 Parkstone 78232
Palm Heights, 1201 W. Malone 78225
Palo Alto, 1500 Palo Alto
Palo Alto Terrace 78211 (lighted)
Pittman Sullivan, 1100 Iowa 78203
Rosedale, 303 Dartmouth 78237 (lighted)
Royalgate, 5900 Windy Hill 78242 (lighted)
San Juan Brady, 2307 S. Calaveras 78207 (lighted)
San Pedro (McFarlin Tennis Center) (lighted, by reservation, fee)
Southside Lions, 900 Hiawatha 78210 (lighted)
Tejeda, 500 Division 78214 (lighted)
Villa Coronado, 10420 Renova 78214 (lighted)
West End, 1400 Menchaca 78207 (lighted)
Windsor, 2300 Ingleside 78213
