Pittsburgh Indoor Tennis Court Directory

This is a list of indoor courts in Allegheny county. It works pretty much like the outdoor court list but does have some additional information about lighting, price, hours, and how 'fast' the courts are. Double tap the court title to reveal a detail information page for the court

The notes column carries some encoded data which indicates the lighting, court speed, general cost plus an additional note if needed. The notes of how what these numbers mean and how they were derived is at the bottom of this web page.

Title	Zone	Neighborhood	Lighting	Speed	Notes
Mellon Park Tennis Center	Pittsburgh City - East	East Liberty	6.5 - 9.0 day, night worse	11	26/hr, hard to book
Alpha Tennis and Fitness	Pittsburgh Suburbs - East	Harmarville	4.5 - 6.5, solid walls	12	45/hr
Rashid Hamid Tennis Center	Pittsburgh Suburbs - East	Monroeville	11 - 12, solid walls	12.5	35/hr
Murrysville Tennis Club	Pittsburgh Suburbs - East	Murrysville	4.5 - 6.5, solid walls	??	24/hr AMs
Mt Lebanon Tennis Center	Pittsburgh Suburbs - South	Mt Lebanon	7.0 night / 11-12 day	HT	32/hr
Glen Creek Tennis	Pittsburgh Suburbs - South	Upper Saint Clair	14, solid walls	13	42-46/hr
Upper Saint Clair Tennis Courts	Pittsburgh Suburbs - South	Upper Saint Clair	5.0 - 9.0 night	??	36/hr
Peters Township Tennis Center	Pittsburgh Suburbs - South	Peters Township	14 - 20 night	HT	20/hr
Oxford Club	Pittsburgh Suburbs - North	Cranberry	13 (?), solid walls	13	private
Pennsylvania Tennis Academy	Pittsburgh Suburbs - North	Cranberry	8 - solid walls, 13 - bubble	15	50/hr
Lakevue Tennis Club	Pittsburgh Suburbs - North	Valencia	6.5? (?), solid walls	13	36/hr plus $10 guest fee
Greensburg Racquet Club	Greensburg	Greensburg	13 - solid walls	13 (??)	28/hr plus $12 guest fee

The first set of numbers are a measure of how well the courts are lit. The measurements came from light meter readings from a Weston Master III Model 737 Universal Exposure meter, pictured at the bottom of the page. The units of measure is related to lumens or pure light intensity availability. Multiple numbers indicate variable readings from different spots or different conditions. The numbers themselves probably don't tell you much but their relative values can be useful. Generally 6.5 and above is a decent measurement. Below that and you'll notice the poor visibility with numbers at or above 9 being good enough to not notice.

As a point of reference, the light measure on a cloudy Pittsburgh winter day registers at 25. None of the indoor courts match that. By contrast, the light measure of a somewhat sunny Pittsburgh winter day comes in at 100 to 400.

The speed rating was measured by a home grown contraption that used a weight and a spring scale to detect how much force was needed to move a rubber coated 5 lb dumbbell weight. There's a picture of that right below here to the right. The higher the number, the slower the court. This method does not work for har-tru (HT) courts so just be aware that they would be pretty slow.

Generally a number like 11 (Mellon Bubble) is pretty fast and you'll notice it. A number more like 13 is average and a 15 is a slow court on the order of an outdoor painted asphalt court. As a point of reference, the measurement of my hardwood floor at home is about a 9 and I'm pretty sure you don't want to be playing any kind of tennis on a surface that slick.

The dollar amount listed is for non-prime time and assumes that you don't have a membership. It's obviously not a complete picture how expensive a court is but it is a good indication. Generally non-prime time is mornings before 1 or 2pm and Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Those are the times that the clubs have a hard time filling and, therefore, have cheaper pricing.