Indoor & Outdoor Tennis Courts

Brown's indoor tennis courts are located on the 4th floor of the Paul Bailey Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center, which was officially dedicated in April, 1989, in memory of Paul Bailey Pizzitola '81. The four tennis courts are housed under a fabric roof, which is made of teflon-coated fiberglass, a translucent matrial.

The outdoor tennis courts are located next to the varsity baseball and softball fields behind the OMAC.

General Court Info:

• No Food or Drink (except for water) in the courts
• Only non-marking shoes (no black soled shoes)
• Varsity matches always take priority

Reservation Information
**Reservations are only available for the indoor tennis courts**

There are two types of reservations at Brown's Indoor Tennis Courts:

Flex Reservation

Rules:

• Courts are $18 for a 1.5 hour block
• There is no charge for students (one reservation limit per 24 hours period, one reservation for every 5 days, no-shows may lose booking rights)
• RISD students must go to the Brown Card Office to get an ID prior to use
• All non-student users must be Recreational Pass Holders
• You may book a court up to 5 days in advance
• No Food or Drink (except for water) in the courts
• Only non-marking shoes (no black soles)
• All users must bring their Brown/Recreation ID and swipe in at the Racquet Sport Office (4th Floor) or present a guest day pass prior to playing
• Users who fail to check in with the attendant will be logged and risk losing reservation rights
• Court time may be canceled online or by calling 3-1313
• Students may cancel anytime
• Day pass holders may not book courts, they may only play during a current members time
• If you are more than 15 minutes late for your reservation your court may be given away
• Varsity matches always take priority: (varsity reserved schedule)

The best way to make a Reservations is via our 24/7 online reservation system. Go to http://www.browntennisreservations.com and click 'New User'. You will then be asked to submit some basic information, and once approved you will be able to reserve and pay for courts online at your convenience. You may also call 863-1313 to reserve, however, our office hours are limited. The most efficient way to guarantee a court time is via online reservation.

Recreation Membership
Recreation membership pricing and info can be found at the following website: www.brown.edu/recsports/membership

Day Guest Pass
Non-membership holders may purchase a $10 guest pass for use at the tennis courts at the below link:
https://payment.brown.edu/C20460_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=872&SINGLESTORE=true
Please print the email receipt and bring it to the Racquet Sport Office (4th floor) prior to playing.  You may also buy a guest pass on site in the Racquet Sport Office.  Day pass holders cannot make bookings, only play on a current members court. You will be asked to show an ID to the attendant.

Renewing as a Recreation User
If you have purchased a Rec Pass and registered with the online scheduling system, your system access will automatically cease when your membership expires. To renew you must first purchase a new Rec Membership.  Once you have purchased your new membership please email browntenniscourts@brown.edu. to let us know you have renewed.

Locker Rooms
Pizzitola Locker Room 124 (Men) and 130 (Women) are available for recreation use.  Please be aware that during varsity events these rooms will be used for visiting teams.  When in use for visiting teams you may use recreation lockerrooms in the OMAC or the Nelson Center.

Instruction/Lessons
Brown offers both group instruction and individual lessons in Tennis.  For group instruction please visit http://brown.edu/Athletics/Recsports/instructional/main.html for more info.  For one on one lessons please email browntenniscourts@brown.edu

Step-by-Step Online Reservation Guide:

1) Go to our Brown Tennis Reservations website and register as a 'New User' . After your affiliation has been confirmed you will receive an email with log-in instructions.

2) Once logged in you will see the following screen:

3)On the left-hand side calendar click the day you wish to reserve (up to 5 days in advance).

4) The specific schedule for that day will then appear. Click the reservation block you would like to book. You can only reserve times in 1.5 hour blocks.

5) Click 'Next' on the left hand side

6) Finally, If you are a student, you simply click 'Book' and your court is reserved. (one reservation limit per 24 hours, no-shows may lose booking rights)

7) If you are a Recreation Member, you also click book as shown above, however your reservation request is only logged (but not booked). You then must click the payment link on the next screen.

This link will take you to Brown's Secure Payment System where once payment is finalized your reservation will be officially booked in the system.

Once payment is received a confirmation email will be sent to you and you are ready to enjoy your court time!

Contract Reservation

A contract reservation is court time booked and guaranteed for the duration of an academic year
 
Those interested in contract time should email browntenniscourts@brown.edu to inquire about availability. If your preferred time is not available we can add you to a waiting list. 

Each contract group must have a ‘captain’ who is the primary contact for the group.  The captain must be a card holding recreation member during the academic year to maintain the court.  Any other users of a contract block outside of the captain can be members of any duration (day pass, month pass, etc.). All users must swipe in or show a day pass to the tennis attendant on the 4th floor prior to playing.


Recreation Membership
Recreation membership pricing and information can be found at the following website: http://www.brown.edu/recsports/membership


Day Guest Pass
Non-membership holders may purchase a $10 guest pass for use at the tennis courts at the below link:
https://payment.brown.edu/C20460_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=872&SINGLESTORE=true
Please print the email receipt and bring it to the Racquet Sport Office (4th floor) prior to playing. 
You may also buy a guest pass on site in the Racquet Sport Office.


Contract Rates
2013-14  Contract Court Rates for a single weekly 1.5 hour block for academic year 13-14

Mon-Fri $425
Primetime $485 (after 7pm)
*Weekend $350

* Weekend pricing is lower due to anticipated loss of time for weekend varsity matches


Contract Renewal
Current contract time users may renew their contract booking for next year ($100 deposit) CLICK HERE TO RENEW
Courts not renewed by May 31st 2013 will be released to wait listed users. Wait listed users will be contacted in June if there is remaining court availability


Instruction/Lessons
Brown offers both group instruction and individual lessons in Tennis.  For group instruction please visit http://brown.edu/Athletics/Recsports/instructional/main.html for more info.  For one-on-one lessons please email Paul_Wardlaw@Brown.edu


Locker Rooms
Pizzitola Locker Room 124 (Men) and 130 (Women) are available for recreation use.  Please be aware that during varsity events these rooms may be used for visiting teams.  When in use for visiting teams you may use recreation locker rooms in the OMAC or the Nelson Center.


Varsity Use of the Indoor Tennis Courts
Varsity use takes priority at the indoor tennis courts.  During the weekday the varsity block is always 230pm-7pm.  The varsity team will most often play matches on the weekends.  Please review the following info about varsity use:

-When the weather is pleasant, in most cases, matches will be outside and the indoor courts will be open for contract use                                                                  
-During inclement weather (and the winter months) the tennis teams will play matches indoors
-Weekend pricing is lower due to anticipated time lost for these matches
-We do not reimburse for time lost due to varsity matches on weekends
-We try to determine 24-48 hrs prior to a match whether they will be inside or outside and the attendants schedule will reflect their decision.  However sometimes last minute decisions have to be made, so court time may be removed with little or no notice.  

                                                                     
How do I know if Varsity will stay indoors or be outside?                              
                                   
Three ways to check:
                                     
1) By clicking the following link https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/brown.edu/ccc?authkey=CJffg54N&hl=en&key=tf2H9_cFgRfR33w6lou4baw&hl=en&authkey=CJffg54N#gid=0 you can find a master schedule for varsity matches.  Please be proactive and reference these schedules!                                       

2) Register at www.browntennisreservations.com.  Here you can see real time updates of court scheduling.  If your court time says ‘reserved’ then your court time is intact.  If it says ‘Varsity Match’ then a varsity team will be using your time.                                                 

3) Call the tennis office the day before/day of (401-863-1313).  Make sure to call before 2:30pm or after 7pm if a weekday.  You may also email browntenniscourts@brown.edu however a phone call is probably your best bet.