Green Knoll, Colonial Park Tennis Courts To Reopen

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — The Somerset County Park Commission will open the Green Knoll Tennis Center and Colonial Park Tennis courts for personal, league, and instructional use for the 2021 season from March 27 to Oct. 22.

Green Knoll, at 587 Garretson Road in Bridgewater, has a total of 10 tennis courts and Colonial Park, on Colonial Drive in Franklin, has eight courts of which two are striped for pickleball. In total there are four Colonial Drive pickleball courts for walk-on and tournament play. All the facilities are all-weather, outdoor courts and are lighted for evening and nighttime play.

Green Knoll courts will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and weekends from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Colonial Park courts will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and weekends from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Green Knoll Tennis Center and Colonial Park Tennis courts can be reserved by calling the attendant at 908-722-1200 ext. 5021 during playing hours.

Fees are $8 per hour on weekdays until 5 p.m., and $10 weekdays after 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Courts will be available at no cost on a first come first served basis on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. from March 27 to June 23 and from Sept. 7 to Oct. 22.

United States Tennis Association (USTA) and pickleball league request forms can be obtained online at somersetcountyparks.org/activities/tennis/tennis.html or by calling the Green Knoll Tennis Center at 908-722-1200 ext. 5021. League registrations are $50, and standard court fees are due at the time of play.

All players and spectators will be required to observe all applicable restrictions and limitations imposed by Executive Orders and the like and the USTA’s COVID-19 precautions, including social distancing and masks for spectators.

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