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  • Tennis Playground – Holiday Villa Club Subang

    Tennis Playground – Holiday Villa Club Subang

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    Got invited recently to play at this private club located at Subang Jaya, Selangor. This is a members only club & it is attached to the Holiday Villa Hotel in Subang Jaya. Club membership can be had for around RM2000 to RM3000 if you buy from members who are selling off their membership. Monthly membership fees are RM77 & members can bring in one guest for free.

    There are 2 new carpet courts & 4 newly resurfaced hard court here at the time of this posting. Courts condition are great but the lighting is not so good. I would rate the courts here 8 out of 10 & probably higher if they have better night lighting. Balls & shoe insole will last longer on the carpet courts as they are softer & doesnt bite as much as hard courts. Those who are used to hard courts, you will enjoy the softness of the carpet surface but will hate the ball behaviour & bounce. Overall this club is great because of the various other facillities like gym, pool, squash, sauna, badminton, etc. There are ample parking space, the tennis courts are quiet & there are no traffic disturbance because it is elevated above the hotel building. There are very few tennis playing members here at this club so if you plan on joining, be prepared to play with the wall… LoL!

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  • Tennis Playground – Kelana D’Putera Condo

    Tennis Playground – Kelana D’Putera Condo

    Kelana D’Putera is a freehold condominium located at Jalan SS 7/26, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, S, 41050 Malaysia. It has 625 units spread out over 5 blocks. The built up size is approx. 1,148 sqft onwards per unit. Situated between Baru Lembah Klang highway and Damansara Puchong Highway, making it convenient for residents to travel to and fro. Kelana Jaya RapidKL is also close by, situated about a 15 minute ride down along Damansara Puchong Highway. Glenmarie Golf & Country Club is a 10 minute drive along Lebuhraya Baru Lembah Klang.

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    While the tennis courts may not be the best court that we have featured here on tennis.my, it is still playable as you can see from the pictures below and there are also two courts. I dont know about the night lighting condition as the photos are contributed by a resident & I haven’t play here personally. Anyway the courts here are for residents only like all condo courts so if you are in search of condos with tennis courts around this area, you can check it out.

    Photos by Alfian
  • Tennis Playground: Goodyear Court 10, USJ

    Tennis Playground: Goodyear Court 10, USJ

    Here’s some pictures of a tennis playground in one of the goodyear courts in USJ, Subang which I covered recently. There are two courts here & from the pictures, you can see that the court is not at it’s best condition here. I would rate the courts here 4 out of 10 but despite the rating this place has a very active community in tennis ranging from youngsters to adults. The courts are for residents only.

    A unit here would cost Rm150k upwards back in 2010 & quickly rising to the Rm300k mark this year because of the future LRT station which are being built nearby. This place neighbours many similar development including goodyear courts 1 to 9. While there are many shopping malls, higher learning institutions, restaurants & hospital within driving distance, subang is well known with it’s traffic congestion.

  • Tennis Playground – UKM Bangi

    Tennis Playground – UKM Bangi

    This is another university playground which we covered recently. These courts belong to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia located in Bangi, Selangor. There are 5 courts here, most of which are in 7/10 condition & below. The surroundings at this sports area of the university is nice & full of greeneries. The courts here are for UKM’s students & staffs only so for most of us, the posting & pictures here are just for us to see & admire =).

  • Tennis Playground – Kompleks Sukan PKNS

    Tennis Playground – Kompleks Sukan PKNS

    Kompleks Sukan PKNS is located at Kelana Jaya, Selangor. It is located nearby a more famous Tennis facility which is the MBPJ tennis courts. The tennis courts here are open for public booking, for further inquiries please call 017-682 0620 (Nizam). The courts here are located inside the PKNS sports complex & there is a football field & badminton hall as well. There are shower rooms but all of the shower heads has been stolen (LoL).

    The night lighting here is pretty good & is on par with the courts at Duta tennis centre. Out of 5 tennis courts here, 2 are quite new & in nice condition, the other 3 are very rough & dirty. Your balls would turn black pretty fast if you were to play at the other 3 courts so make so you book the 2 nice ones. I would rate the 2 nice courts & the night lighting here for 10/10 if not for the problems below:

    1. The location of the courts are totally wrong for tennis. It is sitting right beside the busy LDP highway & rather close to the roadside as well. The air quality here are polluted by the heavy traffic & because the highway are elevated above the courts, dust particles would land & accumalate on the courts & make them dirty through time. A lot of times during play, some car with loud exhaust would blast by & caused a lot of sound interference.

    2. There are lotsa holes on the fencing of the 2 nice courts & on some higher part of the fencing on the side court, the fence wires are torn & you would experience a lot of balls flying out of the court if you were to use that court.

    The plus point on the courts here are that they’re easier to book & a lot less hassle than booking the MBPJ courts. To reach the courts here if you’re from KL, just drive to federal highway & go up the penang bridge after guiness & turn right into LDP. Go straight & pass Western Digital factory on your left & take the first left turn after you come down the Western Digital flyover. After the left turn, take the first right near the houses/field & you’re there already.

  • Tennis Playground – Kelana Jaya MBPJ courts

    Tennis Playground – Kelana Jaya MBPJ courts

    This place is one of MBPJ’s finest tennis facility located at Kelana Jaya sports centre, very near to the MAS Training Centre. Its a public court with 8 tennis courts & 2 practice wall.One of the court is an indoor one as you can see from the pictures. It is a very busy place during the weekends as there are a lot of match plays & mini tournaments here. You can see a lot of good juniors playing here. I would advice against playing here from 9am to 4.30pm as this place is so open & hot but if you like the sun, you can go ahead.

    I would rate the courts here 8/10. If the night lighting is as good as the Jalan Duta courts, I would have given this place a 9/10. During the photo shoot, they were repairing two courts… a good sign that the management is taking care of the facilities here. The only problem with the courts here are the court booking hassle. You cant book courts at the playing venue here. The booking office is at PJ Civic Centre along Jalan Yong Shook Lin which is like 10km away. You can get more info at their website & address below:

    Dewan Sivik MBPJ
    Address: Jalan Yong Shook Lin, 46675 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
    Alamat Poskod: 46675 Petaling Jaya
    Tel: +603 7956 3544, Fax: +603 7958 1494
    Website: http://www.mbpj.gov.my/
    GPS Coordinates: N3 05.812 E101 38.719