The Valle Hunt Club — Tennis & Pickleball Lighting

Pasadena, CA

The Valle Hunt Club — Tennis & Pickleball Lighting


Duvon™ delivered a unified tennis + pickleball court lighting platform — sport-specific uniformity targets, a single 5000K spectrum, and a clean visual handoff between sports.

The Valle Hunt Club operates shared tennis and pickleball surfaces on adjoining footprints. Pickleball's faster ball speed and lower bounce profile demand a tighter uniformity ratio than tennis alone, so the design had to satisfy both sports without compromising either.

We specified ProCourt heads on a hybrid layout — six luminaires per tennis court and four per pickleball court — with optics rotated to match the court diagonals. A unified 5000K colour temperature gives the membership consistent ball appearance whether they switch from doubles tennis to a pickleball ladder during the same evening.

Field commissioning recorded 1.2:1 uniformity on the pickleball surfaces and 1.3:1 on tennis, with measured glare ratings within ITF and IFP recommended practice.

Highlights

USTA Class II / IFP recreational

Average Illuminance:  50 fc tennis / 45 fc pickleball horizontal

Uniformity:  1.3:1 tennis / 1.2:1 pickleball

Fixtures:  ProCourt 400W LED Court Lights (5000K)

Energy Savings:  Up to 59% vs HID


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Baseline Perspective Capture

Baseline Perspective Capture

ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE

Pickleball surfaces use a tighter 1.2:1 uniformity target to suit the faster lateral play; tennis surfaces sit at 1.3:1. Both share a single colour temperature for visual continuity between sports.

USTA / SPORT STANDARD STATEMENT

USTA Class II for tennis and IFP competitive recreational practice for pickleball

DARK-SKY COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

Full-cutoff IES TM-15 BUG U0-rated distribution under the existing tree canopy; sub-0.1-fc perimeter

Industrial Design

Industrial Design

Technical Data

Core Engine ProCourt 400W LED Court Lights (5000K)
Standard Designed to IES, USTA, and ASBA (American Sports Builders Association) court lighting standards.
Efficiency Gain Up to 59% vs HID
Warranty 10-year system warranty

Engineering & Support

Design • Supply • Verification

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