Match with players at your level and meet at park courts in and around downtown Silver Spring.
Silver Spring is newly available in Montgomery County, so you can be one of the first players here.
Singles: a Premium member posts a game, and players near Silver Spring at your level answer it.
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Doubles: a Premium member invites friends (no Premium needed to accept), and players at your level fill the open spots.
Doubles
Premium members start a doubles game, fill the open spots with players at your level, and get everyone confirmed in one place.
Post a doubles match with your level, the time and the court.
Invite two friends straight from the app.
Your friends accept, and a member at your level takes the last open spot.
Four players, split into Team A and Team B.
4 players confirmed, with the time and the court to meet at in one place.
Courts near Silver Spring
Six Montgomery Parks sites in and around downtown Silver Spring, from the courts behind Ellsworth Drive to lighted courts by the Sligo Creek Trail and the D.C. line.
6 park court locations around downtown Silver Spring. Choose one with your partner.
Premium members post a game at a court like these, and players at your level answer it. Start for free: join and answer open match requests.
621 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Outdoor · 2 tennis courts · Lights: not listed by Montgomery Parks. Next to a playground and a dog park.
How to play: Walk-on, first-come, first-served. A short walk from downtown Silver Spring. Park hours are sunrise to sunset. Montgomery Parks page
8800 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Outdoor · Tennis courts (number not listed) · Lights: not specified for the tennis courts. Also a skate spot and handball courts.
How to play: Walk-on, first-come, first-served. Check the park page for current court details. Montgomery Parks page
900 Jesup Blair Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20912
Outdoor · 2 lighted tennis courts · Lighted courts close at 11 pm.
How to play: Walk-on, first-come, first-served. At Georgia Ave and the D.C. line. Montgomery Parks page
500 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Outdoor · 1 tennis court plus a tennis wall · Lights: not listed by Montgomery Parks.
How to play: Montgomery Parks says to contact the Park Permits Office to reserve this court; otherwise check the park page before you go. Montgomery Parks page
125 Dale Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Outdoor · 2 lighted tennis courts · Lighted courts close at 11 pm. On the Sligo Creek hiker/biker trail.
How to play: Walk-on, first-come, first-served. Near Piney Branch Rd. Montgomery Parks page
2450 Lyttonsville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Outdoor · 2 accessible tennis courts plus a tennis wall · Lights: not listed by Montgomery Parks.
How to play: Walk-on, first-come, first-served. Montgomery Parks lists park improvement work here, so check the park page before you go. Montgomery Parks page
All six are run by Montgomery Parks. Court counts and lights come from each park page; where a page does not list them, we say so. Under the Montgomery Parks outdoor court policy, outdoor courts are free and first-come, first-served, walk-on play starts and ends on the hour, and lit courts shut off at 11 pm. Groups can reserve outdoor courts with a permit from the Park Permits Office. Hours, rules and court counts are from Montgomery Parks pages, checked November 2026, and can change. Check the park page before you go. Pin locations are approximate.
Be one of the first in Silver Spring. Join to answer open match requests from Premium members, or go Premium to post your own game at a park court like Ellsworth Park or Jesup Blair Park.
Download the Miles Ahead Tennis app, set your level, and answer open match requests from Premium members near Silver Spring, or post your own game as a Premium member at a court like Ellsworth Park. Silver Spring is newly available.
Yes. A Premium member creates the match and invites friends, who don’t need Premium to accept, and players at your level fill the open spots. Friend not on the app yet? Share the game link. Jesup Blair Park and Dale Drive Park each have two lighted courts for a doubles game.
Start for free: join and answer open match requests. Premium members save 10% on all classes and lessons.
Yes. Montgomery Parks lists two tennis courts at Ellsworth Park (621 Ellsworth Dr), a short walk from downtown, and tennis courts at Woodside Park (8800 Georgia Ave), where the number of courts isn’t listed.
Montgomery Parks lists two lighted courts at Jesup Blair Park (900 Jesup Blair Dr) and two at Dale Drive Park (125 Dale Dr). Lighted courts close at 11 pm.
Usually not. Under Montgomery Parks policy, outdoor courts are free and first-come, first-served, and walk-on play starts and ends on the hour. Groups can reserve with a permit from the Park Permits Office, and the Sligo Avenue Park page says to contact that office to reserve its court.
Montgomery Parks lists a tennis wall at Sligo Avenue Park and at Rosemary Hills-Lyttonsville Park.
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