Tennis and pickleball players apparently aren’t playing nice at the Battle Point Park courts.

Tennis players, who currently have priority status there, have been known to kick pickleball players off one court, even if the other is open.

But pickleball players have been known to leave up their nets, when they have agreed to take them down when not in use.

Bainbridge Island Metro Parks & Recreation District is working on a solution.

At its last meeting, Clay Roberts of a local pickleball group said during one week in July more than 700 people played on the designated courts at Battle Point in one week. One day there were 24 people on the six courts with 33 waiting to play.

He asked that the west tennis court at Battle Point being converted to pickleball priority, as there were only five tennis players who used it that day.

Parks Services director Dan Hamlin said that is a good idea, and Commissioner Janow agreed. Parks staff was asked to look into the issue and come up with a recommendation. Two pickleball courts can fit on one tennis court.

Roberts said what’s really needed is a new place to play with lit, covered courts for winter time. Six new courts would cost about $400,000. Lining a tennis court at Eagledale Park might be another option in the interim.

In response to a complaint, executive director Terry Lande said there is a camera at Battle Point so people can look online to see how busy the pickleball courts are.

In other parks news, Recreation Division director Mark Benishek said usually the last two weeks of August are slow, but not this year. He added that eight new lifeguards have been hired, and the cornhole league is so popular it has been extended.

Hamlin said the new bike park at Strawberry Hill Park is taking shape, so now work can start on the dog park expansion. He also said turf and stormwater studies are set to begin there.