USTA Honors Seven Tennis Facilities

Written by: Staff on 8th September 2012

USTA Honors Seven Tennis Facilities

epa03313557 General view at the center court at the Suisse Open tennis tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland, 21 July 2012. EPA/PETER SCHNEIDER |

The USTA announced the winners of its 31^stannual USTA Facility Awards Program, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country. Each facility was honored at the USTA Semi-annual Meeting at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on Sept. 2.

The 2012 USTA Facility Awards Program winners are:

Public Courts: Large Tennis Centers (11 or more courts)

The Courts at Gabe Nesbitt Community Park – McKinney , Texas

Educational Institution

Wake Forest Tennis Complex – Winston-Salem , N.C.

Private Facilities

Charlotte Country Club – Charlotte , N.C.

Ellis Tennis Center – El Paso , Texas

Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort – Tucson , Ariz.

Sea Colony Resort – Bethany Beach, Del.

The Haig Point Club – Daufuskie Island , S.C.

To be considered for an award, facilities must be under the jurisdiction of a parks and recreation department, an educational institution, a non-profit corporation, or private or commercially- owned and operated facilities that offer both USTA and public programming designed to help grow tennis.

Each of the winning facilities were praised for their implementation of USTA programs, including 10 and Under Tennis.

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