Judy Murray has slammed the closure of tennis courts which have been ‘left to decay’ in Glasgow. Tennis coach and mother of world-class players, Jamie and Andy, said she was ‘sad’ to see the state of facilities in Victoria Park which have been closed by operator Glasgow Life. The Victoria Park campus in Whiteinch, which […]
The tennis courts at Binghamton Leisure Park were renovated in 2021, but puddle issues persisted after construction ended. (Vaughn Golden/WSKG) https://wskg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bing-Tennis-Courts-WEB.mp3 VESTAL, NY (WSKG) — City of Binghamton officials have announced plans to address puddles on the recreation park’s new tennis courts later this year. Speaking at a City Council business session on Monday, Mayor […]
The tennis courts at Binghamton Leisure Park were renovated in 2021, but puddle issues persisted after construction ended. (Vaughn Golden/WSKG) https://wskg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bing-Tennis-Courts-WEB.mp3 VESTAL, NY (WSKG) — City of Binghamton officials have announced plans to address puddles on the recreation park’s new tennis courts later this year. Speaking at a City Council business session on Monday, Mayor […]
To enlarge the photo, click on the image. In partnership with the William S. Hart Union High School District and local high schools, the City of Santa Clarita is proud to announce that tennis courts at four campuses are now open to the public weekdays through the end of May 2022. Residents will be able […]
A rendering of the eight skateable sculptures that would be installed at Rand Park as part of a temporary skate park expansion plan. ESSEX COURTESY PAD I am writing to express my concerns regarding the future of the Rand Park tennis courts. My wife and I regularly play tennis on the tennis courts across from […]
The first independent club to take over management of the council’s tennis courts has now signed a 25-year lease, allowing it to assume full financial and legal responsibility. Queens Park Tennis Club formed a community benefit corporation in 2017 when it took over management of the park’s six courts and clubhouse. Since then it has […]
A recent letter writer protested the removal of trees for the Longbrook Park tennis courts in Stratford. A number of residents have expressed opposition to the proposal and others have come out in favour. It is as it should be to discuss the pros and cons of a public plan. It is not right to […]
Tennis courts at Moor Park Avenue Pic: Google Tennis courts at Moor Park, Haslam Park and Ashton Park are set to be upgraded with £150,000 funding. Advertising Preston City Council’s Parks and Street Scenes Department has been working with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to improve access and facilities in the city for several years. […]
RAPID CITY, SD– Thanks to a $3 million grant from the Rapid City Vision Fund, Sioux Park’s 12 tennis courts will get some much-needed love. The courts currently in the park were constructed with asphalt, which requires ongoing upkeep and maintenance to repair cracks. Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Biegler explained that the new courts […]
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is proposing to seek funding on behalf of City Council to improve facilities at Moor Park, Haslam Park and Ashton Park. All three sites are in need of refurbishment and town hall bosses have been told the works, costing around £ 150,000, could be paid for from an LTA fund […]
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is offering to apply for funding on behalf of the City Council to improve facilities at Moor Park, Haslam Park and Ashton Park. All three sites are in need of refurbishment and town hall bosses have been told the work, costing around £150,000, could be paid for by an LTA […]
January 5 – As a boys tennis coach at Ottumwa High School, Mark Hanson has visited many different towns across the state for meetings, and he usually returns with the same discouragement. “I walk away from these places, shaking my head. I’m like ‘Wow’,” he told Ottumwa city council at the first meeting of the […]
As a boys’ tennis coach at Ottumwa High School, Mark Hanson has visited many different towns across the state for meetings, and he usually returns with the same discouragement. “I walk away from these places, shaking my head. I’m like ‘Wow’,” he told Ottumwa city council at the first meeting of the year on Tuesday […]
The Westlands Sports Center and Wolstanton Park tennis courts have been selected to receive grants from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) as well as capital funding from the Borough Council. The Westlands Sports Center and Wolstanton Park tennis courts have been selected to receive grants from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) as well as capital […]
CORNING – City Council will discuss Tuesday evening whether the tennis courts at Estil C. Clark and Northside Parks should be rebuilt or redone. In the 2021-2022 budget, the city spent $ 237,500 to replace the playground equipment in Edith Park, rebuild the tennis courts in Northside Park and rebuild or replace the tennis courts […]
CORNING – City Council will discuss Tuesday evening whether the tennis courts at Estil C. Clark and Northside Parks should be rebuilt or redone. In the 2021-2022 budget, the city spent $ 237,500 to replace the playground equipment in Edith Park, rebuild the tennis courts in Northside Park and rebuild or replace the tennis courts […]
Pauls Valley tennis fans received a winner as a project to completely revamp some local courts. The actual start of work is not expected to be far, as PV city council members have approved the next step towards the first phase of a full upgrade to the local Wacker Park tennis courts. It starts with […]
ESSEX – As of The Times deadline Monday night, around 100 Essex residents were still voting in this year’s fall meeting. Since the event started at 7:30 p.m. at Essex Primary School gymnasium, voters have passed the top five articles, dealing with parking stickers, hiring a consultant to analyze zoning bylaws, acquire software municipal permit […]
ESSEX – As of The Times deadline Monday night, around 100 Essex residents were still voting in this year’s fall meeting. Since the event started at 7:30 p.m. at Essex Primary School gymnasium, voters have passed the top five articles, dealing with parking stickers, hiring a consultant to analyze zoning bylaws, acquire software municipal permit […]
The Four Rivers Community School has contributed to an ambitious city project to modernize the courts at Beck-Kiwanis Park. Four Rivers Community School has partnered with the City of Ontario to renovate the Beck-Kiwanis Park tennis court complex. (The Firm / PAT CALDWELL). ONTARIO – Just over two years ago, the city and the Four […]
FAIRFIELD – Tennis and pickleball were on the minds of city residents and city council members on Tuesday night. Deputy Director of Public Works Ryan Panganiban gave a presentation on the Allan Witt Community Park Tennis Court Rehabilitation Project. Panganiban showed footage of the state of the courts, and they are torn and in need […]
On November 3, 2021, the Trenton Park Board of Directors voted to level the concrete and playable area of the Eastside Park tennis courts at a cost of $ 2,410. The vote came after a discussion on the condition of the tennis courts and the possibility of installing one or more pickleball courts. Council Chairman […]
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | East River Park activists are putting their bodies in desperate danger in hopes of blocking the destruction of their beloved park. On Monday morning, a day before Election Day and the first official day of “work operations” for the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, a group of park lovers gathered […]
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated November 1 at 11:20 p.m .: City council candidate Allie Ryan and another woman were arrested by police at around 2 p.m. on Monday as they and a group of protesters tried to block the demolition of the East River Park tennis courts as part of the launch of the […]
City Clerk Hester Hunt, Penzance Mayor Jonathan How and Cornwall Councilor for Penzance Jim McKenna at the newly renovated tennis courts in Alexandra Park (Image: Penzance City Council) Penzance tennis courts welcomed their first players this week after a three-and-a-half-month redevelopment. Alexandra Park courts have been redone in bright green and purple, fences have been […]
A notice has been placed on the side of the current courts to inform residents of the potential changes. These would include two of the four courts that would move to a centralized reservation system – with a similar system already in place in 11 city courts. Fred Perry will cover the cost of a […]
A much anticipated tennis court replacement project at Binghamton Leisure Park has been completed, but some lingering issues still need to be addressed. Mayor Richard David said the city is working with the contractor to address some items “that we are not completely satisfied with from a quality control point of view.” Speaking on WNBF […]
Tennis coach and mother of popular tennis stars Andy and Jamie Murray shared her joy at the fundraising on Saturday saying it was “great news for tennis.” Ms Murray returned to Twitter on Monday morning to urge Scotland not to miss the opportunity to renovate its tired tennis courts. Register now to our daily newsletter […]
The LTA today hailed the government’s £ 22million investment in public tennis courts across Britain as a transformation for the sport. The move, coupled with an £ 8.5million investment from the LTA, will revive thousands of public tennis courts in dilapidated or unplayable public parks for the benefit of their local community. The park’s tennis […]
The funding is the first announcement from new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries since joining the firm with £ 22million from the taxpayer and £ 8.5million from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). An additional £ 30million per year has been announced by new Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi to beautify and build new sports facilities in schools […]
Volleys crossed the net at the regular Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday, September 20. Council members again discussed the construction of new tennis courts at Blue Earth Area High School. Following meetings with the Tennis Courts Subcommittee, City Manager Mary Kennedy presented project updates to council. Regarding the proposed arrangement of the new […]
The four tennis courts in Heckscher Park and the roofs of the two lookouts in Halesite Park will all be replaced this fall. The Huntington Town Greenspace and Parks Environmental Advisory Committee recommended the improvements to City Council. The committee heard presentations from the maritime department regarding the replacement of the roofs of the gazebos […]
A COMMUNITY tennis club has had its £ 20,000 makeover from Fred Perry and is celebrating with a big opening event which all are welcome tomorrow. Hollingbury Park Tennis Courts, which is one of Brighton’s oldest courts, was in dire need of a resurfacing after years of struggling to save the courts. Fiona Hayes, president […]
JACKSON TWP. – Seven full-size soccer fields are part of a multi-million dollar plan to develop 40 acres that were once the Tam O’Shanter Golf Course. Township administrators reviewed plans last week for the athletic fields, as well as projects at North Park and Fisher Park The administrators want to build pickleball fields and have […]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – An initiative is underway to convert the tennis courts at Victory Park in Fort Madison into six pickleball courts. Fort Madison City Councilor Donna Amandus is part of a group at the forefront of the effort. She said preliminary estimates indicate the work will cost around $ 130,000 […]
COMMUNITY tennis club gets £ 20,000 refurbishment of its Fred Perry courts after years of struggling to save them. The future of the Hollingbury Park tennis courts was uncertain after the council decided to cut funding for sports clubs in 2017. Fiona Hayes, president of the Ditchling Road Community Club, decided to seek help from […]
Canby City Council’s announcement last month that it was moving forward with plans to replace tennis courts in Maple Street Park, not with new tennis courts – as officials originally predicted – but by pickleball courts, left town, well, in a bit of a pickle. The local tennis community, left without a reliable public option […]
During Monday’s business session, Elizabethtown City Council heard brief updates from the Parks and Recreation and Stormwater departments, as well as the Elizabethtown Sports Park. Parks and Recreation Director Seth Breitner said funds were budgeted this year to resurface the Freeman Lake Park tennis courts, which were built in 2012. Submissions for the project will […]
Wimbledon star Jonny O’Mara was joined by schoolchildren as new state-of-the-art tennis courts were officially opened in Alexandria. Pupils at nearby Levenvale Primary School enjoyed a short masterclass at the Argyll Park tennis courts, which were developed with a £ 200,000 investment from the West Dunbartonshire Council, the Lawn Tennis Association and of sportscotland. Australian […]
Highland Park tennis courts. (Screenshot via Google Street View) CASPER, Wyo. – The Natrona County School District Board of Directors on Monday discussed a proposed deal with the town of Casper that would allow for the eventual construction of a ten-court tennis facility at Highland Park. A draft memorandum of understanding between the NCSD and […]
By MAYA MITRASINOVIC Tucked away just behind the Seton Park tennis courts, a small cave is vandalized and covered in rubbish. But this little rock structure is more than just a cave – it’s a cave. And it’s been around longer than Spuyten Duyvil Park itself. He spiritually guarded the Seton Hospital on the site […]
By MAYA MITRASINOVIC Tucked away just behind the Seton Park tennis courts, a small cave is vandalized and covered in rubbish. But this small rock structure is more than just a cave – it’s a cave. And it’s been there longer than Spuyten Duyvil Park itself. He spiritually guarded Seton Hospital on the site from […]
Construction of the new tennis and pickle ball courts at Lion’s Park has been completed and the courts are now open to the public. Six tennis courts received new surfaces, lighting and posts, and two courts were painted to add pickle ball lines at Lion’s Park in Mauston. CHRISTOPHE JARDINE/Star Times The tennis court project […]
Lion’s Park’s new pickle ball courts are first used on August 11. CHRISTOPHER JARDINE / Star Times Construction of the new tennis and pickle ball courts at Lion’s Park is complete and the courts are now open to the public. Six tennis courts received new surfaces, lighting and poles, and two courts were painted to […]
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CASPER, Wyoming (Wyoming News Now) – Neither Kelly Walsh nor Natrona County High School have their own tennis courts. A fact that Casper Community Tennis Association secretary Angela Emery said was “unusual” for a town the size of Casper in Wyoming. This is the motivation of the Casper Community Tennis Association to organize Thursday a […]
By Meg DickensEditor-in-chief Locals have heard a lot about Cunningham Park and the tennis courts there in recent years. Courts have closed due to poor conditions and are currently being turned into something the public can use. Despite this development, the tennis court revitalization project is still ongoing. This means that the new pickleball courts […]
We know Austinites love to be active and have fun outdoors, which is why we’ve compiled a few of our favorite tennis courts in Austin, TX. Whether you are an avid tennis enthusiast or want to try something new, these outdoor tennis courts around Austin are sure to please. Check out seven of our favorite […]
Posted: 5:30 am August 8, 2021 A meadow in a Norwich park that has been set aside for hard tennis courts is home to at least 130 different species, it is said. Campaigners have called for a proper consultation on the future of the former Heigham Park site, which was used as Norwich’s last public […]
It sounds like a silly game to play, but pickleball is very serious business for some. Michele Singletary is one of them. After driving near the Goodale Park tennis courts in Grovetown, the avid pickleball player approached the town of Grovetown in February to have a pickleball field for local players. She and her husband […]
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If you were near the tennis courts at Sellwood Park in southeast Portland early in the morning of last month, you would have found a scene straight out of Tom sawyer: Nisa ‘Haron and seven of her friends clean and seal cracked concrete for free. The eight retirees from Southeast Portland are avid participants in […]
The Kutzky Park tennis courts are owned by the City of Rochester and have recently been significantly upgraded by independent fundraising. Why do I have to pay every time I play on these outdoor public courts? As a non-member of the Rochester Tennis Connection, a private club on West Seventh Street, I am obligated to […]
Thanks to a partnership between the city and the William S. Hart Union High School District, four additional tennis courts are expected to be open to the public on weekdays through the end of July. At certain times of the week, tennis courts at Canyon, Hart, Valencia and Saugus high schools are said to be […]
Led by a still relatively new nonprofit group, an impetus is now gaining ground to give some love to the Pauls Valley tennis courts. Part of the Wacker Park Courts update plan recently received a boost, while another part appears to be costly as a longer-term approach will be required. The boost comes with the […]
Paving crews have been busy as a project to build a tennis court moves forward at the West Side Recreation Park in Binghamton. The old park courts were retired several weeks ago. Excavation work, including the installation of new water pipes, is underway. Vestal’s Broome Bituminous Products is the general contractor for the tennis court […]
Skate Essex Board Member David Derrick helps isolate the equipment at the Rand skate park. Neighbors say the noise made by skaters prevents them from sleeping at night.COURTESY OF PAUL KING By JAIMIE JULIA WINTERShivers@montclairlocal.news A year after Montclair authorized the installation of a temporary skate park at two of its Rand Park tennis courts, […]
The Central Park tennis courts will reopen in mid-June after completion of repairs to the court surface and renovation of the garage below in late May. The tennis court repair is part of the city’s Central Park tennis court garage project, a renovation of the 132 underground parking spaces under the six roof-level tennis courts. […]
We’re making it easier for residents to book our Stoke Park tennis courts with a new mobile-friendly reservation system – and we’re lowering prices for those under 18 to inspire a new generation of tennis fans. We work with Premier Tennis to manage our reservations. Mobile bookings open on Saturday April 17, for sessions starting […]
Above and below, workers at Branford-based Gateway Fence & Guardrail dismantle the fences at Doolittle Park tennis courts in Wallingford on Wednesday. New tennis courts and fences will be built on the site. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal {%> Branford-based Gateway Fence & Guardrail teams dismantle the fences at the tennis courts at Doolittle Park in Wallingford […]
The Frank Lorino Park tennis courts face an uncertain future with new development in the area less than a mile away. The City of Morristown is planning a road development that aims to relieve the anticipated traffic pressure from the 309-unit apartment complex being developed on Thompson Creed Road by Johnson City-based Mitch Cox Companies. […]
Students and residents gather at the Boulan Park tennis courts on March 25 to play tennis. The courts will soon be remade to repair the cracks that have formed in the asphalt. The cracked asphalt on Boulan Park tennis courts will soon be replaced with new surfacing, including new nets and posts, after city council […]
A group of former Brooklyn pickleball players are looking to add markings to the tennis courts in Marine Park, saying the new lines would support the game which is growing in popularity among older borough residents. “I would like the marine park to mark their tennis courts, ”said Michael Chaiet, a senior at Marine Park. […]
SUMMERVILLE – Frequent tennis players at Doty Park are concerned that residents will definitely avoid using the courts if repairs and improvements aren’t made soon. As tennis has grown in popularity in the Summerville area, particularly with the pandemic, organizers are increasingly receiving complaints, including from professional players, about court maintenance. The problems range from […]
Somerset County Park Commission reopens Green and Colonial Park tennis courts Tennis and pickleball courts open with COVID precautions SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ – The Somerset County Park Commission will be opening the Green Knoll Tennis Center and Colonial Park tennis courts for personal, league and educational use for the 2021 season, from March 27 to […]
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MERIDIAN, Mississippi (WTOK) – About 100 people gathered on the Northeast Park tennis courts on Saturday to pay tribute to former tennis coach Bill Autry. In April 2020, Autry died of a heart attack at the age of 55. His death touched many in the tennis community of eastern Mississippi and triggered the creation of […]
Shawnee is replacing tennis courts, fencing and aging field lighting – and also adding pickleball lines and nets – to Listowel and Herman Laird Parks. Above, the Herman Laird Park tennis court. Pickleball lines and nets will be part of the new tennis courts at Listowel and Herman Laird Parks in Shawnee. Shawnee plans to […]
Hendersonville City Council is confident, with only a few concerns and suggestions expressed, to move forward with exchanging part of Berkeley Mills Park to Henderson County Public Schools in exchange for Edwards Park. City manager John Connet presented a concept plan to council at a meeting Wednesday that shows HCPS plans for its future part […]
From the Maplewood Community Services Department All Maplewood athletic fields will be closed for the season the week of November 9. Starting this week, contractors will be working throughout the community to aerate, cover and seed worn athletic fields. In addition, grass blankets will be placed at Memorial Park, DeHart Park and Borden Park in […]
Thanks to community foundations, private businesses and tennis enthusiasts, some of the city’s infrastructure is undergoing a major upgrade. In just a few weeks, Burlington residents will be able to play on the newly redesigned tennis courts at Dankwardt Park. “The courts are constantly in use and needed to be updated,” said Brian Japsen, who […]
WEST MONROE – The City of West Monroe Parks and Recreation Department has teamed up with tennis pro Phil Trahan to offer a variety of lessons and league matches for people of all ages and skill levels. Recreational tennis lessons as well as tennis lessons and league matches are available at the Kiroli Park Tennis […]
Posted: Aug 04, 2020 7:00 AM Work on the tennis courts in Dickinson Park last week had a ripple effect on the courts in Treadwell Park. With Dickinson’s five courts closed for resurfacing, that meant local tennis fans had to share the four available courts at Treadwell Park. Fortunately, the overlap is short lived. A […]
DJ Simmons June 18, 2020Updated: June 24, 2020 5:38 p.m. 1of14 Lloyd Clarmen, of Westport, plays tennis at the Longshore Club Park tennis courts in Westport, Connecticut on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow moreShow less 2of14 Lloyd Clarmen, of Westport, plays tennis at the Longshore Club Park tennis courts in […]
DJ Simmons June 18, 2020Updated: June 24, 2020 5:38 p.m. 1of17 Lloyd Clarmen, of Westport, plays tennis at the Longshore Club Park tennis courts in Westport, Connecticut on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow moreShow less 2of17 Lloyd Clarmen, of Westport, plays tennis at the Longshore Club Park tennis courts in […]
Menlo Park, unlike many neighboring towns (with the exception of Atherton), keeps its public tennis courts under lock and key. It’s a holdover from a bygone era, explained director of community services Derek Schweigart. Today, in Menlo Park, people have to buy a key if they want to access one of the 15 tennis courts […]
USTA transforms Harvard Tennis Park tennis courts as part of “Art Courts” initiative To celebrate the 50th US Open Tennis Championships to be played later this summer, members of the Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program, a local National Junior Tennis and Learning Chapter (NJTL) and representatives from the United States The Tennis Association and longtime […]