It is almost Thanksgiving and a time in our calendar year when we turn inwards to reflect upon all that we have for which we are thankful and grateful. I would like to share with you something exciting that has been happening in the state of Kentucky over the past two years of which I am incredibly thankful and ecstatic. We have courts!!! I can not tell you what a joy it is to report to you that courts are being built all over this state as we speak. It is impossible to increase tennis play, tennis opportunities or run programming without this precious asset. Please find below some of the wonderful projects happening across our great Commonwealth:
Resurfaced
Seneca Park – Louisville – 10 courts
Crescent Hill – Louisville – 10 courts
Chickasaw Park – Louisville – 4 courts
Lebanon City Park – Lebanon – 4 courts
Blairwood Swim and Swim – Louisville – 8 indoor
Louisville Tennis Club – Louisville – 13 indoor
Christian Academy – Louisville – 6 courts
Mercy Academy – Louisville – 6 courts
Midway College – Midway – 6 courts
Pulaski Co HS - Somerset - 4 courts
Shelbyville Parks and Recreation – Shelbyville – 6 courts
Bass Rudd Tennis Center – Louisville – 10 outdoor and 6 indoor
Hilary Boone Tennis Center – Lexington – 9 outdoor and 4 indoor
Noble Park – Paducah – Coming Soon
Ruff Park – Hopkinsville – Coming Soon
TOTAL COURTS = 106
New Construction
Frederick Douglas High School – Lexington – 6 courts
Louisville Tennis Club – Louisville – 2 courts
Shelby County High School – Shelbyville – 6 courts
Warren East High School – Bowling Green – 6 courts
Warren Central High School – Bowling Green – 6 courts
South Oldham High School – Crestwood – 6 courts
Top Seed Tennis Club – Nicholasville/Lexington – 12 indoor and 9 outdoor courts
Greenwood High School – Bowling Green – 10 courts
TOTAL COURTS = 63
Youth Tennis Lines
All in Louisville –Audubon Elementary(3), Bates Elementary(3), Byck Elementary(3), Cochrane Elementary(3), Fairdale Elementary(4), Hawthorne Elementary(2), Indian Trail Elementary(4), Lassiter Middle(3), Lowe Elementary(2), Luhr Elementary(4), Minors Lane Elementary(3), Smyrna Elementary(3), Trunnell Elementary(4), Wellington Elementary(3). Coming Soon = Gilmore Lane Elementary(3), Goldsmith Elementary(2), Rutherford Elementary(2)
TOTAL COURTS = 57
Wow! It is good to know that tennis is happening all over our state. So, get out on the courts Kentucky and let’s play tennis.
Happy Thanksgiving
Dell
President
USTA Kentucky
“Tennis…It All Matters!”