51³Ô¹ÏÍøto dedicate new tennis complex
51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill dedicate its new 45,000-square-foot tennis complex at noon Friday.
Dallas (SMU) – 51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill dedicate its new 45,000-square-foot tennis complex at noon Friday, Feb. 20, opening a competition-level facility for practice, training and tournament play.
The complex will be home to SMU's top-ranked men's and women's tennis teams and will provide a premier venue for tennis fans.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøTennis Complex includes the Turpin Stadium, with six outdoor courts and a 300-seat viewing terrace, and the Brookshire Pavilion, with six indoor courts and a 280-seat viewing area. The courts feature individual scoreboards, and officials will use handheld remotes to update scores wirelessly. Court surfaces are covered with Plexipave, optimum for practice and top-level competition, and the same surface used at the home of the U. S. Open, the USTA National Tennis Center in New York. The third-floor Edwin L. Cox Club Suite includes both outdoor and indoor court viewing areas.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøTennis Complex also features locker rooms for home and visiting teams, classrooms, coaches' offices and a training room for student athlete treatment, injury prevention and rehabilitation with hot and cool hydrotherapy tubs.
