Austin Tennis Academy is one of 41 Tennis Facilities from Across the Country Honored for Excellence

 

ORLANDO, Fla., August 28, 2024 – The USTA today announced that the Austin Tennis Academy in Austin, Texas, is one of 41 winners in the USTA’s annual Outstanding Facility Awards program, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country.

 

Austin Tennis Academy COO Deb Cahill and Coach Brian Notis with Todd Carlson from the USTA at the USTA Outstanding Facility Awards ceremony in the indoor building at the 2024 US Open on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in Flushing, NY. 

 

“Outstanding tennis facilities like the ATA help us to grow the game at the grassroots level, and we are proud to recognize them for their ongoing impact on the sport of tennis,” said Theodore Loehrke, Managing Director, Section Partnerships, USTA. “The great work of ATA continues to support our shared mission of growing tennis to inspire healthier people and communities everywhere.”

 

Facilities were judged on the following criteria: overall layout and adaptation to site; excellence of court surface and lights; ease of maintenance; accommodations for players, spectators and press/officials; aesthetics; graphics (including the use of signs and landscaping); amenities such as casual seating for spectators, food services and social areas; and the facilities’ participation in grassroots tennis programs.

 

Nominated facilities were voted on in the following categories: Public Courts that are either small tennis centers with 2-11 courts or large tennis centers with 12 or more courts; Private Facilities that offer both USTA and public programming designed to help grow tennis (small: 2-11 courts; large: 12 or more courts); and Educational Institutions such as colleges, universities, public and private grade schools, middle schools, or high schools. All 2024 award winners will receive a wall plaque and an all-weather sign, which can be mounted at the facility.

 

The 2024 USTA Outstanding Facility Award winners are:

 

Public Courts: Small Tennis Centers (2 to 11 courts)

Academia Puertorriqueña de Tenis (San Juan, P.R.)

Casper Tennis Complex (Casper, Wyo.)

Center Recreation Complex Gallagher Tennis Courts (Lexington, Mass.)

Littleton Golf and Tennis (Littleton, Colo.)

 

Schaumburg Tennis Plus (Schaumburg, Ill.)

Telluride Racquet Club (Telluride, Colo.)

Waveland Triangle Clay Tennis Courts (Minneapolis)

 

Public Courts: Large Tennis Centers (12 or more courts)

Arthur L. Allen Tennis Center (Naples, Fla.)

Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning (Bronx, N.Y.)

Darling Tennis Center (Las Vegas)

Denton Tennis and Pickleball Center (Denton, Texas)

Frank Veltri Tennis Center (Plantation, Fla.)

H-E-B Tennis Center Harlingen (Harlingen, Texas)

Leftwich Tennis Center (Memphis, Tenn.)

O’Connor Tennis Center (Montgomery, Ala.)

Pelham Racquet Club (Pelham, Ala.)

Pompano Beach Tennis Center (Pompano Beach, Fla.)

Sioux Park Tennis Facility (Rapid City, S.D.)

Washington Tennis & Education Foundation East Campus (Washington, D.C.)

*named USTA Featured Facility of the Year

 

Small Private Facilities (2-11 courts)

Alpine Hills Tennis & Swimming Club (Portola Valley, Calif.)

CourtSense at Bogota Racquet Club (Bogota, N.J.)

Dedham Health and Athletic Complex (Dedham, Mass.)

Forest Highlands Golf Club (Flagstaff, Ariz.)

Life Time Frisco (Frisco, Texas)

North Carolina State University Club (Raleigh, N.C.)

Pearson Automotive Tennis Club (Zionsville, Ind.)

Sea Pines Country Club (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)

Tennis Addiction Sports Club (Exton, Pa.)

 

Large Private Facilities (12 or more courts)

Austin Tennis Academy (Austin, Texas)

Canebrake Country Club (Hattiesburg Miss.)

Genesis Health Clubs – Saw Mill Club (Mt. Kisco, N.Y.)

Germantown Cricket Club (Philadelphia)

New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club (New Orleans)

Omni Amelia Island Resort (Fernandina Beach, Fla.)

 

Educational Institutions

Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center (Indianapolis)

Grand Haven High School (Grand Haven, Mich.)

IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

Lichtenberg Tennis Center (West Point, N.Y.)

Mark Reilly Tennis Center (Jeffersonville, Ind.)

Middle Tennessee State University Tennis Complex

PayCargo Tennis Center (Miami)