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didnt see a tennis related thread so if there is one I apologize.
UCF hired John Roddick (Andy Roddick's brother) as their HC. Roddick was at Oklahoma before being hired away by the Knights, an absolutely tremendous hire.
Roddick was no doubt enticed by the new USTA facility that was built in Orlando, where UCF will play their home matches. A really incredible facility:
USTA's campus set to anchor Lake Nona sports district
The USTA campus would be a "natural springboard" for the overall district, he added.
On Wednesday, local officials and association executives planned to attend a ceremony at the construction site of what is expected to be the largest tennis center in the nation when it is completed in fall 2016. The association also this week refined the name of the facility as USTA National Campus, the New Home of American Tennis.
Leading the facility will be Kurt Kamperman, USTA community tennis chief executive, and Martin Blackman, who was hired this week to replace Patrick McEnroe as head of the association's player-development program.
Plans call for a tournament and league area with 24 clay courts and 16 hard courts; a University of Central Florida tennis area with 12 hard courts, elevated seating and facilities for 1,200 spectators; a Team USA area with eight hard courts and eight clay courts; and a player-development area with eight hard courts, eight red-clay courts and six covered courts. The space includes dormitories for 32 youth players and an area with eight courts that are shorter than regulation.
Really cool to see this happen and hopefully UCF capitalizes on the momentum from a facility like this.
UCF Men's Tennis on Twitter
UCF hired John Roddick (Andy Roddick's brother) as their HC. Roddick was at Oklahoma before being hired away by the Knights, an absolutely tremendous hire.
Roddick was no doubt enticed by the new USTA facility that was built in Orlando, where UCF will play their home matches. A really incredible facility:
USTA's campus set to anchor Lake Nona sports district
The USTA campus would be a "natural springboard" for the overall district, he added.
On Wednesday, local officials and association executives planned to attend a ceremony at the construction site of what is expected to be the largest tennis center in the nation when it is completed in fall 2016. The association also this week refined the name of the facility as USTA National Campus, the New Home of American Tennis.
Leading the facility will be Kurt Kamperman, USTA community tennis chief executive, and Martin Blackman, who was hired this week to replace Patrick McEnroe as head of the association's player-development program.
Plans call for a tournament and league area with 24 clay courts and 16 hard courts; a University of Central Florida tennis area with 12 hard courts, elevated seating and facilities for 1,200 spectators; a Team USA area with eight hard courts and eight clay courts; and a player-development area with eight hard courts, eight red-clay courts and six covered courts. The space includes dormitories for 32 youth players and an area with eight courts that are shorter than regulation.
Really cool to see this happen and hopefully UCF capitalizes on the momentum from a facility like this.
UCF Men's Tennis on Twitter
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