The Schwartz Tennis Center is closing today (Tuesday, February 9) at
9:00 am because of the weather. It will reopen tomorrow (Wednesday,
February 10) for regular hours -- weather permitting.
All Junior and adult lessons are cancelled today.
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The Schwartz Tennis Center is happy to welcome Tim Wright as our
newest Tennis Pro. He is working with Tim Madden in our Junior
Development program. Many of you in the community are familiar with
Tim Wright as the tennis coach at West Lafayette High School, where
his team has won numerous sectional and regional tournaments. In
addition, Tim has coached several individuals and doubles teams who
have advanced to the state finals. Tim was 2005 State Boys' Tennis
Coach of the Year. Tim has joined the Schwartz Tennis Center after
more than 10 years at the Lafayette Sports Center where he taught
hundreds of adult and junior players. You may contact Tim at the
Schwartz Tennis Center at 765-494-3600.
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We are pleased to include a new button at the left of this page "USTA
TENNIS LEAGUES." If you click on this button, you will go to the Central
Indiana Tennis Association Web page for League Tennis. Note the link
there to "2010 USTA Summer Leagues." This contains information about
and entry forms to register Men's teams, Women's teams, and Mixed
teams. The team entry deadline is March 3, 2010.
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We have worked very hard to bring this Website up-to-date and to
make it useful for you.
Here are a few things to check out:
- Click on the "ADULT TENNIS PROGRAMS" button at the left of this
page. This tells you all about drills, workouts,
private lessons, and group lessons for adults.
- Click on the "JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED BY TIM MADDEN"
button at the left of this page. The "JUNIOR CLINICS" button that
comes up tells all about the exciting new Junior Development Program
and even has a registration form. For more information click the
"FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)" button.
- Click on the "HOURS" button at the top of this page. We now have
calendars for each month showing exactly when the facility is
open.
- Click on the "RATES AND RESERVATIONS" button at the left of this
page. This gives you all the latest information about facility hours,
court fees, and play passes.
- Click on the "TOURNAMENTS" button at the left of this page. This
tells you about all tournaments currently scheduled for the facility.
You can follow links to the USTA to register for the USTA
tournaments.
- Click on the "PRO SHOP" button at the left of this page for
information about racquet restringing, balls, dampeners, and grips now
available at our tennis facility.
Let us know what you think of the new Website and tell us about any
additions or modifications that you would like to see.
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The Dennis J. and Mary Lou Schwartz Tennis Center opened its doors to the community for play on Saturday, December
30, 2006. The facility is also home to the Boilermaker varsity tennis teams. The teams practice and host competitions throughout the year.
The center, which was completed in December 2006, is Purdue University’s first indoor tennis center. Named for the lead donors, Dennis J. and Mary Lou Schwartz, the facility provides the Purdue and Tippecanoe County communities with state-of-the-art, modern tennis courts in an upscale setting.
The six indoor and six outdoor courts are available to the public. The 60,000-square-foot facility includes locker rooms for the teams, offices for administrative staff and coaches, an athletic training room, and seating areas for fans on the mezzanine above the courts. A pro shop, located in the lobby, is staffed with knowledgeable people ready to help you with your tennis needs.
Technology at the Schwartz Tennis Center includes 12 Plexipave cushioned courts. The layered system is designed to give better support to the athlete's legs during play. Daktronic electronic scoreboards are on each of the indoor and outdoor courts. The six indoor individual scoreboards feed into a large master scoreboard on the west end of the facility, which displays individual and team scoring. The scoreboards are operated from courtside via wireless remote. The tennis center also uses Dartfish Video Analysis technology to assist in player development. A state-of-the-art sound system with Klipsch speakers helps create an energetic atmosphere for the team events.
We hope you will make the Schwartz Tennis Center your favorite place to play tennis. We also invite you to come to the tennis center to cheer on the Boilermaker teams. Admission is free to the varsity matches.
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