uedbet体育官网, Rock Island break ground on Lincoln Park tennis complex
The $1.5 million tennis court complex at Lincoln Park will include six National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulation tennis courts, bleachers, restrooms and 17 parking stalls. It is slated to open for college and public use this fall.
The $1.5 million tennis court complex at Lincoln Park will include six National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulation tennis courts, bleachers, restrooms and 17 parking stalls. It is slated to open for college and public use this fall.
First-year student Maitreyi Shrikhande, a first-year pre-med, psychology double major from Davenport, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony.
The $1.5 million tennis court complex at Lincoln Park will include six National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulation tennis courts, bleachers, restrooms and 17 parking stalls. It is slated to open for college and public use this fall.
Members of the women's tennis team at the Lincoln Park tennis complex groundbreaking.
Together with the City of Rock Island, uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 broke ground on a tennis complex at Lincoln Park Wednesday. uedbet体育官网 and city administrators dug in with ceremonial shovels to kick off the project that is slated to open for college and community in the fall of 2023.
In February uedbet体育官网 announced the $1.5 million project that will create six National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulation tennis courts adjacent to campus at 38th Street and 11th Avenue. The project, which includes a 10-year lease to the college of that section of the park, will relocate uedbet体育官网’s teams from their current facilities near the Roy J. Carver Physical Education Center.
The project was designed by Bettendorf-based Shive-Hattery Inc., and Estes Construction is construction manager. In addition to lighted courts, the complex will include bleachers, restrooms and 17 parking stalls.
The $1.5 million project will include six National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulation tennis courts, bleachers, restrooms and 17 parking stalls. It is slated to open for college and public use this fall.
uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 President Andrea Talentino said she is pleased to see this project take shape and eager to welcome both uedbet体育官网 athletes and community residents to enjoy tennis and pickleball at the courts.
“This partnership with Rock Island is a hallmark of the positive relationship the college has built with the city over decades,” Talentino said. “It’s also symbolic of the college’s longstanding commitment to student-athletes.”
Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms said, “uedbet体育官网 has been a wonderful partner for many years. Once again, it's great to see a project like these new tennis courts come together for the betterment of the community and the college."
uedbet体育官网’s rosters include about 30 students, and players come from five states and six countries. Combined, the teams have claimed four Collegiate Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin championships in the past five years. In the 2021-22 school year, seven women and seven men were named Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athletes.
Head coach David DeSimone said his student-athletes are excited to have top-notch facilities adjacent to campus.
“Our men’s and women’s tennis teams are comprised of excellent student-athletes from across the country and the world,” he said. “The opportunity to play on these new courts will surely add to the success of these students.”
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