In early February, the new $8 million Outdoor Tennis Complex opened at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
The new facility will host the 2024 CUSA Men's Tennis Championships April 20-21.
This new state of the art facility will serve as the on-campus home of MTSU's men's and women's tennis programs, featuring new locker rooms, spectator facilities for 250 Blue Raiders fans, eight state of the art tennis courts and new coaches' offices, among many other amenities.
The locker rooms, offices, team lounge and concession stand will be located in the Allen Tennis Building, which is named for MTSU alum and entrepreneur Elizabeth Allen.
See more pictures here: goblueraiders.com.
Officials at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Ala., say they are ready to begin construction on the first phases of the new Bank Independent Stadium.
The new Bank Independent Stadium will be multipurpose. The stadium and the area surrounding will house the football and soccer complex, as well as the new baseball complex.
The project is expected to be finished around the 2026 school year.
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- The University of Texas at San Antonio athletics department is constructing a state-of-the-art volleyball and basketball training facility, and over the next five years, will also focus on enhancing existing facilities for baseball and softball, including player development centers, a nutrition performance center for all student-athletes, and a covered football pavilion.
- In Hubbard, Ohio, school leaders and community members recently launched Phase One of a renovation project to convert the old Roosevelt gymnasium into a student wellness center. With the money raised so far, Phase One ($100,000) is covered, which will including installing second floor batting cages and turfed areas for practicing.
Phase Two will create the weight room and cardio fitness area on the first floor with a budget of another $100,000, with half of those funds already raised. Phases Three and Four will encompass the second floor multipurpose room and ground floor lobby renovations with changing rooms for an estimated cost of $110,000. Phase Five will create the outdoor playground area with basketball courts, with costs to be determined.
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