Army West Point Tennis Receives USTA Eastern Facility Award

ORLANDO, Fla., August 28, 2024 – The USTA today announced that the Army West Point Tennis 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.

Men's head coach Randy Rowley and Women's head coach Paul Peck collectively boast two state-of-the-art facilities, located at the United States Military Academy. The Lichtenberg Tennis Center has seven indoor courts for year-round play.

Completed in time for Army West Point's 1999 winter/spring season, features a sophisticated synthetic indoor hardcourt surface, state-of-the-art lighting, locker facilities, coaches' offices and meeting rooms, and an elevated spectator area that gives Army tennis fans a birds-eye view of all seven courts.

The programs also utilize the Malek Tennis Center for outdoor play. Among the amenities at Malek are a spectator seating area and a pedestrian plaza adjoining the tennis and baseball stadiums. Malek was completely torn apart and resurfaced during the summer of 2011.

"Outstanding tennis facilities like Army West Point's Malek and Lichtenberg Tennis Center 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 Army West Point 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)

Army West Point Athletics

Army West Point Tennis Receives USTA Eastern Facility Award

Related Videos