Las Vegas Tennis

Darling Tennis Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ekim Dawson wrote:

I had the opportunity to hit some at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas on Saturday. The city run facility is the best public tennis center I have ever seen. The facility opened in 2005 and still looks brand new (I expect that is because the Darling Endowment provides $1 million a year for maintenance). Maybe someone could kick in a million a year for Randolph? There are 23 hard courts, a stadium court that seats 2,800 and several acres of grassy areas in the complex. Pro shop is a bit sparse, but carries the basics.

Attended a clinic Saturday “Stroke of the Day”. Well run clinic, though there were a few too many participants for the teaching pro, thus a bit too much waiting around. A highlight was a brief snow storm near the end of the session. Yes, I said snow, for about five minutes there was a drizzle mixed with snow/sleet. Skies cleared about ½ hour later, but I missed out on a chance to play a local as the center had a Cancer benefit tournament starting.

Ekim Dawson