PRESS RELEASES - SEPTEMBER 2008

September 16, 2008

Arlington Tennis Center Earns National Award

Representatives from the United States Tennis Association will be in Arlington tonight to present the 2008 Outstanding Facility of the Year Award to the Arlington Tennis Center.

The award presentation will occur at 6:30 p.m. during the Arlington City Council Regular Meeting in Council Chamber, 101 W. Abram St. in downtown Arlington.

Parks and Recreation Director Pete Jamieson and Tennis Center Manager Sheryl Osborn will accept the award. The winner was announced September 1 at the USTA Semi-Annual Meeting in New York.

"The USTA is proud to honor the Arlington Tennis Center for its commitment to providing the highest quality tennis experience,” said USTA Chief Executive Kurt Kamperman. “They are helping to raise the standard by which all tennis facilities are judged.”

The Arlington Tennis Center was judged on the quality of its programs, staffing, special events, facility appearance, amenities and adherence to USTA standards.

“It is a tremendous honor for our facility and staff to have been selected to receive this award,” Osborn said. “Our customers and the Arlington Tennis Association are at the heart of our success and share this award.”

Earlier this year, the tennis center manager and her family received the USTA Texas Section Family of the Year Award. The Arlington Tennis Center has also won five other national awards and six sectional awards.

The Arlington Tennis Center is located at 500 W. Mayfield Road. Learn more about its programs at www.arlingtontx.gov/park/tennis or call 817-459-6163.

Watch tonight’s award presentation online at www.arlingtontx.gov/webcast and on Arlington Cable Channel 16 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

For more information about this award, call Parks Marketing Manager Kelly Drawdy at 817-459-6931 or Kelly.Drawdy@arlingtontx.gov.