TCU Announces Approval for Tennis Team Building
April 21, 2003
FORT WORTH, Texas - Final approval has been given on the construction of a new tennis team building, TCU Athletics Director Eric Hyman announced today. Construction on the new facility, which will be funded from the Mary Potishman Lard Trust, will begin immediately, according to Hyman.
The building, which will be located in the open area near the indoor courts on the south part of the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on the TCU campus, will contain approximately 4,000 square feet of offices for staff, team locker rooms, a team meeting room, an equipment room, a training room and a storage area.
Walker Friedman, co-trustee of the Mary Potishman Lard Trust, said, "This is something we have needed and we are pleased to be able to help out with the funding for this project. The Mary Potishman Lard Trust built this wonderful tennis center and now we're moving forward to upgrade it and keep it as one of the nation's top facilities."
"This is unbelievable," said TCU women's tennis coach Dave Borelli. "I feel like our tennis facility is a gigantic birthday cake and the only thing missing was the topping. This team building is the topping for that cake. It will give us one of the top four or five tennis facilities in the country."
"This is awesome," added TCU men's tennis coach Joey Rive. "I can't thank the Friedman family enough for what they have done for TCU Tennis. The new locker room, coaches' offices and meeting room will really enhance our facility."
Completed in 1976 at a cost of more than $2 million, the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center features 22 full-sized championship courts, including the six outdoor Bernard "Tut" Bartzen Varsity Courts, reserved solely for the Horned Frog teams. The outdoor section of the facility includes a pavilion with a seating capacity of nearly 1,500, a full-stocked pro shop and locker room facilities. Phase two of the Friedman Tennis Center gave Fort Worth its first indoor tennis facility upon completion in 1980. The $500,000 extension houses five indoor courts, which were funded by the Mary Potishman Lard Trust.
