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New tennis facility opens at Yahoola Creek Park
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| This brand new tennis facility features 8 hard courts on a mountain top that overlooks the developing Yahoola Creek park. (Staff photo/DAVID BEALL) |
By David Beall
Lumpkin County Park and Recreation is home to the newest tennis facility in the area. At the top of a steep incline near the back of Yahoola Creek Park are eight brand new courts that will be used by the recreation department and by the tennis teams at North Georgia.
Until the tennis stadium is built for the men and women's tennis teams at North Georgia, they will invade the new complex at park and recreation.
“We are definitely happy to have the new facility,” head coach Kent Norsworthy said. “It will probably be one of the nicest in our conference.”
The Saints' tennis courts on campus were torn down this spring to make room for North Georgia's new technology and learning center.
Norsworthy and his squad will practice on the courts this fall and then will host some of the finest teams in the nation next spring. The Peach Belt Conference is home to 7 nationally ranked teams on the men's side and 6 on the women's side.
“Having courts at park and recreation will bring tennis to the community where there is not much tennis right now,” Norsworthy said. “So people will be introduced to it and hopefully it will take off.”
The Saints tennis teams used Lumpkin County High School for most of last season, which limited their capability to compete at a high level.
“Being able to only practice one hour a day, sometimes just four days a week really affected our play a lot last year,” Norsworthy said. “So having our own spot will make a world of difference for us.”
The brand new facility will also be taken advantage of by the recreation department.
“We are glad to have them,” Park and Recreation Athletic Director Andy Brand said. “It is something Lumpkin County has needed for a long time so we are excited for this opportunity.”
“We have talked about doing different types of tennis instruction,” Brand said. “We want to offer something different and get kids interested in a new sport.”
With a new sport on the horizon in Lumpkin County, it sounds like it might be time to break out the racket and play a few matches over at Yahoola Creek Park.
Until the tennis stadium is built for the men and women's tennis teams at North Georgia, they will invade the new complex at park and recreation.
“We are definitely happy to have the new facility,” head coach Kent Norsworthy said. “It will probably be one of the nicest in our conference.”
The Saints' tennis courts on campus were torn down this spring to make room for North Georgia's new technology and learning center.
Norsworthy and his squad will practice on the courts this fall and then will host some of the finest teams in the nation next spring. The Peach Belt Conference is home to 7 nationally ranked teams on the men's side and 6 on the women's side.
“Having courts at park and recreation will bring tennis to the community where there is not much tennis right now,” Norsworthy said. “So people will be introduced to it and hopefully it will take off.”
The Saints tennis teams used Lumpkin County High School for most of last season, which limited their capability to compete at a high level.
“Being able to only practice one hour a day, sometimes just four days a week really affected our play a lot last year,” Norsworthy said. “So having our own spot will make a world of difference for us.”
The brand new facility will also be taken advantage of by the recreation department.
“We are glad to have them,” Park and Recreation Athletic Director Andy Brand said. “It is something Lumpkin County has needed for a long time so we are excited for this opportunity.”
“We have talked about doing different types of tennis instruction,” Brand said. “We want to offer something different and get kids interested in a new sport.”
With a new sport on the horizon in Lumpkin County, it sounds like it might be time to break out the racket and play a few matches over at Yahoola Creek Park.
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