MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Shovels hit the dirt Thursday morning in Audubon Park in Memphis, as ground was broken on the new Leftwich Tennis Center. The $24 million facility, which will be the future home of the Tigers' men's and women's tennis teams, is scheduled to be completed in approximately 18 months.
The new Leftwich Tennis Center will be able to attract major national tennis tournaments and NCAA and conference championships and their fans and will be the largest tennis facility within hundreds of miles, featuring 24 outdoor and 12 indoor courts. The project is a partnership between the City of Memphis and the University of Memphis, and the new Leftwich Tennis Center is designed by Memphis-based Fleming Architects and will be built by Memphis' Grinder Taber Grinder.