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Colorado Partners with City of Boulder for New Indoor Facility
by Rhiannon Potkey, 6 November 2024
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The University of Colorado Athletic Department and the City of Boulder last week announced they are partnering to provide a new indoor facility for tennis players throughout the community, including members of the CU women’s team.
CU and the city will build a shared indoor facility at East Boulder Community Park. The facility may feature four to six courts and be available year-round.
The facility will be located at the city-owned land south of East Boulder Community Park, on property formerly known as Hogan Pancost. The property was purchased in 2019 and approved for utility and parkland uses.
“This new indoor tennis facility will be an immense help for our program by providing our student-athletes a permanent place to train and compete at the highest level,” CU head coach Anthony Pham said. “It also demonstrates how important tennis is to our athletic department and our community.”
In addition to the indoor facility, the city will also construct up to eight new dedicated outdoor tennis courts and convert existing tennis courts to dedicated pickleball courts. Final project details, such as court numbers, will be confirmed upon completion of a baseline site analysis.
The city estimates a ribbon cutting in summer 2026. The final project schedule will be shared as the project moves from analysis into concept plan and design/construction.
In the meantime, CU has developed a temporary plan to make more courts available for the Buffs and the broader public this winter.
Starting in January, the Buffs will utilize CU's Balch Fieldhouse for individual coach/player practices. Three temporary courts will be created inside the fieldhouse and will also be open to the community through an online reservation system, from January through April.
“This project fills an important need not just for our team, but tennis players throughout Boulder who for years have had to go to neighboring cities to find places to play,” Pham said. “We’re proud to be working with the City of Boulder on this project and I am grateful for the investment our city partners are making to help grow the sport in the Boulder community.”
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About Rhiannon Potkey
Rhiannon Potkey is a veteran sportswriter with more than two
decades of experience in journalism. Potkey has covered many
sports at many levels and has a passion for finding great stories.
Potkey has covered the U.S. Open, junior sectional and national
events, college conference championships and Davis Cup matches.
Potkey is currently Content Strategist for Tennis Recruiting. You
can reach Rhiannon by email at
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