University of Oklahoma Athletics

Updates on OU's New Tennis Facility

September 08, 2008 | Men's Tennis

 
Gregg Wadley Tennis Pavilion
Gregg Wadley Tennis Pavilion
OU's newest facility, which is scheduled for a December 2008 completion, will give the men's and women's tennis programs one of the finest practice and competition venues in the country.
 
Multimedia Coverage
Photos  August 25, 2008: South Wall Almost Complete
Photos  August 4, 2008: Roof of Facility Begins to Take Shape
  July 18, 2008: The First Panel is Raised
 Nov. 20, 2007: Facility Ground Breaking
Photos  Gregg Wadley Tennis Pavilion Renderings
Photos  Pavilion Ground Breaking Photo Gallery
Video  SoonerVision Ground Breaking Highlights
  Quotes from the Ground Breaking Ceremony
 
 Quick Facts
 • 55,000 square-foot facility
 • Six air-conditioned courts
 • Championship-quality lighting and surface
 • 375 chair-back seats for spectators
 • Scheduled for a December 2008 completion

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NORMAN, Okla. -- On November 20, 2007, the OU Athletics Department broke ground on the Gregg Wadley Tennis Pavilion and the Joseph W. Morris and Robert S. Rizley Plaza at the Headington Family Tennis Center.
 
The indoor facility, which will be located east of the Headington Family Tennis Center outdoor courts, is scheduled for a December 2008 completion.

Highlights of the new, 55,000 square-foot facility include six air-conditioned courts, championship-quality lighting and surface, and approximately 375 chair-back seats for spectators (elevated between courts).
 
The facility is being named to honor Gregg Wadley, founder of Datacom Sciences, who together with his wife, Dr. Susan E. Brackett, an OU alumna and formerly an instructor in the university's College of Dentistry, provided the lead gift for the project. The couple, who also established the Susan E. Brackett Endowed Chair for the OU School of Dance, resides in Oklahoma City.
 
Other major gifts include $1.5 million from Dallas businessman, OU alumni and former OU tennis letter-winner Tim Headington and $1 million from the Sarkeys Foundation. Headington also was the lead donor on the Sooner's outdoor facility, which opened in 2001.
 
The Sarkeys gift will be recognized with a plaza at the Headington Center in the names of the late Robert S. Rizley, formerly a Sarkeys Foundation Board member, and Joseph W. Morris, a current member of that board.

A number of other donors participated in this project, including several former student-athletes.

Directions to Facility
From I-35: Take Highway 9 East to the Chautauqua Ave. intersection. Turn left on Chautauqua Ave. and proceed North to the Imhoff Rd. intersection. Turn right on Imhoff Rd. The baseball stadium (L. Dale Mitchell Park) will be on your left and the OU Soccer Complex will be on your right.

The tennis facility is located behind the soccer field (to the south). Turn right into the Lloyd Noble Center lot to park. Cross the wood bridge to the west of the parking lot and then walk to the left for the Headington Family Tennis Center.
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