Tennis Facilities

• Currey Tennis Center
• Athletic Training Facilities
• Weight Room

Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Tennis Center

The Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Tennis Center was completed in November, 1993. With the opening of its doors, the Vanderbilt tennis program now provides one of the finest tennis facilities-if not the finest-in the nation for varsity collegiate tennis. "The Currey Center is incredible," says Vanderbilt women's tennis coach Geoff Macdonald. "It really bespeaks of a commitment, a commitment that most places do not have. I would rate the Currey Center as the best indoor tennis facility in America. Now, people that want to build one, they come here and take notes." Plans for the new tennis center were unveiled in April of 1993 when former Athletic Director Paul Hoolahan announced that a $2.2 million project was being made possible by the generous benefactors of Vanderbilt tennis. Nashville businessman Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. spearheaded the fund raising for the project. Additional leadership gifts were also made by the Joe C. Davis Foundation, the Fleming Foundation, and Mrs. Joanne Fleming Hayes. The tennis center, which had provided three indoor courts, underwent several changes throughout the renovation. A two-story, 16,000-square foot addition was made to the existing indoor structure, providing enough space for five indoor courts. The lower level of the facility now houses spacious locker rooms for both varsity teams as well as a training room and locker space for visitors. A special feature of the new center is a state-of-the-art audio/visual room, also located on the second floor. Small video cameras are mounted at the north end of each indoor playing court, allowing the coaches to monitor and record matches in progress on all five courts. The room also serves as a classroom for the coaches and their teams. In addition to the changes and adaptions to the interior of the tennis center, the building was given an exterior facelift as well. Its new, red-brick exterior now matches the architecture of many buildings on the Vanderbilt campus.