McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center
Encyclopedia
The McCormack–Nagelsen Tennis Center (MNTC) is a $
3,000,000, 6400 square feet (594.6 m²) facility that is home to the College of William & Mary’s women’s tennis
team as well as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
’s Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame. It is located in Williamsburg
, Virginia
. The facility includes six indoor courts and stadium seating. The center was named after College alumnus Mark McCormack
(Class of 1951) and his wife, retired professional tennis player Betsy Nagelsen
. In 1995, the year the MNTC opened, it won an USTA
Outstanding Facility Award for a collegiate facility.
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3,000,000, 6400 square feet (594.6 m²) facility that is home to the College of William & Mary’s women’s tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
team as well as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Intercollegiate Tennis Association
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association is an organization of 1,500 coaches and 15,000 collegiate tennis players, encompassing more than 1,000 college tennis programs...
’s Women’s Tennis Hall of Fame. It is located in Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The facility includes six indoor courts and stadium seating. The center was named after College alumnus Mark McCormack
Mark McCormack
Mark Hume McCormack was an American lawyer, sports agent for professional athletes and a prolific writer...
(Class of 1951) and his wife, retired professional tennis player Betsy Nagelsen
Betsy Nagelsen
Betsy Nagelsen McCormack is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Nagelsen won the doubles championship at the 1978 and 1980 Australian Opens . She reached the singles final of the 1978 Australian Open, losing to Christine O'Neil...
. In 1995, the year the MNTC opened, it won an USTA
United States Tennis Association
The United States Tennis Association is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels...
Outstanding Facility Award for a collegiate facility.
External links
- College Tennis Online: College of William and Mary Women Facilities
- Intercollegiate Tennis Association
- ITA Hall of Fame
- Betsy Nagelsen McCormack tennis biography
- Tribe Athletics
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