Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Encyclopedia
The Michael D. Case Tennis Center is a 2,000-seat tennis
arena on the campus of the University of Tulsa
in Tulsa, Oklahoma
. The center officially opened on 2001-12-14 and was named after Mike Case, a local developer and philanthropist
. In 2003, the facility was named the top facility in the country by the United States Tennis Association
.
The center is a state-of-the-art facility that cost $10 million. It contains six indoor courts, 12 outdoor courts, electronic scoreboards, spectator seating for 2,000, lighting for night competition and training facilities. There are also webcam
s around the facility that allow matches to be streamed over the internet
.
The facility has hosted the 2002 WAC Championship
and two national NCAA tournaments. It will also soon host the combined Men's and Women's Division I Championships. The facility has also benefited for the athletes at the University. Before openening, the highest ranking Tulsa had for a men's program was 31. In 2007, they achieved a ranking of 16 and also have the third ranked player nationally as of January 2008. Recently, another donor, Tom Kivisto, provided money to add sun cover to the outdoor courts.
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...
arena on the campus of the University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...
in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
. The center officially opened on 2001-12-14 and was named after Mike Case, a local developer and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
. In 2003, the facility was named the top facility in the country by the United States Tennis Association
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...
.
The center is a state-of-the-art facility that cost $10 million. It contains six indoor courts, 12 outdoor courts, electronic scoreboards, spectator seating for 2,000, lighting for night competition and training facilities. There are also webcam
Webcam
A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
s around the facility that allow matches to be streamed over the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
.
The facility has hosted the 2002 WAC Championship
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
and two national NCAA tournaments. It will also soon host the combined Men's and Women's Division I Championships. The facility has also benefited for the athletes at the University. Before openening, the highest ranking Tulsa had for a men's program was 31. In 2007, they achieved a ranking of 16 and also have the third ranked player nationally as of January 2008. Recently, another donor, Tom Kivisto, provided money to add sun cover to the outdoor courts.