LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The West Alabama tennis programs helped give back to the community this past year in recently resurfacing the Jaycee Park tennis courts.
"I want to thank everybody who helped with this project and I really feel the two resurfaced courts, with the addition of the pickle ball will be beneficial for the community," UWA tennis head coach Jeff Beaman said. "Dr. JJ Wedgworth, Mayor Tartt, Bird Dial, Steve Campora, Katie Burrall the University of Charter Schools (UCS) tennis coach, the UCS players and parents, and the UWA tennis players that helped. I have been told how the courts used to get a lot of community use, and there have already been people playing pickle ball at them, which is a sport that is really taking off these days."
The ceremonial first serve of the grand reopening took place this past Tuesday and also included a kids clinic with city administrator Dial handling the honors.
"We are very excited for the upgrade to our tennis courts at the Livingston Jaycee Park. It will be great to see the next generation of youngsters developing their game there," Mayor Tartt said. "We know that our citizens of all ages will enjoy the courts for years to come. I want to sincerely thank UWA tennis coach Jeff Beaman for his guidance and assistance on this project. To all that helped, thank you, thank you."
The work put in on the project was done by several individuals. In addition to coach Beaman, former UWA player and assistant coach, now UCS tennis coach Burrall, along with the UCS parents and players. Everything was updated from the resurface project, to fixing the drainage run off and around the courts, fixing the nets, while patching cracks and low areas.
"The court resurfacing was the product of a collaboration between the city of Livingston, UWA tennis and UCS, with coach Beaman of UWA tennis leading the efforts," Dr. Wedgworth said. "We are very grateful to the city of Livingston and UWA's coach Berman and his team for all of their efforts and hard work, and we look forward to the impact that these new courts will have on the community."
