20Nov 2022 by jerrye316
Ephesus Tennis Courts Grand Re-opening

Ephesus Tennis Courts Grand Re-opening

Court Maintenance, Preservation, Public Tennis Courts
The four Ephesus tennis courts have been resurfaced, new nets installed, and lined only for tennis. The grand re-opening week starts Saturday, Nov 19, 2022. This is the first time since 2012 (10+ years) that any CH public tennis courts have been resurfaced, and the tennis community should celebrate. One tennis player described it simply as "glorious". Special thanks to Parks and Recreation director and staff for working with the tennis community, retaining the courts for tennis with only tennis lines, and making the resurfacing happen. Perhaps the best way to express our thanks can be shown in the following two pictures: For tennis players who left playing at Ephesus because of deteriorating conditions, now is your time to return to demonstrate your support, enjoy the new courts, and show…
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10Oct 2022 by jerrye316
A Decade of Neglect of Public Tennis Courts Shown in Pictures

A Decade of Neglect of Public Tennis Courts Shown in Pictures

Advocates, Court Maintenance, Preservation, Public Tennis Courts, Youth Tennis
The pictures are similar but they are taken ten years apart at two Chapel Hill public tennis facilities. Here is a picture from Ephesus tennis courts in 2012. Ephesus 2012 And here is a picture of current Cedar Falls tennis courts in 2022. Cedar Falls 2022 Both pictures say that nets have been taken down because the courts are unsafe to play on. The first picture was posted in Facebook with the title "Chapel Hill - Southern Part of Heaven unless you are a tennis player". The second picture describes two courts at Cedar Falls which are unsafe to play on today. East HS JV teams use these courts, and just imagine parents watching their children play on the remaining four courts which are also in terrible condition and barely…
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23Sep 2022 by jerrye316
Thank You CH PG&R Commissioners

Thank You CH PG&R Commissioners

Advocates, Court Maintenance, Preservation, Public Tennis Courts
On Tuesday, Sept 20, 2022, there was a meeting of the Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Commission Board. During this meeting, the proposal for Pickleball using the two of the remaining four Ephesus tennis courts was discussed and voted upon. The Parks and Rec staff provided results from an earlier survey which can be seen at <SurveyResults>. Of particular interest was that 90% of the tennis respondents were from CH/Orange County as opposed to 52% of PickleBall. The tennis community has always talked about how tennis is serving the local community families and citizens, which was verified in this statistic. Representatives and players for both PickleBall and Tennis were given time to speak about their sport and facility needs. We should thank and compliment all the speakers for doing a good…
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