Holding Court

Pacific tennis coaches Brian Jackson (top) and Sandy Garry play the unofficial first match on the University's new tennis courts. The final score of the match was not disclosed.

They may not be officially open, but Pacific's tennis coaches (and some players) have had a chance to test drive the courts at Pacific's new tennis facility.

Save for some electrical work and last minute finishing touches, the new courts are ready for play. While the courts are not yet open for the campus community, head men's tennis coach Brian Jackson and head women's coach Sandy Garry got out their racquets and tried out the new courts on May 27. They were soon joined by a pair of Pacific women's tennis players who happen to live right across the street from the new complex.

The courts were met with rave reviews from the coaches and players alike. The teams will be ready to take the courts for real when the teams start fall practices in September.

The new tennis complex features six courts, three of which are covered and will be available for year-round use. A ribbon-cutting and dedication will be held at a later date. The tennis facility was originally scheduled to be completed in April, but the unusually wet weather over the spring pushed the construction timeline back.

Some other shots of the new home for Pacific tennis...

Senior Salute: Tessa & Sami

They were the queens of their home court...at least for the day. Seniors Sami Richards and Tessa Krebs were honored prior to the start of Saturday's match against Pacific Lutheran, their last home match of the 2009 season.


Seems like quite the sendoff Special thanks to Randy Krebs, Tessa's father, for the pics.

Thankfully, the match was not the last for the Boxers. Pacific is assured of no worse of a sixth place finish in the conference, earning them an invitation to the Northwest Conference Championship Tournament, Apr. 17-18 in Yakima, Wash. It will make the first time the Boxers have gone to the tournament since it shifted to a six-team format in 2004.