--- title: How to Build a College Tennis Venue description: Having a remarkable college tennis facility no doubt helps in so many ways. However, figuring out how to upgrade a facility or build one from scratch can seem like a daunting task. Here's one Coach's experience and recommendations. --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/how-to-build-a-college-tennis-venue#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![Sports\_Interiors\_Logo\_Design-2.png\]](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sports_Interiors_Logo_Design-2.png?height=50&name=Sports_Interiors_Logo_Design-2.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [www.sportsinteriors.com](https://www.sportsinteriors.com/) [www.sportsinteriors.com](https://www.sportsinteriors.com/) How may we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Base](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [College Tennis](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/college-tennis?hsLang=en) # How to Build a College Tennis Venue ## Having a remarkable college tennis facility no doubt helps in so many ways. However, figuring out how to upgrade a facility or build one from scratch can seem like a daunting task. Here's one Coach's experience and recommendations. Chris Young, the Director of Tennis at Oklahoma State University, went from having one of the worst outdoor tennis facilities in the country and no indoor facility to one of the nicest indoor and outdoor college tennis venues in all of college tennis. Chris shares some lessons from this process and provides some advice to coaches regardless of the size or stature of the university at which they currently coach.  Click on this link below to watch Chris Young talk about his experiences:   [ITA Coach Masterclass Video: Building a College Tennis Venue](https://youtu.be/d5gMeCIxCZ8)         - [LED Lighting](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/led-lighting?hsLang=en) - [Liner System](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/liner-system?hsLang=en) - [Financial Incentives](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/financial-incentives?hsLang=en) - [Tennis Facilities](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/tennis-facilities?hsLang=en) - [College Tennis](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/college-tennis?hsLang=en) - [Non-Tennis Facilities](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/non-tennis-facilities?hsLang=en) - [The Implementation Process](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/the-implementation-process?hsLang=en) - [Pickleball](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/pickleball?hsLang=en) - [Padel](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/padel?hsLang=en) - [Lighting Controls](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/knowledge/lighting-controls?hsLang=en) [![sports-interiors-logo](https://knowledgebase.sportsinteriors.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sports-interiors-logo.png?width=251&height=50&name=sports-interiors-logo.png "sports-interiors-logo")](https://www.sportsinteriors.com) 1547 Saint Paul Avenue, Gurnee, IL 60031 Copyright © 2025, www.sportsinteriors.com