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ROME TENNIS CENTER at BERRY COLLEGE
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ROME TENNIS CENTER at BERRY COLLEGE

If you're in GEORGIA, check it out....

🎾 ROME, GEORGIA, is widely considered a PREMIER TENNIS CITY, particularly known for its award-winning facilities that host high-level tournaments (including ACC and SUN BELT Conference tournaments). It has gained national recognition as a TOP TENNIS destination in the SOUTHEAST.

🎾 ROME TENNIS CENTER at BERRY COLLEGE (RTCBC): One of the largest tennis facilities in the nation, featuring 57 lighted courts. It includes 6 indoor courts, 6 NCAA regulation courts and 3 center courts for tournaments.

--- NATIONAL RECOGNITION: The USTA recognized the center with the Outstanding Facility Award in 2019 and 2025. 🏆

--- HIGH-VOLUME TOURNAMENTS: The center hosts more than 50 tournaments annually, including professional USTA Pro Circuit events, ITA collegiate tournaments, and Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state championships.

--- COMPREHENSIVE AMENITIES: Operated by Cliff Drysdale Tennis, the center provides daily programming for all ages and skill levels, including leagues, clinics and junior development.

RTCBC will host the 2028 NCAA Division III Men's & Women's National Championships.

🎾 ROME DOWNTOWN RACQUETS CENTER provides an additional 6 lighted USTA TENNIS courts and 26 PICKLEBALL courts.

🎾 ROME also has a multitude of courts at other venues: ALTO PARK, ETOWAH PARK, Shorter University and Darlington. BERRY's main campus features multiple tennis and pickleball courts.

ROME is 1 hour and 30 minutes (65 miles) northwest from ATLANTA. ALTA - Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association - started league play in 1971 with less than 1,000 members. Today, ALTA has approximately 80,000 members. It is the largest tennis-based community organization in the world.

u/DerekFair1 — 3 days ago