The long-awaited ribbon cutting for the newly rebuilt Paulson Tennis Courts took place earlier this week.
Under cover of light rain, Activities Director Katie Carter and head tennis coach Jeff Anderson addressed the small crowd that had gathered for the event.
“These courts will be a benefit not only to our student-athletes, but to all our students and the Austin community,” Carter said.
The courts, which were due to be completed in August before facing many weather delays, needed to be fully rebuilt to be used for official MSHSL contests.
“It was a safety issue,” Anderson said. “The last time the courts were fully redone was back in the 60s and even when I played in high school, they were a little rough.”
Not only do two of them feature pickleball markings, but the color scheme was intentionally chosen to allow for USTA sanctioned events.
“In order for us to host those, we had to have blue and green courts,” Carter said.