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Multi-Use Facility
This state-of-the-art structure accommodates six full-sized tennis courts, a 100-meter five-lane track surface with a jump pit and pole vault box, and serves as home for the university's men's and women's tennis teams, allowing for fall and spring matches to unfold rain or shine.
The PVC-fabric-covered facility measures 320 feet in length, 140 feet in width, and rises just over 50 feet at its highest point. The fabric roof and sides are pulled over steel tubular dome-shaped trusses, and the court base is asphalt coated with an acrylic polymer surface commonly used in tennis facilities. The courts are illuminated with LED uplighting, and ceiling fans and large doors on either end allow for ample ventilation on hot days. The building is not heated.
The structure features technology that makes it energy efficient, including translucent fabric that won't require additional lighting during daylight hours. It is also designed to be thermally efficient, maintaining a temperature up to 20 degrees warmer than outside in winter and 20 degrees cooler than outside in summer.
