Improvements are coming to the Vancouver Tennis Center and the VTC Foundation is holding a meeting to discuss what is in store.
The public is invited to the informal meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Vancouver City Hall’s Aspen Room (415 W. 6th Street, enter on south side of City Hall) to hear the plan of operations by the United States Tennis Association Pacific Northwest Section. The USTA-PNW is taking over operations at VTC from the city. The 20-year agreement was announced in March.
Upcoming projects at VTC include replacement of the facility’s roof beginning this week, which will require a partial closure of some of the indoor tennis courts through August as work progresses. Interior painting will commence the week of July 23, requiring half of the facility to be shut down.
Other work will include new lighting, court resurfacing, and replacement of backdrops and net dividers.
“Major maintenance on VTC has long been deferred so it is exciting to see these needed investments in the facility. However, members need to be aware of impacts to court availability in July and August as well as increased noise levels and loss of parking,” said Parks and Recreation Director Julie Hannon in a Facebook post to the VTC Foundation page.
Hannon added that VTC will be completely closed for approximately three weeks from mid-August to early September to complete the transition from the city’s operation of the facility to USTA-PNW.
3v3 soccer at Harmony
There’s still time to register for the Harmony 3v3 Soccer Challenge, scheduled for July 21 at Harmony Sports Complex in east Vancouver.
Entry fee is $175 per team and registration deadline is Saturday, July 14.
There are divisions for youths (U6-U18), adult (out of high school), adult over 30, and coed adult (out of high school). Each team can have up to six players, and adult teams can have up to eight. All teams are guaranteed a minimum of four games.
For more details or to register visit www.timberstournaments.com/harmony-3v3-soccer-challenge-1
Run with CCRC
Matthew Young of Woodland was the winner of the Grass Valley 5K on June 27, completing the course in 16 minutes, 23 seconds.
Dan Nehnevaj of Vancouver was second overall in 16:40, and Ryan Cibart of Vancouver came in third at 17:05. There were 101 finishers at this Clark County Running Club event.
The top women’s finisher was Abby Knight, placing 14th overall in 20:50. Second was Michaela Burns of Vancouver (16th) in 21:23, and Ally Peterson of Battle Ground was third (18th) in 21:43.
There are three CCRC Wednesday runs in July. This Wednesday and July 18 are Washougal Dike 3-mile runs, both starting at 7 p.m. at Cottonwood Beach Park in Camas. The third is the Round Lake 3-mile run at 7 p.m. July 25 at Round Lake Park in Camas.
For more information about CCRC and its running calendar, visit clarkcountyrunningclub.org.
