Politics & Government

Reston's Kids' Courts Grand Opening Saturday

USTA grant helps Reston Association build courts sized for the smallest players.

will formally open its six new kid-sized tennis courts on Saturday at 1 p.m.

On hand for the ribbon cutting will be Reston founder Robert E. Simon (a longtime tennis fan), representatives from the United States Tennis Association and Slice,the mascot of the Washington Kastles tennis team.

The courts replaces two regulation-sized tennis courts at. A   $17,000 grant from the USTA helped to build the Quickstart courts, sized for children 10 and under.

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The North Shore 10 and Under Courts will feature bleachers for families and storage lockers. Currently, instructors carry all their equipment –including child-sized racquets, balls and a net to courts each time.

 

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