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Two sports facility construction companies, Baseline LLC
(Knoxville, Tennessee) and Top-A-Court Tennis Company (Hatfield,
Pennsylvania) were honored by Racquet Sports Industry (RSI) Magazine in
its annual awards program. Both organizations, which are member
companies of ASBA, were named Champions of Tennis in recognition of
their contributions to the sport. Awards were announced at ASBA’s
Technical Meeting, held in Orlando, Florida. RSI is the trade magazine
serving the business-to-business market in the tennis industry. Its
subscribers include tennis retailers, pro shops, tennis coaches and
teachers, racquet sports clubs, community tennis associations and more.
Baseline, LLC was named Tennis Court Contractor of the Year by
RSI Magazine. The award recognizes not just excellence in facility
construction, but outstanding contributions to the tennis industry as a
whole. The company began in 1982 as Empire Recreational Surfaces,
concentrating on resurfacing tennis courts as part of its contracting
services. Company personnel recognized the need for quality construction
from the ground up, and over the years, narrowed its focus on building
and maintaining tennis courts, as well as other sports facilities
including running tracks, indoor sports facilities and synthetic turf
sports fields.
As the company grew, its leadership became increasingly involved with
the American Sports Builders Association. The company president, Will
Ferguson, served on the board of directors, at one point as the
organization’s chairman. Its vice president, David Clapp, meanwhile,
became both a Certified Tennis Court Builder and a Certified Track
Builder, and most recently chaired the committee to rewrite the ASBA’s
popular publication, Tennis Courts: A Construction and Maintenance
Manual.
The company primarily serves the private market, but is also involved in
municipal facilities as well. Its motto is “Bringing excellence to the
surface,” and it has been honored in ASBA’s awards program many times
throughout the years.
The company’s philosophy remains unchanged, however: “Build quality
projects, make customers happy, and be truthful in representing
ourselves.”
Top-A-Court Tennis was named RSI’s Ten and Under Tennis Court
Contractor of the Year. The award is given in recognition of outstanding
work in building and marking tennis courts for children’s play.
Top-A-Court was founded in 1988 by owner and president John Coll. Coll
recently worked with the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) to gain
experience with the new rules for youth tennis play, and has since
helped more than 100 municipalities, clubs, schools and community tennis
associations lines in order to expand opportunities for children to
learn the sport.
Coll has also noted that 10U Tennis can benefit contractors as well by
allowing them to provide additional services to those in need of court
construction and renovation. The company is a member of ASBA, and Coll
is a Certified Tennis Court Builder. The company has built tennis,
basketball, bocce and multi-use courts in the Eastern Pennsylvania and
tri-state area (East Pennsylvania, Delaware and Southern New Jersey).
According to Coll, the company’s mission statement has always been:
“Build it right, build it with integrity and do business honestly. Make
our work last as long as possible, for the customer as well as for our
own pride.” |
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