Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Rocky Mount, N.C. - The North Carolina Wesleyan men's and women's tennis teams will enjoy their first matches at the new Slick Family Foundation Tennis Complex this weekend. The Battling Bishops are set to host their first home match of the season on Saturday at 1:00pm versus Guilford College. Saturday's matches will be played on the original six Vietnam Memorial Courts housed by the Complex, which have been resurfaced.
The Thomas A. Betts Pavilion is also completed and ready for use, minus a few finishing touches. NCWC President Jim Gray has indicated that the additional six new courts and fencing will be completed once the warm weather returns, upon which a formal opening of the Complex will be scheduled.
The Vietnam Memorial Courts at the Slick Family Foundation Tennis Complex will once again honor our five Wesleyan alumni who gave their lives serving our country: Lt. William Eskridge Gilkeson Bobbit '66, Cpt. Dwaine E. Mattox '66, Lt. William Etchison Zimmerman Jr. '66, Sgt. Paul Mario Nance Jr. '67 and Lt. Clevelan Ray Harvey '69. Five of these original courts will have a sign designating one of these fallen alum, and at completion, the entrance memorial will feature a granite slab below the flagpoles with names of these heroes prominently displayed.
Play will be open to City of Rocky Mount residents when our Battling Bishop teams and/or intramural programs are not playing.
Again, tomorrow's matches are slated for 1:00pm start. Please come and support our Wesleyan tennis teams as they take on Guilford College, and while you're out, get a first-hand look at what is sure to be one of the premier tennis facilities in Eastern North Carolina.