One of the most popular and successful after-school tennis training programs in the state has announced plans to build a new 12-court tennis complex in metro Santa Fe.
First Serve New Mexico has been teaching hundreds of children and adolescents for nearly two decades not just the fundamentals of playing tennis, but also the value of self-discipline and good sportsmanship.
Based in Santa Fe, the nonprofit program offers training classes several times a week, as well as an 8-week training camp.
Now the organization has announced plans to build a facility that will go up on a nearly 9-acre site near the Genoveva Community Center on Rodeo Road on the southwest side of the city.
The project, with an estimated $12 million price tag, will also include a facility measuring around 8,500 square feet that will house the program’s classrooms, as well as bathrooms and locker rooms.
Plans for the project have been submitted to the County of Santa Fe. If all goes well, work is expected to begin later this year, with a rough completion date of spring 2024.
First Serve New Mexico is a nationally recognized program. In 2013 the United States Tennis Association awarded the program a $12,500 grant to help support its training initiatives.
By Garry Boulard
