Tennis fans rejoice!
The Cooper Tennis Complex has fully reopened after being closed since June 4th, when storms knocked power out and a pipe burst in a wall, flooding many parts of the indoor facility.
The only thing still closed are the men’s locker rooms and those will reopen next Tuesday.
People are being asked to enter through the breezeway, the same entrance used after COVID-19 closures.
More details are below with a press release from the Springfield-Greene County Park Board…
SPRINGFIELD, MO — The Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s Cooper Tennis Complex fully reopens Wednesday, June 10, except for the men’s locker room, which will reopen Tuesday, June 16.
Cooper Tennis Complex was closed Thursday, June 4, due to an early morning power outage caused by a storm that toppled 13 utility poles nearby on Pythian Street. While the facility was closed Thursday, a fire suppression system supply pipe burst inside a wall, quickly flooding the main entrance and common area, the front desk, the men’s locker room and several offices and closets. It is unclear whether the pipe failure was related to the power outage. The facility’s twelve indoor courts, renovated in 2019, were unharmed. The power outages and flood forced the facility to be closed for two days, then partially reopen.
All classes, lessons, programs and court reservations have resumed. Both the north and south courts are open. The men’s locker room is closed but the lower level restrooms are open. Enter through the breezeway — this is the entrance in use since the facility reopened after COVID-19 closures.
