Sarasota County Parks and Recreation
Department is hosting a Free Play Day Friday,
April 25, at the Payne Park Tennis Center,
located at 2050 Adams Lane in Sarasota, the
county has announced.
From 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. all 12 clay courts,
ball machines, instructional clinics and activ-
ities will be "absolutely free," a news release
points out. "The daylong event will feature
tennis clinics from 4 to 6 p.m., round-robin
events for all levels from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and
a potluck tennis party beginning at 6:30 p.m.,"
the release adds.
"Sarasota County Parks and Recreation offers
tennis facilities in many of our park locations,
but the Payne Park Tennis Center is more than
just courts to play on," said Carolyn Brown,
director of the Sarasota County Parks and
Recreation Department, in the release. "It's a
full-service tennis facility featuring certified
professionals, lessons, competitions, clinics
and more."
Payne Park Tennis Center, which was estab-
lished in 1993, features the following, the
release notes:
• 12 Har-Tru Hydrogrid tennis courts.
• Canopy-covered bench seating.
• Water fountains at the courts.
• Locker rooms with showers.
• Lighted courts for evening play.
• Certified teaching pros (USPTA/USPTR).
• Hitting wall.
• Courtside tables.
• Lessons and clinics.
• Leagues and round robins.
• Tournaments.
For more information contact the Sarasota
County Call Center at 941-861-5000 or visit
www.scgov.net.
PAYNE PARK TENNIS CENTER HOSTING FREE PLAY DAY APRIL 25
A list of rules hangs on the fence above the Payne
Park Tennis Center sign. Photo by Scott Proffit
Sarasota County was one of six Florida coun-
ties selected to develop PDRPs as part of a
pilot project for the Florida Department of
Community Affairs and Florida Division of
Emergency Management, the release points
out. "These counties' experiences will shape
future guidance from the state on the content
and planning process for PDRPs," it adds.
Because Sarasota County has been featured
as a pioneering case study in the state's Post-
Disaster Redevelopment Planning guidebook,
the release continues, "the county will have a
jump start on any planning requirements that
come from this program."
Sarasota News Leader April 25, 2014 Page 69
