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====== Paul D. Assaiante Tennis Center  ======
[{{:assaiante_tennis_center.jpg?600 |Paul D. Assaiante Tennis Center. the [[library|Raether Library]] is visible to the right and [[crescent_street_townhouses|Crescent housing]] is in the background. Photo credit: Trinity College}}]

The Tennis Center was built in 2010 and provides space for both the women's and the men's [[athletics|tennis]] teams at Trinity. It contains eight tennis courts and a raised area for spectators, all surrounded by large lights. The center was named after Paul D. Assaiante, coach of the men's [[athletics|squash]] and men's tennis teams at Trinity and associate professor of physical education, for his commitment as a longtime coach and friend of the College.  

The United States Tennis Association helped in designing the courts; the construction and maintenance of the center cost over $1 million, and donors to the project included Trinity alumni, the United States Tennis Association, and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. 

The courts were built not only to provide high-quality facilities for Trinity's tennis teams, but also function as a space for the [[hartford|Hartford]] community to utilize. For example, tennis programming was planned with children from the [[learning_corridor_initiative|Learning Corridor]] School.
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===== Sources ===== 

[[https://bantamsports.com/facilities/paul-assaiante-tennis-center/8| Paul Assaiante Tennis Center]]

[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/reporter/419/| The Trinity Reporter]], Winter 2011.
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