Newburyport Builds New Tennis Courts

Wednesday June 25, 2025

NEWBURYPORT – This city’s high school tennis teams have gone from famine to feast with the construction of three new courts beside the Nock Middle School. With two that were already there, Newburyport has moved from having only three courts, when at least four were required to host championship matches.

Newburyport High School is a perennial tennis power in the state with strong boys’ and girls’ teams and have produced players that go on to play in college.

Recognizing the needs for more and better courts, the Community Preservation Commission and the City Council last year approved the Newburyport schools’ request for $474,560 to build the new courts on an underutilized softball diamond at the middle school.

The school district also wanted to have more courts for practice and use in physical education.

The plan, outlined for the CPC, is to build a viewing stand between the existing and proposed courts for spectators.

Supporters raised more than $21,000 to help fund the new courts. More than 100 individuals and organizations contributed $21,000 to the Friends of Newburyport Tennis.

Rosemary Turgeon and others organized a GoFundMe page for donations. The

Institution for Savings donated $2,500, the Joy Nest gave $1,145 and the grandparents of one team member contributed $1,451. ♦

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