About the Rogers Tennis Club

The City of Rogers has been working towards an agreement for a public/private partnership for a tennis center since June of 2014 on the land north of the ground storage reservoir north of the Rogers High School athletic fields.

In June of 2014, the Park Board recommended amending the Master Park Plan to include a tennis center if an agreement could be reached with the group known as Ultimate Tennis. As part of the process the Park Board approved the site plan for this improvement in the park.

The key deal points are as follows:
* The City of Rogers will provide a parking lot, a pad ready site, and sewer and water stub to the footing line.
* Ultimate Tennis will purchase the land that the building sits on (a requirement of their bank), build and operate a 7 court indoor tennis facility.
* Upon proof of payment of the City portion of property taxes, the City of Rogers will pay Ultimate Tennis the same amount back to Ultimate Tennis for access to the facility for recreational programming.

The construction of the tennis center will require significant private investment to become a reality. Rogers citizens will be able to access and utilize the space with the time that will be programmed through the Parks and Recreation department. Currently, staff would be looking at programming that would allow for open tennis times similar to open skating or open gym, Pickleball leagues and tournaments and beginner tennis lessons to name a few. Additionally, we would be able to program other court activities such as basketball, volleyball, and badminton to name a few. Annually staff will meet with representatives of the tennis center to schedule time and events at the center. The current estimated cost for the parking lot is $160,000, which would come from the Park Dedication fund. Outdoor tennis courts without lights currently are being built for approximately $80,000 per court. For the investment in the parking lot the community will have access to seven indoor courts and court space year round.

The agreement gives the City of Rogers the ability but not the requirement to purchase back the land in the future. Ultimate Tennis agrees to use the facility for recreational purposes that the City of Rogers approves of.

Rogers Tennis Center Updates

• September 20, 2020, a ribbon-cutting was held to commemorate the opening of the Rogers Tennis Club. This is a unique public-private partnership that brought a high-value recreational assist to the City of Rogers and the surrounding athletic community.
  
  Ultimate Tennis’s Del Bauers said his goal for the Rogers Tennis Club is for it to meet the needs of all tennis players, from children to seniors.
  
  “We’d like to be a place where kids can feel safe, and seniors can come and stay active,” Bauers said. “There’s something about the environment [that] we have all talked about where it feels like they’re home when they come here. It’s like their club. They feel welcome, and it’s like a big family.”
  
  Rogers Tennis Club offers junior tennis classes, adult tennis classes, and private lessons. https://www.rogerstennisclub.com/
  
  Planning for City of Rogers recreation programs is underway and should be available in the Summer of 2021. https://www.rogersmn.gov/recreationprograms

• June 11, 2020, the exterior of the building is nearing completion!  The first layer of asphalt was installed on the northern courts today. With the remaining paving scheduled to take place in the next 7-10 days.  After the pavement is complete, the surface will need to cool for approximately 30 days before the courts can be painted.  Rogers Tennis Club Owners hope to open in late July with a grand opening/ribbon cutting scheduled tentatively scheduled for August 1.  Outside the building, the shaping of the parking lot will be completed soon, and the parking lot will be paved in the next month.  There are two playfields to the southeast of the club; the south field has been mowed twice, and the north field has recently completed the irrigation and seeding.  Both fields should be ready for play in 2021.

• July 11, 2019, the City of Rogers, Rogers Tennis Club, ISD 728, and Rogers Youth Lacrosse marked a milestone in a unique partnership to create additional recreational amenities in the City of Rogers.  “The Rogers Tennis Club will provide community members with programming for seven indoor tennis courts, and with the Reservoir Fields, we will gain two multi-purpose athletic fields for various sports such as lacrosse, football, and soccer. Not only will they directly benefit our citizens, but local businesses will profit as well when visitors from neighboring cities come for games and tournaments. Altogether, these projects push Rogers towards becoming a central hub for sports tourism in the Northwest, “ Brett Carlson Rogers Parks and Recreation Advisory Commissioner.

Mass grading, curbing, and utility work was completed in September 2019 with the site accepted by the Rogers Tennis Club in October.

In November the massive footings were poured to anchor the facility.  The construction will continue through the winter, with the exterior walls of the facility going up in January.  Once the exterior walls are up, the interior construction will ramp up, culminating with the installation of the tennis court surfaces in the spring, once the asphalt plants open.  It is anticipated that if the asphalt plants open in April, Rogers Tennis Club will open in May.