Thomas J. Holce Tennis Courts

The
Pacific tennis programs enjoy practice and play
at one of the top new small college facilities
in the Northwest. The Thomas J. Holce Tennis Courts
were completed in May 2009 and opened for use
to the Pacific community in June. The courts are
located at the corner of University Ave. and Cedar
St., on one half of the former Tom Reynolds Soccer
Field.
The Holce Tennis Courts feature a total of six
courts, which will allow for faster play during
conference dual matches. The complex of Plexipave
hard courts cover a
total
of 46,440 feet. All six courts are lit, allowing
for practice and play both early in the morning
and into the evening.
Three of the courts are covered by a steel structure and are lighted, allowing the Boxers to practice and play in all conditions. Each set of three courts will be encircled with a 10-foot high chain-link fence and will have "California corners" between the courts, helping to keep runaway balls in their individual courts.
The new Holce Tennis Courts replaces the former Pacific tennis facility, also known as the Holce Tennis Courts, which the Pacific tennis teams had called home since 1986. The courts were removed following the 2007 season for the construction of the University's newest residence hall, Gilbert Hall.
The courts will also continue the over 100-plus year history of varsity athletics being played on the site. The area had been the home of Pacific football for 99 years, playing on what was then called McCready Field. Following the discontinuation of the football program, the surface was renovated for soccer and re-named Tom Reynolds Field after the longtime Pacific coach who died of cancer in 1992.
The new location of the courts also brings the tennis program full circle. Pacific's original set of courts were located just southwest of the current Holce Tennis Courts and were removed in 1986 for the construction of what is now known as Price Hall.
The Holce Tennis Courts are open for use by Pacific students, faculty and staff every day from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.



