Dennis Rossi, President and CEO of American Tennis Courts, came down from Baltimore to supervise the surfacing job personally. Mr. Rossi commented to Claude Shell, assistant principal at Dinwiddie, that he wanted to insure the quality of the job. \"We are well aware of the significance of this track in the mid-Atlantic region. This job didn\'t have to be just right, it had to be perfect,\" explained Rossi.
Legendary track surveyor and striper Irvin Eddinger of Protrack surveyed and marked the track. Mr. Eddinger\'s clients list includes U.N.C, South Carolina, Duke, Yale, Wake Forest and Rutgers. This summer prior to his Dinwiddie work he surveyed and marked Franklin Field, home of the Penn Relays.
The renovations were funded by about 50% School Board funds and 50% non-tax dollars. The Athletic Department used monies generated in an aggressive fund raising project to supplement the school board budgeted funds. \"We could not have completed this project with out local business support,\" stated Activities Director Chad Knowles. \"In particular I would like to thank Chaparral Steel, the Titmus Foundation and NWB for being so generous\"
The facility will host three major meets this spring The Five Forks Classic, The Southern Track Classic and The Central District Championships.