Court Construction & Maintenance Guide: Quality Assurance
The Certified Tennis Court Builder program offered by the ASBA can help ensure your courts and facility are designed, built and maintained to exacting standards.
The Certified Tennis Court Builder (CTCB) Program was developed by the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) to help raise professional standards and to improve the practice of tennis court construction and maintenance.
To become a CTCB, a court builder must pass a comprehensive exam on tennis court construction and maintenance. He or she must also fulfill prescribed standards of experience and have demonstrated a high level of expertise in tennis court construction.
To maintain their CTCB designation, builders must recertify every three years, so they are constantly in the know on the latest construction and maintenance techniques.
As of early July, there were 61 current CTCBs in North America. We’ve arranged them here by region, but keep in mind, many court builders travel and are not bound by geographical or state lines.
If you are a sports builder, consider becoming a CTCB and providing your customers, and potential customers, with that extra level of knowledge and experience. (In fact, in some instances, bids for jobs may require that a CTCB work on a project.)
Visit the ASBA’s website, sportsbuilders.org, for more information, including applications, resources and CTCB test dates and locations.
NORTHEAST
Tom Benz, Oval Tennis Inc., Somers, NY, tom@ovaltennis.com
Mark Brogan, Pro-Sport Construction Inc., Devon, PA, prosporttennis@yahoo.com
Thomas DeRosa, DeRosa Sports Construction, Mamaroneck, NY, tom@derosasports.com
Bruce Dobson, Chesapeake Court Builders, Baltimore, MD, bruce@sportcourtmidatlantic.com
Mike Edgerton, Copeland Coating Co. Inc., Nassau, NY, medgerton@copelandcoating.com
John Eren, Classic Turf Company LLC, Woodbury, CT, sales@classicturf.org
Michael Fortuna, Ace Tennis Builders, Woodbury, CT, michaelfortuna@hotmail.com
Albert Giamei Jr., Copeland Coating Co. Inc., Nassau, NY, agiamei@copelandcoating.com
Matt Hale, Halecon Inc., Bridgewater, NJ, Matt.halecon@verizon.net
Kevin Healion, Century Tennis Inc., Deer Park, NY, Kevin@centurytennis.com
Tony Mackay, Court Care Systems Inc., Wantagh, NY, tonymackay@aol.com
L. Bruce Mahler, Boston Tennis Court Construction Co. Inc., Hanover, MA, bruce@bostontenniscourt.com
David Marsden, Boston Tennis Court Construction Co. Inc., Hanover, MA, dave@bostontenniscourt.com
David Moore, Cape & Island Tennis & Track, Pocasset, MA, dmoore@tennisandtrack.com
Gordy Pierce, Cape & Island Tennis & Track, Pocasset, MA, gpierce@tennisandtrack.com
Bill Shaughnessy, The Racquet Shop Inc., Colts Neck, NJ, billy@theracquetshop.com
Tom Villeneuve, Vermont Recreational Surfacing & Fencing Inc., Barnet, VT, vtrectom@hotmail.com
Rob Werner, Sportsline Inc., Exton, PA, track10s@aol.com
SOUTHEAST
David Clapp, Baseline Sports Construction, Knoxville, TN, david@baselinellc.com
Adam Fryor, Court One Inc., Youngsville, NC, afryor@courtone.net
Raymond Godfriaux, Sunbelt Asphalt, Auburn, GA, bud@sunbeltasphalt.com
Matt Graft, Match Point Tennis, Woodstock, GA, matt@matchpointtennis.info
Linn Lower, Lower Bros. Co. Inc., Birmingham, AL, linn@lowerbros.com
Fred Manchester, Manchester Courts LLC, Lexington, SC, tennismanctcb@aol.com
Michael McGrath, Talbot Tennis, Marietta, GA, mike@talbottennis.com
Jeffry Nichols, American Tennis Courts Inc., Mobile, AL, jeff@americantenniscourts.net
Herb Osburn, Tennis Courts Inc., Aylett, VA, tciherb@erols.com
Ben Rennolds, Rennolds Tennis Court Construction Inc., Tappahannock, VA, ben@rennoldstennis.net
John Sonner, Fast-Dry Courts Inc., Pompano Beach, FL, john@fast-dry.com
George Todd Jr., Welch Tennis Courts Inc., Sun City, FL, george@welchtennis.com
Brian Wright, Court One, Granite Quarry, NC, bwright@courtone.net
Gerry Wright, Court One, Youngsville, NC, gwright@courtone.net
MIDWEST
David Baird, Industrial Surface Sealer Inc., Cleveland, OH, dbaird@industrialsurface.com
Fred Kolkmann, Fred Kolkmann Tennis & Sport Surfaces LLC, Grafton, WI, courtbuilder@ameritech.net
Carla Magers, Gerald Perry Tennis Courts, Ozark, MO, geraldperrytennis@att.net
Mike Mehaffey, McConnell & Associates, North Kansas City, MO, m.mehaffey@mcconnellassociates.org
J. R. Rockenfield, McConnell & Associates Corp., Kansas City, MO, jr@mcconnellassociates.org
Matt Savage, Vasco Sports Contractors, Massillon, OH, msavage@vascoasphalt.com
Pete Smith, The CourtSmiths, Toledo, OH, pete@courtsmiths.com
Darrel Snyder, Mid American Courtworks, Wichita, KS, midamericacts@cox.net
Matt Strom, Leslie Coatings, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, matt@lesliecoatings.com
SOUTH CENTRAL
Thomas Joseph, Hellas Construction, Austin, TX, tjosephs@hellasconstruction.com
Steve Wright, Trans Texas Tennis Ltd., Hot Springs, AR, wrightsk2@gmail.com
SOUTHWEST
James Burdett, Connor Sport Court–Sport Court West, Salt Lake City, UT, jburdett@sportcourt.com
Jonnie Deremo, General Acrylics Inc., Phoenix, AZ, jderemo@generalacrylics.com
Colin Donovan, Renner Sports Surfaces, Denver, CO, cdonovan@rennersports.com
Sean Larsen, Parkin Construction Co., Woodscross, UT, slarsen.cc@gmail.com
Kevin Leach, Coatings Inc., Arvada, CO, kleach@coatingsinc.net
K. Scott Parkin, Parkin Tennis Courts, West Bountiful, UT, pkscott@msn.com
Brian Renner, Renner Sports Surfaces, Salt Lake City, UT, brian@rennersports.com
Todd Rudolph, Sunland Sports, Phoenix, AZ, todd@sunland-sports.com
Troy Rudolph, Sunland Sports, Phoenix, AZ, troy@sunland-sports.com
George Stahlin, Evergreen Tennis Courts Inc., Loveland, CO, George@evergreentenniscourts.com
Scott Starman, Renner Sports Surfaces, Denver, CO, sstarman@rennersports.com
Jacin Sutch, Sutch Concrete, Benjamin, UT, sutchconcrete@msn.com
WEST
Tony Edwards, Vintage Contractors Inc., San Francisco, CA, tony@vintagecontractors.com
Barrett Park, All Sport America Inc., Danville, CA, barrett@sportcourttennis.com
Philip Park, All Sport America Inc., Danville, CA, phil@sportcourttennis.com
Richard Zaino, Zaino Tennis Courts Inc., Orange, CA, richard@zainotennis.com
CANADA
Michael Kingsbury, Fowler Construction, Bracebridge, Ontario Canada, mkingsbury@fowler.ca
Richard Phelan, Court Contractors Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario Canada, tennis@courtcontractors.com
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