College Tennis Teams - Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison

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Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison - Facilities

The Wisconsin tennis teams are afforded a competitive advantage by playing year-round at Nielsen Tennis Stadium (1000 Highland Avenue; Phone: 608/262-0410), ranked by USTA as one of the finest tennis facilities in the country. The stadium features 18 tennis courts (12 indoor and six outdoor), five singles squash courts, and one squash doubles court.

Since 1988, Nielsen Stadium has served as the site for the USTA/ITA Women's National Indoor Team Tennis Championship. The outdoor courts were utilized for the 1991 Big Ten Women's Championship and the 1992 Big Ten Men's Championship. During the upcoming year, Nielsen will also serve as the site for the Wisconsin Boys' and Girls' High School Championship, the USTA League State Championship, the Badger State Games, the men's collegiate Rolex Midwest Qualifier as well as numerous NCAA Division III regional and conference championships.

More than 6,000 students, faculty and community players use the facilities at Nielsen on a weekly basis. The stadium also features shower and locker areas as well as upper-level spectator seating for more than 1,500.

Located near the Lakeshore Dormitories on the west end of campus, the stadium was built in 1968 for $2 million, and is now valued at nearly $9 million.

It is a fitting tribute to Arthur C. Nielsen, founder of the television rating system. Nielsen, a UW graduate in electrical engineering, captained the Wisconsin men's tennis team from 1916 -18. Following in his father's footsteps, Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. also captained his Badger teammates during the 1940 - 41 season. In competition together, the Nielsens won two U.S. National Father &Son Tennis Championship titles. Nielsen, Jr. continues to be an active supporter of UW tennis and has participated in various celebrity fund raisers for women's tennis through the years.