Arlington to get pickleball courts
A large crowd watches Collierville leaders play pickleball at Suggs Park on May 16, 2024. (Courtesy Town of Collierville)
With no public pickleball courts and demand for the fast-growing sport at a fever pitch, Arlington officials want to add new courts to a popular tennis hotspot.
On Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Arlington Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved the start of planning for a pickleball and possibly tennis court expansion at the Arlington Tennis Center on Memphis-Arlington Road.
Mayor Mike Wissman said adding pickleball courts has been a top request from residents in the past several years.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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