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2010 Great Britain vs. Lithuania Davis Cup
Nova Sports USA, Inc. is proud to be the acrylic surfacing provider of the March, 2010 Davis Cup match between Great Britain and Lithuania. Over 2,500 spectators watched Lithuania’s Davis Cup team defeat Great Britain (3-2) at the newly constructed SEB Arena in Vilnius. The arena is Eastern Europe’s largest tennis complex and has hosted two Davis Cup matches in the first 18 months of its opening. 2010 Davis Cup organizers gave the facility top marks including the highest rating of (9) to the tennis center’s 19 Ultracushion® courts.
2009 India National Games
The Indian Olympic Association in a joint effort with the Jharkhand Olympic Association has constructed a 325 acre mega sports complex outside the city of Ranchi, India. Designers toured the Olympic village in Sydney along with national stadiums in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in an effort to incorporate features of the finest international sports facilities. Nova Sports USA along with our installer Harrison Industries (Delhi, India) have been chosen to surface the complex’s seven new courts including a 2,100 seat championship court. The stadium court will host India Olympic Association tournaments along with all future India National Games.
Lithuania vs. Geogia 1st Round Davis Cup
The newly constructed Lithuanian National Tennis Complex located in Vilnius has chosen our Novacushion and Ultracushion surfacing systems for their 15 indoor and 4 outdoor courts. The project was completed by MS Sport & Design of Riga, Latvia and is intended to be the premiere tennis facility in Eastern Europe. The complex will house various national and international tennis competitions including the European Championships and the 2009 1st round Davis Cup tournament between Lithuania and Georgia. The tennis center plans on servicing 300,000 guests annually and contains restaurants, shopping, fitness center and a 200 room upscale hotel. The development of the project was supported through the European Union’s structural support fund and has been named “an object of national importance” by the republic of Lithuania. Lithuania’s Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas and Tennis Europe President Jacques Dupre took part in the September 25th ribbon cutting ceremony alongside representatives from MS Sport & Design (Riga, Latvia) and Nova Sports USA.
We are proud and excited to be associated with eastern Europe’s newest and largest indoor tennis complex. For more information please contact info@novasports.com.
Novacrylic® Chosen for USTA Facility of The Year
The University of Minnesota's Baseline Tennis Center has been awarded the 2008 USTA facility of the Year. The tennis center's 10 indoor and 12 outdoor courts have been surfaced with our Novacoat® system in a special "Golden Gopher" Maroon shade for the inside playing area and Grey for the outside playing area. The tennis center is used by the University of Minnesota men's and women's tennis programs along with being open year round to the general public. The Baseline Tennis Center was chosen out of the nations top 2,100 "Tennis Welcome Centers" and is the second straight USTA Facility of The Year surfaced with Nova (2007 USTA Facility of The Year, South East Park, Columbia, SC). Nova Sports USA, Inc. is proud to be associated with these outstanding facilites and the installers that surfaced them. Please contact us at info@novasports.com for more information.