The city of Las Vegas’ state of the art Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center opened to the public for play in September 2005, as part of the 110 acre Kellogg-Zaher Sports Complex. The center is the largest public outdoor tennis center in the state of Nevada.
The tennis complex is comprised of 23 lighted hardcourts with center stadium court that seats more than 3,000 spectators. The tennis center provides an array of comphrehensive tennis programs, events and services for the beginner through the advanced player.
Through an endowment agreement with the Amanda and Stacy Darling Memorial Foundation, the city recieved $1million dollars for maintenance and operations of the Amanda and Stacy Darling Tennis Center. The center court is named in memory of the late Ronald Craig Darling.
The Darling Family has long been involved with sponsorship of youth activities and an annual memorial tournament. The family lost thier two daughters, Amanda and Stacy to a tragic automobile accident in 1993. The family later suffered another tragedy when son Ron was lost in a motorcycle accident in 2001. All were avid tennis players and supporters of the Nevada Tennis Association. Through the foundation, Fred Darling, father of Ron, Amanda, and Stacy has annually raised thousands of dollars for local charities.
The Darling Tennis Center annually plays host to the Tennis Channel Open. A sanctioned ATP event on the men’s pro cirucuit. Each year many of the top players in the world descend on Las Vegas and DTC to duke it out in hopes of taking home the this coveted championship.
