Directions to Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center

From the north or east, take Interstate 81 south to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg.
From the south, take Interstate 81 north to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg.
From West Virginia, take Interstate 77 south (West Virginia Turnpike) to exit 9. Exit and turn left onto 460 east. Follow 460 east to Blacksburg.
Once in Blacksburg, use the 460 bypass around the downtown area. Follow 460 to the signal at Southgate Drive (Va. 314). Turn right onto campus. Take the second right onto Tech Center Drive, Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center will be on your right.

 

The Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center is one of many first-class facilities at Virginia Tech. The Hokies have an athletic complex that is among the best in the nation and an administration that is dedicated to seeing the facilities continue to improve.

The tennis center, located across from Lane Stadium, offers six outdoor courts with bleacher seating, six indoor courts with a mezzanine viewing area with bleachers, locker rooms, coaches' offices, a team room and a social area. The Hokies' locker room in the facility was upgraded and remodeled in the spring of 2004.

The newest addition to the tennis center occurred last spring with the placement of digital video cameras on each indoor court. The system, created by XOS Technologies, records competition and team practices simultaniously on all six courts. The cameras are mounted at the back of each court in the center and are connected to a DVD recorder located in the tennis coach's office. The Virginia Tech system is one of the first all-digital systems in the nation. The system is also used by members of the tennis center and other local patrons for stroke analysis.

The tennis center, which opened in 1992, was made possible by gifts from Dave and Betty Burrows of Roanoke; their son Jack Burrows and his wife Lee, of Roanoke; and their daughter Beverly and her husband, Bobby Burleson, of Tallahassee, Fla. Jack Burrows and Bobby Burleson were teammates on Tech's tennis team in the late 60's. Burrows was an NCAA participant and is a member of the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

When the teams are not using the facility, the general public utilizes the facility for a nominal fee.

Fees:
Membership: $60-100
Outdoor courts: Start at $5 per hour
Indoor courts: Start at $16 per hour
Season reservation: Start at $340 indoor season
Non-member court fee: Start at $10 per hour outdoor and $25 per hour indoor
For more information or to reserve a court, call 540-231-5908