Directions to McAdams Tennis Center 

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Kelly and Ina May McAdams at the dedication ceremony for the McAdams Tennis facility

The home for Bearkat tennis is the McAdams Tennis Complex. The facility, which consists of eight hard courts, is located on Avenue I in the heart of the Sam Houston State campus.

Established by Kelly and the late Ina May McAdams of Austin and their daughter and son-in-law Billye and Dr. Herb Muecke of Huntsville, funds were donated in 1976 to provide a tennis facility for education and athletics. The original four-court facility was built in 1976 south of Pritchett Field on the current site of the Katy and E. Don Walker Jr. Education Center. These courts were used by the tennis team from 1976 to 1980.

With the growth of the tennis program, more court space was needed. The current eight-court facility was built with lights, bleachers, fences, and expanded viewing area. A rededication ceremony recognizing the McAdams family and their contribution to Sam Houston State was held in 1986.

Today the complex provides a home not only for Bearkat tennis but also for college instruction, area youth clinics, and major tournaments such as the Texas Class AAAA Region III high school championships. The McAdams Complex twice has hosted the Southland Conference Tennis Championships (in 1989 and 1998).

PHYSICAL LOCATION: 2133 Avenue I, Huntsville, Texas

Directions to McAdams Tennis Center

FROM DALLAS / FORT WORTH ON INTERSTATE 45
* Go south on Interstate 45
* Take Exit 115 (third Huntsville exit)
* Left across interstate, following Montgomery Road (Hwy 1374) past Dairy Queen
* Continue straight through stoplight at intersection of Montgomery Road and Sam Houston Blvd.
* Next stop sign is Bowers Blvd. with Bowers Stadium on your right
* Turn left onto Bowers and continue to second stop sign
* Turn left onto Avenue I
* Enter McAdams Tennis Center parking lot on left about halfway down the block

FROM HOUSTON ON INTERSTATE 45
* Go north on Interstate 45
* Take Exit 114 (two miles north of Sam Houston statue)
* Turn right at the stoplight by the Dairy Queen onto Montgomery Road (Hwy 1374)
* Continue straight through stoplight at intersection of Montgomery Road and Sam Houston Blvd.
* Next stop sign is Bowers Blvd. with Bowers Stadium on your right and Johnson Coliseum at the bottom of the hill on your left
* Next stop sign is Bowers Blvd. with Bowers Stadium on your right
* Turn left onto Bowers and continue to second stop sign
* Turn left onto Avenue I
* Enter McAdams Tennis Center parking lot on left about halfway down the block