2016 Peter Igo Park Tennis Tournament
MTC hosted our annual doubles tennis tournament on Sunday, May 15th to benefit Peter Igo Park.
USTA Block Party
The Marshfield Tennis Club sponsored a USTA Block Party on Saturday (5/14/2016) at Peter Igo Park. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time.
A special thanks to the South Shore YMCA, SportWorks, Sweet Frog, Roche Bros., and Shinetti's Grill.
Peter Igo Park was Featured Project in CPA Newsletter
Marshfield's CPA - Funded Peter Igo Park Earns Tennis Industry's Public Park of the Year Award. The Community Preservation Coalition is an alliance of open space, affordable housing, and development of outdoor recreational facilities working with municipalities to help them understand, adopt, and implement the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act (CPA). The CPA was instrumental in funding Peter Igo Park and was recently their Featured Project.
Click here to read the full success story for the renovations to Peter Igo Park
The GATRA bus now stops at Peter Igo Park!
Representatives from USTA, New England, visit Peter Igo Park
From right to left: Matt Olson, Executive Director USTA New England, Bud Duksta, MTC President, and Ms. Karen Zuidema, Director of Community Tennis USTA New England
On a very cold blustery Friday, February 26th, Ms. Karen Zuidema, Director of Community Tennis USTA New England, and Matt Olson, Executive Director USTA New England, made a visit to Peter Igo Park in person to check out all of the new improvements. During their visit, Ms. Shane Kelly (aka Coach K), and Bud Duksta, MTC President, arranged meetings with Scott Madden, Marshfield High School Athletic Director, and Ms. Kathleen Newcomb, Executive Director of Marshfield Boys and Girls Club.
As a result of these meetings, several opportunities were discussed involving the USTA that could greatly benefit the residents of Marshfield. More to come...
Gatra Bus Adds Peter Igo Park to Route
The GATRA bus service will now add Peter Igo Park to the list of stops on the bus route so kids and adults alike all over Marshfield will be able to get over to the park.
