The 12-court, outdoor Vande Poel-Heeringa Stadium Courts are part of the Etheridge Tennis Complex at the college’s Ekdal J. Buys Athletic Fields, and are located east of Holland Municipal Stadium. The facility includes elevated seating for spectators, and is also designed for competition, instruction and casual play.
The Vande Poel-Heeringa Stadium Courts were made possible through various gifts, including from the families of Earle Vande Poel and George Heeringa, for whom the facility is named. The project has been completed through the college’s $175 million “A Greater Hope” comprehensive campaign, which was publically launched in October 2011.
Etheridge Tennis Complex, which also includes Hope College’s indoor, six-court DeWitt Tennis Center, was named after Barb and Ted Etheridge family who contributed a major amount towards it.
