Bernis Duke Tennis Center

The Bernis Duke Tennis Center features six, world-class courts in ORU's blue and gold colors with a lighting system making play at any time of day possible. A lighted scoreboard allows fans to stay up-to-date on all matches being contested.

There is seating for 300 patrons on the west side of center court with standing room surrounding all parts of the tennis center, while a press box is located on the southwest side and overlooks both the track and tennis courts. Restrooms and a locker room also are available on the first floor of the press box.

The facility is able to not only host championship events, but stream events all over the world. The purchase of video and internet equipment was vital for live broadcasts of ORU tennis matches.

About Bernis Duke:
Hall of Fame member Bernis Duke served as ORU’s Tennis coach for 33 years. His teams won 563 matches for .714 winning percentage. Coach Duke was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2002 and the ORU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

During his distinguished career, Coach Duke had winning records for 28 straight seasons including numerous stints in the nation’s Top 10 rankings. His 1969 team finished with a perfect 24-0 record.

Coach Duke retired in 1999 as the sixth winningest coach in NCAA Division I history.