ALL IOWA LAWN TENNIS CLUB

The All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club (AILTC) was established on the Mark and Denise Kuhn family farm near Charles City, IA in 2003. Building a grass tennis court was the dream of club founder Mark Kuhn since 1962 when he did chores on the cattle feedlot where the single grass court is now located. The dream that began as a fascination with vintage Wimbledon broadcasts on his grandfather's shortwave radio was finally turned into reality with the hard work of the entire Kuhn family. After decades of thinking about building a grass tennis court that resembled Wimbledon's Centre Court, the Kuhn family decided to 'go for it.' Mark researched turfgrass management at Iowa State University and made plans for construction that began in July of 2002. The court took 14 months to build. A grand opening celebration was held on September 6, 2003 when more than 100 guests were treated to an exhibition match featuring four of Coe College's finest players and alumni. The AILTC was, for the most part, a little..