{"id":16596,"date":"2026-06-09T09:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/16596\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:13:17","slug":"city-voids-tennis-agreement-at-battlefield-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/16596\/","title":{"rendered":"City voids tennis agreement at Battlefield Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – After years of struggling to offer tennis to inner-city youth, the Friends of Battlefield Park National Junior Tennis League found out the city council voted to end play. It was surprising news to the nonprofit and the young players.<\/p>\n

The tennis courts at Battlefield Park were empty on Monday after the first week of youth summer camp ended. But officials say they don\u2019t know how long the program will continue because the city ended the agreement without notifying them.<\/p>\n

While waiting for campers to return, Battlefield Tennis Center lead pro Venecca Green said she heard this weekend from Ward 2 Councilwoman Tina Clay that the City of Jackson voted to void the agreement that operates the tennis program. According to the tennis coach, they were given no notification.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m obviously annoyed and angry. I\u2019m quite angry,\u201d Green said. \u201cFrom right now, we\u2019re just gonna keep going. We still don\u2019t have a notice. We don\u2019t have a letter to vacate. We don\u2019t have anything. All we did was listen to what they voted and now we\u2019re wondering, well, what does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n

Tennis player Rejohnna Brown Mitchell\u2019s grandson is in the summer camp. She is upset that the tennis center isn\u2019t always open, has not posted hours and blames the center\u2019s city-appointed facilitator.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaperiall Jones became the facilitator of this facility, and ever since she has been the facilitator, it\u2019s never opened. It\u2019s abandoned,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public should not be alarmed that the contract is being voided,\u201d Councilwoman Tina Clay said. \u201cI think the kids in the community will still have the opportunity to play tennis. I think we will have a better outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clay referred us to legal for details. The city has not yet provided information about the voided agreement and what\u2019s ahead for the program.<\/p>\n

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