The first lawn tennis-based resort in the country, Gurukul Resorts, was inaugurated by Secretary Odisha Tennis Association and Transport Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi on Wednesday at Mendhasal on the outskirts of the city.
The resort is a dream project for one of the most leading tennis players from the State and also the first ever ATP Player from Odisha, Chinmay Pradhan.
Spread over an area of 1.45 acres and well planted with lovely coconut and mango trees with a little pond around the corner adding to its beauty, the resort has three fenced International standard tennis courts with floodlights, 10 cottage rooms, restaurant, cafeteria, open gym and a sitting gallery attached to it.
Pradhan, who is also the proprietor of the project, has also received support from his coach, Santosh Kumar Mallick who is also a well-known name in Odisha Tennis, for the project.
The idea behind setting up the resort is to develop Odisha as a national tennis hub.