THE MAKING OF THE DREAM
Vincent and Sandra Sarni started the ball rolling with their gift of $675,000 to the construction of the $2.3 million facility.
Vincent Sarni, a retired chairman and chief executive officer of PPG Industries, and his wife are tennis enthusiasts. Neither of the Sarni's are a Penn State graduate, although both have been supporters of academic and athletic programs at the University and both have had children attend Penn State.
In addition to the gift from the Sarni family approximately $500,000 in University funding went into the project, which will also provide for student use of the facility.