Tulane expands pickleball access at Goldring Tennis Center with new director

Tulane is widening access to pickleball at Goldring Tennis Center, where four regulation-size courts will get daily hours of operation for student and community use later this spring. The move puts one of New Orleans’ newest racquet facilities into the public rotation, with reservation details still to be announced and Matt Razin now overseeing the center’s daily management and public use.

The expansion matters because court access remains the biggest barrier in many pickleball markets, and Tulane is putting real inventory behind the promise. Goldring Tennis Center, which opened Feb. 20, 2026, sits at 200 Broadway on the Tulane University Square campus, less than a mile from Uptown New Orleans. The complex pairs those pickleball courts with six NCAA regulation tennis courts, giving the university a mixed-use venue that serves varsity tennis and the broader local racquet community in the same footprint.

Razin’s role is central to how that access will work. Tulane Athletics says the director is responsible for comprehensive oversight and daily management of Goldring Tennis Center and serves as the primary point of contact for all public use of the facility. That puts him at the center of scheduling, operations and the rollout of community play as the venue settles into its first spring of full use.

The facility was built with those public hours in mind. Tulane said the site includes ample off-street parking for spectators and participants, a practical detail that can make the difference for drop-in players who do not want to fight for street parking before a session. The pickleball courts were also positioned away from residential areas, with buildings used as a buffer to help reduce noise concerns, a sign that Tulane is trying to make community play sustainable as well as visible.

Construction began in May 2025, and Tulane said work on the project was expected to be completed in spring 2026. With the Goldring Tennis Center now open and public pickleball set to expand, the university has turned a long-planned athletics project into a venue that could give amateur players another rare, centrally located place to play.