Please visit and use our sponsors.
They help us bring
you Concert Listings, Interviews, Reviews and More |
|
Beach Tennis Hits Fort Lauderdale, FL
South Florida Competition Heats Up at Regional Qualifier
NEW YORK, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Beach Tennis USA will hold its Florida Regional Qualifier, April 7-8, on the beach, just north of the Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel, in Fort Lauderdale. On Saturday, there will be free instructional play from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Racquets and balls will be provided, courtesy of Head and Penn, the official equipment suppliers of Beach Tennis USA. The tournament will kick off on Sunday at 10:00 a.m., and the Men's Pro division finals will take place at 4:00 p.m. Players from all over the country will compete for the $1,000 first-place prize, plus a guaranteed spot in the 2007 National Beach Tennis Championship in Long Beach, New York on September 1-2, 2007.
Beach tennis, which was launched in the U.S. as a pro and recreational sport in 2005 by real estate developer Marc Altheim, is a true hybrid sport that combines tennis and beach volleyball into one exciting and fast-paced game. Played on a regulation beach volleyball court, two players on each team use standard tennis racquets to hit a depressurized tennis ball back and forth over the net without letting it hit the sand.
The winners of the Fort Lauderdale event will move on to Beach Tennis USA's first major event of its 2007 National Tour- the Sunshine State Slam, May 5-6, 2007in Miami, FL. Players wishing to compete at either event can register online at beachtennisusa.net.
About Beach Tennis USA:
Based in New York City, Beach Tennis USA is committed to introducing Americans of all ages to the competitive excitement and recreational benefits of beach tennis. Company founders Marc Altheim and Fredric Finkelstein also established a governing body, the National Beach Tennis Association, in anticipation of the sport being played competitively throughout the U.S. To learn more, visit beachtennisusa.net. |
|
|
