Platform tennis facility nears completion in Cleveland’s Flats
Sep 13th 2021
By Marc Bona, cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio – In the dip of the Flats between two curves of the Cuyahoga River, a sleepy section of the industrial flatland is soon going to gain a bit of energy, thanks to the vision of a non-profit that is promoting platform tennis.With a backdrop of bridges, trains, the federal building and Terminal Tower, the Flats Platform Tennis Center is in the final funding s
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Council votes to add second platform tennis court at Crescent Park in Sea Girt
Posted by Anthony Rossics on Aug 18th 2021
SEA GIRT — The Sea Girt Borough Council voted unanimously on Aug. 11 to move forward with a project to construct a second platform tennis court in the existing Crescent Park racquet sports area.Mike D’Altrui, chairman of the Sea Girt Recreation Commission said, “We’re excited to move forward with this initiative. Over the last few years we’ve seen a dramatic increase in the use of our recreational
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A new platform tennis sports complex coming to Clevelands Flats
Posted by JEN JONES DONATELLI on Jul 29th 2021
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select group of Clevelanders has already fallen in “love” with the sport
of platform tennis (aka paddle)—and now, thanks to a new public
facility in the Flats, the rest of Cleveland is set to embrace it, too.“Right
now in Cleveland, paddle is only played in private clubs, and there are
no paddle courts at all west of Shaker Square,” shares Hank Stewart, a Cleveland Platform Tennis
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Pickleball Gains Legitimate Status at Fox Meadow Tennis Club
Jul 12th 2021
The Scarsdale, N.Y. club has a rich tradition dating to 1883 and is known for founding platform/paddle tennis in 1931 and producing over 160 national champions in that sport. When one member tried to start a pickleball group with free lessons, it was first derided as being “for geriatrics [and] not serious players.” But then a “hard core” group helped “to build a vibe that pickleball is a real spo
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