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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Pickleball: The racquet sport experiencing a pandemic boom
Posted by Jane O'Brien - BBC correspondent on Mar 15th 2021
If you've ever dinked in the kitchen, you probably already understand the allure of one of America's fastest growing sports. And if you haven't, you'd better paddle-up because sooner or later somebody is going to invite you to join a game of pickleball.Continue reading:
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Popularity of Platform Tennis Soars Amid COVID-19
Posted by Michael Dinan - New Canaanite on Feb 10th 2021
By Michael Dinan | February 10, 2021Municipal officials say they’ve seen a steep increase this fall and winter in the number of people playing platform or “paddle” tennis on New Canaan’s town-owned courts at Waveny Park.Revenues generated through selling permits and guest passes for the outdoor sport already have surpassed $70,000 for the paddle tennis season that started in early-October, co
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