Twist on tennis gives Columbus-area players a winter platform
Posted by Dave Purpura - The Columbus Dispatch on Dec 30th 2021
Ed Carter and Franz Geiger were state-caliber high school tennis players and All-Americans in college, but the two New Albany residents quickly learned that lineage isn’t always a factor when it comes to platform tennis.“This game does not reward speed,” said Geiger, who along with Carter plays for New Albany Country Club. “A tennis shot that would be a winner is not (one) here, especially against
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Move Over Pickleball, Here Comes Padel, A Fast-Growing Sport That’s Fun and Easy To Play
Posted by Harry Cicma on Nov 24th 2021
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Move over pickleball, here comes padel. The sport of padel, which is a cross between tennis and squash, was created in 1969 in Mexico and has made a huge impact on the international sports community. Now it’s making its way to Miami and South Florida.“I started playing because of COVID, and I’ve gotten really into it, I’m addicted to it,” said Miami resident Paolo Liuzzo, who re
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Montgomery and Darling win Lagunitas Men's Open
Posted by Michael Cochrane on Nov 17th 2021
Huntley Montgomery and Thomas Darling had to beat two strong
teams to win the 2021 Lagunitas Men's Open, including the host clubs pro
Sebastian Bredberg and his partner Hugh Klein in the finals. The upset of the
tournament came in the quarter finals when Peter Lardner and his 14-year old
son Tom, beat the #1 seeds Cochrane and Ward 6-0, 6-1. Cochrane was heard
saying after the beatdown, "He d
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Pickleball popularity soaring! See the NBC Today Show team play
Posted by Drew Weisholtz - NBC Today Show on Nov 4th 2021
Working at TODAY isn’t all fun and games, but at least part of it is.The TODAY team recently got together to play pickleball, a sport with a funny name that has been around since the 1960s, but has really come into its own in the past few years, with the number of courts in America tripling over the last decade.Read/Watch the full article at Today.com
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