Reaching Out to Members with Racquet Sports
CLUB & RESORT BUSINESS
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
 Highlighting Sunset Ridge CC in Northfield, IL, clubandreportbusiness.com discusses the benefits of platform tennis in attracting members.
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Winnetka paddle tourney raises money for homeless youth scholarship
WINNETKACURRENT.COM
APRIL 29, 2011
WINNETKA, IL
 "Fifty-two local high school students participated in the Student Alliance for Homeless Youth's second annual paddle tournament Sunday, April 17, at the Winnetka Park District. The event raises money to support a Chicago Coalition for the Homeless college scholarship program for promising seniors who experienced homelessness while in high school."
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Paddle tennis catching on among Main Line high schools
MAINLINEMEDIANEWSCOM
APRIL 25, 2011
PHILADELPHIA, PA
 "Paddle tennis, formally known as platform tennis, has been gaining a foothold on the Main Line high school sports scene the past few years."
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Millburn Township duo wins platform tennis crown
NORTHJERSEY.COM
MARCH 29, 2011
MILLBURN, NJ
 Local coverage of Terrence Small and Jordan Beacham' APTA Junior Nationals title in the boys 12-and-under division.
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Press Coverage of the 2011 APTA Nationals
MARCH 2011
 Chicago Sun Times, March 10, 2011
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Raves: If they say that it's too cold for tennis, take paddle to 'em
POST-GAZETTE.COM
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
PITTSBURGH. PA
 "There is an addiction here in the Pittsburgh area that only the addicts (and their families) seem to know about."
"'Outside? In the winter? In the rain and snow? Are you crazy?' are just some of the questions we addicts have to regularly answer. No, we are not crazy; we are paddle tennis players."
Wendy Harrington explains the addition of platform tennis.
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What cold? Outdoor platform tennis returns to Madison
MADISON.COM
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
MADISON, WI
 Gena Kittner reports on the new court at Vitense Golfland, where platform tennis has hopefully come back to stay in in Madison.
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Paddle Tennis Resurging
TRUMBULLPATCH.COM
DECEMBER 12, 2010
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT
 Author Erin E. Harrison reports on platform tennis in Fairfield County, CT. The article includes history of the sport, interviews with players, and discussion about local leagues and facilities.
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Platform tennis becoming the rage; even bankers love it
CHICAGOBUSINESS.COM
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
CHICAGO, IL
 In her Taking Names blog on the Crain's Chicago site, Shia K. wrote about platform tennis and the Chicago Charities. Although a few pieces of information were not correct (we haven't play with "wooden paddles" for decades and it's the Chicago league, not the Charities tournament, that has 3,000 players) it' a fun look at the sport, and another opportunity for people outside the sport to learn about it.
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A newsmaker you should know: Platform tennis player leads group to renovate North Park courts
POST-GAZETTE.COM
OCTOBER 21, 2010
PITTSBURGH, PA
 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports on the renovation of the public platform tennis courts at North Park. Renovations of the antiquated courts were funded in part by a grant from the APTA.
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Glen Ellyn Park District OKs money for platform tennis
DAILYHERALD.COM
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
GLEN ELLYN, IL
 "A platform tennis club's creative plan to pay for two additional courts and a new warming hut at Maryknoll Park in Glen Ellyn resulted in match point for an effort to receive the park district's support."
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American Platform Tennis Association Premier Cup to be Held in Richmond at CCV October 15-17
NEARWESTENDNEWS.NET
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
RICHMOND, VA
"The greatest players in the game of platform tennis will come to Richmond October 15th-17th for the 2010 American Platform Tennis Association Premier Cup. The event will showcase the nation’s top 8 teams at The Country Club of Virginia competing for a $6,000 to $7,000 purse."
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Scarsdale man has passion for 'paddle'
LOHUD.COM
AUGUST 8, 2010
LOWER HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK
 LoHud.com, an on line newspaper for New York's Lower Hudson Valley, has run an excellent article about Bob Brown, featuring Brown talking about the history of paddle, sports in his life, and his passion for platform tennis.
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New Courts Feature New Sport
THE VILLAGES MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA
 The Villages is an active retirement community in central Florida, with a strong focus on recreation. There are 78,000 residents, and 25 recreation centres. They have golf, tennis, swimming, pickle ball and myriad other sports...and now platform tennis. In January Advantage Paddle Courts completed installation of 6 new ground level platform tennis courts. In March Mark Fischl, Mark Parsons, Juan Arraya and Anton Marvin held an extremely well attended exhibition and clinic.
In its May issue, The Villages Magazine has published an outstanding cover article about the new courts.Read the article to catch a glimpse of the early success of Florida's first platform tennis facility. (The link will open to the cover of the Magazine. You co go directly to the article from the drop down list in the lower left corner.) |
In platform tennis, he's No. 1
THEDAY.COM
MARCH 17, 2010
CONNECTICUT
"Never in the world did 40-year-old Jerry Albrikes of Mystic think he was going to waltz into Philadelphia last weekend and win the national platform tennis championship."
So wrote Lee Howard of theday.com, the on-line arm of The Day, an eastern Connecticut newspaper. Read this excellent coverage of Jerry Albrikes and Johan DuRandt's upset win in the 2010 APTA Men's Nationals.
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Sports Illustrated faces in the Crowd - Nicki Ross & Corey Delaney
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED & SI.COM
MARCH 15, 2010 ISSUE
 APTA Junior National 18 & Under Girls Champions Corey Delaney and Nicki Ross are listed in this month's Faces in the Crowd column in Sports Illustrated. Corey and Nicki defeated Margaret Souther and Rachel Whitney in their 2010 APTA Junior Nationals final held in New Canaan, CT on January 30. The final was a repeat of 2009, when they also won the 18 & Under Girls title. The team won the 14 & Under title in 2008 and the 12 & Under title in 2006. Having amassed 4 national titles so far, it's no wonder they have been picked up by SI.
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Main Line Media News Reports on 2010 APTA Nationals in Philadelphia
MAINLINEMEDIANEWS.com
MARCH 11, 2010 ISSUE
"...the passion exhibited by the players and the enthusiasm displayed by cheering fans could have rivaled any Wimbledon or U.S. Open..." Richard Ryan accurately characterized the energy at the APTA Nationals held in Philadelphia. His article, "Waynesborough hosts 2010 platform-tennis championships," includes coverage of the tournament, a description of the sport (de rigeur in media coverage when the readers are unfamiliar with platform tennis), and a video clip of the Women's final and Tournament Director Tim McAvoy.
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National Public Radio Covers the Junior Nationals
NATIONAL PUBLIUC RADIO
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Those of us who start the day with the radio tuned to National Public Radio got a treat Monday morning when Morning Edition aired a 3 minute segment (in radio time 3 minutes is practically feature length) on the 2010 APTA Junior Nationals, which were held this weekend in New Canaan, CT. Most of our sport's news coverage is local, but occasionally platform tennis hits a wider audience, and it's great to have that happen for a junior tournament.
WSHU reporter Craig LeMoult was at New Canaan Field Club this past Saturday at the tournament, His piece features bits from interviews with junior participants Harry Colville (Montclair) and Robbie Gavigan (Long Island).
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Ocean Pines Welcomes Impromptu Exhibition
DELMARVANOW.COM
OCTOBER 13, 2009
Chip Morrow, Tim McAvoy and friends went to Rehoboth Beach this year on vacation, where Morrow reached out to the folks at Ocean Pines and arranged an exhibition/playing event with his group of 14 and a local group of approximately 60 players.
According to McAvoy, "The weather was perfect and all four courts (ground level asphalt/concrete) were busy as we played a 20 minute exhibition and then had two of our team rotate on each court with two folks from Ocean Pines. The enthusiasm was incredible and we played from 5:00-7:00...and as Betty said in the article, the time flew by. The folks from Ocean Pines were so appreciative, it was just fantastic."
The local press, DelmarvaNow.com picked up the story.
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Tourney scores an ace
WELLAND TRIBUNE
MARCH 31, 2009
The Tribune covers the first Premier Cup Canada tournament and the Fonthill Platform Tennis Club.
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Tennis in the Snow
DAILY HERALD ON-LINE
MARCH 2, 2009
CHICAGO SUBURBS, IL
 Jonathan Malm of Glenview, IL narrates a video about the sport of platform tennis and the Winnetka Platform Tennis Club, at the Winnetka, IL Park District courts. The beautifully edited video features, close-ups, slow motion and a good description of the sport.
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Paddle Shack
BETSY NOXON, NORTH SHORE MAGAZINE
FEBRUARY, 2009
Sunset Ridge Country Club (Northfield, IL) member Betsy Noxon writes about her introduction to platform tennis in the February 2009 issue of North Shore Magazine. She had the fortune to get her start on the court with Sunset Ridge's pro Peter Berka - PPTA professional and accomplished top tier men's player.
"When the sun is down and the snow has frosted the ground, you'll see elegantly fit men and women from their 20s into their 60s in shorts, sweats, Under Armour, fleece half-zip pullovers, vests, and maybe hats, peeling off layers of sportswear as they work up a sweat chasing a lime-green ball around with a paddle under the lights of a paddle-tennis court — and then warming up and chatting over beer, sodas and pizzas in the paddle hut."
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Resident Elected to Hall of Fame
THE GARDEN CITY NEWS ONLINE
JANUARY 30, 2009
The Garden City News Online covers the induction of Sharon Hummers and Winnie Hatch into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame.
"A tennis player friend, Carol Konnor, who had a court erected at her home in Garden City, introduced Sharon Hummers to platform tennis in the late 1970's. She became addicted to the sport after watching an exhibition at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills."
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Tennis Spawns Variations on a Theme
NY TIMES, DECEMBER 27, 2008
Ann Sheedy describes the sport of platform tennis to New York Times reporter Christopher Clarey.
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TV Jersey Posts a Platform Tennis Video Article
OCOBER 16, 2008
Take a look at the platform tennis video from the Star-Ledger, posted on their TVJersey Channel on YouTube.
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Platform tennis players think inside the box
DAVID WALDSTEIN, THE STAR-LEDGER
NEW JERSEY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008
"For most of the racket-wielding world, the first fallen leaf of autumn is a signal to pack away the sunscreen and retreat to the halogen-lit refuge of indoor courts."
"But for a growing stratum of a cultish group of athletes who, each fall, happily exchange strings for foam core paddles, the annual dip in temperature is a time to rejoice and make the yearly migration over to the aluminum courts and chicken-wire walls of platform tennis."
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Paddle tennis: Gen X loves it — are you up for a game?
RACHEL M. COLLINS
SEACOASTONLINE.COM
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
"Greg Campbell has been playing paddle tennis since he was 16 years old."
"The 50-year-old York, Maine, resident is such an avid enthusiast, in fact, that over the years he has routinely driven more than an hour away to a club in Massachusetts to play in a paddle tennis league."
"It is no surprise then that he and his family were one of the first to step up this past winter when a group in York pulled together the financing to build a paddle tennis court in a rural part of town."
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Youth will not be served here
MAYA KREMEN, THE RECORD
HACKENSACK, NJ
NOVEMBER 24, 2007
"The air was full of chill on Friday, but it was also full of love. "
"This being a tennis game, the air was also full of whizzing balls, "ahhhs!" "beautifulllls!" and the occasional (insert sound of frustrated player throwing racket to the ground here). "
"Seven duos from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and beyond braved the cold (and four platform tennis tournaments. The game had only one requirement: Partners' ages had to add up to more than 125. "
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