| New Paddle Camp in Telluride CO |
06-19-2009 |
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Telluride, CO
Drew Broderick and Michael Furman team up with The Peaks resort and Mountain Village to provide a 4 day destination paddle camp. Enjoy 4 days / 4 nights playing paddle with some of the nation's top PPTA Certified Instructors in Telluride, Colorado! more about this new destination camp.
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| David Hissey Drafted by Phillies |
06-13-2009 |
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West Chester, PA
David Hissey, 5 time Junior National Platform Tennis champion drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies. David is the second Hissey (brother Peter) and former platform champ to make the jump to professional baseball. details
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| Viking Reflects on A Fantastic First Season Under the Prince Brand |
05-26-2009 |
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Bordentown, NJ
Platform Leader Looks Ahead to Bringing Extraordinary Products to Players in August .
What a year it has been for platform tennis and the Viking brand! The 2008-2009 season saw the platform leader transition seamlessly into the Prince Sports portfolio of companies – retaining its authenticity while acquiring much needed resources to reach more players with improved, consistent equipment. full press release
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| Roof Top Paddle |
05-01-2009 |
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New York , NY
Only 3 locations in New York City still have platform tennis courts on their rooftops, but paddle is alive and well at the Loyola Paddle Tennis Association in Manhattan where the club hosted over 30 players for it's annual end of season mixed doubles tourney. Sunscreen and shades were the look as the temperatures reached nearly 90 degrees making for long points and exciting matches. Photo's and More
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| Eastern Sectionals Tennis Champion |
04-27-2009 |
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Flushing Meadows, NY
Juan Pablo Martinez-Arraya won the 2009 Men's Open Singles Sectional at the BJK National Tennis Center. Rumors about the event being played on the platform tennis courts behind the tennis center turned out to be false, however Juan did carry his paddle and was willing to settle any contest "out back" Congratulations Juan!
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| Rage in The Cage |
04-15-2009 |
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Garden City , NY
During the weekend of March 21st, the herculean efforts of Charlie’s Champions Foundation friends and supporters raised close to $70,000 to benefit the music therapy program and the research program at the Cancer Center. This wonderful two-day expression of community spirit featured a junior paddle play competition (“Underage in the Cage”) Friday evening, bustling with 125 young boys and girls, and an adult version of the “Rage” with 60 nationally ranked and novice mixed doubles teams competing Saturday in “A” and “B” draws respectively. Photo's and story
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| PlatformTennisNews.com |
04-09-2009 |
| College Paddle |
04-06-2009 |
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USA
While it is not yet an NCAA sport, Chris Kelley and Kate Macauley are working hard at Georgetown University and at Yale University, respectively, to make platform tennis a club sport. Growing up playing in Wilton, CT, the two didn’t want to give it up when they went away to school. Now sophomores, the two are making some progress.
Read more about their endeavors and see some photos
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New Canaan, CT
A new event was established to bring the 4 leagues in Region 1 together. Connecticut, Long Island NY, New Jersey, and Westchester NY each sent their best to duel it out "team style". On April 4th the four leagues were succesfully brought together. Following the team competition an quick fire tournament was held using Red Zone targets. Find out who won, and more about this event. |
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| 2009 Rochester Championships |
04-01-2009 |
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Rochester, NY
A record 90 teams participated in the annual Rochester District Platform Tennis Championships last Saturday March 28th in Rochester New York. The event was hosted by Shadow Lake Golf and Racquet Club and chaired by Sandra and Fritz Odenbach. There were 6 separate tournaments all completed in one day, with a Men’s A/B/C division and a Women’s A/B and a new Women’s C Level tournament which was filled at 16 teams. Teams from neighboring Buffalo and Syracuse were invited also Story, Winners, & Photos |
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